Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

I picked up some rocker switches for controlling some lights and a fan i bought. now, the cathode light already has the correct connector to hook into a rocker switch, but the fan obviously doesn't.

Switchmate is a $40 AA-battery-powered magnetic light controller that clings to the screws holding up your existing switch plate. Snap it on and you're done with the installation. The sheer simplicity ...

It's easier than ever to turn your home into a smart home with the new Switchmate, a magnetic smart light switch that turns any standard light switch into a smart light switch you can control with ...

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SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Switchmate today announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 9418802 for the company’s Switchmate smart lighting ...

Smart light bulbs are generally fine, in fact we like them very much, but why do we go to the bother of replacing multiple bulbs in a single light fitting when we could simply switch the switch? The ...

Aqara’s smart light switch looks good, works well, and is compatible with Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Home, but you’ll need to go all-in on Aqara’s ecosystem—which doesn’t include a smart ...

When it comes to brutalist functionality, it’s hard to beat the white plastic ‘rocker’ switch. It’s an inexpensive, ubiquitous 21st-century incarnation of the switch dreamt up by the electrical ...