The best smart home and IoT products of 2021 include different products that we have evaluated across diverse product segments. We’ve reviewed many smart speakers, robotic vacuums, and unique products like personal trackers and air purifiers in 2021, and our list includes the best we’ve seen. i tested this year on all these categories. What all of these Internet-of-Things (IoT) products have in common is their ability to connect to the Internet or another device in some way that provides unique features and capabilities.
The smart home and IoT categories have expanded significantly in 2021 and now include entertainment, health, home cleaning, personal device tracking and security. Read on for our list of the top 2021 smart home and IoT devices.
Best premium smart speaker and display: Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)
With a delightful 10-inch screen that can follow your gaze and a loud speaker system, Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) It’s the most impressive display and smart speaker we’ve seen this year. Powered by the ever-evolving Alexa, the Echo Show 10 can do many things using voice commands, including playing videos and music from supported streaming services, controlling your IoT devices, and more. you and even act as a digital photo frame and general information display when idle.
The Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) is expensive, and the sound quality doesn’t quite live up to expectations at this price point. However, the great capabilities of the camera and microphone, the many bundled Alexa-based features, and the unique motion tracking that can track your face as you move around the room, make this one of the best. Smart home devices like no other.
Best affordable smart speaker: Lenovo Smart Clock Essential
While Lenovo Essential Smart Watch is a type of smart display, the screen is only used to display the time and some other basic information such as the weather. What makes it unique, however, is that it’s a full-fledged smart speaker, with access to Google Assistant and the ability to play music via voice commands. Interestingly, it also has a small but very useful night light, making this the ideal piece for your nightstand.
The sound quality and microphone aren’t great and this is best used up close, but you can use it to play soft music or other audio content next to your bed, or even Control your IoT devices through voice commands. It’s reasonably priced and looks good too, making it our top pick among affordable smart speakers for 2021.
Best robot vacuum cleaner: 360 S7
Although not set to launch in 2021, we did review this amazing robot vacuum this year. Out of all the devices we reviewed, 360 S7 Featured is the best for a number of reasons. With good cleaning, stable and very useful apps, quick and accurate navigation, and decent battery life, this device outperforms its competitors in the sub-Rs segment. 30,000.
While it was priced higher when we reviewed the 360 S7, it’s a bit more affordable now and much better value for money. Like all robot vacuums, it requires regular maintenance and the mop tank is small and doesn’t hold too much water. Overall, though, it’s a reliable robot vacuum that really puts its application and connectivity features to good use.
Buying: 360 S7
The best smart air purifier: Dyson Purifier Cool
Increasing pollution levels in urban areas across India have made air purifiers a common household appliance and many popular choices today are connected devices that can be controlled by an app. Our top picks in this category for 2021 are Dyson Purifier Cool, looks great and offers impressive air filtration and fan-based cooling. Thanks to the Dyson Link app, you can control your air purifier and view air quality statistics from anywhere, once your purifier is connected to your home Wi-Fi.
Although expensive, the Dyson Purifier Cool is one of the most impressive high-end air purifiers you can buy in India right now and its connectivity works well when on auto or with assistants. supported voice like Google Assistant and Alexa. At low fan speeds, it runs quietly, making this air purifier ideal for your home.
Buying: Dyson Purifier Cool
Best cross-smart home device: Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen)
The Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) It’s primarily a streaming device, but what makes it special enough to include on this list is that it’s also a type of smart speaker. With Alexa hands-free capabilities and a small speaker system that allows Alexa to give you voice feedback, you can use the Fire TV Cube as a hands-free smart home controller. Of course, you can also use Alexa to fetch specific content on a streaming device via voice commands.
In a complete sense, this is not a smart speaker as the built-in speaker cannot be used for streaming audio content. However, it will play music on a connected TV or home theater system. That said, the ability to have two major functions in a single, compact form factor makes the Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) our favorite cross-smart home device of 2021. .
Buying: Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen)
Best personal tracker: Apple AirTag
The Apple AirTag It’s small, requires an iOS device to set up and work, and really means absolutely nothing once you’ve set it up and attached it to a personal gadget. However, this is what makes it so interesting, as it helps you track and find personal items like wallets, keys or backpacks. It runs on a widely available, user-replaceable CR2032 battery and works with the Find My app on iOS.
It’s expensive and functionality is limited in Apple’s ecosystem, but AirTag is a useful tool to have if you tend to lose your personal belongings often. Unlike most IoT products that work with Wi-Fi, AirTag uses Bluetooth to communicate with other devices, but it can be interesting to use any connected iOS device to help broadcast your location. its position with reasonable accuracy, earning it its place on our list.
Buying: Apple AirTag
