It’s awesome but I’m curious to know what’s happening behind the scenes.
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Firstly is you need either the appliance/light or the power supply to them to be controllable over the internet. This can be achieved with ‘smart’ products with built in wireless connections (eg Phillips Hue lightbulbs), or by using smart plugs which can turn on and off the power to a device over the internet.
You connect these devices and Alexa/Google Home to your home wifi network and the assistant now has the ability to control the appliance/power to it.
This can be used for simple tasks like telling Alexa to turn on the lights in a room, or you can setup more complex commands using online services.
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