Home Automation Made Simpler: Smart Home Hubs You Can Buy Now
November 15, 2024 / by Karess Rubrico / 3 mins read
If you want to make your smart home even smarter in 2024, look no further!
Behold, the smart hub. This humble and unassuming gadget isn’t just a box or a flat surface. A smart home hub serves as the mainframe, if you will, of all your home automation tools. That way, you can control all your devices through its companion app, instead of using separate apps for each of your tech. You can easily set up home automation routines with your smart home hub, giving you even more convenience than you’ve experienced with your smart devices. Certain smart hubs can also be voice-activated, so you’ll need to connect them to your home WiFi connection to operate.
If you find that your smart home tools are growing in number and you need one device to rule them all, then it’s time to invest in this one-stop device. Check out some of our recommendations for what might be your next budol!
Aeotec Smart Home Hub
Connect and control all your IoT devices with the Aeotec Smart Home Hub! This small yet powerful device wirelessly communicates with all your smart home sensors and plugs–and even extends their battery life. Just connect it to your home WiFi network, and you’re ready to go! Check out the Aeotec Smart Hub at the Next Upgrade Shop.
Google Nest Hub 7
The Google Nest Hub looks and feels like a tablet, but that’s because it does function more than your usual smart hub! You can install it in your bedroom so it’ll wake you up with a sunrise alarm. You can use gestures to play or pause a song or video, snooze an alarm, or stop a timer. It can even track your sleep. Add the Google Nest Hub to your Lazada cart and see the difference it’ll bring to your smart home.
Xiaomi Smart Home Hub 2
From Xiaomi Global Official Website
Simplify your life with the Xiaomi Smart Home Hub 2. This nifty gadget supports three device communication protocols–WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee–for a seamless and more productive smart home setup. Speaking of WiFi, it supports both 2.4 and 5 GHz WiFi bands, so you can connect more devices without the fuss. Best of all, this smart home hub can still execute your pre-set automation, even during a network outage. Check out the Xiaomi Smart Home Hub 2 on Shopee.
ZemiSmart M1 Hub
From ZemiSmart Official Website
ZemiSmart’s M1 smart hub comes equipped with Matter, the smart home standard that ensures greater connectivity and communication across all your devices. It also acts as a Thread border router, allowing your smart devices to operate faster, more secure, and with less hassle than your WiFi or Bluetooth devices. The ZemiSmart M1 Hub is available on Lazada.
Smarter home living just became possible with the Next Upgrade Shop
If you’re looking for the newest addition to your smart home, visit the Next Upgrade Shop! We’ve got devices for every room–and even your pets–so you can take your smart home experience to the next level.
AUTHOR
Karess Rubrico
Former Senior Content Writer
Karess was a former Senior Content Writer for Next Upgrade and lead writer for the Productivity and Wellness sections. She is a freelance writer and editor with over 10 years of digital marketing experience. Outside of work, Karess takes care of 15+ houseplants (and counting), conducts random gastronomical experiments in her kitchen, and binge-watches whatever catches her fancy.
