Are you still unsure about what to gift your loved ones this Diwali season? Our list of best smart home gifts will surely help you to surprise your friends and family. We have handpicked the best smart home products which will look beautiful and useful in any part of the house.
Smart products are thriving in the market as it automates almost everything in your day to day life. Several AI-based assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assitant are finer examples of automation in today’s smart world. These voice assistants help to automate tasks using voice and enable cross-compatibility across all major operating system. Devices like headphones, car dash cams, house locking systems, smart lights, fans, bulbs, etc are connected with each other under IoT.
Smartness is the need of an hour, and these gifts are all perfect for your near and dear ones this Diwali. So let’s find what are the best smart home devices that can be gifted on this auspicious occasion.
Smart AI Voice Assistants and Speakers
Google Home / Mini / Nest Hub
Google’s smart speakers are boon for the users as it supports voice in various languages and accents. The Google Home Products fleet includes Google Home, Google Home Mini with a smaller size and Nest Hub with a display.
All the Google Home devices carry capabilities to play music, organize events, calendars, remember passwords, control smart devices and a lot more. Being an assistant it can take care of your daily commute and routines. It can easily control your home with voice, provides hands-free entertainment, personalized information by distinguishing your voice.
The user can even play games, listen to fun facts and stories to lighten the mood. It works with most of all the smart home products from Philips, TP-Link, D-Link, and others. It can stream songs and video content from Netflix, Saavn, Spotify, YouTube, etc.
The beautifully designed Google Home products are perfect for anyone. The products can be purchased from either Flipkart or some offline retailers like Croma in India.
- Google Home – Rs 6,999 – Buy Now
- Google Home Mini – Rs 2,799 – Buy Now
- Google Nest Hub – R 8,999 – Buy Now
Amazon Echo
How can we forget about the Google Home’s biggest competitor – Amazon Echo? Like Google Home, the Amazon Echo product line includes various different products like Echo Dot, Echo Show, Echo Plus and Echo Input. These Echo devices carry different hardware specifications but host the same software.
The Amazon Echo Dot and Echo Plus are the most popular smart speakers. It is designed in a way to make the sound louder, richer and pleasant to hear. Apart from playing music, it allows the user to control music, routines, and smart devices, all via voice commands. It can seamlessly connect to smart devices from Philips, Wipro, TP-Link, and others.
The Amazon Echo Show features a 5.5-inch display to provide full entertainment with rich sound and display. It can easily cast video and music entertainment from Amazon Prime and other music or video streaming services. Like the Amazon Echo Dot and Plus, it also takes control of your busy life by settings reminders and timers. The video calling feature is limited to the Amazon Echo Show only.
However, the Echo Input allows you to upgrade your non-smart speaker to smart speakers. The user just needs to input a 3.5mm audio cable to the Echo Input port.
Grab the Amazon Echo products from Amazon itself:
- Amazon Echo Dot – Rs 2,499 – Buy Now
- Amazon Echo (2nd Gen) – Rs 6,999 – Buy Now
- Amazon Echo Plus (2nd Gen) – Rs 12,999 – Buy Now
- Amazon Echo Show – Rs 5,499 – Buy Now
- Amazon Echo Input – Rs 1,999 – Buy Now
Smart Lights
Philips Hue
It is a beautiful smart light compatible with voice commands via Google Assistant and Amazon Echo. It supports the color gamut of 16 million colors with the brightness of up to 9000 lumens. Philips Hue provides all colors from 3000 Kelvin to 6500 Kelvin.
It works with a dedicated hub Philips Hue comes in different bundles as follows.
- Philips Starter Pack – Rs
1149910,999 – Buy Now - Philips 2nd Generation Bridge – Rs 4999 – Buy Now
- Philips Hue Bulb – Rs 1149 – Buy Now
Mi Motion Activated Night Light
It is a small but nifty little three AA battery supported smart light which will automatically turn on if any motion is detected. Mi Motion Activated Night Light is very useful for elderly people who often find it difficult to roam freely without proper laughing in the night.
It can be bought from Mi.com for Rs 500.
You can check more smart lights option for gifts Diwali over here.
Smart Switches
It is another smart accessory that everyone would love to own. It will be helpful to save on energy bills by automatically power cut off when any appliance is not in use for longer period.
Sonoff Smart WiFi Switch
It is compatible with Alexa and Google Home. The user can easily attach heavy-duty electrical equipment up to 2200 Watts. It is available in three different capacities – 2200 Watts, 2500×3 Channel and 4000 Watts for AC. The Switch can be either controlled via eWeLink Android App or via voice control with Amazon Alexa, Google Home.
It is a useful switch and your loved ones will surely love this Smart Switch.
Price – Rs 699 671
Count_On WiFi Smart Socket Switch
Like Sonoff, it can also be controlled remotely from any corner throughout the world. It does not need any bridge or companion to make it work. A simple 2.4Ghz WiFi can easily create magic. It supports scheduling to save power bills. It can be connected with any smartphone on iOS or Android with an easy-to-use “SmartLife” app. Amazon Alexa and Google Assitant’s voice control is also available.
The user can connect multiple devices without any issue up to 2200 Watts capacity.
Price – Rs 999
Other Smart Appliances
Mi Air Purifier
It is October and Air is getting unbreathable in North India. The new Mi Air Purifier 2C can be the best companion for anyone’s family. It is fully automated via Mi Home App. The user can also control its functioning via voice control over Alexa and Google Home.
It comprises dual filtration technology with 99.7% efficiency. The beautifully designed 360-degree air intake makes it more efficient. You can get realtime air quality indicators directly on your phone.
Price – Rs 6499
Mi Home Security Camera
It has become necessary for everyone to secure your house and its surroundings. There can’t be anything more useful than a Smart Security camera. The Mi Home Security Camera is capable to record 360-degree 1080p video. It is the best camera anyone can pick.
Price – 2499
