Luckily for you, the days of needing to get up from the sofa to adjust the thermostat or switch off the lights are long gone. And it’s all thanks to the neverending influx of smart home devices hitting the market.
So, read on to see our list of essential smart home devices for lazy people looking to automate parts of their life.
1. Smart Speakers
You can use them to mark your calendar (so you don’t need to remember important dates), and answer any questions you have (so you don’t have to look them up yourself).
It doesn’t end there, though. Acting as your personal butler, these smart speakers can order your food online, play music on demand, and operate any other smart item in your home with just a few voice commands.
2. Smart Pet Feeders
Everyone adores their pets, but there are times when you’re just too lazy to be pet parents. Thankfully, smart pet feeders are changing the game. They put an end to walking up to the cupboard to grab a treat for your furballs, as these handy machines will do that for you. And more besides.
On top of these amazing features, most smart pet feeders come with a camera that allows you to visually check on your pet while you’re out of the house. Others can even order your pet’s food automatically once the feeder runs low.
3. Smart Robotic Mops
If you’re sick of mopping floors by hand and eager to delegate the backbreaking chore to someone (or something) else, you’re not alone. More and more people are turning to intelligent robotic mops to clean their floors so they can rid themselves of the hassle.
Cordless and sleek, these automated devices run on battery power and come with charging stations. Some are hybrids that feature both mop and vacuum settings. Others are designed exclusively for hard floors and include smart capabilities, such as object avoidance, floor plan mapping, and voice commands.
4. Smart Robot Vacuums
Forget the days when you had to spend your spare time pushing a vacuum around the house because now, there’s a whole fleet of smart robot vacuums ready to help you.
A favorite of both the lazy and hardworking alike, these labor-saving gadgets can clean your home in almost the same way as conventional vacuums. The only difference is that you don’t need to get up from the couch to make these robot vacuums work. Simply tap away on the app that comes with the device, and you’ll have gleaming floors in no time.
Alongside the app, most robot vacuums are compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, enabling you to start and stop a cleaning session with your voice. They can also operate on their own according to the schedule you set in-app, allowing you to relax and enjoy a well-deserved weekend off while your vacuum does your chores for you.
5. Smart Beds
There is nothing worse than waking up from a restful sleep and finding yourself covered in sweat or freezing to death. An average person would casually get off the bed to set the thermostat at the perfect temperature. But that’s just too much work when it’s so late at night.
Which is where smart beds come in. Packed with a variety of features like sleep tracking, position control, and air chambers, these revolutionary devices allow you to control your mattress’ temperature straight from your phone.
Some smart beds even connect to the Internet of Things, letting you manage your other intelligent home devices like virtual assistants, TVs, lights, and coffee makers without ever getting up.
The best part? At least one version of this technology comes with a self-making feature that can arrange your bedding automatically with one press of a button on the app. Which means you’ll never have to worry about making your bed again!
6. Smart Pressure Cookers
The popularity of pressure cookers has skyrocketed in recent years, and it’s easy to understand why. These multitasking devices are so simple to operate that you don’t need to be a culinary genius to use them, and the outcome will always be a sumptuous meal requiring little effort.
Smart pressure cookers take the convenience to the next level, though. They connect to your Wi-Fi-enabled devices like phones and tablets, allowing you to start and check on your dinner even while at work. Thanks to features like the sauté function, you can also cook and sear directly in the pot without reaching for your skillet or turning on the burner.
As if these weren’t enough, some pressure cookers’ apps offer recipes to help you make the perfect meals.
7. Smart Plugs
If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on smart gadgets but still want to enjoy the convenience of a connected home, a smart outlet is your best bet. Simply connect your smart outlets to your network, plug in your “dumb” devices, and you’re good to go!
Instead of removing a plug out of a hard-to-reach outlet every day or getting out of your bed to switch the lights, you can just use your smart outlet to control anything from anywhere inside or outside of the house. There are a variety of other fun and creative uses for intelligent plugs that you might want to explore, too.
Let Smart Technology Do the Work for You!
We’ve all had those days when we just can’t bring ourselves to put real effort into cooking or finish our chores. But that’s OK! There’s no shame in being lazy every once in a while, especially now that there are a plethora of smart home devices available to do all of the heavy lifting for you.
