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Wireless wall plugs are digital bouncers for electricity

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Automated outlets do not actually contain any groundbreaking power technology. They simply house an internal mechanical relay that loudly clicks open and closed, acting as a brutal gatekeeper for the wall current. They just sit there, holding a lamp hostage until a distant server finally grants permission to let the electricity flow through.

Wireless wall plugs are digital bouncers for electricity
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