New HomeKit lighting controls coming to Kasa Smart product line
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TP-Link is incorporating 3 new goods to its collection of Apple HomeKit-compatible clever lights controls, which are marketed beneath the Kasa Intelligent brand name.
The Kasa KS220 Good Wi-Fi Light Swap, Dimmer ($27.99 ) Kasa KS200 Good Wi-Fi Light Swap ($24.99) and the Kasa EP40A Intelligent Outdoor Plug ($29.99) all join to your Wi-Fi community and can be managed from the Kasa Smart application, which is accessible for Android and iOS equipment. HomeKit compatibility, having said that, will be of certain fascination to Apple buyers.
Here’s a rapid appear at each new product we’ll have palms-on reviews quickly.
Kasa KS200 intelligent switch and Kasa KS220 wise dimmer
The Kasa KS200 Clever Wi-Fi Mild Change is an on/off change that can management lights, ceiling followers, and other fixtures. It can also be wired to an in-wall outlet. The Kasa KS220 Clever Wi-Fi Light-weight Swap, Dimmer obviously adds the capacity to dim controlled lights as nicely as change them on or off. The dimmer, pictured beneath, has devoted buttons for dimming or escalating brightness concentrations, with LEDs over the buttons that replicate the present-day degree.

The KS220 Wise Wi-Fi Light-weight Switch, Dimmer includes a brightness management.
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Equally the smart swap and the sensible dimmer can also be controlled with voice commands when paired with a intelligent speaker or good display that supports Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, or Google Assistant. With the app, people can make timers and set an “away” mode that turns the switches on and off to give the visual appearance that your residence is occupied though you are on holiday vacation or out for the evening. The switches can also be grouped with other Kasa Sensible gadgets, so various lights can be controlled simultaneously.
Kasa EP40A outdoor wise plug
The Kasa EP40A is a weatherized, twin-outlet, outdoor Wi-Fi intelligent plug with IP64 weatherization, which means it’s completely dustproof and that it can withstand currently being sprayed with h2o from any path to stand up to rough climate. (Enable us notify you all the things you need to have to know about IP codes.)

The Kasa EP40A Intelligent Out of doors Plug has captive addresses for stores that are not in use.
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The plug can take care of loads up to 1,875 watts, to accommodate appliances this kind of as swimming pool pumps, and each of its outlets can be controlled independently (using its on-unit buttons or via Wi-Fi). Speaking of which, TP-Backlink suggests the EP40A delivers up to 300 toes of Wi-Fi variety (unobstructed).
Like the sensible dimmer and change described earlier mentioned, the EP40A is compatible with Amazon’ Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google Assistant. It supports an “away” method and it can be grouped with other Kasa Good devices.
All 3 devices really should be offered for acquire on Amazon these days.