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The Verge’s favorite smart home devices

The staff of The Verge writes about their favorite smart home stuff.

Out of the box, it immediately recognized a bunch of my devices that I wouldn’t have even thought could be synced together, meaning I was having fun automating my existing setup without having to buy any new smart home gear. When the aesthetic hill you’ve chosen to die on is as gaudy as mine, the traditional red and green holiday string lights that get plonked on the tree each year are, frankly, not obnoxious enough. The Twinkly companion app provides more control over color combinations and lighting patterns, but gamers can also integrate them with Razer Synapse if they want to match them with the RGB accessories in their PC setup.

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