Buying gifts can be a challenge, with smart home devices you can guarantee that your gift won't be sat collecting dust in a years time. Whether it's a smart assistant, or a smart device that connects to an assistant, smart devices will save time and effort... and who doesn't love when life's made easier?

Smart Assistants for the smart home novice..

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Alexa or Google home are the perfect gateway smart devices to introduce someone to the smart device world.

However, smart assistants aren't a plug-in and play device. In order to set them up you'll need to make sure the recipient has the following:

  • Internet connectivity
  • Smart phone or tablet - If the user only wants to access the basic features such as news, alarms, reminders and so on, the smart phone or tablet is only required for initially setting up the device.

Here's a list of the top things you can do with smart assistants without having any secondary connected products, and remember, these actions are all carried out with voice commands!

  • Play music or radio
  • Ask for the time
  • Set alarms
  • Set reminders
  • Find out your daily horoscope
  • Receive news
  • Ask web based questions

But if you do want to add on a secondary connected product to your smart assistant, here's some smaller additions that are perfect for someone new to smart tech

smart bulb: turn a bulb on or off. Dim lights (on some models)
smart plug socket: turn a device on or off. Monitor its energy usage (on some models)

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Buying for those who are already smart home savvy..

So you're buying for the smart home connoisseur? Here's some cool smart assistant add on's that will still provide that wow factor!

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Buying for tech savvy kids...

Kids these days are growing up surrounded by tech, so having a toy connected to a smart assistant will be a breeze for these guys.

Here's some fun ideas for connected toys:

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