Amazon Smart Plug: We explain the smart outlet

Smart homes are coming on strong, and Amazon is contributing heavily. Among its latest products is the Smart Plug. Our guide explains what it is and what purpose the device serves.

Alexa everywhere: the Smart Plug makes even more household appliances smart.

With networked devices, ease of use increases significantly. With the Smart Plug, Amazon connects the power supply with voice commands.

Amazon Smart Plug: A socket with hearing

The Smart Plug is purely visually a socket.

• However, this can be connected via WLAN with an Alexa device, such as Echo Dot.
• This allows you to control the socket by voice. If, for example, the cable of a lamp is plugged into the smart plug, you can simply turn it on with a voice command.
• This can be applied to almost any power-operated device, be it a coffee maker, fan or string of lights.

The Alexa app serves as a central point for management and organization. In this way, you can integrate your smart plug devices directly into the existing system. The Smart Plug costs about 25 euros each.