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The only association between light and switch is that we use the switch to turn on/off the light. That’s totally right but Sungi Kim also believes that the switch itself could doubles a light. And that’s the main concept behind the innovative design ‘Push on the light’. It looks just like a simple switch for most of the time, but it will then work as a light when you push on the short end of it. Amazing! [Read the rest of this entry...]

You think switches could do nothing but to control the lights? You won’t think so after checking out these ones. Nothing is particularly special about them except the thin transparent sheets of plastic added onto them. What does that mean? In fact, your switches could also hold your letters and key rings apart from turning on/off the lamps. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Kids are frequently blamed for leaving lights on, but to be fair, it is because they seldom notice lamps and switches. The Tio Light Switch may be a nice gadget to remind kids of conserving energy, with a visual change in different colors. When the light is kept on for less than an hour, it grows green; after four hours, it goes yellow. And when it has been on for more than eight hours, guess what, an angry red then appears. Hopefully by this means, your kids will constantly turn lights off, therefore helping to cut down the power consumption. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What is the common impression the traditional switches give us? Tough, old and rigid, right? But these Silicon Switches with will dissipate that negative effect. It comes with a new look, seemingly like soft round balls, due to a cover of raised silicon on its surface.

This is the cutest switch I ever seen. Only some tiny redesign give the switch case a new life. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This door knob can function as a light switch as well and so you do not have to look for light switch in a dark room. When you open the door, the light will automatically light up and switched off as one turns the knob while leaving the room. [Read the rest of this entry...]

One switch for one light is the basic requirement. However, it is not necessary if you have a gesture controlled switch like this. With the touch-sensitive board you can control every light separately by sliding the finger to the lights’ direction. If you want switch on/off all the lights simultaneously, just make a circular motion on the board. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Similar to the glowing socket, this switch could aware you the energy consumption with sparkling. a strong sparkle is emitted when there is a strong consumption. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Just rotate this eco-tap socket which seems like a real tap, your device could be powered off without pulling a cord. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Hey, this circle hanging under the socket is not only a switch, but also a power saving device. Once you pull it down, it will gradually shrink back accordingly turn off the power.

Therefore, the portable device such as cellphone, PDA and iPod won’t waste any power because of over charged.

If you haven’t decided yet in which position the lamp will be ON and OFF, you gonna like this design. [Read the rest of this entry...]