The <redacted> has many functions that can help you around the house. Device recognition is an important enabler for this. Think about:
1) Identification of an electric kettle: fire can be prevented if somehow the kettle stays on (this happens with a lot of them if you forget to close the lid).
2) Identification of the television: if someone unplugs the television at night or when you’re not at home, you might want to know.
3) Identification of phone chargers: remind someone to recharge their phone (especially useful if you use your phone as a wake-up alarm).
4) Identification of a modem: automatically reset modem when anomalous behavior is detected.
5) Identification of the fridge: when you leave the house, everything will be turned off except for the fridge!
6) Identification of devices such as vacuums: if you want to know the power consumption of a vacuum, this should be monitored over multiple power outlets.
7) Identification of lamps: not all lights can be dimmed, your power outlet can automatically detect this for you. The <redacted> can dim both LED lights and normal lights.
8) Identification of electric furnaces and heaters: a furnace or heater uses a lot of energy and shouldn't be on when you're not home.
9) Identification of no device at all: child-lock protect your power outlets; sockets don’t need to be on when you're not nearby.
This proximity/presence detection of this device is through BLE.
I think only open-source smart plugs have the future. Let's hope I won't be wrong. :-)
