As an entry level smart home device, this can't be beat!! Plug your floor lamp into it, you can turn it on-and-off from anywhere. Plug your old coffee maker into it, and it's suddenly a smart coffee maker! Hook your crockpot to it, and you can turn it off while running errands!Put a box-fan in your window, and you can have it automatically turn on the fan when the outside temperature reaches a low level, turn it back off when the outside temperature reaches a high level.You can also set an automatic timer, after you turn it on, it'll automatically turn off after any amount of time. Or, have it turn on and off at the same time of day.It has a side-button to manually turn on-and-off the device. You can disabled the side button to prevent small fingers from fiddling with it.Lastly, if you have smart switches, you can add rules to turn this on and off with the switch. It's like adding something to the circuit without having to rewire the house!(PS: Don't plug your modem/router into it, especially if you can't reach the plug!)