ConnectSense, one of the first companies to introduce a HomeKit-enabled smart plug, today announced the launch of the Smart Outlet 2, its second-generation HomeKit product.
Like the first Smart Outlet from ConnectSense, the Smart Outlet 2 features two separately controlled outlets that replace a standard set of sockets along with a 2.4A USB port for charging iPhones and iPads.
The Smart Outlet 2 connects to WiFi, so no hub is required. In addition to HomeKit, it also works with Amazon and Google smart home systems.
Each one of the Smart Outlets can be used to control a separate appliance or device, adding on/off functionality through the ConnectSense app, the Home app, and Siri voice commands. With the ConnectSense app, the Smart Outlet 2 also provides details on power consumption and lets you know how long a device has been plugged in.
Through HomeKit, the ConnectSense Smart Outlet 2 can be added to scenes alongside other HomeKit products and automations can be created to have devices and appliances come on at a specific time.
ConnectSense's Smart Outlet 2 can be purchased from the ConnectSense website and from Amazon.com for $59 starting today.
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Even SmartThings is easy to use. I've got a ST system that will turn off the water to my house if any of twenty sensors detect a leak. That was super simple to set up. No programming at all--just if a water sensor goes off, turn off the valve. Cost me a lot less to set up than my insurance deductible, and if I ever need it the headaches it will save me are very worth it.
Swapped out a first-floor switch for my backyard lights with a smart switch. Now I can turn them on when I'm upstairs or outside. Again, super simple and highly useful.
I'm a luddite with many things, but something so simple and useful as home automation has become? No way would I sit this out.
I think you may be blowing up the troubleshooting of these...perhaps if you have hundreds of wifi gadgets all over the place from different companies, but adding a few of these outlets and say something like Nest or Hue should be pretty straightforward.
Don't forget to tell your children you walked uphill in the snow both ways to and from school! ;)