https://goparker.com/tags/lifx/ Recent content in lifx on goParker Hugo -- gohugo.io Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://goparker.com/post/2018-12-15-smart-switch/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://goparker.com/post/2018-12-15-smart-switch/ <p><img src="https://goparker.com/img/post_images/181215_prototype_switch.png" alt="alt text" title="Prototype smart switch"> <!-- raw HTML omitted --> I quite like gadgets. So it should come as little surprise that I have been drawn by the bright future promised by smart bulbs. By their nature, in order to retain access to their smart functionality they need to be &lsquo;on&rsquo; even if they are not shining. This presents a problem when faced with several decades of habit of flicking the power switch when you walk in to and out of a room.</p> <p>Being &lsquo;smart&rsquo; you can voice control them using Alexa, but that has some faintly annoying lag and that is even if she understands you the first time. Plus, shouting &ldquo;you damn well know what I meant, Alexa!&rdquo; to turn off the bedside light can be disruptive to one&rsquo;s sleeping partner.</p> <p>So this is about the start of my quest to find another way.</p>