5 Home Automation Devices You Didn’t Know Existed

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Hiku Labs

This little gadget lets you make your grocery list building a little less painful. It’s hard to breakaway from the old fashioned pen and paper method, but if there is a new device that could do it, it would be this one. It uses voice recognition and barcode scanning to help you build your lists. The lists can sync to your phone so you don’t have to worry about leaving your list at home – as long as you have your phone of course.

Cook Faucet

This invention makes measuring water easy. With the touch of a button, your faucet will give you the exact measurement of water that you need for your recipe. It is broken up into four sections: 100 ml, 500 ml, 1L, and normal. It uses the metric system, but it is still pretty amazing. If you don’t want it to automatically measure out the exact amount of water, you can just press the normal button and it will work like one of those old fashioned faucets your neighbors have.

PureFresh Toilet Seat

Have you ever gone into a bathroom after someone just used it and it smells horrible? Yeah, gross. Well this new toilet seat is trying to solve the universal problem of stinky toilets. The toiletseat can neutralize odors for up to six months. It also has a LED light so you can save your eyes during your mid-night bathroom run. Light-up toilet seat that takes the stinky smell away? Sign us up!

iRobot Roomba 790

Roombas have been around for a longtime. Each year they are getting smarter and more productive. While some people may complain that they promote laziness or are just a way totorment your pets, they are a quick and easy way to keep your floors looking clean. You can program them to work when you’re not home or drive them like a remote-control car to clean your floors. It’s up to you!

Egg Minder

It’s always hard to remember how many eggs you have when you’re at the store. Was it 5? Maybe 8? Nope, you had 2. Nowyou can’t make French toast tonight. The Egg Minder is an electronic tray that connects to your phone and tells you how many eggs are left in your fridge and how old they are. Now you’ll never have to worry about if you have eggs back home, how many you have, and if they’re still fresh. Now if only there was something for milk!