#Smart wall screen portable#
#Smart wall screen pro#

Before trying a smart display, I was scrolling through my phone with greasy fingers, continuously unlocking and locking it.

#Smart wall screen pro#

The biggest pro for me (Medea) is the ability to see and hear recipes when I'm getting my hands dirty in the kitchen. And because they're made to be displayed, you don't have to get an extra stand-as you would if you wanted to use an iPad in this way, for example. Smart displays can act as hubs for your smart home devices, like security cameras and bulbs, so you can control everything with your voice and quickly call up video feeds. The screens and cameras (on some models) are a step above a cheap speaker or expensive tablet. Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.Īnything a smart speaker can do, a smart display can (usually) do better. This includes unlimited access to and our print magazine (if you'd like). Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off).

#Smart wall screen portable#

Updated February 2022: We've added Lenovo's Smart Clock Gen 2 as our bedroom pick and the Facebook Portal Go as a portable option. Most of our picks use Google Assistant instead of Amazon's Alexa because it's often easier to set up devices that use Google's services, and Google provides a simpler experience in some ways.īe sure to check out our many other buying guides, including our roundups of all our favorite smart speakers and specific guides for Google Assistant and Alexa speakers. We've tested most of the major displays on the market and have listed our favorites below. When you put Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa into a smart speaker with a tablet-sized screen, you get a fun way to see the weather or album art, watch TV shows, make video calls, and other (mostly) useful stuff.

A smart display might be for you if you want the convenience of a smart assistant with the added bonus of having something to look at.