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Elgato Eve Room $80 elgato.com

> Most air-quality sensors simply measure the level of CO in the air, but the Eve Room includes additional sensors that can detect fumes from paint and cleaning equipment, and other chemical compounds. It works with Siri as well, so you can ask your iPhone for a quick update whenever you feel the need to.

FitBit Blaze $200 fitbit.com/blaze

> Fitbit’s range of fitness trackers are really popular, and the top-of-the-range Blaze can give the Apple Watch a run for its money (if you’ll pardon the pun). It provides GPS fitness tracking, heart-rate monitor, sleep tracking, touchscreen controls, and you can even play music from your iPhone to help get you fired up.

Jawbone UP2 $100 jawbone.com

> The UP2 is a really slim, lightweight fitband that you can wear all day like a little bracelet. It’s somewhat basic – in fact, it doesn’t even have a proper screen – but it can monitor running or walking activity and then send the data to your iPhone. It’s also really stylish, with different band types and colors to choose from.

Withings Aura $300 withings.com

> You can buy the Aura alarm clock on its own for $190, but it works better with the optional sleep sensor that you attach to your mattress. This can monitor your movement and breathing at night in order to provide a really detailed analysis of your sleep patterns, and what might affect them.

Withings Smart Body Analyzer $150 withings.com

> Probably the smartest of the current generation of smart scales, the Body Analyzer can check your weight, body fat, BMI, heart rate, air-quality, and – with its built-in Wi-Fi – even the weather forecast. The companion Health Mate app also works as a fitness tracker on your iPhone.