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100 GREATEST GADGETS OF 2017

S T U F F
F O R Y O U R
H O M E Light exercise

Too lazy to press a
button or tell Alexa to
switch on the lights?
With Ikea’s motion
sensors, you just have
to enter the room.

Light entertainment
For a proper party
vibe, the incoming
Aurora Rhythm
upgrade will make
the lights dance to
your music’s beat.

IKEA TRADFRI
NANOLEAF A URORA They say that genius
comes at a price, which
explains why smart
lighting is so expensive.
Trust Ikea, though, to
Ross Presly that’ll make your lamp dim with barge through the door
Deputy Art Editor shame. Patterns can be configured with a strangely named
in-app to suit the mood, from happy system that’s easily
I have walls, and I like yellows to frisky shades of pink, while the most affordable.
pretty colours. So the app can also be used to tweak Tradfri might not be
Aurora is all I need for a happy home. shades endlessly to find the perfect the smartest, but with
In fact, I’m tempted to sell all of my personalised palette. HomeKit, Alexa and
existing lights just to try to cover Better yet, connect it to Alexa or Google Home support
every surface in the stuff. HomeKit and you’ll be able to set the coming soon, its range
Comprised of modular triangular tone of your room with your voice of sensors, bulbs and
panels that light on your phone’s alone: “Alexa, turn my dungeon lights hubs is perhaps the
command, you can connect a clutch a deeper shade of red.” simplest of all.
together for a wall-spanning show US$200 / nanoleaf.me from £15 / ikea.com

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