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BobaFloutist
4 months ago
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I found a backdoor into my bed
That sounds cool, but I'm a little resistant to being asked to remember to charge my lightswitch.
hinkley
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That's unfortunately a big part of why mine is dead. The batteries are hard to get to. Also their iOS app is frustrating to use.
gpm
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Could maybe be made low enough power that it can power itself via ambient light (like an old school calculator) or radio waves.
wiml
4 months ago
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I've seen energy-harvesting remote light switches for sale — they supposedly get enough energy from the physical act of flipping the toggle to send a few radio packets. I haven't used one in the real world though.
eternauta3k
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Some of the ones at my company require you to stab them with your fingers for 15 seconds like a maniac before they turn the light on.
BobaFloutist
4 months ago
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That would be cool, but I haven't actually seen it in anything other than an old school calculator so I assume the limitations are pretty significant.
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