9 Smart Home Upgrades That INSTANTLY Improve Your Life

A smart home should remove work from your day, not replace every light switch with another app you have to manage. These are the upgrades that made my house respond to what I’m doing, from unlocking the front door as I approach to adjusting the shades, temperature, and lighting automatically.

Some of these upgrades are inexpensive, while one is decidedly not. The useful question is the same either way: does the technology remove a real piece of friction, or does it give you one more thing to babysit?

Aqara U400 Smart Lock: Ultra Wideband lets the door unlock as I approach and lock after I leave, with Apple Home Key, fingerprint, and code access available for everyone else.

Aqara U400 Smart Lock: https://geni.us/aqarau400
SmartWings Motorized Zebra Shades: https://geni.us/smartwingszebra
Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro: https://geni.us/tvbacklight3pro
Govee Floor Lamp 3: https://geni.us/floorlamp3
Tapo D225 Video Doorbell: https://geni.us/tapod225
Eve Light Switch with Matter: https://geni.us/evelightswitchmatter
Brilliant Smart Home Control: https://geni.us/brilliantcontrol
Eve Energy with Matter: https://geni.us/eveenergymatter
Apple HomePod (2nd generation): https://geni.us/homepod2
Apple HomePod mini: https://geni.us/homepodmini
Amazon Echo Dot Max: https://geni.us/dotmax
Google Nest/Audio speaker: https://geni.us/googlenestaudio