Setting up the plug with an Echo was easy. I tested this plug with the new Echo Plus , and Wi-Fi Simple Setup made the process as easy as asking Alexa to discover devices. Wi-Fi Simple Setup is part ...

The Amazon Smart Plug is the first of the company's devices to ship with Wi-Fi Simple Setup, part of an initiative Amazon calls "frustration-free setup." Like the company's frustration-free packaging, ...

The Amazon Smart Plug is limited to Alexa-based smart homes, but it's a solid plug-and-play solution if you're a true Alexa die-hard. The Amazon Smart Plug is limited to Alexa-based smart homes, but ...

The Amazon Smart Plug is a great way to bring some intelligence to some otherwise "dumb" appliances. Once a smart plug is set up, you can schedule a coffee maker to start, keep tabs on how much power ...

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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 ...

“New plug named First plug found. To control it, say ‘Alexa, turn on First plug.’ “ My jaw dropped when I saw that notification pop up on my iPhone lock screen shortly after plugging in my first ...

Smart plugs aren’t the most complicated smart home device — they really just turn stuff off and on — but they do make life a little easier. Since using smart plugs, I’ve grown accustomed to having the ...