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Smart showers Never be too hot or too cold again with these clever solutions


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The Minut smart home alarm, £129, might have been designed as a camera-free


Aqualisa Quartz shower range, from £433


Who wouldn’t want a few more minutes in bed? Thanks to Aqualisa’s Quartz collection of showers, it can be a reality. Not only can you connect its designs to your smart home device – so you can ask Alexa to turn the shower on (or switch it on via the Aqualisa app or the valve, which can be sited up to 10m away) – it also allows you to create personalised settings. No more fiddling around to adjust the temperature? Yes please. Available as Quartz Classic, from £577, Quartz Touch, from £612, and Quartz Blue, from £433, the range also includes bath fillers and remote controls. aqualisa.co.uk


Roca smart shower, from £2712


Featuring a sleek LCD control panel and touch-sensitive controls with soft dials, Roca’s smart shower is already a style win. However, there’s more: the ability to control it via an app, plus individual presets and clever features, make it smarter. As well as being able to switch it on and warm it up via your smartphone or tablet, there’s also a child safety mode for controlling the flow, duration, and how hot the water is – with a temperature monitoring system to eliminate the risk of scalding. The smart shower solution even includes a legionella cleaning programme to remove bacteria without chemicals. Available as two or three outlets, from £2712. uk.roca.com


SEE MORE THAN BEFORE Ring’s video doorbell has had a reboot with Version 3 coming to a home near you. The 3 Plus design, £199, that’s packed with features – not only does it have Privacy Zones, which allow you to block out areas from recording (great if a branch keeps setting it off), it captures four seconds of video before motion is detected – so you can see what triggered the alert. en-uk.ring.com


security device but it has many tricks up its sleeve. As well as temperature detection – great for reminding you if you’ve left the heating on – it also monitors humidity so


you know if there’s a risk of mould growing. A motion-activated nightlight is great for bathroom visits, plus it can let you know if other alarms, such as smoke and CO2, are going off while you’re out. minut.com


THROWAWAY


COMMENTS Simplehuman has added voice control to their bins. Simply say ‘open can’ and the 58-litre bin will obey – ideal if your hands are full. You can even tell it to stay open or close straight away. Available as single or dual compartment, and in brushed steel, black stainless or rose gold, it can be powered by batteries or plugged in. From £249.95. simplehuman.com


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