Smart home devices are convenient but often have hefty price tags. A versatile alternative is the smart plug, which turns ordinary household items into interactive gadgets. Once the smart plug is ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

Remember The Clapper? The plug-in staple may have made for a catchy jingle in the 1980s, but it could also be considered as a primitive ancestor of today's smart plug-- that is, if you can say ...

Smart plugs offer the convenience of a smart home without the cost of new connected devices. And pairing them with Apple's Shortcuts app opens up a world of automation possibilities. I've written for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've gone from big workstations being converted into protable laptops, and then into smartphones that we carry around in our pockets. We find ...

Smart plus with wifi is a modern marvel which provides convenient and easy controlling access at hand, one can connect their ...

There are a growing number of smart appliances and gadgets on the market that can upgrade your at-home setup. If you want, you can find everything from the commonplace, like smart light bulbs and ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

SINGAPORE - Five schools in Singapore have installed a new smart plug system that tracks and optimises energy use across school equipment, helping them achieve 8 per cent to 20 per cent energy savings ...

Thousands of Amazon shoppers have been snapping up a set of smart plugs. Promising to allow buyers to control when their appliances turn on or off with their voice, or schedule them for automatic use, ...