Every smart home reaches a crossroads when deciding on a small yet crucial device: smart plugs or smart wall outlets. Let's ...

Hagop is passionate about smart home products, especially when it comes to making life easier. He's always eager to try out new technologies to make life easier, in terms of cleaning, automation, and ...

The biggest advantage of a smart plug is its plug-and-play design -- literally any power receptacle can host a smart plug with minimal effort. Alongside smart speakers and smart light bulbs, smart ...

Every smart plug in your home draws 1–2 watts of standby power to maintain its Wi-Fi connection. That might not sound like ...

Holiday homes are turning into winter wonderlands with lights, music, and, in some cases, a lot more. Products to help manage your lights and kits can offer some extra fun this season. Consumer ...

While the demand for smart homes is rising, cost is still a barrier. However, some devices can help you enjoy the benefits of smart technology without the trouble of a complete overhaul. You can use a ...

In theory, Matter is supposed to make smart home devices easier to set up and much more user-friendly. With Matter being a big feature of TP-Link’s new smart plug, that goal is accomplished to a T.

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Practically every smart home company you can think of offers at least one smart plug: Amazon, Govee, TP-Link, Wyze, and others ...

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This smart plug deal is a quick and easy way to make your house a smart home. The Belkin Wemo Smart Plug with Matter’s Thread mesh networking comes in a three-pack, and it’s fully compatible with your ...

It’s easy to focus on smart home deals that are primarily centered around big purchases like smart speakers or security camera deals. However, something that is often more of a game changer than you’d ...