I’ve been using smart home products for something like a decade, ever since I bought my first house and discovered it had some very inconveniently placed light switches. Rather than reroute the wiring for those switches, I went the comparatively cheaper route of buying a handful of Philips Hue bulbs—the simple white ones, I ain’t rich—and a smart speaker to control them. I didn’t know at the time that this would turn into a hobby, but here I am. 2026 has p