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A plug with Siri and HomeKit? Less compelling than you'd think

2015-08-25
set the dining scene your wish is my command and low dining scene every time I get a kick out of that this is the I home is p5 SmartPlug is a home kit compatible device that will turn any old dumb thing into a smart device it's compatible with Android barely but it's very compatible with iOS again you saw me control this thing with Siri and you can give Siri commands based on the name of the device based on the name of your home based on the name of the zone okay the outlet is turned off it's really fun once you get this thing set up because I homes app called I home control makes organizing everything into those home kit buckets easy so using the device I was able to call this lamp the bat-signal and give Syria command like hey Siri turn on the bat-signal and she actually listened to me and did something it was cool if you're not an iOS user and are trying to use this thing on Android stop trying to use this thing on Android it's barely functional there were tons of setup problems and even once it was up and rolling its bare-bones and way behind the competition for now it's one of the few home kit compatible smart devices out there meaning it's actually a fine entry point if that's what you're looking for but by the end of the year you'll have a lot more options to pick from and almost all of those upcoming options will do more than the eye home is p5 smart plug for more check out my full review on cnet.com for seen it I'm Andrew Gebhardt
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