We have accomplished our trek throughout the huge halls of CES 2025 to spherical up the most effective good residence units for Apple customers. From robotic vacuums to pocketable projectors, this is what we have discovered.
After almost every week of wandering the halls — and filling our Apple Watch rings — we have surfaced from CES with our prime finds. We centered totally on Apple Dwelling or Matter-enabled merchandise, however there are some others that we threw in too.
Better of all, most all of those are delivery quickly.
NeoPlants Energy Drops
The primary good residence product we discovered on the present was decidedly low tech.
At CES 2024, we noticed NeoPlants, a plant that was scientifically modified to be higher at cleansing your air than regular crops.
Through the 2025 present, we noticed an replace of their progress. This time, it is a new powder referred to as Energy Drops.
Energy Drops is a powder that you just combine with water and add to the crops already in your house. When doing so, you change your current plant right into a makeshift air air purifier.
Primarily based on their independently verified take a look at outcomes, your property plant can develop into as much as 30 occasions higher at filtering VOCs from the air.
That embody benzene, formaldehyde, toluene, and extra. This is not going to interchange a devoted air air purifier, nevertheless it’s an awesome addition to any good residence.

The brand new Energy Drops assist flip common crops into ones that clear your air far more effectively
A real air air purifier may even add in further filtration layers for bigger particulate matter (PM2.5 and mud) plus a carbon layer for eradicating smells.
Energy Drops are up for order now for as little as $5 a pack. Every plant wants one pack a month.
Evenflo Sensory Soothe
There are notably few child merchandise built-in into Apple Dwelling or Matter. Maybe as a result of the few information rails Apple has in place for kids’s accounts.
Nonetheless, the Evenflo Sensory Soothe Service is nearly pretty much as good.
It is a child provider and automobile seat that has good lights built-in into the deal with. The concept is that the transfer, animate, and pulse in numerous colours and patterns to assist soothe your cranky toddler.
The sample, colours, and brightness can all be adjusted primarily based on what works to your little one. And, because the thought is to be hands-free whilst you’re within the automobile, it may also be managed through Siri.
Evenflo is planning to start shipping their new automobile seat early this 12 months.
Honeywell Dwelling X2S
A lot of the Resideo ecosystem is exterior of Apple’s walled backyard. That they had an early HomeKit thermostat underneath the Honeywell Dwelling model, and First Alert does have the very cool Secure & Sound good smoke detector with an AirPlay speaker.
Now, Honeywell Dwelling has its newest X2S good thermostat. From its face, it is… ugly. However Resideo assures us that is the purpose, because it has a low worth level and is meant to be accommodating for many who are opposed to good units.
It’s Matter enabled, that means it really works with Apple Dwelling and Siri. When launched, it can solely run you about $80, making it one of the inexpensive in the marketplace and positively probably the most inexpensive with Matter.
Aurzen Zip
Aurzen is understood for its glorious projectors, however its new one might take the cake. Eve with its tiny dimension.
It is referred to as the Aurzen Zip and it feels barely bigger than a deck of playing cards. It folds right into a “Z” form with the highest third comprised of the projector itself, the center homes the audio system, whereas the underside third holds the battery.
When in use, it might probably undertaking for as much as 90 minutes on a single cost. Fortuitously, it additionally helps wi-fi charging and the non-obligatory MagPlay provides suction mounting and an additional 10,000mAh battery for as much as 3 hours of play time.
For Apple customers, it helps wi-fi mirroring through AirPlay with out the necessity for Wi-Fi. That works from iPhone, iPad, and Mac and there may be vertical assist too.
It is accessible to preorder on Kickstarter the place it has raised roughly 1 / 4 million {dollars} on the time of publication.
Lutron
Lutron has been revered for its good residence merchandise, all of which work with Apple Dwelling, as a result of their uncompromising reliability. This usually led to increased worth tags.
Particularly with their good shades. We have at all times advocate the Lutron Serena shades however they are not the most affordable in the marketplace.
Now, Lutron is introing new Caseta good shades for a $399 worth level for any dimension underneath 48 inches. They arrive in the preferred shades of white and gray in each curler and honeycomb types.
You get all of the perks of Lutron merchandise. The unequalled reliability, Apple Dwelling assist, and they are often managed with Lutron Pico remotes.
Govee
We have traditionally not lined Govee too excessively right here at AppleInsider. Whereas their merchandise had been good and inexpensive, they did not assist Apple Dwelling.
Due to Matter, that has began to vary. Many new merchandise now assist Matter, bringing Apple Dwelling assist in tow.
At CES 2025, we received to see two new upcoming Matter-enabled merchandise the model had on show. Each coming early in 2025.
First, is a brand new flooring lamp. This new mannequin has a regular, adjustable downlight but additionally a novel upward-facing gentle.
The highest gentle combines with an aurora projector. It tasks a shifting swirl of lights on the wall and ceiling round it.
The second new gentle is a transportable lamp that has a multi-color physique and a speaker on the highest. Two of them could be paired collectively in stereo with sound offered by JBL.
SwitchBot K20+
We aren’t fairly positive what to make of the SwitchBot K20+ system at CES. It is a distinctive thought that features a robotic vacuum cleaner that may additionally assist transfer issues round your own home.
Think about your robotic vacuum coming over with a desk and a drink on prime. Or it strikes your air air purifier into the room that wants it most.
These are attainable with the K20+. The robotic goes on the underside, underneath a rolling tray. Above that you may connect varied equipment from air purifiers, to pill holders, to a roaming safety digital camera
The most important query is how a lot of it’s possible to deploy in your house. How usually does it make sense to vary what’s on prime, or will you select one an cleave it at that.
It is nonetheless an attention-grabbing idea although that can see the sunshine of day in a delivery product. Plus, it really works with Matter and Apple Dwelling.
Expertise Surprise
Expertise Surprise is the model that has introduced us the good chook feeder Chicken Buddy. For CES 2025, they’ve a brand new good digital camera designed to your backyard.
It is the Petal modular digital camera with swappable lenses — both macro or extensive. It may be positioned within the backyard, wrapped round a model, or hooked up to a stand with a photo voltaic charger.
Petal means that you can regulate your backyard and the creatures that pop up in it. It may additionally use Ai to watch your crops and see how they had been doing.
In fact, the app has an AI chatbot that means that you can discuss to your backyard. You’ll be able to ask your backyard how its doing, what it wants, learn how to appeal to totally different animals, and extra.
U-Tec
U-Tec made waves through the tech present with what it pitches because the world’s first extremely Wideband good lock. Whereas it does assist Matter, this one comes with asterisks.
From a excessive stage, the Ultraloq Bolt Mission UWB+NFC, helps UWB for fast unlocking, Wi-Fi, and a one-year battery life.
With Matter, it helps Apple Dwelling. On the similar time, it does not assist NFC on iPhones or Apple Dwelling Key.
Apple additionally helps UWB locks through Apple Dwelling primarily based on the Aliro spec. That spec is not finalized but although, or the chipsets it runs on.
Due to that, the UWB assist can be not supported through the Dwelling app. It’s going to work largely the identical although, it simply makes it complicated for shoppers.
We received to see a demo of lock through the present and had been impressed by how correct and quick it actually was. A extra high-end model will ship with the Aliro spec is finalized and totally assist Matter.
It’s going to ship in Q1 of 2025 and can carry a price ticket of $399. A extra inexpensive model with out UWB is launching with Matter and a fingerprint reader for $199.
Ecovacs
The brand new X8 Professional Omni is the newest flagship vacuum from Ecovacs. It carries various new advantages over the past era fashions.
This up to date mannequin features a new reservoir within the docking station for cleansing resolution and an auto-cleaning mop.
The mop can prolong out the facet to scrub towards surfaces and its improved AI is best at recognizing objects. Like different Ecovacs merchandise, it can quickly assist Matter.
It’s going to develop into accessible in February for $1,399.
Flic
Button connoisseur Flic is out with its newest bodily management — the Flic Duo. This was teased previous to CES the place we received our first take a look at it.
Because the identify implies, it is a good management with two buttons on it. It additionally has varied sensors to unlock much more performance.
You’ll be able to single press, double press, or maintain every of the 2 buttons for various instructions. Then the button can deal with press and wrist flicks left or proper and it may be rotated.
For instance, you possibly can rotate it to the left to dim lights and switch to the fitting to brighten them. You’ll be able to press a button and flick the button to the fitting to cycle by way of totally different bulb colours.
It may be a bit overwhelming with every of those varied instructions. And it does assist Apple Dwelling through Matter and has a 3 12 months battery.
It is priced at $49 and can ship someday in Q2 of 2025.
Aqara
Aqara went all-out with CES 2025, however the staggered rollout makes it onerous to decipher what’s wholly new for the present. Nonetheless, we picked our favourite units we received to check out.
Beginning out is the Panel Hub S1 Plus US. It is a touchscreen controller that may exchange a lightweight change in your house.
You’ll be able to management any Aqara equipment in your house in addition to see stay feeds of your Aqara cameras. Plus, because it’s Matter-equipped, any Matter equipment may even present up right here — extra purpose so as to add extra Matter units.
We additionally appreciated the up to date Doorbell Digicam Hub G410. It is similar to the prevailing G4 doorbell however has a wider area of view and can even act as a hub to your residence.
Most individuals will probably be excited for the FP300 — its newest presence sensor. Presence sensors are much more correct than movement sensors however they’re costlier, so there have been only a few accessible in Apple Dwelling so far.
It makes use of a mix of mmWave and PIR sensors to precisely detect when an individual is within the room versus different movement. Plus, in comparison with the earlier fashions, it is completely battery powered.
Over Thread, the battery will final two years and with Zigbee it can final three. Just like the FP2, it may be set as much as create a number of digital zones for separated automations.
Lastly, we’ve got the long-awaited Digicam Hub G5 Professional. It is an indoor/out of doors digital camera with each Wi-Fi or PoE variations accessible.
PoE offers you fixed energy and wired web for improved reliability which is sort of distinctive within the good residence house proper now. This marks the primary out of doors digital camera for Aqara, alongside the additionally coming G100 digital camera.
These new units will all be launching within the first half of 2025 with pricing but to be introduced on most of them.
LifX
Now revived, LifX is again at CES with new wares for 2025. The perfect of all the brand new merchandise is the LifX Luna.
It is a multi-color good gentle with an oval form. It may be mounted on the wall or ceiling and works each horizontal and vertical relying on your property.
As a substitute of being one gentle that may be totally different colours, it might probably present a number of colours directly for a extra vibrant and distinctive look.
This may ship in February for $149.
Nanoleaf
Canada-based Nanoleaf has lastly entered the ground lamp market with its new Sensible Multicolor Ground Lamp. It has a spherical base and a tall matte black beam the place the oblique gentle emanates from.
They are saying it helps over 16 million colours, music syncing, and gradient shows that may be configured within the Nanoleaf app. The brand new lamp helps Matter over Wi-Fi and works with the businesses new Sense+ change.
The Sensible Multicolor Ground Lamp is priced at $99.99USD and is obtainable for pre-order now on Nanoleaf’s web site.
Ecobee
Going with an analogous technique as Honeywell, Ecobee is launching its new low-cost good thermostat — the Ecobee Important. It is significantly better trying, however has a barely increased $129.99 price ticket.
It appears to be like acquainted to any Ecobee fan with a rounded sq. physique and a sophisticated black face. The physique is now white plastic, in comparison with the steel on the higher-end fashions.

The Ecobee Sensible Thermostat Important has many of the similar options however a cheaper price level
The display is barely smaller than the others as properly, and whereas it’s suitable with their sensors, none are included within the field. The identical because the preexisting mid-tier choice, too.
In any other case, you get lots of the advantages of the Ecobee ecosystem together with native assist for Apple Dwelling.
It’s going to start delivery in March.
Roborock
There was a wealth of recent merchandise on show on the Roborock sales space throughout CES. Together with the Saros 10, Saros 10R, and Saros Z70 — the final of which has a full-on robotic arm.
Beginning with the Saros 10 and 10R, launching in January or February for $1,599 every. They’re very related, but have some notable variations.
The Saros 10 has 22,000Pa of suction, the newest VibraRise 4.0 mopping system, and the tried-and-true LDS navigation that may now retract whereas the Saros 10R has twin spinning mops, related suction, and the brand new Starlight navigation system with AI.
Each bots are comparable to at least one one other and which to purchase depends upon your property. Greatest we will decipher, the Saros 10 is best when you have shiny flooring whereas the 10R is best when you have textured flooring, resembling laminate.
Neither fairly examine to the eye-catching Saros Z70. Whereas the opposite two launch quickly, the Z70 will probably be coming between Could and June and contains a robotic arm.
The OmniGrip arm has 5 axis and might clear objects because it goes. At present, the arm is ready to detect socks, sandals, tissues, and towels underneath 300 grams and extra will probably be added through updates.
As soon as an object is detected, it can put it in its appropriate place. You’ll be able to prepare it to know that socks go close to the laundry room whereas sneakers go close to the door.
It additionally options the remainder of the newest tech together with the twin spinning mops, next-gen Starlight AI navigation, and 22,000Pa of suction.
We received to see this demoed in individual and whereas it was clearly in a managed setting, we’re past keen to do this out in our residence.
TP-Hyperlink
TP-Hyperlink has continued to increase its Tapo line with the brand new Tapo C840. It is a child cam that works straight with Apple Dwelling.
This distinctive system has twin cameras, one a tele lens to see the newborn up shut and one extensive lens to see the entire crib or room on the similar time.
There aren’t many child cameras for Apple Dwelling, giving it an awesome market benefit. On prime of that, utilizing the Tapo app, you will get AI alerts when the newborn’s face is obscured or they begin crying.
TP-Hyperlink has a number of mounting choices, together with a desk prime holder or a crib attachment. It’s going to ship “quickly” with a worth to be introduced.