I used to loathe smart home products, believing them to be little more than marketing fluff and rather pointless gimmicks, but I have grown to appreciate what modern devices can do for the home.

Smart plugs can be a blessing or a curse. They're a blessing if you hook them up to things like lamps or humidifiers or 3D printers you want to be able to shut down from afar. But they're a curse if ...

Do you wish for a home full of smart appliances and gadgets that you can operate with your voice or smartphone but you don't want to spend a fortune on all new items? Well, we have some good news: The ...

Whether you’re just starting your smart home journey or expanding to yet another room, smart plugs are one of the easiest and ...

Most smart plugs and their app-based controls are designed for indoor use. For outdoor smart plugs, you need to find a specialized model — which is where our hours of testing at CNET come in handy.

Have you ever wondered whether you left your hair straightener on? Or maybe you want an easier solution than those archaic manual timers for your holiday decorations? Or perhaps you wonder how much ...

Now head over to Amazon to get the Amazon Smart Plug for just $13 instead of its regular price of $25. It’s discounted by $12 ...

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There are lots of smart home products that work with Apple’s HomeKit interface, which makes secure setup a breeze and allows you to control everything from the Home app on your iPhone. But as many ...

Smart plugs allow you to take any device that plugs into a wall and make it into a smart device. If you connect a smart plug to your holiday lights, you can control them remotely via a companion app.

They’re not complicated, but smart plugs can make life a bit more convenient and, honestly, a little more fun. I like saying “Goodnight” to Alexa and having all the lamps and the holiday lights click ...