TP-Link - Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip - White

Works absolutely perfectly, works with Google home and all other apps!

Used for my Christmas tree and a couple other household devices. Download the Kasa app to set daily timers or manually turn on and off each outlet. You can also manually turn each outlet on and off at the power strip. After adding to your wifi network I recommend testing each outlet before moving to final desired location. Had issue with only one outlet where scheduling timer was working. I still could also manually turn on and off each outlet from app. To remedy the issue I deleted the device from the Kasa app and reinstalled it. Worked with no issues. Currently working with zero problems.

So it's not very cheap, and why not get the single-outlet plugs so you can freely move them about? For me, it's because I use this strip for my workstation area... and there plenty of devices that need juice in that general vicinity. Not only can you control each plug separately, but the one thing I especially love - historical & realtime energy consumption for each separate outlet. It's been interesting to see (and plot 6 graphs simultaneously) what conditions and combinations are causing my energy usage to skyrocket. I still plan on getting the individual TP-Link outlets - with the energy monitoring - as well for other suspect devices around the house. They run about $30/piece, maybe $25/ea if bought in 2-packs. So another way of looking at it is this strip gives you 6x outlets with all the same functionality for a significant cost saving in total (minus flexibilty, or I mean just use a $5 extension cord if it bothers you that much?)

If you have an area with concentrated devices (e.g., computer desk), this WiFi power strip is awesome to have. Not only it allows you to control each plug separately and remotely, it also gives you reports about how much energy each peripheral is using. Over the 4 months of ownership, it required a resent once, since it became unresponsive to remote commands. In addition to the Kasa app, Alexa will have full control over each device if you’re in the Amazon eco system.

I bought two of these. one to plug in my Wi-Fi router and my Broadband cable box, so that I could schedule a daily reset to keep everything fresh. And the other one is to control my home arcade machine and all of the components that are within it using my echo dot. it works flawlessly. Would definitely have this as my power strip throughout the whole house if they didn't cost so much.