Wyze Smart Plug for the Already-Comfy

The Wyze Smart Plug suits the person who gets comfortable on the sofa and immediately notices a lamp still blazing across the room. It lets you switch plugged-in devices on or off through the Wyze app, including when you’re away from home. Alexa and Google Assistant support means asking the lamp to turn off is a reasonable household activity now.

The useful detail is grouping: connect multiple Wyze plugs to one room in the app, then control them together with a tap or voice command. Set schedules for specific on and off times, or use vacation mode to switch things at random so the place looks occupied. That’s a little more convincing than leaving one lonely lamp on for an entire trip.

It needs a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection, but no separate hub. For someone who wants remote switches and routines rather than a whole smart-home project, that’s an appealing amount of fuss.