The Nest Cam provides 24/7 video monitoring of homes with a 130 degree view and can send mobile alerts about suspicious activity. It also has a microphone to listen in and speak to anyone in the home. The Amazon Echo is a smart speaker that can control music, thermostats, and provide sports scores via voice prompts. The Ihome Smartplug allows smart control of small devices like air conditioners and coffee makers. Furbo is a smart pet monitoring camera that allows two-way communication and treats to be dispensed to pets remotely. The Eve Degree is a small, waterproof smart weather sensor that easily measures temperature, humidity and pressure both inside and outside via an app.

1. The best household IoT
devices
Vish Nandlall

2. Nest Cam
Nest’s small, but powerful camera provides users with 24/7 video monitoring of their
homes, using a 130 degree wide angle view. It can also take snapshots and send alerts
directly to mobile device if suspicious activity is detected within the house.
A microphone feature allows users to listen to their home and speak directly to anyone
who is there.

3. Amazon Echo
Amazon’s Echo smart speaker is
currently becoming a household
name in the at-home smart device
market. This tube-shaped device can
provide countless conveniences and
features via a seemingly endless list
of voice prompts.
These features include music (which
can be played directly through
Echo), thermostat control, and
announcements of sports scores in
real time.

4. Ihome ISP5 Smartplug
Have you ever had a device that you wished you could activate through smart control,
but could not? Thanks to the Ihome ISP5 Smartplug, you can make this vision a reality
with many of your devices.
The plug makes it possible to control small devices (of 1800 watts or less), including air
conditioning units, coffee makers, lights, and home audio systems.

5. Furbo
Another Amazon product, Furbo is
a smart device designed for pet
lovers to monitor their pets while
away from home. Equipped with a
camera, the device lets users
communicate with their pets via
video surveillance and two-way
audio features.
Additionally, users can fill the
device with treats before they
leave and eject a treat with the
touch of a button from their smart
phone.

6. Elgato Eve Degree
One of the best smart weather sensors on the market, Eve Degree is small, waterproof,
and extremely easy to set up (you simply download the Elgato Eve app, point your
iphone’s camera at the code on the device’s bottom).
The device is able to measure and record humidity, atmospheric pressure, and
temperature -- even the temperature in specific rooms of your house (which can be
accessed through voice prompts via Siri).