#1The Bench Test

Living Room

14 picks

The smart-home hub: cameras, ambient lighting, plugs, and presence sensing, scored on the bench.

Every pick below is a product we've scored on real specs and real ratings — grouped by what it does. Prices and ratings are from Amazon; the score is ours.

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Lighting

Bulbs, strips, lamps, and backlights you can automate and dim.

Security Cameras

Indoor and doorbell cameras that watch the room when you can't.

Sensors

Motion, presence, contact, leak, and climate sensors - the triggers everything else reacts to.

Plugs & Switches

Make any lamp or appliance schedulable and voice-controllable.

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