Imagine finally getting to move into your very own apartment. That is part of the American dream, independent living! How exciting must it be to set up the new place? All the new furniture, setting up your very own little home, according to your own aesthetics; with the walls painted just as you wanted and seeing your Pinterest board coming to life.

So whether it is a very new apartment space or one that you are already living in, other than working on the interiors there is something else that you could potentially look into. You don’t have to be a tech enthusiast to be interested in certain devices, so why not add a few gadgets to your home? Especially ones that would actually be useful on the daily rather than those like expensive Marshall Speakers just to brag about.

Here’s are of some of the best gadgets that you could buy for your apartment. Totally worth the prices they come at too.

Wemo Wi-Fi Smart Plug

Retailing for $24.99 at FirstEnergy Home

One of the best smart plug there is, and much affordable too, the Wemo Smart Plug is not like something you would have seen before. Imagine having control of your power outlet and any device plugged into it, through your mobile phones or even through voice enabled control – that is what the Wemo Smart Plug entails.

Bringing with it a plethora of features, here is what you can expect of the Wemo Smart Plug. This device plugs into your power outlet, on top of which you then plug in your devices. In the event that you aren’t home or are already cozied up in bed and forgot to turn off the space heater in the living room, just pick up your phone and switch the smart plug off with the tap of a button through its Wemo App. The smart plug also works seamlessly with voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and the Google Assistant. It even has an additional feature known as Away Mode, that when it is set, it can switch on any plugged-in light on or off at random hours of the day. It’s perfect for when you aren’t home or away for the weekend, so as to keep intruders away, making it seem like there is somebody home.

Google Nest Mini Smart Speaker

Retailing for $49 at FirstEnergy Home

The Google Nest Mini is more than just a speaker. Sure it’s got rich sound to play your music to, but this Smart Speaker can do so much more than just play whatever song you ask it to from your Spotify playlists or YouTube.

A smart speaker features a built in voice assistant, and in the case of the Nest Mini, it features the Google Assistant. The Nest Mini can sync to quite a lot of devices around your home, like the Smart TV for instance, your smartphone, tablet, and pretty much any other smart device around your home. With the help of the Google Assistant, all you have to do is sit back and leave voice commands – let Google do the rest!

But other than controlling other devices around your home, there is more that the smart speaker can do. Google Assistant lets you take virtual note of your reminders and schedules, can look up weather forecasts and traffic situations, and even basic google searches like looking up the meaning of a word your just came across in the book that you’re reading. It essentially serves as your virtual assistant while also automating your home in certain ways.

WIZ Smart Multicolor LED Strip Extender Kit

Retailing for $13.99 at FirstEnergy Home

Strip lights are all the fad right now. This 3ft. WIZ LED Strip is one that you could begin with if you want to experiment with how they would look in your apartment. The strip light can easily be stuck to any surface, so that means no professional help needed at all!

These LED strip lights look great on the outer frames of doors, shelves and the inside of the cupboards of your wardrobe. Choose from over 16 million color shades to change the color of the LED Strip light and set the mood of the room. Its settings are accessible from the WIZ mobile app so not only is it easy to install by yourselves, there is no rocket science to working the strip lights either, or any external dimmer that needs to be installed for manual control of the lights.

There are of course many more gadgets you could add to your apartment, but the above mentioned devices are some of the more affordable, everyday use devices that would not just be extremely useful but also look great in your home. The Nest Mini comes in 4 shades that equally look good in any setting just as the Wemo Smart Plug would subtly fit into your home aesthetic too. You can find these devices and a lot more on FirstEnergy Home’s website: www.firstenergyhome.com.