Smart Plugs

There’s a very specific kind of despair that comes from crouching behind a desk with three plugs in one hand and a single free socket staring back at you. If that sounds familiar, you’re exactly who this guide is for. A good multi socket smart extension does more than just multiply your sockets — it … Read more

Here’s a very British kind of annoyance: you buy a smart plug, plug it in with a flourish, and then discover it’s swallowed the entire double socket whole. The neighbouring outlet is now hostage to a plastic brick the size of a fist. If you’ve ever stood in your kitchen holding a smart plug in … Read more

There’s a particular kind of dread that comes with opening your electricity bill in a country where the price cap seems to move every three months like clockwork. You squint at the total, you think about the tumble dryer, and you wonder — genuinely wonder — which appliance is the actual culprit. A smart plug … Read more

Somewhere between “I’ll just run an indoor extension lead out the back door” and “I’ve spent £200 turning my patio into mission control,” there’s a sensible middle ground. That middle ground has a name, and it’s the best outdoor smart plug for your particular patch of garden, patio, or decking. Rain doesn’t care about your … Read more

Somewhere in your house right now, there’s a socket doing absolutely nothing clever. Maybe it’s behind the telly, maybe it’s under the desk where the laptop charger lives, and maybe — if you’re anything like most of us — you’ve never once thought about upgrading it. Then you start reading about smart plug vs smart … Read more

There’s a particular kind of household admission nobody likes to make: the telly’s been on standby since Tuesday, the router lights are blinking away at 2am, and the fairy lights in the hallway have been “on” since November. A smart plug is the cheapest, least dramatic entry point into home automation — you slot it … Read more