Ok Let Me Review It: DEKINMAX Mini Smart Plug Remote Control

So for Christmas I bought myself an Amazon Echo and have fallen in love with Alexa. So I have been trying to find new ways to fully integrate her into my home and life. Now there are a thousand and one different "smart plugs" out there on the market. Some of them are actually "Amazon Certified" and others are not. I was happy when I found this plug. I took a chance on it, because it wasn't certified by Amazon, but the manufacture assured me that there was and Alexa Skill that allowed it to work with the voice commands. So I got it and plugged it in. Now I was assuming it was like some of my other plugs that i have and that I would just go into the Alexa app on my phone and set it up. Well there were a few more steps to it than that. But being a guy I dont ever read instructions. One because when I do a product review on something I want to try and get it working intuitively not by following the directions. And two, I hate reading. Some of these instructions are written in "Engrish" and have sentences like "if you would please to insert the device into electricity and pause for lights to quickly blinking in rapid fashions"

But the instructions were actually pretty straight forward. Once I downloaded the App for the plug (which there are two on the market and you need to be aware of that you want the app SmartLife and not the Tuya app.) Both apps work, but only SmartLife connects to the plug. This was part of my learning curve. I had downloaded and installed Tuya without reading or scanning the QR Code in the instruction booklet. But once I got everything all hooked up, Alexa did her job and turned lights on and off for me.
So when ordering this device, take a few moments to read and download the right app. If you dont already have a QR Scanner on your phone there are plenty of free ones on the App Store and Play Store. All in all I am really happy with this plug and recommend it to anyone looking for a good decently priced smart plug.

Here is what the company says about their plug:

Smart wifi plug mini outlet,works with Alexa Echo,no hub required,simple to setup and reliable on your stable wifi connection

Features

Remote Access:Control switches anywhere

Scheduling:Set time to turn ON and OFF

Input:AC110V-120V 60Hz

Output:10A Maximum load

System Requirement: Mobile device running iOS 8 or higher or Android 4.1x or higher

Existing Wi-Fi network,and it works in 2.4GHz Network only.

Compact Design:Fit 2 plugs on a 2-socket outlet

Scenes Creation:Design your scenes when using more than 1 plug

Works with Amazon Alexa:Voice command can be available,making all kinds of controls easier and better.

Smart and Room saving

Arrange plugged-in electric device such as lamps;set schedules or timer.Its compact design only occupies one outlet socket and leaves room for other ones.

How to make smart home devices works with Amazon Echo?

Step 1:

Go to “Smart Home”section of your Alexa app in the Alexa app,use the hamburger menu icon to go into smart home page.

Step 2:

Tap on “Get more smart home skills”in your smart home page.

Step 3:

Search “Tuya smart”

In the search bar to enable the tuya skill.

Step 4:

Sign in your tuya account and enter your information in the pop up window and tap “Bind Now”.

Step 5:

Discover your devices in Alexa

Tap on”Discover devices”in the pop up window to find and control your tuya devices.

If you don’t see a pop up window,you can also find “Discover devices”in your Alexa smart home page.

Step 6:

All done!

Alexa will take a few seconds to discover your devices.Once it is done,you should see all your remote control-enabled devices in your smart home page.

Package Contents:

- Mini Smart Wifi Plug

- WiFi Smart Devices User Manual