While Philips Hue is arguably still top dog in smart lighting, the continued high price of entry has created an…
Reviews
Welcome to The Ambient’s reviews hub page, your ultimate source for smart home product reviews. In our Reviews category, you’ll find comprehensive reviews on a wide range of smart home devices, all of which have been meticulously tested by our team of experts. From voice assistants that control your environment with a simple command, through innovative security devices designed to enhance home safety, to smart lights, smart power, smart cleaning and more, we thoroughly test each product, ensuring you make informed decisions based on performance and reliability.
Whenever artificial intelligence and robotics collide, the results are pretty fascinating. And it’s become increasingly apparent that the two are…
The Echo Show and Echo Spot are Amazon’s flagship Show devices, giving Alexa some visual powers that make it good…
Somfy has been in the smart home business since the 1960s. If you count motorised blinds and shutters as ‘smart’,…
If you don’t want to chuck out your shades in favour of getting a bit of home automation, Soma is…
Amazon’s Alexa has slithered itself into smart speakers, cameras, thermostats and even smart switches. Now it’s coming for your car…
Alexa has long been really good at keeping time. Many smart home chefs have realised the cookies are done baking…
When it comes to smart security cameras, Hive has been busy. Its Hive View indoor camera offered some much-needed style…
Apple’s smart home platform got off to a slow start, and the Logitech Circle 2 is still one of a…
Nest’s flagship security camera went on sale a while back but the Cam IQ Indoor is still, in our opinion,…
Ikea is moving into the smart home, and that includes taking on the likes of Philips Hue and Lifx with…
Voice is all well and good but sometimes you just want to press a switch to get something done. That’s…
Honeywell is no stranger to the smart home, but it didn’t make its smart security camera debut until early 2017,…
Amazon owns two companies that specialise in smart home security cameras: Ring, which makes everything from video doorbells to security…
Hailing from Denmark, the Danalock V3 (£217) is a smart door lock with an eye-catching, sleek design. Available in a…
Despite being one of the biggest names in the audio scene, Bose has taken its sweet time entering the smart…
Announced waaaaaay back at CES 2018, the Somfy Outdoor Camera is a strange one. On the one hand it’s a…
You know what Amazon is really good at? Marketing the smart home to normal people. When the Echo quietly debuted…
The smart home is so often about bringing extra functionality to mundane items, and what better example than the humble…
The easiest way to smarten up your TV – if it’s not already smart – is to get yourself a…