Smart plugs are a budget-friendly way to turn your ordinary appliances into smart devices, offering convenience, security, and energy savings.
You're already at the bus stop when the thought suddenly hits you: Did I leave the iPad charging in the living room? If you're a smidge forgetful and often have to turn around at the lift lobby to double-check your home appliances, a smart plug might save you the trouble. These plug-ins are also helpful when you're on holiday. You might want to turn the lamps on at night to keep up the appearance of being home to deter break-ins.
Or your prized variegated philodendron-begonia hybrid (I'm making this up) requires non-negotiable, specific lighting conditions between 7am and 8.30pm or it'll die. Smart plugs are not only useful for when you're away. Need tea first thing in the morning? A smart plug can activate the electric kettle before you even finish brushing your teeth. Need to save electricity and money? Set your fan to be automatically switched off at 5am. And no more falling asleep in front of the TV when you can preset your flat screen to “off” mode at a certain time. Even charging your devices can be done with peace of mind when you know you can switch off the power through an app while you're at work.A smart plug basically connects a home appliance to an app via Wi-Fi, so that you can control when to switch it on or off remotely. In short, smart plugs turn your “dumb” home appliances such as the electric kettle, lamp, fan and iron into smart devices – and at a cheaper price (less than S$30) than getting a smart device. “Smart plugs have additional built-in intelligence,” said Associate Professor Sanjib Kumar Panda from National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Basically, smart plugs can verify the electrical load, identify the registered owner of the electrical load, and even verify if the owner is authorised to access the power, he said. So yes, there is a lot going on at the backend after you’ve plugged in a smart plu
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