wall plug

A conversion either needs to come inside the vehicle, or in a wall plug.

For starters, my device arrived with an Anker-branded charging cable in the box along with a black wall plug that clearly came out of a bin somewhere in a factory in China.

It works over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and is powered by a wall plug with a nice, long five-foot cable.

“In addition to sensors, it’s designed for actuators as well — things like door locks, window shades, light bulbs, wall plugs, water valves, thermostats, thermostatic radiator valves, alarm sirens, etc.,” says Siddha.

When Apple stopped providing wired headphones and wall plugs with its iPhones in 2020, it said the cutback was for environmental reasons, although some pointed out it was better for the company’s bottom line.