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Smart home devices can help you brighten up your space, adjust the temperature or pump up the jams from your smartphone or with convenient voice control. They are particularly simple to set up on Apple’s smart home platform, HomeKit, especially if you're already using Apple tech in your daily life. Plus, many of the best HomeKit smart home devices are on sale now for Black Friday, and they make great holiday gifts too.
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HomeKit comes baked into every iPhone and iPad the electronics giant sells. Even better, HomeKit integration is a breeze. From pairing smart products to your HomeKit-compatible devices to setting up automations, it’s all at your fingertips.
The range of products compatible with HomeKit is vast. You have a lot of options, including door locks, lights, plugs, cameras, a thermostat, motion sensors, window shades, you name it, and the Home app can handle all of it in one place.
If you want a hands-off approach to controlling your budding smart home, Apple's voice assistant Siri, will be happy to lock the door, dim the lights, adjust the air conditioning, run a smart home scene or whatever else you desire.
The real question is which of these smart home devices are worth the cash -- because a lot of them don't come cheap. There's a growing list of options, but we're here to help you narrow it down to the best HomeKit devices for your smart home. Here are our top picks for Apple HomeKit products, many of which you can snag on sale now ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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