The Wyze Plug Outdoor is a weatherproof dual-outlet smart plug that offers phone and voice control, energy reporting, and lots of integration with third-party devices for just $11.
For its next trick, Wyze brings its unique blend of no-fuss capabilities and rock-bottom pricing to the smart plug space. At $15 for a set of two, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better value in a Wi-Fi smart plug.
From a hardware perspective, there’s not much to see here, either compared to other smart plugs or to Wyze’s existing product lineup. The rectangular box offers a single three-prong outlet. A button on the side can be used for manual control. Maximum load is 15 amps, or 1800 watts, which is plenty to control small motors as well as lights. Only 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks are supported. A tiny status LED is visible on the front of the device. This can be disabled in settings, if desired.
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With the Nooie Cam Doorbell ($149.99), you can see and talk to whomever is at your door without having to get up from the couch, and it s easy to install as it runs on battery power. In addition, this oversized video doorbell delivers very sharp 2K video and its motion sensor does a good job of filtering out all but human motion events. You can view video from the Nooie on an Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant device, but you don’t get the third-party integrations that come with the $199.99 Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-Free or our Editors’ Choice winner, the wired Ezviz DB1C ($99.99).
Limited third-party integrations
With the Ezviz T30-10B Smart Plug ($19.99), you can turn ordinary electronics into smart home devices that you can control with your phone or with your voice. This slim single-outlet smart plug won t block access to a second receptacle and is easy to install. It also supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control and can tell you how much power you re using. That said, it costs more than twice as much as our more versatile Editors’ Choice award winner, the Wyze Plug, which comes in a pack of two for $14.99.
A Slim Design
Intended for indoor use, the T30-10B is a single-outlet plug that measures 1.5 by 3.1 by 1.2 inches (HWD) and is short enough to use in a two-outlet receptacle without blocking access to the second outlet. It has a single three-prong outlet on the front, along with a backlit on/off button, and around back is a three-prong plug. The button glows solid blue when the plug is on, rapidly flashes blue during setup, and slowl
Lacks power usage reporting
When we reviewed the original $20 Wyze Cam security camera back in 2017, we were so impressed with its performance and features that we gave it an Editors’ Choice award. Since then, Wyze has continued to churn out affordable yet excellent smart home products including a door lock, a robot vacuum, a smart light bulb, and more. So it comes as no surprise that the Wyze Plug ($14.99 for two) is one of our favorite smart plugs. It’s incredibly affordable, easy to install, supports Alexa and Google voice control, and works with lots of other smart devices via IFTTT applets. That makes it our new Editors’ Choice winner for smart plugs.