iHome launches a $40 outdoor smart plug with Alexa, HomeKit, and Google Assistant support

iHome is making it a bit more affordable to connect outdoor appliances to your network and smartphone. It released an outdoor smart plug today (meaning it’s water resistant) that works with most of the big smart home systems: Wink, Nest, Google’s Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, and Apple’s HomeKit. That means you’ll be able to connect it to a Google Home or to an iPhone pretty easily, set it on timers or routines with other gadgets in your house, and control the outlet b