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Multitouch light switches from the future
These light switches look like they belong on a space station. The Basalte Sentido switch glows with a cool blue LED; touch any part of it, and it reacts with a white backlight. Multi-touch different quadrants to control four separate lights individually or separately, and the backlight glows a warm gold. Basalte offer three other styles that are equally impressive.
We've seen some fancy light switches before, but these beat all. These Red Dot Award-winning switches come in various shapes and configurations, and you can custom design your own. They all work with low voltage lighting, and are available in Europe for now. Not to worry, these amazing multitouch switches will be commonplace 10 years from now.
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By charles at 3:05 PM ON 10/15/09
10 years - I think not with new green tech low voltage is the way to go.
By Imagine at 3:21 PM ON 10/15/09
I really like the light switch. I was wondering tho, what is something lands on it, like, a large fly? Will we be left in the dark? :) Shoo fly! pesky little critters.
By Zeno at 3:12 AM ON 10/16/09
I know these switches, and they are truly magnificent. They work on KNX which is a worldwide standard in automation systems. KNX is very green!! ;)
They will not react on a large fly, but you can have your dog turn on and off the lights.
By RobAid at 3:23 PM ON 10/16/09
That's one large and vivid dog :)
I wondered when they are going to revolutionize switches since they are so widely spread.
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