The smart home pitch usually starts with an expensive hub and ends with a drawer full of devices that don't talk to each other. The Globe Electric Smart Plug sidesteps all of that. Plug it into any existing outlet, connect it to the app in about two minutes, and suddenly that lamp, that fan, that coffee maker — it has a schedule, a voice command, and a switch you can reach from anywhere.

Works with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa out of the box. Set schedules by day of the week, by time, by routine. The 4-pack means you can do the whole bedroom, living room, and kitchen without ordering again. No new wiring, no electrician, no smart-home expertise required.

Atfor four, the Emporium considers this the cheapest meaningful upgrade to an existing home setup we carry. Four outlets smarter than they were before breakfast.