Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Black Friday 2019: The Best Smart Home Deals

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Nanoleaf

Black Friday is coming, and with it, some of the very best deals you’ll see all year. If you’ve been thinking about starting or expanding your smart home, we’ve rounded up some great discounts for you!

We focused our deals on three common smart home categories: voice assistants, home security, and smart lights. We also only included devices that will truly offer a discount on Black Friday.

We’ve linked to the products now, but keep in mind, the deals don’t start until Black Friday.

Voice Assistants to Control Your Smart Home

If you’re new to smart home devices, you might be intimidated by standards, like Z-Wave, ZigBee, and hubs from companies, like Hubitat and Insteon. The good news is Google and Amazon are working on killing the smart home hub. Your first purchase for your smart home should be a smart speaker or display.

From lights to locks, more smart home devices now work via Wi-Fi and use Google Assistant or Alexa as a hub. Luckily, there’s no shortage of smart speaker and display deals this Black Friday.

Alexa Everywhere: Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Three-Pack for $65

A white Amazon Echo with blue ring.
Amazon

The Echo Dot is an Amazon Echo with the large speaker lopped off. They don’t sound amazing, but that’s not the point. Echo Dots are an inexpensive way to put smart speakers around your home, so Alexa will hear you no matter which room you’re in. Amazon’s three-pack deal is the perfect starter kit.

This Black Friday, you can pick up three Echo Dots for just under $65, instead of the usual $105.

Alexa Everywhere

Echo Dot (3rd Gen) – Smart speaker with Alexa – Sandstone

Echo Dots are a great way to spread smart speakers around your home without spending a fortune. This deal makes that even easier—you get three Dots for under $65.

Google Assistant Everywhere: Google Nest Mini for $30

A white Google Nest Mini with four white LEDs.
Google

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