From couch potatoes tohousewives everyone would love an assistant around the house. Finding the right human help might be a task, but what if technology can come to the rescue? Yes, there are gadgets available today that will manage many things around the house, in a matter of few clicks.
To manage gadgets around the house, Oakter has come up with affordable smartplugs and sockets that can be controlled via an app. This is available on both iOS and Android app stores. Priced at Rs 4,750, the starter's kit includes one main hub and two smart plugs. So we ask, is it worth the investment? We tested it and this is what we could make of the devices.
Design
The Oakter smarthome starter's kit comes with one main hub, an adapter and two smart plugs. The main hub connects to your home WiFi and has a rectangular shape with rounded edges, while the other two smart plugs look like a regular multi-plug.
One of the multi-plugs is a 6 amp smart plug and is smaller in size. It can be used for low-power devices like lamps, charging phones or other small gadgets. The second one is a 16 amp smart plug and is bigger is size. This one can be used for devices that consume more power like an Air Conditioner, room heater etc.
Performance
The Oakter smarthome kit is pretty easy to setup. All you have to do is download the app on your device, login with the given username and password in the manual (this can be changed from the app later). After signing in, the hub has to be connected to your home WiFi. Once it's all connected the main hub flashes an orange light.
Next in the app you'll see the serial numbers of the smart plugs listed with the on/off switch. Now, one can just flick the button to turn on or off the device connected to these smart plugs. Over that, all the devices that you connect to the smart plugs can be scheduled for a timely power down with the supplied app, somewhat like a sleep mode.
Verdict
For the price that it comes with, the Oakter smarthome kit is a good option for first time users. The plugs can also be purchased separately (with the price starting at Rs 2,800). All in all, if you have large rooms and want to manage devices on the fly, you can definitely think of picking the Oakte smarthome.
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