The term "smart home" seems rather quaint in 2024; almost every device you can get for the home nowadays has the potential to offer some internet or home hub integration. However, dedicated smart home devices that focus on unifying your home's smart controls or offering monitored security are still very popular.
Our time at CES 2025 brought one such device to our attention and earned our Laptop Laurel award for smart homes in the process: Aqara's Presence Sensor (FP300), a multiband sensor for the home that can run on just two CR2450 coin cell batteries.
