‘Consumer insight’ is a terrible way to open an editor’s letter but bear with me. Consumer insight shows that, when it comes to the smart home, cost versus the value you’re going to get from a gadget is the deciding factor in whether to buy it. We’re also told that people are bewildered by the choice, and because everything seems so complicated they give up.
We feel you. So this month we’ve unravelled the smart home maze: which platforms exist, which products are worth your money, and how to provide a sound broadband basis so it all works.
But before immersing yourself in the ‘serious’ part of the mag, hit up the Hot Stuff section. From the CES gadget spectacular
(usually in Las Vegas) where we’ve selected our ‘Most Wanted’ picks, to the NAMM music tech show (usually in Anaheim) and Samsung Galaxy Unpacked (usually somewhere), all three took place on a thing called ‘the internet’ this year, and there are masses of shiny new things to get clammy about.
Elsewhere, we run the rule over some amazing wireless speakers from Q Acoustics and Audio Pro, a vibrating pebble promising to reduce stress, two murderous video games likely to increase it, super soundbars for smaller budgets, plus a connected treadmill for anyone who made a fortune from GameStop shares. Enjoy.
James Day, Editor-in-Chief / @James_A_Day

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