Wifi controlled power strip - $18.99

unstableconnection wrote: ↑ For anyone looking for a Wifi Controlled power strip, this is a great deal. I have 4 of these strips and they all work excellently. Full Alexa, Google & IFTTT integration and they work with the Smart Life suite of apps. This is the same strip as the other ones on Amazon, that are selling for $38, like this one here - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0796S4QJY/

Hi OP, apart from turning lights on and off, which kind of use you have?

murillogomes wrote: ↑ Hi OP, apart from turning lights on and off, which kind of use you have?

I have a bunch of rules setup, like auto turn on & off chargers, be able to turn OFF everything at night, Turn on the entertainment unit only when required, etc

"Hi OP, apart from turning lights on and off, which kind of use you have?"

Turning off the kids computers.

unstableconnection wrote: ↑ For anyone looking for a Wifi Controlled power strip, this is a great deal. I have 4 of these strips and they all work excellently. Full Alexa, Google & IFTTT integration and they work with the Smart Life suite of apps. This is the same strip as the other ones on Amazon, that are selling for $38, like this one here - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0796S4QJY/

Don't forget to mention you have to click the "coupon" or the price is $28.99

just browsing around with this manufacturer and notice they have $10 off on a lot of items.

https://www.amazon.ca/LINGANZH-Compatib ... s=LINGANZH This comes to $2.99

Not a lot of reviews though, so buyer's beware

When you buy this kind of smart devices or IOT, you probably may want to buy it from a well-known company or any companies will last. If the company goes out of business in the future, then the apps will stop working immediately and your device cannot be controlled remotely via Wifi anymore.

seifer333 wrote: ↑ just browsing around with this manufacturer and notice they have $10 off on a lot of items.

https://www.amazon.ca/LINGANZH-Compatib ... s=LINGANZH This comes to $2.99

Not a lot of reviews though, so buyer's beware

That's a really hot deal.

The seller seems in the process of taking down the coupon as I can see the coupon keep appearing and disappearing (which is normally a sign for a coupon is in the process of disabling it), so place your order asap.

If you don't see the coupon, go to the "Special offers and product promotions" section and clip it from there.

seifer333 wrote: ↑ just browsing around with this manufacturer and notice they have $10 off on a lot of items.

https://www.amazon.ca/LINGANZH-Compatib ... s=LINGANZH This comes to $2.99

Not a lot of reviews though, so buyer's beware

weird it says im not eligible for the coupon

edit: refreshed and the coupon option is now gone for me.

Update: I believe the coupon for "Smart Plug" probably has permanently disabled now, but the coupon for the "Power strip" still occasionally show up.

Keep refreshing, if you are lucky, you may get it since the data still hasn't sync up to all cloud database server.

stevelam wrote: ↑ weird it says im not eligible for the coupon

edit: refreshed and the coupon option is now gone for me.

Anyone know if this works with homebridge?

Oooooh that looks interesting. I am gonna try it out soon, found this plugin - https://github.com/codetheweb/homebridge-tuya-outlet

Wow this is a really cool find, thanks OP.

Coupon is gone for smart plus.
This one is good for $10

https://www.amazon.ca/LINGANZH-Adjustab ... ref=plSrch


Looks they removed $10 coupon for this as well.

lcmt wrote: ↑ When you buy this kind of smart devices or IOT, you probably may want to buy it from a well-known company or any companies will last. If the company goes out of business in the future, then the apps will stop working immediately and your device cannot be controlled remotely via Wifi anymore.

This is precisely the reason I prefer Z-Wave (and to a lesser degree, ZigBee) devices. They will keep working long after the manufacturer goes belly up.

And even if you buy from a "reputable" company, they can still affect the product YOU paid for. See the story of the Harmony Link, which Logitech bricked via firmware update when they didn't feel like supporting it anymore: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker ... ed-bricked. Only after public outcry did they are to replace the device with a newer model. Or, see how Nokia removed features that customers paid for from their Withings scale: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker ... re-removed.

"There is no cloud; it's just someone else's computer".

Maybe I shouldn't say "reputation". A company, with good administration and showing good business practice responsible for its customers, is also reliable. A company with good reputation usually carries this characteristic.

Backward compatibility is another issue with a new OS and hardware rollout almost every year. However, if a company is still in business, then they will still try to support it if it is feasible. Otherwise, it will impact the reputation of the company and the sales of its future product. Sometimes, it is very hard to support the previous version of hardware or software with the new interfaces considering the effort of retesting them. Sometimes, the bug from the older version cannot be resolved unless you use the new interfaces. There are many factors a company obsoletes its older device, but most of them are technical related issues instead of business issues. If the device is cheap, you won't lose much even if the business is quitted. However, for those expensive devices, better to pay a little more buying from a company with good reputation.

dhomas wrote: ↑ This is precisely the reason I prefer Z-Wave (and to a lesser degree, ZigBee) devices. They will keep working long after the manufacturer goes belly up.

And even if you buy from a "reputable" company, they can still affect the product YOU paid for. See the story of the Harmony Link, which Logitech bricked via firmware update when they didn't feel like supporting it anymore: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker ... ed-bricked. Only after public outcry did they are to replace the device with a newer model. Or, see how Nokia removed features that customers paid for from their Withings scale: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker ... re-removed.

"There is no cloud; it's just someone else's computer".