Smart Home prize pack

Each year in January there are many new smart home technologies announced at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year was no exception! During the 4-day digital event, the technology gurus from global brands showcased cutting-edge innovations designed to transform our lives. We too were virtually present to capture every moment at this year’s virtual tech show, including the smart home tech announced at CES. From security monitoring, smart lighting, and entertainment, to the latest and greatest appliances, we covered all the smart home innovations shown at CES 2021 on the blog. To celebrate the new year, we are giving away a huge selection of smart home devices that we previously wrote about on the blog. Read on to learn about some of my favorite CES announcements, then learn how to enter the contest.

The best tech at CES 2021

From smart lights, security cameras, touch-free doorbells, and smart locks, to magic remote for the TV, camera-equipped robot vacuums, and ice-cream makers, we saw a variety of new devices to make your life a little easier and more enjoyable. Let’s have a look at some of the best from CES:

Smart Lighting and Speakers

Philips Hue, one of the most trusted names in smart lighting, highlighted the light switches at CES 2021. The new battery-powered module installs behind your light switches to keep your lights reachable even when the switch is off. Smart speakers, including the Google Nest Hub and Amazon Show, are already one of the central features of the smart home. The newly announced Cleer Crescent smart speaker is perfect for the main hangout room. This smart audio speaker is powered by Google Assistant, boasting a beautiful crescent-shaped design that supports different audio modes and is equipped with eight 40mm full-range drivers and a pair of 3.3-inch woofers.

Home Security and Monitoring

TP-Link introduced six new smart home products to become available throughout 2021. D-Link announced multiple new products at this year’s CES. The one that grabbed the most attention was the D-Link Whole Home Smart Wi-Fi Water Sensor Kit. Arlo, the home security brand, highlighted two products—the Essential Indoor Camera with privacy shutter and the Touchless Video Doorbell. For a detailed overview of the products announced, read the latest and greatest smart home tech announced at CES 2021 article on the blog.

TV Technology

Samsung, Sony, and TCL all had impressive TV announcements, making TVs thinner, lighter, and more similar to integrated video portals, but LG announced an optimized OLED element that will serve up brighter and even more colour-accurate for its 2021 model OLED TVs. Check out the latest and greatest TV tech announced at CES 2021 on the blog.

Computer Tech

It took a pandemic to switch many people to remote working and learning mode, and computer tech has become the top category now more than ever. For announcements by leading manufacturers like Dell and Alienware, ASUS, Acer, and Intel, be sure to read the Computer Tech coverage by Brad Moon.

Home Appliances

LG announced so many great new appliances, including the InstaView fridge, InstaView Cooking Range, Air Purifier, Vacuum, and Wash Tower. Take a look at our coverage for LG appliances and other big brands. Here’s a look at Samsung’s AI-powered appliances announced at CES 2021. When it comes to appliances, it’s all about space, convenience, and functionality. Explore the latest and greatest appliances announced at CES 2021.

Health and Wearables

Staying healthy has become more of a focus for families this year. Health tech devices can help by promoting physical and mental wellness and by preventing the spread of germs. Read about some of the newest innovations in health and wearables.

Smartphones

LG kicked off CES 2021 on Monday by teasing a rollable smartphone—really? I wonder when foldable phones will become the hottest thing in mobile tech. The company is expected to release the device later this year.

Every year lots of new technologies are announced at CES, and some of them arrive at Best Buy later that year. Last year we reviewed many of the best devices of the year. Now we have assembled four collections from the samples that arrived to the blog and created these smart home prize packages.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy, and you can enter only once below this article. First, read the CES articles for the products that most interest you. Then, in a comment, tell us which new tech announced at CES 2021 are you most excited to see at Best Buy this year?

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly choose four (4) people to win one of the following smart home tech prize packs from Best Buy. Note that some of these items were sent to bloggers for an honest review.

PRIZE PACK 1
Philips Hue Ascend Wall Light
Philips Hue Ascend Pendant Light
Philips Hue Enchant Pendant Smart Light
uHoo Smart Sensor
Swann Floodlight Camera
Honeywell T9 Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat
Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Room Sensor for T9 Thermostat
PRIZE PACK 2
uHoo Smart Sensor
Amazon Echo Auto
Arlo Essential Spotlight Security Camera
Sengled LED Light Bulbs
Sengled Smart LED and Switch
Sengled Smart LED Light Strip
Honeywell Programmable Smart Thermostat
PRIZE PACK 3
Airthings House Kit
VOCOlinc PureFlow Smart Air Purifier with HEPA Filter
Amazon Echo Show 5
Arlo Essential Spotlight Security Camera
Circle Home Plus
LUX Kono Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat
PRIZE PACK 4
Insignia 18-Gallon Dual Automatic Trash Can
Dlink Camera
Circle Home Plus
August Wi-Fi Smart Lock
Onelink Smoke Detector

This contest runs from Jan 22nd until Feb 5th.

Remember, you can enter only once below this contest article. But I’m sure you have family members and friends who would love to learn about the latest technology to upgrade their homes. Share the contest with them so they too have the chance to win.

Win a smart home prize pack Rules and Regulations

Good Luck!

Bhupinder Kaur
Bhupinder Kaur
Bhupinder is a senior editor and a collaborative team player at Best Buy Canada. She is passionate about creating consistent digital experiences with her writing, editing, analytics, and project management skills. Other than that, she loves to cook authentic Indian recipes for friends and family.
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1669 COMMENTS

  1. The Samsung bespoke fridge has strange name, but seems like an awesome fridge!

    I love that it has colour options. I’d much rather have a navy blue fridge than stainless or white.

  2. I’m excited to see the Arlo Touchless Video Doorbell and the Swann Wired Enforcer™ 4K Security System.

    • This is litterally a copy and paste if another comment just a few down.

      Kinda lame when you can’t even take the time to write your own comment to win such a generous prize..
      Especially when you copy someone elses effort.

      Imo

  4. The Dlink Camera for my picture taking daughter – she has thousands of them stored – this would SO excite her!!

  6. The Arlo Touchless Video Doorbell seems very interesting to me, no more porch pirates to steal best buy packages !

  8. The LG Instaview Fridge & Range.

    It would look great in my mothers kitchen which is in need of major renovation – my brother passed away recently and a new kitchen would be a great surprise for my mom!

  9. In 2021 I am most excited to see at Best Buy Acer’s new Predator Triton 300 SE 14-inch gaming laptop.

    It comes with Acer’s Vortex Flow cooling, an Intel Core i7 H35 processor, awesome NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics, amazing 144Hz Full HD display, super fast internet with Wi-Fi 6, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, cool backlit RGB keyboard—and, up to 10 hours of impressive battery life for a gaming laptop!

    Seeing this new Acer gaming laptop would be a dream come true, and even better to actually own one!

  12. The Samsung 8800 Series Smart Dial Front Load Washer and Dryer is just what I need my dryer is acting up so we need to replace it

  23. Wow not only is LG light smart but LG has built their advanced cleaning technology into the fridge’s water dispenser! With Covid19 not going away and even if it does, this is an awesome feature LG InstaView for fridge and range incredible!

  24. Always cool new stuff, I’d be happy with any of the prizes. The new LG side-by-side Instaview refrigerator would be great.

  28. I am excited to see Samsung UST projectors and a recentenly ended up getting a PS5 so i would love to check out the PS5 games on a high resolution Sony Bravia XR Televisions

  29. CES is like the Super Bowl for me. So excited over so many new gadgets and tech. I just bought a new TV so the new TV stuff catches my interest (8K), cell phones of course and lately my favorite is smart home tech as I gradually upgrade dumb devices around our home to their smarter replacement. Do I need Google to turn off the lights for me? No, but it is fun 🙂

  31. Definitely most interested in the Arlo Essential Spotlight Security Camera but there are so many great new items available, it’s so hard to choose. 🙂

  35. The Sony MASTER Series Z9J 8K LED televsion sounds fantastic with its Cognitive Processor XR functions changing the way we will perceive viewing and listening for media content running through it.

  36. Our fridge is old and on its last legs. Therefore, I am most interested in the LG side-by-side Instaview refrigerator.

  37. Probably the Arlo Touchless Video Doorbell. Given the increase of home-deliveries, the idea of being notified if they ring/don’t ring is valuable.

  38. Definitely would love to have the Swann Wired Enforcer™ 4K. Am already in the market looking for security cameras. The swann dome cameras are ideal for my house

  46. Very informative, and great to know all the good stuff that is coming up soon to Best Buy. I like and find very useful all the gadgets, but specially the touch less video door bell. With whats going in on now a days and since more and more people has deliveries it is great and safe for all having a touch less door bell.

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