The best Black Friday smart home packages that you can buy this week

Black Friday is coming in just a few days and it is one of the best times of the year to buy smart appliances for the home. With many offers from retailers such as Amazon, Best buy, Target and Walmartit's pretty easy to get a good discount on one or two new gadgets – but what if you want to take advantage of savings and go all-in-one?

The trick is to find a collection of discounted gadgets that work well with each other – and that's where our years of experience testing smart appliances for the home at CNET Smart Home come in. Thu!

To this end, here is my well-organized list of Black Friday smart home packages, all concocted among the best deals we've seen. From Smart Kitchens to Smart Security, Alexa to Apple HomeKit, we have many suggestions to make the most of your money this Black Friday.

Oh, and if you only want to see the complete list of all the smart home gadgets we found on sale this week, click here.

• Offers have been updated and verified starting Wednesday, November 21st.
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The ultimate set of bargains for $ 177 (saving $ 106)

Emerson Sensi Smart Thermostat for $ 89 at Newegg (save $ 40, available November 22)
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Lifx Multi-Color Wi-Fi Smart Bulb for $ 40 at Best Buy (save $ 20, available November 22)
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Package of two TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug for $ 23 at Newegg (save $ 16, available on November 23)
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Google Home Mini Bluetooth Smart Bulb with GE C for $ 25 at Lowe's (save $ 30, available November 23)
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I would like to start by developing excellent suggestions from my intrepid colleague Sarah Mitroff, who has come up with a great set of Black Friday smart starters for only $ 110. I've made some adjustments and proposed a similar setup including a smart color-changing bulb for your living room, a smart Bluetooth bulb for your bedroom, a smart thermostat, two smart plugs and a smart home speaker Google Home Mini to control everything. Total cost: $ 177.

Smarter kitchen – with cookware – for $ 488 (save $ 358)

Anova Wi-Fi Vacuum Diffuser for $ 100 at Best Buy (save $ 60, available now)
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Lenovo's 8 inch smart screen for $ 100 at Best Buy (save $ 100, available now)
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30-Piece Tasty Cookware Set for Google Home Mini at $ 99 at Walmart (save $ 130, available November 22)
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WeMo Mini Smart Plug for $ 20 at Best Buy (save $ 10, available on November 22)
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Instant Pot Lux for $ 60 at Walmart (save $ 39, available on November 23)
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Meater Plus Smart Meat Thermometer, 2 pack for $ 110 on Amazon (save $ 19, available on November 23)
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Want a cooking aid based on technology in the coming year? Think about this combo, which includes the excellent Instant Pot Lux pressure cooker, an Anova vacuum circulator that is exceptional in bringing meats to the perfect temperature, a WeMo Mini smart plug that can automate your trusty coffee maker, two meat thermometers smart, Lenovo Smart Display for Google Assistant's voice-activated recipe procedures and, for good measure, a Tasty 30-piece cookware set bundled with free Google Home Mini software. Total cost: $ 488.

A fun and functional Apple HomeKit setup for $ 618 (save $ 180)

Ecobee3 Lite Smart Thermostat for $ 139 on Amazon (save $ 30, available now)
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Apple HomePod at $ 249 at Best Buy (save $ 100, available November 22)
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Nanoleaf Rhythm Starter Kit with Nanoleaf Remote Control for $ 230 directly from Nanoleaf (save $ 50, available now)
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The Apple HomePod also serves as a dedicated HomeKit concentrator allowing you to control your Siri-centric smart home beyond your Wi-Fi network. And if you plan to take advantage of this Black Friday deal on the HomePod, consider place the Nanoleaf LED light panels, which change color, and respect the environment, on the wall above.

With the Rhythm accessory included, they will be able to dance in rhythm with the music of your HomePod, and if you buy at Nanoleaf on Black Friday, the company will offer its unique, 12-sided. Nanoleaf Remote, which allows you to assign lighting scenes or HomeKit scenes to each side, then trigger them by rotating that side up. Add the excellent Ecobee3 Lite Smart Thermostat to allow Siri to control heating and cooling, and your HomeKit setup will start very well. Total cost: $ 618.

A security-conscious smart home configuration at $ 429 (save $ 339)

August Smart Lock for $ 120 directly from August (save $ 29, available November 22)
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Ring Video Doorbell 2 with Amazon Echo Dot for $ 139 at Best Buy (save $ 110, available November 22)
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SimpliCafe Home Security System with SimpliCam for $ 170 at Best Buy (save $ 200, available November 22)
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Best Buy's Black Friday rebates on SimpliSafe starter kits are some of the best deals for the smart home of the season – for example, $ 170 will bring you the base station, a keyboard, four open / closed sensors, movement and a free stand-alone SimpliCam camera to boot. Add the August Smart Lock compatible with SimpliSafe and the excellent Ring Video Doorbell 2 and you envision a complete and intelligent security setup for DIY with plenty of room to expand. Echo Dot is an interesting bonus because you can control SimpliSafe, Ring and August products using Alexa voice commands.

SimpliSafe offers 24/7 monitoring, application alerts and a cellular backup for $ 25 per month. You will be able to control the system using Alexa voice commands on this Amazon Echo Dot. Oh, and Alexa can also control this August Smart Lock. Total cost: $ 429.

10-point intelligent Alexa lighting at $ 373 (save $ 180)

Ecobee Switch Plus for $ 79 directly from Ecobee (save $ 20, available now)
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Philips White and Color Three Light Bulb Starter Kit with Wireless Remote for $ 120 at Best Buy (save $ 70, available now)
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Amazon Echo for $ 70 on Amazon (save $ 30, available November 22)
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Amazon Smart Plug for $ 5 on Amazon (save $ 20, available November 22)
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Philips Hue Light Strips for $ 60 at Best Buy (save $ 30, available November 23)
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Pack of four Philips Hue White LED for $ 40 at Best Buy (save $ 10, available on November 23)
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Want to control the lights in your home with Alexa controls? Here is a Black Friday combo that will give you two Alexa speakers and ten Smart lights that she can control, including four that change color – all for under $ 400 in total.

Start with the Ecobee Switch Plus, a smart switch that also serves as a tiny Alexa speaker for voice-activated lighting changes – it's a great way to automate your room lighting and get control Alexa in a jiffy. $ 20 off as a special Black Friday. Also available now: a Philips Hue Starter Kit with three bulbs and color changing, complete with a free wireless dimming switch. You already have up to a Alexa speaker and four smart lights, and we have not even started yet to thaw the turkey.

Then, get an Amazon Echo in your living room on Thanksgiving Day and add the Amazon Smart Plug connector to your Echo purchase for $ 5 more. You can use this plug to automate any lamp you plug behind, making it our fifth Alexa compatible smart lamp. Then go to Best Buy on Black Friday and buy a discount Philips Hue light strip that will fit right behind your TV or above your kitchen cabinets, as well as a bundle of four white Philips Hue LEDs. for only $ 40. That's five extra lights that you can add to your new Hue bridge and control with Alexa controls. Voila: A total of 10 smart lights, plus two Alexa speakers to control them with voice commands. Total cost: $ 373.

Google Smart Home Configuration for 541 USD (209 USD savings)

Google Home Hub for $ 99 at Best Buy (save $ 50, available on November 22)
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Google Home for $ 79 at Best Buy (save $ 50, available on November 22)
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Google Home Mini and Google Chromecast for $ 45 at Walmart (save $ 29, available November 22)
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Nest Hello Video Doorbell for $ 179 from Lowe's (save $ 50, available on November 22)
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Nest Thermostat E for $ 139 from Dell (save $ 30, available now)
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If you want to install Google Assistant voice commands in almost every corner of your home, consider this combination. You'll have a Google Home smart speaker for the living room, a free Google Home Hub-free smart screen for the bedside table of your bedroom, as well as a Google Home Mini for the kitchen or the children's room.

In addition to that, you'll get an attractive smart thermostat and a premium video doorbell from Nest, as well as a Chromecast media player, all of which can be controlled with Google Assistant voice commands on your new speakers. . You can even have the assistant pull the camera stream from your doorbell from your Home Hub or your Chromecast TV. Total cost: $ 541.

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