I'm a smart home expert. These are the smart devices I can't live without

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. These are the smart devices I can't live without My household would fall apart without these smart gadgets up and running. I've been covering smart home and security products for years, and I've written about and reviewed scores of smart devices. Yet I can count on one hand (plus an extra finger or two) the number of smart devices that my family and I actually depend on. Sure, I have plenty of smart gadgets in my house that are nice-to-haves.