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 ...

A smart plug is a two-ended device. One end plugs into an electrical outlet, and the other end is a receptacle into which you plug in an electrical appliance. The reason that it is “smart” is that it ...

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 ...

Smart plugs can be controlled from your phone or through smart home devices like a smart home hub or speaker. Rather than ...

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 ...

When it comes time to automate our homes, many of us turn to smart plugs. We can easily upgrade our dumb devices with a smart plug, allowing us to do everything from turning them on and off remotely ...

The plethora of smart home devices available today deliver all manner of opportunities, but it’s fair to say that interfacing with them is more often done in the browser or an app than in the terminal ...

Indiana Michigan Power is encouraging customers to reduce “phantom energy” use — electricity consumed by devices that remain plugged in but not actively operating, according to a community ...