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this is the CNET smart home go on take a look around we're in 360 degrees this is a 5,800 square foot property in Louisville Kentucky we're using it as a living lab to test out today is connected home tech now if you come on inside I'll take you on a quick tour of the place all right so as you can see the smart start right here at the front door with this connected deadbolt I can unlock that using my phone or I can set it to lock automatically whenever I leave we've also smartened up all the lights in the house the smart switches and smart bulbs if you look around the living room here you'll see a bunch of lamps I can turn them all on at once just by saying Alexa turn on the living room just like that the lights come on that's the Amazon echo smart speaker behind you controlling things I can talk to that from across the room and it'll hear me just fine it's a really convenient way of controlling your smart home guys now the kitchen is often the heart of the home and here in the scene that Smart Homes kitchen we've seen a lot of gadgets that are geared towards connected cooking for instance my scenic colleague Andrew Gebhardt here is whipping up a piece of salmon or two pieces of salmon in a smart frying pan yep this guy's called the pan intelligent and it precisely measures the temperature of the food and walks you through the cooking process on your phone which is really handy for me yeah cuz it's safe to say you're not the world's greatest chef no I'm not earlier I actually tried to light this samsung electric stove so it's safe to say I can use the help guide you're not burning this part home down the centerpiece of our connected kitchens got to be this samsung family hub refrigerator though this is a nice new model with an impressive 21 and a half inch touchscreen it's basically like a iPad pro on the front door here all sorts of useful apps from things like internet radio and your photos and your calendars there's also these cameras on the inside of the door when you close the door they take a picture of your food you can access that here on the door or better yet on your phone to check if you're out of ingredients before you buy them at the store you'll also find smart large appliances here in the laundry room this Cabrio washer dryer set from whirlpool can track your energy usage notify you on your phone when the load is done or even sync up with the Nest Learning Thermostat and speaking of the Nest Learning Thermostat we've got one installed here in the master bedroom it syncs up with that fancy Haiku smart ceiling fan that's spinning overhead the two of them work together to cool more effectively and efficiently it also syncs up with alexa and right here on the bedside table I've got Amazon echo dot this is a smaller version of that same Amazon echo smart speaker from down as just as smart it's not quite as loud and if I turn it off mute watch the thermostat and watch what happens when I say Alexa set the bedroom thermostat to 74 you see the thermostat kicks right up to 74 very convenient if you're lying in bed one night and don't want to get up to turn the heat up smart home tech can be a good fit for a kid's room like this one too if you take a look over at that nest cam on the shelf that's a pretty handy way to keep an eye on your child or you could even use this Smart Sleep Number mattress to keep an eye on their sleep patterns or whether or not they're actually in bed when they should be and if your kid needs access to the lighting you can set up some smart color-changing bulbs with a smart switch like this one and that way night lighting or pink lighting whatever your kid likes is just to tap away well that'll do it for our tour of the CNET smart home you know when we say this place is a living lab it's exactly what we mean the smart home is always evolving and changing there are new devices and platforms and configurations of gadgets for us to test out and review we're working hard to stay on top of it can give you the lay of the land in the connected living space so follow along with us at CENTCOM slash smart dash home for all the latest thanks for watching you