To find out which smart plug you should invite into your connected home, we tested ten, using Alexa, Siri and the Google Assistant.

We've tested dozens of the smart plugs from companies large and small, and these are our picks for the best smart plug to get the rest of your home online.

For smart plugs with energy-monitoring features, one clever trick is to set up notifications for when an appliance finishes its cycle. For instance, a smart plug can detect the energy drop when a ...

Instead of building a smart plug from scratch, [John] replaced the controller board for a WeMo Insight for his Hackaday Prize entry, making it far more useful and a replacement for devices like ...

The Amazon Smart Plug lets you control whatever is plugged into it using Alexa voice commands, and it integrates with other Alexa-enabled devices, but it doesn't work with other home automation ...

Forget to unplug the iron this morning? The best smart plugs, outlets, and power strips we've tested let you control anything you can plug into the wall from your phone.

I've tested dozens of gadgets this year: These are the ones that found a permanent home, and why.

If you’re already building a smart home and want to step your automation up a gear, then we can help These five automations go beyond simply having Alexa turn the lights on, and instead bring ...

Smart devices make life more convenient, but many also make it easy to conserve energy and water use, too.

Smart home devices can streamline everything from managing your home temperature to saving on energy bills. Here are Newsweek’s favorite smart home devices by function.