The 12 Best Smart Home Devices Transforming Homes in 2025

By now, “smart” versions exist of just about every home appliance, gadget and gizmos we can think of. However, manufacturers continue to come up with new ways to inject everyday devices with new features designed to make our lives easier, more informed, or just more colorful.

The latest devices – and those slated for release next year – offer some of the most advanced and innovative functionality we’ve seen yet. Many of them harness the power of AI, either generative AI or predictive machine learning, to understand our habits and fit seamlessly into our lives.

While not all of these devices are available yet (and I can't guarantee all of them will make it into our hands before the end of 2025), these are some of the most interesting and potentially useful that have been released recently or are on the cards for next year.

Ring Always Home Cam

Ring has been teasing its indoor drone camera for some time, but so far, it hasn't been available to buy. This year, we could finally get the chance to get our hands on what is certainly a very futuristic piece of kit, if it finally goes on general release. The camera autonomously navigates your home, alerting you to intruders or security threats in real time and returning to its dock to charge.

MagicFit Smart Fitness Mirror

It’s a floor-standing mirror that also gives you personalized fitness training, analyzing your form and counting out reps as you work out. Smart weights and a bench are also available for the ultimate home exercise platform, and unlike some similar devices, they don't require a paid subscription.

Google Nest Hub Max

Probably the most fully featured and versatile of the current crop of smart home assistant hubs. Google’s most recent Nest Hub has connectivity with a huge range of devices and standards, as well as a large, useful screen and powerful speakers. A great choice for a home hub if you aren’t tied into a competing ecosystem.

LG Styler ShoeCase With ShoeCare

First, demonstrated at CES 2023, this could be the year that the ultimate sneakerhead's gadget finally becomes available. The ShoeCase offers stylish visual storage for your collection of limited-edition sneakers and is capable of autonomously keeping them clean thanks to the built-in ShoeCare TrueSteam system.

Samsung Ballie

Ballie is an autonomous AI home companion that, according to Samsung,  will be able to assist with home tasks by connecting to and managing home appliances. It also acts as a mobile security camera and has a built-in projector that can project images onto floors and walls. It can even feed your pets! Ballie is another device that has been teased for some time but may finally see a release in 2025.

Philips Wi-Fi Palm Recognition Smart Deadbolt

Smart locks and home entry systems have been growing in popularity in recent years, and Philips has consistently created innovative models. This latest smart deadbolt relies on biometric palm data, so there’s no more need to remember PINs or fumble for keys.

SiiPet Pet Camera

Billed as the world's first pet behavior analysis camera, this device offers real-time monitoring for abnormal behaviors, which could be an early warning of health problems. It is able to identify and track the behavior of multiple pets and offer explanations and recommendations based on their activities in the home.

Motion Pillow

Demonstrated at CES this year and hopefully available during 2025, this pillow connects to an app that detects snoring and automatically adjusts the sleeper's head position by inflating or deflating segments of its memory foam filling. The app also collects and analyzes sleep data to help you get a good night’s rest.

Kohler Stillness Infinity Bath

This bath not only gives an infinity-pool experience, with overflowing water continuously circulating through surrounding channels, but it also features built-in aromatherapy and chromotherapy experiences, all controlled from the Kohler Connect smartphone app for the ultimate immersive bathing experience. It is not currently available and is unlikely to be cheap when it finally is.

Ebo Air Pet Robot Camera

Another pet camera, this one, is designed to follow it around the house on its mini caterpillar tracks, acting as a companion and playmate and enabling you to keep an eye on your pet’s activities while out of the house.

LG MoodUP Fridge Freezer

Certainly the most colorful smart refrigerator, this new model from LG is built from LED panels, which offer 438 combinations of colors. It also features the innovative InstaView functionality, where knocking on a panel twice causes it to turn transparent, allowing you to see inside without opening the door.

As we look at these innovative smart home devices for 2025, it's clear that we're entering an era where AI and automation are becoming seamlessly integrated into our daily lives. While some of these products may seem futuristic – and their price points might initially put them out of reach for many consumers – they represent the exciting direction that home technology is taking. As these technologies mature and become more accessible, they promise to make our homes not just smarter, but more responsive to our needs, more secure, and ultimately more enjoyable places to live.