Smart plugs and outlet timers can both run devices on a schedule, but one becomes much more useful once your needs get a little bigger at home.

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Another day, another obsessive-compulsive power-socket post from your author. This time it's a timer, too. It's called the Dialug, and it lets you switch off the power even when you're not around to ...

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When you and your family are fast asleep, vampires could be lurking in your house. But they don't wear capes or melt in the sunlight. They're your cable boxes -- and they suck electricity, not your ...

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