This smart power strip has a potential of being a 5 star product if not for the unfriendly user face on the registration portion of the app that controls it. Setting up the strip was painful but once the set up is done the power strip works well.
The smart power strip requires no hub, it has a built-in hot spot that can be paired with a phone or devices like Alexa and Google Home. Once the power strip is paired one can turn the power strip on and off using the phone, as well as set up a schedule and count down timer for when the outlets or power strip will turn on and turn off.
This power strip has four AC outlets and four USB ports. The app allows one to control either all outlets on the power strip or each outlet/port individually.
Limitations:
1. The power strip only works with 2.4 GHz WI FI networks
2. The app does not show power consumption
3. Devices that consume more than 1250W cannot be plugged into the strip
The name of the app is "Ama home" by Binglei Ye and it is available from Google Playstore. There is also an app for an iPhone.
(1) The keyboard covers the 'register' button, it was difficult to hide the keyboard and complete registration without entering extra characters. The app inserted extra characters into the re-entered password requiring me to start over many times
(2) The app requires one to register an email address and during my multiple attempts the app would inexplicably insert spaces into the email address which cases the email I entered to become an invalid email addresses and I had to start over
(3) Only letters and numbers are valid in the password, no special characters are allowed
My video shows how I connected the WI FI and added the power strip to the known devices. You can also see scheduled operation and manual turning on and off of the device plugged into the table. The power strip works well, so don't give up if your registration is painful.
You can find it on Amazon by following this link.
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