This is version 2 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Google Home and a Raspberry Pi. This guide is a much better method than my first attempt using IFTT. This tutorial assumes you already setup the outlets.
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This is part 3 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Amazon Echo and a Raspberry Pi. Part 1 covered Siri and HomeKit. Part 2 covered the Google Home which I plan on improving since ha-bridge works with Google Home. This tutorial assumes you already setup the outlets. Read More
After researching the Amazon Echo and Google Home, I couldn’t decide which device to buy. So what should you do when you can’t decide? Just buy both of course! It’s also helpful when you plan to blog about them.
tl;dr If you plan to just buy one device, I’d go with the Echo unless you really need Chromecast support.
Update – Just published a better method
This part 2 for my guide on how to control cheap wireless power outlets using a Google Home and a raspberry pi. Part 1 covered Siri and HomeKit. Part 3 will cover the Amazon Echo. This tutorial assumes you already setup the outlets.