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Flip the Switch on Battery-Powered Devices

The only thing worse than realizing your remote control/razor/digital camera has killed it's batteries is peeking in the kitchen/utility closet/desk drawer and finding exactly one fewer battery than y...

Harc Lee's Time-Telling Wall Switch

Designed by New York's own designer Harc Lee, the Time Switch acts much differently than we originally had in mind. Instead of integrating a clock into a wall switch, it is catered more towards design...

News: Over 2 Million Households Without DTV

It was inevitable that Americans with over-the-air TVs are slowly realizing the their regular analog service has stopped working and won't return. It's been a few weeks since the DTV transition and th...

Crystal Me Mine: Swarovski Hits The Light Switch Department

Okay, okay - so not everything goes well when you throw crystals into the mix, but the boys at Berker Switches and Systems have teamed up with the Swarovski crystal masters in hopes of forever changin...

Charge an iPod from a Laptop Without Erasing Files

It's a modern-day urban legend whose authenticity has yet to be verified: A guy is getting ready for a road trip with his buddies to Las Vegas and they decided they wanted some tunes (Tom Jones fans?...

From Living Room to Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club?

We have to admit that if we had a time-travel fantasy, our destination would be 1960's London as portrayed in the Austin Powers films, complete with mod colorblock dresses, go-go boots, men with awful...

If the President Has 'The Button,' You Have 'The Switch'

You know that button? The one that the president can push at any time to basically alter the course of history? Well, we know that in the big picture what we do at home in our media rooms is only slig...

Battery Powered DTV Converter Box Might Save Your Butt

If there's anything this year has taught us, it's to be prepared for anything. From market meltdowns to natural disasters, it never hurts to have a plan, a solar flashlight, a solar cell phone charger...

Weird Wiring: Apartment Tales of WTF?!

After two "burned out" light bulbs and almost three weeks in a new apartment, I finally figured out that the reason my overhead hallway lights wouldn't work was not a problem with the bulbs. I kept fl...