8 smarthome products for 21st-century living

We may not quite be at the level of the Jetsons, but you can still upgrade your home experience with the latest smart products.

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Amazon Echo, $99.99; Amazon
You know about Alexa, even if you don’t have her in your house. Remedy that and be amazed by all she can do.
ecobee4, $249; ecobee
Don’t run up your heating bill, rather let ecobee4 manage room temperatures for every room based on whether they are occupied or unoccupied.
Neato Botvac Connected D7, $799.99; Neato Robotics
Put your feet up and let this robotic vacuum handle the Sunday cleaning.
Nest Hello. $229; Nest
Find out who’s that knocking at your door with Nest Hello, which provides HD video of your front door.
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 LED lights, $159.99; Philips
Sync your lights with music and create fun color patterns with this starter kit.
Wemo Mini Smart Plug, $29.99; Belkin
Using your own Wi-Fi network, wirelessly control your plugs through your smartphone or tablet.
Roku TV, $29.99-$99.99; Roku
Make your TV a smart TV with one of the Roku streaming devices. Roku is available automatically in some smart TV models.
Portal, $199-$349; Facebook
This high-quality video calling device follows callers to keep everything in frame.

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