whether you are new to google home or
not in today's video i'm going to be
going over three devices that you should
get to start
out your smart home so stay tuned
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smart lighting is easily one of the
first things that you should get when
starting your smart home
one because they are super easy to set
up
and you're going to instantly see the
results once you do
but there are so many different options
out there
that range from very expensive to pretty
cheap
and we're going to be going over three
of those today now my first pick
is phillips hue that is probably the
biggest name
in smart lighting but with that name
you're also going to be paying a premium
price if we take a look here we're
taking a look at the philips hue
white and color ambient light so this
one is going to give you
all those pretty colors it gives you 16
million different
color options with those different color
options you can create
scenes change lighting colors and save
it all in the app
and speaking of the app philips hue is
one of the best
most completed apps that i have tested
and that's kind of what you're paying
for
even though most of these lights that
we're talking about all have the same
stats as far as they're all 800 lumens
as far as brightness
they all last about 22 years depending
on how much you use them
but with philips hue it is going to give
you so much control within the app
and the app is easy to use i feel like
that is mostly what you're going to be
paying
for next up we have the lifx colored
light bulb
what i like about this one is that it's
a little bit more reasonably priced
also this one boasts to have billions of
colors if we take a look at the site
and uh scroll down here it says that it
has
550 billion different color
possibilities
now for me that's all just marketing
because even 60 million colors
is too much so billions of colors i mean
give me a break
but i like the pricing of this light
bulb right
here lifx is known for their bright
colors
they do have a higher version than this
one so this light bulb right here is 800
lumens
they do have one that i believe is a
1100 or 1200 lumens which is going to be
even brighter
but it is going to be a little bit more
expensive and one thing that i wanted to
mention about
lifx is that this is a wi-fi smart
light bulb meaning that you can just
connect it directly to your wi-fi with
philips hue
you do either need to buy an external
hub that's going to control the light
or those philips hue light bulbs do run
on bluetooth but i would recommend
staying away from the bluetooth because
if you leave your house you don't have
control
over the light anymore you have to be
within the same room as the light bulb
to control the light so i do recommend
if you're gonna get
the philips hue get that hub so that way
you have full control over automating
that light and setting it up now a
positive with lifx is that not only is a
little bit cheaper but you don't need
that extra hub
and if you need it even a little bit
cheaper we're going to take a look at
the
singlet smart lights so this is also a
colored light bulb that is 800 lumens as
far as brightness
lasts the same 22 years this one also
does not
need a hub and this is coming in at a
great price this is a brand that i have
been using for a while
and i really do enjoy it however the app
isn't as robust as you're gonna get with
say the philips hue app so if you're
planning on filling your house with
lots of different light bulbs and you
want different cool
very vibrant colors i would definitely
recommend
checking out philips hue
now smart plug could do more than just
control lights but that is a good option
too if you've got an old
light or lamp or maybe string lights
something that has a bunch of different
light bulbs that you don't want to
replace all of that with smart
lights then a smart plug is the way to
go if you went philips hue with your
lights then philips hue
also sells a smart plug and it's always
great to keep things within the same
ecosystem
it's just easier for automation and
philips hue is one of the best at
automating through their apps
now keep in mind with this philips hue
smart plug that you have the option of
connecting
through bluetooth or through their hue
hub so keep in mind that is going to be
an additional cost to get that hub
next up we can take a look at the wemo
smart plug so this one is going to be
slightly cheaper than philips hue
but it works with so many different
products not only can you use it with
the google ecosystem but you can use it
with the amazon alexa and apple's home
kit
environment now in addition to lamps and
other lighting you can use this thing
for coffee makers or even a fan that you
have in a room
that you want to turn on with automation
now if you're on a budget
casa is a great way to go so the casa
smart plug
is one of the most affordable smart
plugs out there
and it is my recommendation if you are
on a budget and just looking for
something that is going to work
well i feel like this one is constantly
on sale so i'd keep an
eye out for that but this is a great
option for you
and works well in the google home
ecosystem
securing your home is always a great
idea so we're going to be talking about
smart locks if we take a look at this
smart lock
from kwikset this is a wi-fi smart lock
so no hub required is going to connect
directly
to your wi-fi and you're going to be
able to control this
through your google home so whether you
have the nest mini or the
nest hub you can speak to your google
assistant
to lock and unlock the door you can also
set up different schedules and
automations
to have that door automatically lock now
the good thing about a smart lock is
that
you can grant access to other people
giving them different codes to get into
your house
so whether you are using the touchpad
with this quick set lock
or using a key this one's got some great
options the next lock that i wanted to
talk about is the
august lock so this is august's newest
lock
one thing to keep in mind about this
lock which is different from the other
locks is that this one just connects to
the
inside of your house so from the outside
it's going to look like your normal lock
nobody's going to know it is a smart
lock so your
keyhole will still be there the only
difference is that on the inside
it is going to be able to open and close
the door now it does come with an
additional keypad that you can
install outside your door if you want to
give a pin to somebody
to let them in but this lock right here
is a nice quick
easy lock to install with not a lot of
hassle next one i wanted to bring up
is the yale sherlock so this is probably
one of my favorite locks
out there this one's got everything you
can lock and unlock the door
from your phone you can give codes to
people who are coming in
and the cool thing is that in addition
to august yale is also owned
by google so both august and yale are
owned
by google so they're going to integrate
the best in to that ecosystem
and with this being a wi-fi lock you're
going to be able to connect it directly
to wi-fi and control it with so many
different systems
if we take a look here not only do we
have the google but we've also got
amazon homekit philips hue samsung
smartthings so there are so many
different automation
options that you can do with this one
well i wanted to tag
one extra bonus product at the end and
that is going to be
the google nest thermostat so
this is part of the google ecosystem
and one of the best thermostats out
there i absolutely love it i do have
this in my house
probably one of my favorite ones out
there being a nest product it is going
to integrate
fantastically into your google ecosystem
and i'd recommend picking this one up to
be able to control the climate of your
house
all right those are some of the products
that we recommend if you are starting
out in the google home
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