Most smart plugs and their app-based controls are designed for indoor use. For outdoor smart plugs, you need to find a specialized model — which is where our hours of testing at CNET come in handy.

INDIANAPOLIS – This Home Zone is about putting electrical outlets on a deck outside. The first thing we did was call in a professional. Adam Allen with Fisher’s Fixer Upper helped us out. Our ...

TP-Link is one of those brands that when you run across one of their product lines, you know you can count on it. I’ve used their switches in my home for as long as I can remember, and it’s as rock ...

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One of the very first smart home products I purchased for my home was one of Belkin’s Wemo switches. Back before Apple had developed HomeKit, I was already envisioning a smart home. Up until now, ...

Braumm’s outdoor smart plug is too unreliable for serious Consideration—even before you take it outside. Outfitting an exterior electrical socket with an add-on Wi-Fi smart plug makes a ton of sense, ...

neatly installed electrical boxes still stick out like a sore thumb in a front yard landscape - Supersmario/Getty Images If you've ever noticed an attractive front yard garden, only to have your eye ...

Wemo has been a long-standing HomeKit supporter, and it has continued to grow that support with its new outdoor outlets, and we've put it to the test, just in time for the holidays. The new Wemo Wi-Fi ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A dangerous mistake to make is assuming that all outlets are created equally. It can lead to frying your electrical equipment, damaging ...

On this episode of HomeKit Insider, your hosts go through several new product launches and postulate how Apple could leverage AI in the smart home. Aqara had two new products announced this week. They ...