Manage smart plugs with your Apple devices by tying them into HomeKit. Once it's done, you'll be able to manage them alongside your other smart home devices.

Like many modern smart home gadgets, Belkin’s Wemo brand of smart plugs has a tendency to phone home every time you turn on a lamp. [Gigawatts] wasn’t having it, so they figured out how… ...

Smart sockets that let you control an electrical plug over the Internet may sound cutting edge, but they can also be rife with security flaws.

But he also didn’t care much; once he confirmed that the hardware was good, he just uploaded the custom firmware he’d previously developed for another ESP8266 bulb.

The Amazon Smart Plug is also simple to set up, only requiring you to plug it in and open the Alexa app to get going. Amazon recommends using it with lamps, fans, coffee makers, and more.

This compact outdoor plug looks good and is compatible with just about any smart home ecosystem you might want to build around.

A smart plug can be installed between electrical cords and sockets to act as a remote-control power switch. Therefore, smart plugs can be used to turn "dumb" electrical equipment into "smart ...

The Xiaomi Mi Smart Plug WiFi looks like any number of add-on smart outlets on the market. It’s a chunky block of white with a single three-prong receptacle in the center of the device.

This Alexa-compatible plug-in smart dimmer gets the job done, but alternatives from Belkin, Lifx, and Philips Hue are all more fully featured, and more cost effective, too.

Check out this Amazon holiday deal: Select artificial Christmas trees come with a free Amazon Echo Pop and Amazon Smart Plug. This deal saves you a total of $64.98.