We’re surrounded by smart technology that’s designed to make our lives easier. So why shouldn’t our homes get in on the game? It’s easier than ever to bring smart, connected technology into your home with the help of something you already own — your smartphone. If you’re looking to get a start building your own smart home, here are five pieces of smart tech that will help monitor and manage your home with the aid of phone apps for easy control. Cool or heat your home Honeywell The Honeywell Smart Thermostat with Voice Control A smart thermostat lets you control the temperature of your home from afar using your smartphone and could even help save you money by cutting energy costs. The Honeywell Smart Thermostat with Voice Control is a basic programmable thermostat that features a large touchscreen display instead of the standard buttons or dials. The Honeywell also has voice controls, so you can tell it “make it warmer” — even from across the room — and it will adjust the temperature accordingly. And, of course, it’s connected to your home network over Wi-Fi, so you can control it using your computer or smartphone. Price: $299 at Amazon The Nest Thermostat Nest Not what you’re looking for? Then check out the Nest Learning Thermostat, a smart thermostat without voice controls that focuses instead on helping you save energy. The Nest can tell when you’re not home, so it turns the cooling or heat down to save you some cash. The Nest also aims to keep your home just the right temperature for you, so it remembers your temperature adjustments and tweaks its temperature program accordingly. Price: $249 at Amazon Stay safe from fire and other hazards The Nest Protect Smoke and CO Detector Nest You probably already have smoke detectors in your home, but newer detectors do the job more intelligently. For example, who enjoys dealing with a smoke detector’s false alarm after burning something in the kitchen? With the Nest Protect Smoke and CO detector, all you have to do to turn the alarm off is wave