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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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This is Philips' shrine to the remote control at CES 2015.

Philips remote controls at CES 2015

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Philips remote controls at CES 2015

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Philips remote controls at CES 2015

Philips remote controls at CES 2015

This is Philips' shrine to the remote control at CES 2015.

The first GTA VI trailer is here

PlayStation accounts are being ‘permanently suspended’ and no one knows why

Sony’s WH-1000XM5 have dropped to a new all-time low price

DoorDash makes tipping an afterthought to protest New York City’s wage raise

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

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Philips remote controls at CES 2015

Philips remote controls at CES 2015

This is Philips' shrine to the remote control at CES 2015.

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The first GTA VI trailer is here

PlayStation accounts are being ‘permanently suspended’ and no one knows why

Sony’s WH-1000XM5 have dropped to a new all-time low price

DoorDash makes tipping an afterthought to protest New York City’s wage raise

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

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?