Onvis launches an outdoor Matter-over-Thread plug with energy monitoring
The Onvis Outdoor Smart Plug is IP65-rated, handles up to 1800 watts and is on sale now on Amazon.
Onvis made a weatherproof smart plug for outside. You can turn things on and off from your phone and see how much power they use. It works with the main smart home apps.
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Why it matters
It works with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings without its own hub. That makes outdoor lights easy to schedule.
Worth a look if you want to schedule garden lights or a pump.
The details
- The plug uses Matter over Thread, so it needs no hub of its own.
- It works with Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings.
- To get the most from it in Apple Home, you need a HomePod, HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K.
- It shows real-time power use, and is rated IP65 for dust and light water jets.
- It supports up to 1800 watts and is available now on Amazon; 9to5Mac does not give a price.
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