Sounds pretty nifty, right? The best part is you don't have to pay full price. For a limited time, this $40 3-pack of Tapos Smart Plugs is only $20 at Amazon. That's 60% off the normal price.

To compile a list of smart plugs for varying tech comfort levels and budgets, we researched dozens of products and spent over 2 months testing 12 top-rated options.

The Amazon Smart Plug has 4.7 stars with over half a million ratings and more than 50,000 perfect reviews. "I absolutely love the Amazon Smart Plug," one reviewer wrote.

Scheduling and timer functions: Smart plugs allow users to create customized and automated schedules for their devices. Some plugs also offer timer functions for temporary on and off cycles.

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Anything you plug into the smart plug can be turned on or off via Alexa, whether that’s through the Alexa app or voice control with an Alexa device. Picture this.