Jennifer Sheahan: The smart home devices worth the spend

The Home of the Year winner works in the technology sector. These are the smart items she rates in her own living space 

Smart lighting; The living area in Jennifer Sheahan's home. Picture: Moya Nolan

In the last decade or so it seemed like every possible item in our homes was being made “smart”. Calling an item smart just means that it is connected to the Internet, and so can be controlled remotely. 

The flurry seems to have subsided recently, and in the calm after the hype storm, I thought it would be good to look back and critically assess which of these smart items turned out to be useful in the long run.