It is no longer unusual to come across good deals and you are left to wonder if there is so much competition among Smartphone manufacturers? Perhaps this has the effect of making particular devices popular, especially among people that have never owned them before?

We all know the automated home device market is huge, but wow - $75 billion! That's an astronomical amount. By 2025, we should have lots of great new products on the market as well. Perhaps we'll be living in a Jetson home before we know it :)

From the article it looks like data hungry devices like security cameras are a no-go when it comes to using your smarthome tech while traveling. There are plenty of other options though and the article is worth a read if you have smarthome devices.

This buyer's guide is Gizmodo's take on what works best to build the average family's smart home. Do you agree with their selections or do you think they left something out?