The Best Smart Products of 2022 // Massive Unboxing and Showcase

This is a massive tech unboxing video, the likes of which you've probably never seen. The good news? I've organized it so you can jump around and find the very best smart home products of 2022! I've also filled this unboxing video with all kinds of stories from me as a content creator and within the smart home industry. I'll tell the stories you've been wondering about.

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Timecodes for today's video:
00:00 - The Best Smart Home Products of 2022
0:42 - Story - The World Has Gone Mad
1:18 - Third Reality Smart Blinds
3:57 - Story - Taking Money For Stuff That's Good
5:24 - SwitchBot Blind Tilt
9:08 - Story - I Screwed Up This Bad
10:16 - Aqara Curtain Driver
13:52 - Story - My First Phone Sucked
14:54 - The Samsung M7 Monitor
20:07 - Story - Our Channel Wasn't Good Enough Until This Year
21:38 - Lutron Caseta Diva
26:09 - Lutron Lamp Dimming Kit
27:56 - Story - We have to solve the big things
28:54 - Zooz Smart Power Bar
31:36 - Zooz Titan
34:39 - Story - A Feature You've Wanted on Every Smart Speaker but Never Got
35:19 - The YoLink Speakr Hub
36:05 - Story - My Biggest Project This Year
37:42 - Midea Air Conditioner and Heat Pump
46:07 - Story - How Smart Lighting Has Changed
46:55 - The Govee M1
53:45 - Enbrighten Cafe Lights
56:44 - Yeelight LED Screen Bar Pro
58:15 - Meross Diffuser MOD150
1:01:37 - Story - Why Buttons
1:02:53 - Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch
1:06:49 - Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote Pro
1:10:21 - Story - Why I'm The World's Best Boss
1:10:57 - Aqara Cube T1 Pro
1:15:22 - YoLink Flex Fob
1:16:23 - GE Cync Wire Free Switch
1:18:55 - Story - 2 Weird Things That Made My House Amazing
1:20:36 - Broadlink
1:22:56 - Flic
1:24:10 - Tuya Gateway and Dial
1:26:50 - Story - So much packed in
1:28:17 - Fire TV Cube 3rd Generation
1:35:56 - MeCool KA1
1:37:10 - An Accessory For Your Echo 4th Gen
1:39:04 - Echo Dot 5th Generation
1:44:46 - Story - My Coasters
1:45:20 - Hoobs
1:46:30 - Ikea Dirigera
1:51:10 - Story - Home Assistant Pressure Cooker
1:53:54 - Story - I'm a sucker
1:54:32 - SwitchBot Lock
1:59:52 - Wyze Gun Safe
2:02:58 - The Pixoo 64
2:05:46 - Smart Glasses
2:07:14 - Story - Our shirts
2:08:22 - Blue Tiger Solare
2:11:45 - Story - Canadian Content
2:12:29 - Sinope Water Leak Prevention System
2:19:57 - A Dehumidifier From Midea
2:25:59 - Story - Weird Product Categories That Explode
2:26:43 - Dreo
2:33:40 - Story - Why Sensors Matter
2:35:08 - Aqara P1
2:36:02 - Zooz's Cheap Z-Wave Sensors
2:40:39 - ThirdReality Temperature and Humidity
2:42:06 - Homeseer Flex Sensor
2:43:41 - Story - Smart Cameras Are A Double Edged Sword
2:45:16 - EZVIZ B2C
2:48:31 - Eufy HomeBase 3 and 3 Series Cameras
2:54:14 - Wyze Cam Pro

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Thanks for watching, and Don't Hate, Automate.

Brian

[kimcunningham]

Thanks as always for the great quality, fun, informative and down to earth reviews! I'm looking forward to more in 2023. Happy New Year.

[thomasottvideos]

The best to you and yours, Brian, for a healthy Christmas 2022 filled with great memories.

Kind regards,
T.
Phoenix, Arizona USA

[TheKentuckyConservative]

I have to commend you on how you dealt with the subject of climate change. The radicals who deface property and scream incessantly, and outright deniers who refuse to take any stock or responsibility whatsoever are both extremely cringe (to me) and not at all helpful. You navigated that very well and made it almost moot to your point which was ultimately about saving money. I certainly appreciated it and thank you for it

[enhompe]

Super comprehensive roundup! I'm impressed with Aqara, but I don't think their geolocation function is mature enough yet to compare with, say, Smartthings. When they get that control to be more granular, I'm jumping ship!

[JunkfoodJunction]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Brian to you and your family. Thank you for guiding us through automation in 2022!

[StarkillerRadio]

i am in America. The Gun Safe is a plus for my home.

[BudsSmartHome]

Thanks for the video Brian. Merry Christmas!

[MarkKeller]

Amazon's Fire TV Cube is what I wished the Google/Nest mesh Wi-Fi routers were going to be.

[homesteadhappiness]

The curtain opener is perfect for disabled folks

[HughD]

Yet another great job, Brian. It was all very interesting. You must have set some sort of record for the most time-stamped segments in a YouTube video! Happy New Year and keep 'em coming!!!

[josephlemons]

Happy Holidays Brian, thanks for all the tech goodness this year, here’s to a matter explosion next year, much love from Iowa

[guru]

Time for breakfast...thanks for the show!

[AnonymousMiner]

I think you missed part of the home assistant aspect of the hobbyist. If you love tinkering and it’s not just about time savings it can be a SUPER fun project. Also you can spend your time and take say 6 hours setting something up… however the second time in your parents house hopefully an hour… and the third time in your sisters house less than an hour. Just my 2 cents. First time you do anything it can take a while. It all depends on your situation and use case

[chitowntone]

Good info! Timely for me too, because my wife is not too impressed with the automations that require her phone or Siri to control without a manual control for her. My first Aqara button should arrive this morning. More buttons and wall switches coming this year.#ShareTheLove

[vinhennessy]

My concern with the Energy Challenge is fathom power loss. It real, and I’ve learn to control by reducing use of some of my devices.

[PhillyDjHook]

I have that same World Best Boss mug. Great minds do think alike.

[Joseph-kokl]

Love the Yolink stuff I have 8 different items from them and they are a solid product from my experience. Anytime I had a question customer service got right on it.

[maxwellpoe]

Nice video, thank you Brian. I had a Hubitat which broke when I moved to a new house (it won't power on) and I was out of warranty, etc. Now that Smartthings has more local capabilities and getting matter, it seems that it would be a better choice now - since it has an app and is manufactured by a big, well known company. Do you agree with this statement? I'm torn between getting another Hubitat and trying out Smartthings hub...

[coy]

Now with the Samsung M8 out would you recommend it?

[dnoland]

Well done but wow, hard core, 3+ hours!
You missed 1 huge thing on the Diva. It's the first Caseta switch that has a previous dimming state memory. The original Caseta's blinding you at full brightness every time is why I never bought them before.
I have not bought any of their lamp dimmers yet. Do they return to previous state when powered on?