Updated
Updated · Tom's Guide · Jun 30
Tom's Guide Names 25 Smart Home Awards 2026 Winners Under $200 to 30,000Pa
Updated
Updated · Tom's Guide · Jun 30

Tom's Guide Names 25 Smart Home Awards 2026 Winners Under $200 to 30,000Pa

1 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Jun 30

Summary

  • Tom’s Guide unveiled 25 Smart Home Awards 2026 winners spanning smart home, appliances, home office, outdoor and sleep products, highlighting devices it said solve practical daily problems and are ready to use now.
  • Top picks emphasized concrete utility: BLUETTI’s FridgePower offers 2,016Wh backup power with 10ms UPS switchover, while the Lockin Veno Solar smart lock adds Matter support and costs less than $200.
  • Cleaning and security products featured heavily, including TP-Link’s dual-4K Tapo C675D camera kit, Dreame’s Aero Pro Steam with 200°C steam and 30kPa suction, and Eufy’s Omni S2 robot vacuum with 30,000Pa suction.
  • Large appliances and comfort devices also made the list, from a 50-pint Hisense smart dehumidifier and 6.5-quart Cosori air fryer to LG’s AI-equipped induction range and Blueair’s bedside purifier that clears 99.97% of particles.
  • The awards reflect a broader smart-home push toward practical automation, local AI, app control and multiuse hardware across kitchens, yards, workspaces and bedrooms.

Insights

Do 2026's award-winning gadgets work together, or is the truly integrated smart home still just a distant dream?
With AI and bio-synchronization, are new smart gadgets truly superior or just more complex and costly to maintain long-term?
Do smart device energy savings outweigh the environmental cost of their production and disposal as e-waste?