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A Smart Home: 5 Tech Products That Make Life Easier

These goodies do double duty for you (if not more), helping to make life a bit less complicated and a lot more fun.
A Smart Home: 5 Tech Products That Make Life Easier
Google
By Victoria Uwumarogie · Updated September 9, 2022

Tech products are great, but it’s easy to look up and feel like you have way too many that can only help you with certain things. If you’re interested in investing in multifaceted electronics, and fewer of them, opt for ones that can do a variety of things. Here are five that help you live, work and play smarter.

Nest Hub Max
Helpful and Entertaining

A must-have in the kitchen, get recipe help through YouTube videos or stream your favorite Netflix shows while you cook. Listen to tunes, get answers to questions, check out the weather forecast and more all by saying, “Hey, Google.” You can also keep an eye on your home when you’re away thanks to a built-in Nest Cam.

Available at
229 Shop Now
Courant Mag 2: Classics
Charge and Chat

Hate when you’re on FaceTime and realize your battery is on its last leg? For iPhone users, this magnetic stand allows you to charge your phone (or AirPods) on its base and simultaneously chat with loved ones. Plus, it blends in well with decor. It’s available to buy at the end of September.

Available at
150 Shop Now
Beast Health Blender
A Blending Beauty

It’s hard to find a blender that looks as good as the Beast. Additional things to love about it include the fact that it doesn’t operate as loudly as most on the market, it’s easy to clean, and smooth blends can be packed easily to go.

Available at
131.75 Shop Now
Samsung Frame
TV That's a Work of Art

So many televisions nowadays are massive and take up a lot of space in living rooms and bedrooms, interfering with decor. For the art lover, the Frame is part TV, part digital art gallery, allowing you to showcase your favorite pieces or thousands of your favorite family photos.

Available at
1499.99 Shop Now
Meta Portal Go
Convo on the Go

Need to connect with people (including for work), but don’t want to be forced to carry a phone or laptop around the house when you have to move around a room? Get into the Portal Go, which allows conversation to move with you, as the camera picks up your whole room and rotates from side to side when you do.

Available at
149 Shop Now

TOPICS:  Home Tech
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