Smart home bestsellers 2021: The most purchased home tech

Making your home “smarter” often involves adding a wide variety of tech into your space. While the phrase “smart home” might instantly have people thinking of home security systems, the product category of smart home tech has a much broader range of offerings that spans coffee machines, picture frames and more.

Throughout 2021, as people made purchases to automate their lives, brands announced new smart home offerings. Amazon announced a whole host of new smart home products in the fall, from security systems to thermostats and a smart fitness device. Other companies also released new products: SimpliSafe introduced a wireless outdoor camera, Aura released a new smart picture frame, Keurig released a Wi-Fi-connected brewer and Facebook launched two new Portal devices.

Below, we dive into the smart home products Select readers purchased the most in 2021.

1. Infant Optics DXR-8 Video Baby Monitor

• 4.4-star average rating from 47,788 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in Best baby monitors of 2021 and how to choose the right one

2. Skerell 100-inch Projection Screen with Stand

• 4.4-star average rating 2,400 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in 5 best outdoor projectors and projector screens in 2021

3. eufy Security SpaceView

• 4.4-star average rating from 4,1999 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in Best baby monitors of 2021 and how to choose the right one

4. Wyze Cam v3

• 4.6-star average rating from 28,917 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in ​​Ring's and Wyze's new home security systems 2021: What to know

5. Rachio 3e 8-zone Controller

• 4.7-star average from 5,514 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in The 8 best smart sprinkler controller systems of 2021

6. Motorola Connect60 Video Monitor

• 4.1-star average rating from 635 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in Best baby monitors of 2021 and how to choose the right one

7. Kasa Smart KL130 Light Bulb

• 4.7-star average rating from 10,002 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in 9 best smart bulbs 2021: Top smart light bulbs for your home

8. Orbit B-hyve XR

• 4.5-star average rating from 480 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in The 8 best smart sprinkler controller systems of 2021

9. Wyze Video Doorbell and Chime

• 4.4-star average rating from 2,569 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in Ring's and Wyze's new home security systems 2021: What to know

10. Mdebbron 120-inch Projection Screen

• 4.5-star average rating from 24,238 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in 5 best outdoor projectors and projector screens in 2021

11. TCL 50-Inch Class 5 Series 4K UHD Dolby Vision HDR QLED Smart TV with Roku

• 4.6-star average rating from 5,098 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in 5 best TV brands in 2021, according to a tech expert

12. Dragon Touch Digital Picture Frame

• 4.7-star average rating from 8,040 reviews on Amazon
• Covered in The best digital photo frames to personalize your home in 2021

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