One of the most recent additions to my setup for this is the Wemo Stage Scene Controller, which was announced last April, but recently much more reliable thanks to its adoption of Thread.

Wemo’s outdoor plug lacks any special features to make it a compelling smart home device, and the performance problems we encountered leave us hesitant to recommend it. Here’s the tl;dr on ...

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Despite using Thread, the main wireless protocol for Matter, and having publicly announced it would launch new Matter-ready devices this summer, Wemo says the Smart Dimmer won’t be upgraded to ...

Belkin's new WeMo Insight Switch adds power tracking and a smaller profile to an already-appealing home automation entry point. Rich Brown Former Senior Editorial Director - Home and Wellness Rich ...

Belkin's WeMo line of connected devices has been around for a few years now, and I've had fun fiddling around with the various switches, wall outlets, motion sensors, and light bulbs that are part ...

One of us had a first-generation Wemo plug, so we hooked that up, and then the programmer among us set up a script that, passing Python commands over the local network, switched the door lock open ...

Sometimes evolutions come in the form of affordability and smaller designs. We’ve spent about a week with the Wemo Wi-Fi Smart Plug, specifically a three-pack version, and we’re walking away ...

The latest entry in the video doorbell space is Belkin’s $249 Wemo Smart Video Doorbell.And unlike competing video doorbells from Ring or Arlo, this one is designed specifically for Apple ...