Smart plugs / bulbs / switches (Kasa, Wemo, Philips Hue, IKEA, TP-Link) — Multiple consumer vendors

Record 056 · Enabling Technology / Smart home · 2026

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Smart plugs / bulbs / switches (Kasa, Wemo, Philips Hue, IKEA, TP-Link)

Multiple consumer vendors

“Lights and appliances on schedules or voice; night-lights; coffee pot routines.”

Lights and appliances on schedules or voice; night-lights; coffee pot routines. The workhorse of enabling technology. Prefer matter/Thread where possible for longevity.

The workhorse of enabling technology. Prefer matter/Thread where possible for longevity.

product

Official site
  • IoT hardware
  • Alexa/Google/HomeKit
  • High
  • $10–$60 per node

Waiver AT / EAA; RS hardware kits; private