You want to make your home smarter without investing in lot of smart items, there are few tricks that you can adopt and make some of your items smart with just changing switches or some of the plugs.  These switches and plugs can be connected to your home internet and in turn control the devices or appliances from your smartphones.

Let’s split these two and talk about them separately so it gives a better understanding how these two devices work to make your home smart if not smartest!!

Smart Plugs/Sockets:  These are tiny devices just go directly into your wall outlets and can directly be used to plug in your home devices such as fan, lamp, television or any appliances like Air-Conditioner or Heater (if you are living in North and experience cold winters), Washing machine etc.  Inside these plugs have WiFi chip that connects to your router and home internet and can be controlled from anywhere with your smartphone app.  As added safety measures, these have physical switches and can be controlled in offline mode as well.

Smart Switches:  There are couple of varieties of smart switches that have been developed over the times.   One which fits over your current switches and other one is which can be directly wired and fitted in the place of your normal switches.

In simple words, these products just connect to your home WiFi and allows you to control the devices.  By this you can save power by turning off if you happen to forget to turn off the switches before heading outside or you can keep your home lighted before you arrive back home or you can keep your room cozy by turning on your air-conditioner or heater depending on the season.  These devices make your life bit comfortable.