12 Cool Gadgets on Amazon!

1. Outlet Nightlight

This SnapPower Guidelight found {here} is an outlet wall plate that has a built-in LED nightlight – it’s awesome! You get all of the benefits of a night light without losing access to any of your outlets, plus it doesn’t require batteries or wiring. The “installation” is ridiculously simple – you simply turn off the breaker to the outlet, remove the old outlet plate, pop this one on (the two prongs on the back fit around the two sides of the outlet),

screw the plate on and then flip the breaker back on. Literally under five minutes from start to finish! They’re perfect for bathrooms or to light up a hallway at night:

You can also find it in the motion activated version {here} which is perfect if you like to sleep in the pitch dark but have a nightlight go on when it senses you walking into your bathroom at night.

2. Slim Outlet Concealer with Cord

{This super slim outlet concealer with cord} is awesome if you want to be able to push your furniture back flush to the wall but can’t because something is plugged into the outlet. I just installed one behind our dining room console and have them behind my girls’ nightstand and our bedroom dresser too! You can see it in action in my Instagram Reel {here}.

3. Laser Level

If you do a lot of home improvement projects or even if you just have a grouping of art you need to hang, a laser level is a must-have cool gadget! Without it, there’s no way that I would have been able to get all of the art prints around our TV level and perfectly lined up with each other! My technique for hanging multiple pieces of art like this was to have Jeff hold the laser level while I put down painter’s tape along the line of the laser beam. A single row of lined up art is super quick and simple but even my more complicated wall only took about 15-20 minutes to get everything taped off:

Then centering a hanger at the exact right spot and hanging each piece is a breeze. I knocked it out with no extra holes in the wall and perfectly straight art – yay!

Room Sources: Rug  |  Rattan chair  |  Ceiling light  |  White tassel pillow  |  Media console (similar)  | Acrylic coffee table (similar)

I’ve also used my laser level for wallpapering, installing trim, hanging shelves and all sorts of other projects. The exact laser level I have is no longer available since I’ve had it for years but {this laser level} is a budget-friendly option that gets great reviews.

There are also several cool gadgets you can use to hang a single picture or mirror level such as {this Hang-O-Matic Picture Hanging Tool} that gets good reviews – I’ve never tried it, have you?

4. Dog Water Bottle

I got {this dog water bottle} for Cricket a few months ago and wish I had known about it years ago! I bought it for when we travel back and forth from CT to NC but it’s so handy that I’ve started taking it on long walks with her too. You fill it up with water and can throw it in your travel bag without any worry of leaking (or it has a loop you can use to tie it on a backpack) and then when you want to offer water to your dog, you simply toggle a button to unlock it and then press a button to allow water to flow into the little bowl part where your dog drinks it:

5. Smart Garage Door Opener

Jeff bought {this smart garage door opener} for our NC home last year and definitely one of the coolest gadgets on Amazon! You simply plug in the wifi hub, attach the sensor to the back of your garage door, and connect it to the app on your phone. It works with most garage door openers but double check the product listing info for compatibility with yours.

Once installed, you can use the app to open and close your garage door from anywhere (including when we’re states away in CT). It’s a great way to let someone into your garage without giving them your keypad code or clicker. You can also invite others to be able to use it with their guest feature (for example, if you want someone to check on your home while you’re on vacation). And my favorite part is that if you’re like me and sometimes drive away not remembering if you closed the garage door or not, a quick check in the app will tell you if you did and allow you to shut it if needed.

6. Electric Can Opener

I shared this cool gadget for your kitchen on Instagram Stories a few months ago but don’t think I ever shared on the blog! It’s a can opener that’s electric (I found it {here}) and does all the work for you but it’s small enough to throw in a drawer:

Why is it better than a manual can opener? I love that it opens the can under the rim instead of on top of it so you can actually place the lid back on (which is really nice for things like canned dog food that you only use part of and want to throw in the fridge for use later in the day).

And it’s great for those who have trouble using a manual can opener due to issues like arthritis too. Be sure to see my post on Amazon kitchen gadgets for more of my favorites!

7. Ember Mug

I bought {this Ember Smart Mug} for Jeff as a Christmas gift since he’s an all-day coffee drinker and he’s told me now about 50 times how much he loves it! It’s different from a regular coffee heating pad/plate because the mug also keeps the coffee piping hot for up to 1.5 hours off the charging coaster (FYI, the charging coaster needs to be plugged in – the cord on ours is lying behind the mug where you can’t see it in the pic):

Using the Ember Mug app you can set the temperature of your coffee to the precise temp that you like best and receive notifications.

8. Programmable Light Switch

We’ve always been terrible about remembering to turn our outdoor lights on at night and off in the morning so several years ago we bought {this programmable switch} that turns your lights on and off for you! It was simple – we just swapped the switch for our outdoor flood lights with this programmable one…

and now they automatically go on at sunset and off at sunrise (you can also specify your own on and off times or put it on random mode which is nice for when you’re on vacation).

Porch sources: Black lantern sconces  |  Planters  |  “oh hello” doormat

It comes with detailed instructions so was a pretty simple DIY but as with anything electrical, hire an electrician if you aren’t 100% comfortable with doing it yourself.

If you want to make multiple lights throughout your home “smart”, my favorite way to do that is with Caséta by Lutron’s smart lighting system. We have it in five rooms of our home and LOVE all of the functionality (especially being able to control the lights remotely when we’re away) – begin with {this starter kit} and build out your smart lighting system from there!

9. TubShroom

If you’ve got girls with long hair, you know that hair clogging the shower drain is issue. This TubShroom found {here} fits any standard sized drain and does an awesome job of catching hair before it can clog up your pipes:

To install, you simply take off the current drain cover (which typically screws off) and insert the TubShroom. If your drain cover is the type that moves up and down depending on whether you want to shower or fill a bathtub, you probably want {this version of the TubShroom} that includes a stopper.

10. Smart Kup Car Cup Holder + 11. Drop Stop Seat Gap Filler

If your car has a cup holder that’s too small for your coffee mug or water bottle, {this Smart Kup Holder} is the simple fix! It fits all of my chunky water bottles (including my Hydroflask) that my regular cup holder doesn’t accommodate:

And I love that it has a cut-out on the side for a handle so it fits my favorite travel mug that doesn’t work in the standard cup holder! (Yikes, I didn’t realize how dusty my car was until I saw this pic 😂)

While we’re talking about cool gadgets for your car, I also swear by {this “Drop Stop” seat gap filler} that goes between your seat and the center console on each side:

I used to lose my cell phone and other stuff down in that crevice all the time 🙈 so totally love having it!

12. Robot Vacuum

{This Shark IQ Self-Empty Robot Vacuum} is a newish cool gadget of mine that I’m pretty smitten with! While a lot of robot vacuums just bounce around the room and miss spots, the Shark IQ goes methodically back and forth so nothing is missed. When it’s done, it automatically returns to the base, empties, and is ready to go for the next time you need it. It also maps out your entire home and then you can boss it around and tell it which rooms to clean! I haven’t had it do the mapping of our home yet but it’s a feature I’m anxious to try out.

I still do heavier vacuum cleaning with my Dyson or Shark cordless vacs that have more powerful suction than my robot vacuum but having the Shark Robot Vac has definitely cut down the number of times I vacuum. Check out my post on Shark vs. Dyson cordless vacuums for more on those!

That’s the last on my list of 12 cool gadgets on Amazon! I  have a bunch of favorite kitchen gadgets that I didn’t include in this post since I’ve already shared those with you – if you missed it, be sure to check out my 15 favorite Amazon kitchen gadgets!

Also check out my post on my favorite Amazon home decor.

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