Belkin WeMo Insight Switch Review - Control Lights and Electronics with iPhone or Android and IFTTT!

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Out of the box the Belkin Wemo Insight is pretty simple: it can turn a light or other device plugged into it on and off through an app that runs on the iPhone and Android. Additionally it can turn lights on and off on a timer, which includes a dynamic timer set to the sunrise and sunset times of the location its installed at. In addition to the switching capabilities the app supplies some data on how much energy the device plugged into the WeMo is consuming. Paired mobile devices can operate the WeMo from anywhere in the world once paired up on a local WiFi network.
But there's a lot more lurking under the surface for geeks who want to apply a little programming logic to switching their lights on and off. It has great home security potential.
The WeMo has the ability to connect with the awesome web app called IFTTT (If This Then That) which allows the switch to respond to actions. It can be set to do things as ridiculous as turning the lights on and off every time you send a tweet, to something more useful like having the lights turn on when arriving home and off when driving away. It can also send data through IFTTT, so for example it can keep a Google Calendar of the amount of daily energy usage it's recorded for the day.
This is a neat little product that has a lot of depth to it. It's an easy way to add some home automation without having to install a more complex and expensive system.
DISCLOSURE: I received this product through the Amazon Vine program to review on Amazon's site.