Pet cams

Smart home tech continues to get more affordable and more capable all the time, as manufacturers get better at packing more features into gadgets that get smaller and smaller – as you can see on page 27. Helped by products like dinky smart speakers and boilers with smart thermostats attached, the smart home market is now a vibrant, quickly evolving one.

Home security cameras are a good example of this trend as well. Not too long ago, getting your home under 24-7 surveillance would’ve required a team of professional installers, copious amounts of wiring, and hundreds of rupees of expensive kit – but nowadays, you can do the same job with a couple of inexpensive wireless cameras, and get everything set up yourself in just a few minutes. Even better, you can usually control them with your voice and from your smartphone, tablet or computer.