Smart sockets have already found their way into many homes in Europe. The power control appliances such as heating or lights They make these devices a perfect gift, as they are also very economical. However, they have their limits.
If we want to plug in multiple things, we will need multiple outletswhich increases its price. Additionally, if we only have one wall outlet, we will have to purchase a conventional power strip separately and pray that all the outlets fit. Another, much more practical option is buy a smart power strip directly.
A good option is this Meross power strip, which has four power outlets and four USB-A ports that can also be controlled from your smartphone. Its price is 47.99 dollars, although there is a version that is not compatible with HomeKit, but compatible with Amazon and Google, which costs less than 35 dollars.
Meross power strip
Free Android
This band allows independently control the four sockets via your Meross app. This application also Allows you to enable or disable the four USB-A ports as a group. In addition, of course, schedules and configurations can be established to program the switching on and off of the different devices that we plug in. Thanks to the programming of its application, it does not access the Internet if we are at home, making the response to commands faster than those of the competition.
Although the model is the same, There are currently two prices due to compatibility with Apple's home automation ecosystemcalled HomeKit. Since Apple charges for this integration, the cost of the compatible model is a bit higher. However, both variants are integrated into the Alexa application, Google Home as well as SmartThings, the Samsung application. In case you do not use the Apple ecosystem, it is better to opt for the cheapest model since the rest of the functions are the same.
El cable de la regleta es de 1,8 metros, por lo que es fácil usarlo a cierta distancia del enchufe donde la conectemos. Eso sí, como siempre pasa en este tipo de aparatos, necesitaremos una red de 2,4 GHz, para que la estabilidad de la conexión sea la mejor posible. También podría servir una red que sea dual, es decir, que tenga fusionadas las redes de 2.4 y 5 GHz.
