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ConnectSense In-Wall Outlets With HomeKit

Shane Whatley — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:36:25 +0000

You can use the Connect Sense In-Wall Outlet to make your outlets smart and compatible with HomeKit, Alexa, or Google Assistant. In this review, I’ll share my personal experience in using this to replace a typical smart plug for use with HomeKit.

Purchase Links (Amazon Affiliate):

Connect Sense 15A Version: https://geni.us/ConnectSense15A
Connect Sense 20A Version: https://geni.us/ConnectSense20A

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Meross UK Smart plug

The Editor — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:21:22 +0000

The latest addition to the Meross range is a UK Smart plug that’s cheap as chips! You can check out our overview video below, or you can read the full written review HERE;

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Eve Energy Strip

Rey G — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 09:51:35 +0000

The Eve Energy Strip features a Red Dot Award-winning design wrapped in an aesthetically pleasing aluminium frame and matte black finish. This power strip features 3 outlets that can each be independently controlled via HomeKit and Siri. The native Eve app also provides power consumption and projected cost estimations! I use this power strip to turn on my Arcade1Up cabinets in my loft since I can power on each cabinet individually or all at a time.

Eve Energy Strip: https://amzn.to/38saRvF

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Vocolinc SmartBar Smart Plug

Chris Young — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 02:27:59 +0000

If you’re looking at picking up a Vocolinc Smartbar smart plug for your SmartHome, please consider using this affiliate link

https://geni.us/HKGVocolincSmartbar

The Vocolinc Smartbar is a wifi smart plug that’s compatible with the three major smart home ecosystems. Whether you’re in the Apple, Amazon or Google camps, or even in multiples at the same time, the Vocolinc smart bar is a great budget smart plug that will let you easily add smart home controls to some of your legacy appliances around the house.

At a current price of $25USD for a two-pack, the Vocolinc Smartbar doesn’t include some of the more advanced features like a nightlight, USB port, or energy monitoring as you would find in some of it’s more expensive competitors, but what it does have is an automatic power cycle feature that will quickly make this a favourite of anyone who’s ever had the need to remotely power cycle a router to figure out that once you turn it off…. You can’t connect to turn it back on.

The Vocolinc Smartbar has been a stable device and I haven’t seen a single disconnect/unavailable message in the short time that I’ve been using it.

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ConnectSense In-Wall Outlet

Eric Welander — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:55:40 +0000

It’s super convenient to have smart plugs built in your wall, but when you add to that the ability to automate HomeKit based on power draw, the possibilities are almost endless! Let’s take a look at this innovative smart outlet and see if it’s a good fit for your smart home.

U.S.A. Store Links:

Buy on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2TNs4sj

Buy direct from ConnectSense: https://iot.connectsense.com/products…

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Eve Energy Strip

Chris Young — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:13:56 +0000

Since first announcing the Eve Energy strip at IFA last year, this is one of those products I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on. I’ve found that I never seem to have enough smart plugs around my house. Power bars are something we all have, typically hiding behind curtains, or pushed underneath a desk or table, but the Eve Energy strip is a power strip that you will be looking for the right place to show it off.

Since releasing the Eve Degree sensor, Eve has been steadily updating all of its products into the Black and Aluminum aesthetic to really give the entire line of products a modern look and feel. When comparing the Eve Energy Strip to the other Homekit capable power-bars, the major thing missing are the USB ports. Although this could be viewed as a negative, I actually applaud Eve for sticking to their design vision and providing a device that I would be looking for the right place to show off to guests. Having extra USB cables hanging out of it would have just destroyed the sleek lines and I’m thankful that the Eve design team stuck to their guns.

Although the Eve Energy strip definitely has the feel of a product built for adults, it’s not totally unaware that there are typically children in the house as well. In the case of the Eve Energy Strip the child-lock mode, which can be enabled from the Eve Home app, allows the adults to disable the buttons on the Energy strip ensuring that little fingers don’t accidentally turn things off they shouldn’t be.

Although the Eve Energy strip is a bit more expensive than the other Homekit options available, I firmly believe that the design allows them to charge a small premium. If you’re looking for a homekit compatible power-strip that you can hide behind a curtain, you might be better served to look at the Vocolinc PM2/2E or the Koogeek options. But if you’re looking for a sleek sexy power-strip that you’re not afraid to let your in-laws see, you can’t go wrong with the Eve Energy Strip.

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VOCOlinc PM2E Smart Power Strip

Dustin Boggus — Sat, 25 May 2019 09:48:13 +0000

While we used the VOCOlinc PM2E Smart Power Strip to help start our day with a good breakfast, it has loads of uses and in this video, we try to help you decide if it’s the right smart power strip for you. In full disclosure, VOCOlinc did provide us with the review unit for the video, but all of the views expressed therein are purely those of my own.

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Aqara Smart Plug

The Editor — Mon, 20 May 2019 03:21:26 +0000

Our video presenting the Aqara smart plug, including unboxing and setting up in the Aqara app.

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Ikea Tradfri Smart Plug – Now With HomeKit!

Chris Young — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 03:14:13 +0000

Ikea has slowly but surely been declaring it’s intentions to be a major player in the smart home world. In this latest update to the Tradfri Gateway, they have filled in one of the missing pieces which was exposing the Ikea Tradfri Smart Plug to Apple HomeKit. Although HomeKit support is not a new thing for the Ikea Tradfri gateway, the Smart Plug was not previously exposed, which upset a lot of people. After months of (im)patiently waiting, Ikea has delivered on their promises to update the system to fully support all three major Smart Home ecosystems (Google Home, Apple HomeKit, and the Amazon Echo based platforms). I predict a great year for Ikea in 2019 as they continue to roll out their Smart Blinds and Smart Speaker partnership with Sonos.

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Smart Plug Comparisons – iDevices, VOCOlinc and iHome

Shane Whatley — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 01:50:27 +0000

With so many options, what is the best smart plug in 2019? In this video, I’ll take a look at three different smart plugs, review and compare them to each other. We will look at the VOCOlinc SmartBar smart plug, the iDevices smart plug, and the iHome smart plug.

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