I'm not sure if this even exists, or if I'm overthinking it and there is a completely different/better way of accomplishing this. Here's the setup: I have a patio light controlled by a switch inside.

If you’ve always wanted to control an outlet right from your smartphone, then the ConnectSense Smart Outlet makes it really easy to do so. Smart home accessories are turning into a big business, and ...

How is this not a thing? I don't want to launch your phone app every time the switch toggles. I don't need charts of my electricity consumption uploaded to the cloud. I don't care to invest $799 in ...

This capable dimmer supports Apple’s HomeKit platform along with the top three digital assistant platforms: Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. iDevices is about as agnostic as it gets when it ...

Moving through the Consumer Electronics Show is like swimming in a never ending sea of gadgets and goodies, a geeks wet dream! We saw a whole lot at CES and one small local Chicago company showed off ...

It’s kind of like the Clapper, except for the extremely geeky: a remote controlled electrical outlet system from La Crosse. The Remote Control Outlet System lets you control any simple on/off devices ...

Etekcity (99% positive feedback from 61,000+) via Amazon offers a 3-pack of its Wireless Remote Control Outlet Switches for $15.98 Prime shipped when promo code JDQCJCD7 is applied during checkout.

Linux users now have a simple option for controlling the Modlet smart outlet. Hacklet is a Ruby script that can switch and read status information from Modlet. This is the first we remember hearing ...

[Reza’s] methodical investigation of this remote controlled outlet let him patch in with an Arduino using a 433 MHz transmitter. This is a single-device unit, but the techniques used here should allow ...