The L60 Ultra FE is the value entry to Dreame's Ultra-tier experience: most of the cleaning and nearly all the dock automation, at a more reachable price. Vormax suction rated 30,000Pa pulls dust, hair, and litter off any floor, and a TriCut blade-and-rubber brush keeps long hair from tangling. Dual flex arms extend a side brush and swinging mop into corners, baseboards, and furniture gaps. Maintenance is where it shines for the money: a ThermoHub washboard heats to 100C to scrub and sanitize the mop pads, and the Smart PowerDock handles hot-water washing, hot-air drying, auto dust emptying, water and solution refills, and charging on its own.

The dimmer professionals install when they want it to just work for a decade. The kit includes the Smart Hub, an in-wall dimmer, a wall plate, and a Pico remote, it needs no neutral wire, and Lutron's own Clear Connect RF is far more reliable than Wi-Fi for lighting. It works with Alexa, Apple Home, and Google. The trade-off is the Lutron hub it depends on, and a higher price than a single Wi-Fi dimmer.

In an iPhone household, this is simply the default tracker for keys, a bag, or checked luggage. The second-gen AirTag taps the Find My network to locate what you've misplaced, and upgraded Ultra Wideband and Bluetooth chips push both ping range and Precision Finding farther — now with step-by-step directions on Apple Watch as well as iPhone. A 50% louder speaker makes the last few feet easier, and you can temporarily share an item's location with trusted contacts or over 50 airline partners. Battery lasts more than a year and swaps easily. The catch is obvious: it's built for Apple, so Android users should look elsewhere.

A roomy 5.8-quart air fryer with twelve presets that handles a weeknight dinner without a second thought, controllable from the VeSync app and through Alexa or Google when your hands are full. The basket is detachable and dishwasher-safe, which is where these live or die. Two caveats: the square footprint eats real counter space, and you'll rarely need the app for everyday cooking.

Arlo's wireless 2K doorbell pairs sharper-than-1080p video with a wide 180-degree field of view, so you catch faces and floor-level packages in one frame. Night vision, a motion sensor, two-way audio, and a built-in siren round out a capable front-door setup. What makes this bundle worth it is the included Chime 2: doorbell presses and motion alerts ring audibly inside the house, so you don't need an Echo or hub to hear someone at the door. Plan for the recurring cost, though — cloud video storage and the smarter people, package, and vehicle detection live behind a paid Arlo Secure plan once the trial ends.

PETLIBRO's mainstay dry-food feeder, and a deservedly popular one for everyday automatic feeding. You schedule up to 10 meals a day at 1 to 48 portions each through the app over Wi-Fi (5GHz or 2.4GHz), and check feeding records to confirm your pet actually ate. A 10-second recordable meal call draws pets to the bowl, and the freshness design matters: a twist-lock lid, sealing strip, and built-in desiccant keep kibble crunchy while a patented rotor stops pets stealing extra. The alerting earns trust: phone notifications and a red indicator flag an empty tank, a jam, or low battery, and an infrared sensor halts dispensing if the outlet clogs.

Wakes you with the sun instead of an alarm by opening your existing curtains on a schedule—over twice the thrust of the last generation, good for curtains up to 15kg, and a silent mode that runs the motor under 25dB so it won't wake the room early. It clips to the rod with no tools. The trade-off: Matter and voice assistants require the separately sold SwitchBot Hub.

Ring's best battery doorbell, for people already in the ecosystem. The 1536p head-to-toe sensor is sharp enough to read a shipping label, and 3D Motion Detection with Bird's Eye Zones lets you tell the app to only care about your walkway, not the sidewalk. The quick-release battery pops out to recharge—no taking the unit down—or hardwire it, and it ties cleanly into Echo Show and Alexa announcements. The catch: the features people love (recorded video, Bird's Eye history) really want a Ring Protect subscription, and you're committing to Ring's app and Amazon's world. If that's already your setup, it's the obvious upgrade.

Orbi's reputation is coverage, and the 370 brings that into Wi-Fi 7 at the most accessible price in the line. Rated up to 5 Gbps with roughly 1.7x the speed of Wi-Fi 6 while staying backward compatible, it's a true whole-home mesh handling 4K streaming, video calls, and gaming at once across many devices. Dual-band with Enhanced Backhaul keeps the link between units steady so speeds hold room to room, and security comes built in with automatic firmware updates and Advanced Router Protection. Two notes: it's a mesh system, not a modem, and a separate 2.5 Gbps-capable modem may be needed. A sensible entry into Wi-Fi 7 mesh.

The value pick in the 4K Fire Stick line. The Select trims back from the Max but keeps what most people actually use: 4K Ultra HD with HDR10+, fast-enough performance, and Alexa voice search to launch and find shows by talking instead of scrolling. Every major app is here—Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock—alongside free ad-supported content, and Alexa+ adds more natural, conversational search. It doubles as a light smart-home remote for lights, weather, and music. If you want real 4K HDR without paying for the Max's extra speed and features, the Select hits the essentials at a lower price.

The smart display that earns the kitchen counter: an 8" screen big enough to actually follow a recipe or hold a video call on, small enough not to dominate. The auto-framing camera keeps you centered, and the built-in Zigbee/Matter/Thread hub means it doubles as the brain for your lights and locks — no separate bridge. Best for someone bought into Alexa who wants one device to run the room. The catch: it's Alexa-first, so a Google or Apple house should look elsewhere.

The automatic litter box that earns its high price by never asking you to scoop again—it sifts clumps into a sealed drawer after each use and tracks each cat's weight and bathroom habits in the Whisker app. SafeBuddy and laser sensors detect the cat and pause mid-cycle. Two honest notes: it's genuinely expensive, and the tall step-in entry can be awkward for senior or very small cats.

This is the ecobee at its most complete: a vibrant touchscreen display in metal-sided glass, plus a bundled SmartSensor so the thermostat reads occupancy and comfort in another room rather than just the wall it's mounted on. ENERGY STAR certified, it claims up to 26% in annual heating and cooling savings versus holding a steady 72°F, and a built-in air-quality monitor flags poor air and furnace-filter changes. Compatible with 95% of systems, and the included Power Extender Kit handles C-wire-less homes for a genuine DIY install. Alexa or Siri is built in, so it doubles as a voice speaker—useful if you want it, ignorable if you don't.

Purpose-built for the multi-cat problem. Each cat wears an RFID collar tag, and the feeder's lid and bowl shields only open for the right cat — so the food thief stays out and a pet on a special diet, weight plan, or medication schedule gets its own portion. The app tracks who ate what, when, and how much — useful for spotting appetite changes early. A 3L hopper holds roughly two weeks for one cat, dual-band Wi-Fi keeps the connection and low-food alerts reliable, and a backup battery keeps meals on schedule through outages. One constraint: it only recognizes the provided collar tags, so factor in tags for each cat.

The D20 Plus hits the value sweet spot: most of the flagship convenience without the flagship price. Its 5L self-emptying dock means up to 150 days between bag changes — genuinely set-and-forget for busy or pet-heavy homes — and 13,000Pa Vormax suction with an anti-tangle DuoBrush handles long hair and fur without you picking strands off the roller. It vacuums and mops in one pass with adjustable suction and fine-grained water control, and Pathfinder mapping builds editable maps that support no-go zones and multiple floors. Voice control works across Alexa, Siri, and Google Home. Worth noting it pairs only over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, so position your router accordingly during setup.

A vertical indoor garden that grows up to 30 plants in two square feet using 95% less water than soil, with LED grow lights, an automated water tank, and an AI assistant named Kelby that watches the sensors and tells you what each plant needs. It's fresh greens year-round in an apartment. The cost to know: the full AI coaching and yCube plant refills run on a recurring membership.