Reddit reviews Pivot Power Genius Power Strip
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Works with Alexa for voice control (hub required, Alexa device and hub sold separately).Smart technology - Turn two outlets on or off remotely from an app on your mobile device. This can be manual or scheduled automatically from anywhere at anytimeOutlet party - Four pivoting outlets accommodate plugs and adapters of all shapes and sizes. That means you can always fill every outlet; even those big ol' AC bricks are welcomeSurge protection - No sparks! Unwanted spikes in voltage don't stand a chance against Pivot Power Genius's 1080 joules of rock-solid surge protectionTurn two outlets on or off remotely from an app on your mobile device. This can be manual or scheduled automatically from anywhere at anytime.Four pivoting outlets accommodate plugs and adapters of all shapes and sizes.No sparks! Unwanted spikes in voltage don't stand a chance against Pivot Power Genius's 1080 joules of rock-solid surge protection.
Quirky PPVG-WH01 Pivot Power Genius, Works with Amazon Alexa https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GN92MC6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wO6Dzb86Y2P02
This is as close as I could find... Might work with ifttt
I'm using SmartThings and I love it. Though I couldn't tell you the differences since I don't use Wink directly.
I have several Link bulbs, so those should work. And your GoControl kit is all zwave, so it should be fine. I have several of their contact and motion sensors on mine, though I'm unsure about the siren.
I don't know about the power strip though... can't find anyone discussing it on the SmartThings forum. You might try emailing support, they should know if it's supported.
Is it this one: Quirky PPVG-WH01 Pivot Power Genius if so, let me know if you get it working. Seems to be the best price on a smart switch yet.
Another option would be to add an Amazon Echo/Dot to your set up. It would allow you to add and control a smart plug, and be able to control your Hue system as well (Although, the plug would still not be accessible from the Hue app). In my opinion, the best bang for your buck smart plug that works with the Echo is the Quirky Pivot Power Genius. It is a little finicky to set up, once set up though it works pretty flawlessly in my experience. We have had ours set up for about a year now and have had to reset it once that I can recall.
Another option I just set up is a Quirky Power Strip that works with the wink ecosystem.
Quirky PPVG-WH01 Pivot Power Genius https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GN92MC6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_AL1uyb4JQV91A
It's a power strip that has four outlets on it, two of which can be controlled by Alexa and the wink hub or wink app. I set this up a couple days ago. For my living room I have four lamps and the Christmas tree on two separate quirky strips. (I used an outlet adapter to split one of the lamps and the tree to make it all fit. I.e. lamp and tree are one smart outlet)
You can individually label the plugs and therefore say "Alexa turn off lamp 1", and only that light will shut off. They are also grouped so I can say "Alexa, turn on the living room lights" and everything lights up. I have the same setup in my bedroom on a single strip that controls three lights and a hair straightener that my life always forgets to turn off. Beauty of that is when we're on our way to town and she starts the inevitable worrying about it I can open the wink app and see if it's indeed off or on and react accordingly.
Side bonus, if I say "Alexa, turn off the lights" without specifying which lights she will kill or turn on every single light connected to those strips no matter what room they're in. Living Room and bed room both go dark at once. Convenient lights out function.
These strips work really well and are the cheapest option I've found so far. For the price of one Wemo or TP link I get double the outlets, quadruple if you count dumb outlets you can't voice control.
Super cheap device
(discontinued, but still work) I have 2 (total of 4 smart 'outlets') and they are cheaper now then when I bought them a year ago or so.
You guys are nuts spending so much money, wtf. OP, here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Quirky-PPVG-WH01-Pivot-Power-Genius/dp/B00GN92MC6
I don't, but if you're interested in a good deal, this seems like a better one.
Quirky PPVG-WH01 Pivot Power Genius, Works with Amazon Alexa https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GN92MC6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tICBzbGC5B007
Two smart outlets.. 25 dollars. Works with IFTTT. Quirky PPVG-WH01 Pivot Power Genius, Works with Amazon Alexa https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GN92MC6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wakAzb7HWQS8V
So it's possible. It's not an out of the box thing though. There's a Pivot Power Genius that you can control with Stringify to power things from a flow, but you'd still need to effectively push the power button on your computer. Pivot Power works best for things that, once you plug the in they're on like a coffee maker.
I think what you'd really want is to use a rasberry pi that's running all the time with an HTTP listener (that maker would trigger) that would execute a WOL (wake-on-lan) command to their computer. It's typically an option in your BIOS... you send the WOL "magic packet" to the computer's MAC address. See also this resource