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There’s no easier way to smarten up your home than with a smart plug. Instead of throwing out a perfectly good toaster or lamp just because Alexa can’t do it for you, you can just plug it into one of these devices. You’ll be turning that dumb device on and off all day with only a voice command or a press in an app.
Additionally, some of thebest smart plugscome with useful features like an auto-off timer or, in the case of the Tapo TP-Link TP15,Mattercompatibility. Thanks to this standard, you can pair this plug to any ecosystem whether you haveAppleHome,AmazonAlexa,GoogleAssistant, orSamsungSmartThings.
Though it’s too late to grab it for a stocking stuffer, you can take advantage of that Christmas cash to get this three pack while it’s onsale at Best Buy. Currently, the retailer has it discounted 52%, meaning it will only cost you $22.99, instead of the usual $49.99. There are still some good post-Christmas dealsafter all.
TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini with Matter three pack:was$49.99now $22.99 at Best BuySave $27-Easy to set up, easy to use, this three pack of Tapo TP15 smart plugs are incredibly intuitive to use. But, what sets these apart is the fact that they’re Matter-certified, which means they work as equally well with Amazon Alexa as they do with Apple Home, Google Assistant, and Samsung SmartThings. You can also set devices on a timer or a schedule through the app. Smart plugs are among the cheaper smart devices out there, but a single Tapo TP15 still costs $19.99 at Best Buy, proving how good a deal this three pack truly is. Instead of the usual $49.99 price tag, you can get this bundle for $22.99.
What makes a Matter-certified device like the TP-Link TP15 even more exciting is that through the standard’s Multi-Admin feature you can connect not just to multiple ecosystems, but that you can do it at the same time. So, if your kid has a HomePod Mini, and he’s constantly turning on the TV with one of these plugs, you can use yourEcho Show 8to turn it off.
Of course, if you want to live your bestHome Alonedreams, the feature you might enjoy most is its Away mode that will randomly and continually turn power on and off during a scheduled time. That way, you can plug a lamp or light into it to scare away the Harry and Marvs of the world.
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Michelle Rae Uy is the former Computing Reviews and Buying Guides Editor at TechRadar. She’s a Los Angeles-based tech, travel and lifestyle writer covering a wide range of topics, from computing to the latest in green commutes to the best hiking trails. She’s an ambivert who enjoys communing with nature and traveling for months at a time just as much as watching movies and playing sim games at home. That also means that she has a lot more avenues to explore in terms of understanding how tech can improve the different aspects of our lives.
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