The best new home tech from CES 2019

The best new home tech gadgets from CES 2019

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The best new home tech gadgets from CES 2019

• 1/5 Foldimate

  Approx £700
  Equal parts useful and ridiculous, this contraption will fold clothes from size six years up to XXL, and even has "adjustable folding technology”, to fit your shelf size. The future has arrived.

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• 2/5 Koehler Numi 2.0 Intelligent Toilet with Amazon Alexa

  Approx £5,500
  Tired of just scrolling through the ‘Gram while on your throne? While the Japanese have been embracing advanced toilets for some time, Kohler is looking to get traction with its own version. Control the multi-colored ambient lighting, built-in speakers, a heated seat and "personal cleansing” functions.

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• 3/5 Petnet Smartfeeder with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa

  Approx £500
  You can now feed your cat remotely, schedule daily meals and more with the Petnet Smartfeeder. And the SmartDelivery feature will recommend a delivery plan based on your pet’s profile. It’s compatible with both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

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• 4/5 Lutron Caséta fan controller with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa

  Approx £100
  Lutron are known for their smart lighting systems, and now they’ve added a wireless fan speed control to their line-up, enabling you to install and control a ceiling fan remotely. You can turn it on and off before you get home, conveniently cooling your room in advance.

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• 5/5 Lenovo Smart Display with Google Assistant

  From £179.99
  Dim the lights, look up a recipe, check the footie scores... just say "Hey Google” and this smart display will do any of the above for you. You just need a smartphone with the Google Home app installed and you’re away.

  Buy it here

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The annual display of futuristic fantasy/dystopian nightmare that is the CES fair in Las Vegas introduced us to the full gamut of smart home gadgets in 2019, from a mechanical laundry folder to a remote pet feeder. 

Some of the latest gadgets are just one step on from items many of us currently employ on a daily basis, while others have more than a slight whiff of the Jetsons about them. 

One thing's for sure — voice control is no longer an emerging trend, with almost any household task now able to be dictated to a smart gadget.

Thanks to the proliferation of virtual assistants, smart speakers and the connected home, we're no longer tap-tap-tapping on our computer keyboards, but chat-chat-chatting to our gadgets.

We’ve picked out five of the best gadgets that could be making our homes smarter in the months to come.

Not only that, but many of them will also give you something to talk to when you're feeling lonely.

A contraption that folds your laundry for you may be bulky but anyone with the luxury of a utility room will surely appreciate the ability to pile in the clothes and watch them spew out folded to fit your shelf size. 

Cat owners who like to travel will no longer need trouble the neighbours to top up Moggie's food, with the new breed of remotely operated smart pet feeders. 

The Foldimate will fold clothes from six years up to XXL.

And even the humble toilet got a smart makeover with multi-coloured ambient lighting and built-in speakers offering a party in the bathroom. 

There's also a smart lighting system, with wireless fan speed control, which you can turn on before you get home for those hot, summer nights.

Or how about a voice-activated smart screen that can look up a recipe and check the footie scores?

And the best thing? They usually do what they’re told, provided they can understand your accent.

Take a look through our gallery above for the best gadgets to make your home smarter.