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 ...

“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 ...

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 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 ...