Smart plugs can be surprisingly useful outside the house. These four outdoor ideas cover everything from pest control to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Adding a few inexpensive smart plugs around your home can help increase security, save energy, and make ...

Smart plugs aren’t the most complicated smart home device — they really just turn stuff off and on — but they do make life a little easier. Since using smart plugs, I’ve grown accustomed to having the ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Adding a few inexpensive smart plugs around your home can help increase security, save energy, and make ...

Smart plugs help you add some intelligence to home appliances that don't have built-in Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity. With these little intermediaries between your wall outlet and your appliance, ...

Adding a few inexpensive smart plugs around your home can help increase security, save energy, and make everyday living more convenient. An open outlet and a smartphone are all you need to gain remote ...

Smartening up your home these days can be fairly cheap, especially if you know what to pick. One of the best ways to go about things is to get Amazon Smart Plugs because they’re easy to use, ...

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 ...