In fact, the biggest choice when figuring out how to set up a smart home may be where to begin. And most devices are easy to set up, so creating a smart home is simpler than you might expect.

Turning your home into a connected space can have loads of benefits for most households – from making the day run more smoothly to staying connected to one another, conserving energy, and keeping your home safe and secure.

“At the beginning, you go, ‘Wow, this is really cool,’ but then after a while it’s part of your daily life,” Cook says. Shortly after, the Cooks bought a Nest Hub Max for the kitchen and then added more speakers throughout the house, a Nest thermostat, a smart lock and doorbell, and more. Soon, the whole family was asking Google for the weather and news instead of reaching for their phones. So he got her a Nest Audio, which has Google Assistant built in, to let her use her voice to play music.

John Cook wanted his wife to have an easy way to listen to music when she was getting ready for the day.

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