home automation smart wall outlets

Real quick, I want to use one smart plug for my fountain. I want an app to turn it on, I want Siri to turn it on, and I want a button on it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K1JVZOE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A2F6E975V906X0&psc=1

Will Siri work with that or only with "homekit" enabled stuff?

Thanks

IIRC Siri is homekit only.

I would check out x10.com.  I've been using their products for years and years.  Long before there was such a thing as "smartphones".  While I've always viewed their stuff as more or less cheap junk, I still use a good bit of it, and it still works. 

https://www.x10.com/wm100.html

For these kinds of questions, the wirecutter always seems to do enough research to put my mind at ease. I normally just buy whatever they recommend. See here:

https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-smart-switch/

+1 for X10. You'll still be able to use it long after this month's hot new home automation system is obsolete and unsupported in a couple years.

Can we start listing some good ideas for these? My wife bought a couple earlier in the year and I haven't installed them cuz I dont really know what to hook up.

yes, we will probably do a lamp or something, but what else is a really smart thing to put on a smart outlet?

Robbie said:

Can we start listing some good ideas for these? My wife bought a couple earlier in the year and I haven't installed them cuz I dont really know what to hook up.

yes, we will probably do a lamp or something, but what else is a really smart thing to put on a smart outlet?

It's a good way to cycle power to computer/network equipment remotely in case they lock up in a way that leaves you no other options for resetting them via the usual remote access methods.

You can put them on potentially dangerous things like ovens and irons for peace of mind. Did you leave the iron on? Clickity click, it sure isn't on now.

You could put them on whole sets of equipment and have a convenient way to reduce vampire draw when you're not at home, but to me they're still too expensive to use for that.

I've used a smart outlet to control a fan that was plugged in to an inconvenient location. Had outlets above kitchen cabinets, put a small vornado fan on top of the cabinet aimed at my regular food-prep spot, and plugged it into a smart switch. That way when you're chopping veggies for an hour you can have your own breeze.

I am a real skeptic when it comes to IoT devices and security. When I need remote control of a socket or light, I use wireless switches like these. No network, just an RF signal that works through walls. Great for adding switches where you didn't have them before.

But they don't work remotely like Gameboy's needs. 

I am also not enamored of smart devices that rely on an app, because eventually the app will stop working or the service will be shut down or it will transition to a pay service. So what I'd do if I wanted remote control of a power source would be to strap a Raspberry Pi on a thing like this and control it over a web interface. No master server required, no subscription and full control.

https://www.adafruit.com/product/2935

A little more DIY, but this is GRM right?