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they see that I'm right Crist and this is the quirky pivot power genius this is a 79 $99 power strip now why would a power strip cost that much well this one is smart and has two outlets right here on the top that you can power on and off from your smartphone using the free wink app for iOS and Android devices this means you'll be able to power on your lamp your cell phone charger whatever you can think of just by pressing a button on your phone now quirky teamed up with GE to release this product it's an update from an existing design that had the pivot ability but it wasn't smart so they're adding that and they're raising the price to 80 bucks his 80 bucks a good price for this thing I don't know the Wemo switch that we tested cost 50 bucks it only has one outlet but it also adds if compatibility and it works really well you can plug a motion detector up with it I think that's a pretty good product and that might be the better option here but this does have two outlets and the wink app is pretty well designed you can also use the pivot power genius with quirky spotter multi-purpose sensor and that is a little smoke detector looking thing that can detect motion and sound and light changes and temperature and humidity and you can use all of those changes as triggers to control when the power strip turns on and off in my testing those spotter sensors weren't always as reliable or consistent as I would like so if you're thinking about buying this power strip and want to buy the spotter as well check out my review of that device just to make sure it's the right fit for you another cool feature you connect it to your Wi-Fi by holding your phone up to this light sensor and having the app flash a light pattern that's really cool also keep in mind that if you like the fact that this thing pivots and flexes to accommodate large chargers and bulky plugs you can get this power strip without the smart functionality for a lot less it cost $29.99 you can find it on sale on some websites from $19.99 so if you don't care about the smart functionality or the wink app just go with that instead overall the pivot power genius is an interesting product and I found that turning lights on and off and using it my smartphone worked really well so if that interests you and that sounds useful check it out foreseen that I'm right wrist you