Outdoor electricity has always come with a small social contract: whoever plugged in the holiday lights is somehow responsible for unplugging them, preferably before the neighbors start counting the hours.
This weather-resistant smart plug retires that arrangement. Plug it into an outdoor outlet, connect it to its companion app, and you can switch string lights, a pump or a sprinkler on and off from the app, from the sofa or from across the country. Set a schedule and the lights come on each evening and go dark at bedtime with no one’s help. If you’d rather simply say so, it works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana.
A cover shields the socket when it isn’t in use, a built-in buckle lets it hang neatly, and you can give it a name and share control with others at home. The contract, happily, has been renegotiated in your favor.
