Forget smart speakers. Now's the time for the best smart displays, especially since many of them are more affordable than ever.
The best smart speakers have had their time in the sun, but speaking as someone who has owned or tested more than ten in my lifetime (and currently has three in her one-bedroom apartment), our smart home needs are starting to outpace what they can offer.
Smart displays are the next obvious step up. These displays, often with touchscreen functionality, not only give us a convenient way to control our devices and do all the other things that smart speakers can do, but also offer other features. Many of them let you stream your favorite shows and movies, view your recipes, and make video calls with loved ones. Some even let you view and interact with your video doorbell and security cameras live, while a handful come with a hub for visual smart home management.
The best part is that smart displays are becoming cheaper as our need for them increases and they become more popular. They are also among the most heavily discounted devices during major sales events.
Take the Amazon Echo Show 8 for example. It's the perfect versatile device for controlling your smart home devices, with a larger screen and more capabilities than the tiny Echo Show 5. just $55 now, with Amazon's current holiday deal to cut 58% discount its selling price.
Check out the deal below and grab it before it breaks.
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More holiday sales
- Amazon: 70% off Kindle, TVs, tablets and clothing
- Apple: AirPods, Apple Watch and iPads from $79
- Adidas: 40% discount on running shoes and clothing
- Beauty: 51% discount on makeup, skin care and hair tools
- Best Buy: $800 off TVs, laptops and headphones
- Cheap TVs: Big screen 4K TVs starting at $269.99
- Christmas: 40% off decor, pajamas and trees
- Del: Inspiron and XPS laptops starting at $260
- DreamCloud: 40% discount on all mattresses
- Family pajamas: Christmas Pajamas starting at $12.99
- Gaming: console bundles starting at $289.99
- Lenovo: 76% discount on laptops, desktops and printers
- Lowe's: up to $800 off major appliances
- Nectar: mattress deals starting at $359
- Noordstrom: 40% discount on Nike, Levi's and UGG's
- Patagonia: sweaters starting at $64.99
- Samsung: $2,000 worth of TVs, phones and appliances
- Shopbop: 25% discount on the entire site with the code Holiday
- Goal: 40% discount on Christmas decorations, TVs and toys
- Toys: Disney, Barbie and Lego starting at $14.99
- Walmart: cheap TVs, air fryers, PS5 and toys