This $20 2-in-1 plug can turn virtually any device into a smart one

Image: Syncwire

By Team CommerceMashable Deals2018-11-29 10:00:00 UTC

They say life imitates art — and in this case, “art” is Smart House, the 1999 Disney Channel original movie about a family whose life is controlled by PAT, their home’s artificially intelligent personal assistant. Nearly two decades after the film’s debut, we now have virtual assistants that can change the temperature of our homes, play music, and adjust lighting just like PAT could — although your average Google Home is far less bossy, to be sure.

Long story short: modern technology is smarter than ever. So where does that leave all of our older appliances — the ones that weren’t designed with today’s popular personal assistants in mind? 

Don’t get rid of them just yet: With Syncwire’s 2-in-1 Smart Plug, you can make up to four devices Alexa-, Google-, or IFTTT-compatible. Simply pop it into an outlet, plug in your devices, then use the Smart Life app, Alexa, or Google Assistant to control them. You can create a group to manage multiple appliances at once, set up a schedule to turn them on and off automatically, or just leave them be to charge. Oh, and you don’t need a subscription or hub to run the Smart Plug — just an outlet and a Wi-Fi network. 

A $22.99 value, the 2-in-1 Smart Plug just went on sale in the Mashable Shop for only $19.99. Don’t dawdle, though — this deal won’t last long.