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The smart home was once a far-flung pipe dream, but it is now a reality. Wherever you live, your home is ground zero for some of the most interesting tech available right now, and tech that’s yet to come. Best of all, it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to get your home up and running with smart hardware and services.

Home security and monitoring solutions can alert you to a burglary, smoke, fire, or just simple motion activity. There are plenty of options with a range of capabilities, from smart doorbells and smart locks to indoor and outdoor cameras that can see in the dark.

Smart speakers, like the Google Home, Amazon Echo, and Apple HomePod each play a big role in helping you out, too. In the kitchen, they can read out recipes, or if you’re cleaning, you can call out to them to change the song on the fly. If you buy smart light bulbs, for instance, you can turn them on and off by using your voice.

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The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is one of the biggest and buzziest tech events of the year, offering a first look at next-generation TVs, laptops, smart home gadgets, cars, and more. For 2023, the event is being held in Las Vegas during the first week of January.

Sony announced a trio of smart Blu-ray players at CES, including the BDP-S790 with 4k upscaling and Skype webcam support.

Sony smart Blu-ray players at CES 2012

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Sony smart Blu-ray players at CES 2012

Sony smart Blu-ray players at CES 2012

Sony announced a trio of smart Blu-ray players at CES, including the BDP-S790 with 4k upscaling and Skype webcam support.

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Sony smart Blu-ray players at CES 2012

Sony smart Blu-ray players at CES 2012

Sony announced a trio of smart Blu-ray players at CES, including the BDP-S790 with 4k upscaling and Skype webcam support.

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Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4

PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks

There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works

Google’s Bard chatbot is getting way better thanks to Gemini

Google is ending the year with a big update for Pixel devices

More from Smart Home

After promising support for Matter and Thread, Level launches a Wi-Fi bridge instead

eBay’s early holiday sale brings discounts on Samsung’s The Frame TV and Bose headphones

How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

What is Wi-Fi 7 — and do you even need it?