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Black Aqara Smart Lock U600 outer handle with fingerprint reader and keypad beside its inner handle panel

Aqara Smart Lock U600

Replacement handle set for UK multipoint doors with fingerprint, keypad and Apple home key

A tidy Matter upgrade for a compatible UK multipoint door when you want fingerprint, PIN and Apple home key access on the handle itself instead of a cylinder motor and a separate keypad.

ThreadFrom £229.00
Needs a Thread border router
Matte black ULTRALOQ Latch 5 Pro lever lock with a touch keypad, tap zone and fingerprint reader above the handle

ULTRALOQ Latch 5 Pro (UUL-LATCH5-PRO-BK)

Fingerprint and keypad lever lock with Aliro wallet tap for single-bore doors

Latch 5 Pro is a good lever lock for a Samsung Galaxy household that already runs SmartThings, because its wallet tap works with Samsung Wallet today, alongside a fingerprint reader and keypad.

Thread$249.99
Needs a Thread border router
White SwitchBot K11+ Pro robot vacuum in front of its compact self-emptying station

SwitchBot K11+ Pro (US)

Compact robot vacuum with a self-emptying station

The compact SwitchBot robot to buy at today's $399.99 US price.

Wi-Fi$399.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
White Aqara Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400 on its adjustable mounting base

Aqara Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400

USB-powered multi-zone radar presence sensor

Worth its $79.99 US price in an open-plan room where one sensor needs to distinguish a sofa, desk and doorway.

Thread$79.99
Needs a Thread border router
Philips Hue Liane 360-degree rope light glowing in pink, purple, red, and yellow on a white background

Philips Hue Liane 360° Rope Light 5 m

Thick indoor rope light with an all-around white and color glow

Liane is an attractive but expensive choice when a glowing rope will be a permanent feature of the room.

Thread$529.99
Needs a Thread border router
White Tado Wired Smart Thermostat X second generation showing 20 degrees on its circular light-ring display

Tado Wired Smart Thermostat X (2nd gen, RU05)

Wired room thermostat

The more appealing Tado wall controller when you use it every day: a light ring, shortcut button and rechargeable battery justify a modest premium.

ThreadFrom €119.99
Needs a Thread border router
Cyan Shelly 2L Gen4 two-output relay with the included wired bypass

Shelly 2L Gen4

Two-channel lighting relay for switches without a neutral

Shelly 2L Gen4 is the sensible new buy for two suitable lighting circuits where the switch box has no neutral.

Wi-Fi€38.90
No brand hub or Thread router required
Two SwitchBot RGBICWW Light Bars glowing in a multicolor gradient, one upright and one horizontal

SwitchBot RGBICWW Light Bars (EU/UK)

Pair of multicolor and tunable-white light bars

Worth the small premium over SwitchBot's RGBICWW Strip Light when two movable light sources suit a desk, monitor or television better than one fixed adhesive run.

Wi-Fi€55.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
White Aqara Panel Hub S1 Plus Desktop showing its smart home dashboard

Aqara Panel Hub S1 Plus Desktop

Desktop touchscreen, Zigbee hub, and Matter bridge

A useful luxury for an Aqara household that wants shared controls on a table or counter.

Matter bridge€299.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
White SONOFF MINI ONE PM relay with a Matter logo and six green-backed screw terminals

SONOFF MINI ONE PM MINI-1GSP

Compact 16 A Matter relay with bidirectional metering

MINI ONE PM is the more compelling new purchase than MINIR4M when you want metering or local control: it adds both for $7 more without a larger case.

Wi-Fi$19.90
No brand hub or Thread router required