Smart plugs are a convenient and cost-effective way to turn any home into a smart home, offering a wide array of clever uses around the house. These devices allow you to remotely control any device ...

Person holding a white smart plug in one hand and a smartphone in another - Dikushin Dmitry/Shutterstock Smart plugs are a convenient and cost-effective way to turn any home into a smart home, ...

Make life easier and automate simple tasks with a smart plug. Ahead of Prime Day, Amazon is selling a smart plug for only $13 ...

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I once co-owned a coworking space. The space had doors with magnetic locks, unlocked by a powered relay. My partners and I realized that, if we could switch power to the system on and off, we could ...

A smart plug is a pretty handy gadget, but for a while, they were touted as a device you could add to anything to turn it smart. That's true to a certain degree; you can use a smart plug to add ...

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The new plug-in version of Brilliant’s wired smart switch is simpler to install and just as easy to use. But still-limited integrations keep it from being truly brilliant. If you buy something from a ...

The VOCOlinc Smart Plug is a tiny device that can take any ordinary household item and make it controllable through HomeKit, from your iPhone. Utilizing smart plugs is easy to do because all it takes ...

From routers to your dumb home devices, everything benefits from a smart plug.