After years of testing smart devices in a Prague apartment, I know which ones deliver on their promises and which ones end up in a drawer. These are my honest findings.
A few years ago I spent a small fortune setting up what I thought would be a smart home. Half the devices never worked properly together. The rest became expensive decorations after firmware updates broke their functionality.
That experience pushed me to start documenting what actually works. Not what the marketing materials promise, but what performs reliably after six months of daily use in a real Czech household.
Everything on this site comes from personal testing. I buy the devices myself, use them for months, and write about what I find. No sponsored content, no affiliate deals that could compromise my conclusions.
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After testing six different smart speakers in my Prague flat, I have a clear picture of which ones integrate well with Czech services and which ones struggle with local language support.
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I have run three different robot vacuums through my apartment. The results were more varied than I expected.
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Read the guideEvery device gets at least six months of daily use before I write about it. First impressions are unreliable. The problems usually appear after a few firmware updates.
I test in an actual Prague apartment, not a controlled environment. Czech internet infrastructure, local streaming services, and real-world interference all factor in.
I purchase everything with my own money. The moment a manufacturer sends me a free device, my perspective becomes compromised. That is a line I do not cross.