If your electricity bill is through the roof, you might want to consider investing in some smart plugs. They really can save ...

Smart plugs are an easy, budget-friendly way to upgrade your home. Here are a few clever ways to use them for automation.

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.

Philips Hue is one of the most popular smart home brands thanks to its ease of use. If you recently bought a smart plug, here's how you can set it up.

Smart plugs give you control over many of your devices, including some air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and ...

Most people use smart plugs to turn devices on or off from their phone but that's really just scratching the surface. You can automate routines, schedule appliances to run at specific times or ...

Smart plugs usually use Wi-Fi to connect to your smart home, which gives you versatility in how you control them. If you pay a little more, however, you can find ones that act as Z-Wave, Zigbee, or ...

Set Up Your Smart Plug Your first step will be to connect the smart plug to your Wi-Fi network. For this story, we're using a TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug, but other devices should work similarly.

The Emporia's plug puts energy usage and management at the forefront, allowing you to monitor and save better than with other smart plugs.

The Amazon Smart Plug is compatible solely with Alexa. The Amazon Smart Plug requires connection to a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network. Intended for indoor use exclusively.

If you use a power strip or extension cord with a smart plug, it could interfere with how it manages power and even keep its built-in safety features from working correctly if something goes wrong.