Best Tech Buys for Your Apartment Under $50

As technology advances, why shouldn’t our apartment gadgets evolve as well? The introduction of many smart devices that can link with other products in your apartment can help you increase productivity and save energy. Our friends at Garden Communities California helped us find gadgets for each room in your apartment.

Living Room: Chromecast by Google – $35

Chromecast from Google makes streaming your favorite music, movies, and televisions shows easy. Simply plug Chromecast into the HDMI port on your television and download the Google Cast app on your iPhone or Android device. Google believes your smartphone is the ultimate remote control: simply tap the “cast” button on your screen to transfer what’s playing on your phone to the big screen. Control from anywhere in your house and use without disrupting phone activities or draining your battery. The Chromecast app gives you access to over 200,000 TV shows and movies as well as 30 million songs, radio channels, sports channels, and much more!

Bathroom: H2O Vibe Rain Shower Speaker – $39.99

Add a soundtrack for your morning shower with the H2O Vibe Rain Shower Speaker Head. The combined powerful rain showerhead and the Bluetooth speaker attachment can play music from devices up to 32 feet away. Not only will you be able to listen to music while in the shower, you can even answer and accept calls. The detachable speaker can be used in other rooms besides the bathroom. Install this product within minutes, without the need for a plumber.

Bedroom: Clocky – $39.99

Clocky is an alarm clock like no other – it runs away, on its own, to get you out of bed in the morning. If you choose to snooze, Clocky will jump off of your nightstand and run around beeping. Use Clocky on carpet or wood and be astounded by its ability to jump from three feet high. This product features a robotic sound and flashing lights as it runs to make sure you wake up. Don’t worry about over sleeping and never be late with the purchase of Clocky! Choose from 9 vibrant color schemes.

Kitchen: hiku – $49.99

hiku is the perfect kitchen companion with the ability to scan barcodes and voice recognition technology to create a shared shopping list that will be transferred to your smartphone. You will no longer forget important grocery items with this innovative product. Hiku is compact and easy to use – just simply scan the barcode of a grocery item or speak the items and the technology does the rest of the work for you. This product can be used at any store with the convenience of always having your shopping list with you. You no longer need to guess what you need or don’t need from the store. Also, you can shop online from Amazon Fresh and Wal-Mart for increased flexibility and convenience. Save money by integrating this gadget into your apartment.

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