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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person setting up a smart plug on a smartphone - Stock-Asso/Shutterstock With the cost of living rising every day, homeowners ...

Smart plugs are simple smart gadgets that plug into any standard outlet and allow you to control that outlet remotely via a phone or smart home hub. You can even set up a schedule — for example, ...

A smart plug is a two-ended device. One end plugs into an electrical outlet, and the other end is a receptacle into which you plug in an electrical appliance. The reason that it is “smart” is that it ...