The best smart home gadgets for every room in your home

The best time to make your home smart is at the beginning. Whether you’re building from scratch, renovating, or just moving, a little work on lighting, security, and energy management can go a long way. However, getting started can be difficult: there is no clear path to follow, no starter kit to purchase, and no easy answers. And if you choose the wrong first tool or attach yourself to the wrong ecosystem, you could be in trouble.

in This episode of vertcastDavid finds himself in this exact situation. He’s just days away from moving into a new house, wants to do some useful smart home stuff, and has absolutely no idea where to start. Fortunately, Edge‘s Jennifer Pattison Toohey I have him covered. Jane and David spend the entire episode moving between rooms in the new house, discussing all the smart home options available — and which ones are worth the cost.

We are talking about a huge A number of products are in this episode, in a variety of different contexts, so, to understand each product, you’ll need to listen to the episode. But here, as best we can, is every product and story we discuss in this episode, first in the kitchen:

In other hadiths that are not specific to the room:

Let us know if we missed anything, and we’ll add it here. And if you have ideas for David’s smart home, or ideas about what we discuss, call the Vergecast hotline at 866-VERGE11 or email us at vergecast@theverge.com.