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12 Smart Gadgets That Will Transform Your Home

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1. Quirky Porkfolio

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A piggy bank that tracks your balance in real time, $20, Amazon.com

2. Petnet SmartFeeder

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A pet bowl that can be programmed to dole out food automatically, $200, petnet.io (preorder only)

3. Beam Brush

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A Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush that tracks your brushing habits and offers hygiene tips, price TBD, beamtoothbrush.com

4. Withings Smart Body Analyzer

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A wi-fi-connected scale that monitors your weight and pulse as well as the air quality in the room, $150, Amazon.com

5. Crock-Pot Smart Slow Cooker With WeMo

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A pot that lets you cook on the go by remotely adjusting the temperature, $130, belkin.com (coming soon)

6. Parrot Flower Power

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A sensor system that tracks moisture levels and more to help you care for your plants, $60, Amazon.com

7. Hunter Douglas PowerRise and Platinum App

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A system that allows you to control your shades with your smartphone, pricing varies, hunterdouglas.com

8. Teddy the Guardian

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A stuffed animal, made mostly for hospitals, with hidden sensors that monitor kids’ heart rate, oxygen levels and body temperature, $230, teddytheguardian.com (preorder only)

9. Sonos Play:1

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A wireless speaker system that can be customized for every room, $200, sonos.com

10. Kwikset Kevo and SkyBell

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Kwikset Kevo, a lock you can open with a smartphone, $220, Amazon.com, and SkyBell, a doorbell that lets you video-chat with visitors no matter where you are, $200, skybell.com

11. Quirky Aros Air Conditioner

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A cooling system that adjusts according to your budget, schedule and temperature preferences, $300, Amazon.com

12. Philips Hue Connected Bulbs

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Lighting that you can control with your phone, $200, store.apple.com

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