Cyber Monday 2022 deals for smart home tech: speakers, cameras, robot vacs, and more

You have one day left to grab great deals on smart home gadgets like smart lights, smart locks, robot vacuums, security cameras, smart speakers and more. Now that Cyber ​​Monday is in full swing, this may be your last chance to take advantage of these great deals as the Black Friday/Cyber ​​Monday madness is over.

With Matter, the new standard for smart homes, on the horizon, it’s worth keeping an eye out for bargain shopping if you plan to take advantage of new interoperability protocols. (i.e. if you want all your devices to work with different smart home platforms right away). That’s why we’ve mainly emphasized deals for gadgets that work with Matter. If not, it’s a gadget that works on all major platforms.

Some device categories haven’t jumped on the Matter bandwagon yet, like cameras and robot vacuums. I’m not telling you to wait. If you need one, now is definitely the time to buy. Because there are very good deals.

Matter is a new smart home standard that makes it easy for gadgets to work with each other and with whatever platform you want to control them, from Amazon Alexa and Google Home to Apple Home and Samsung SmartThings.

Matter devices require a Matter controller, and devices using Thread (the protocol in which Matter runs) require a Thread border router. Black Friday is the perfect time to grab one of the many gadgets with this feature built in at a bargain price.