A Light Switch Without Wires
Michael Kanellos: September 25, 2008, 6:03 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Think of it as peel and stick electronics.
Verve Living Systems is debuting a new lighting control system for homes at West Coast Green that does away with wires. You plunk a light switch on the wall (you can stick it on with tape or screw it in), sync it with a remote control to a particular lamp, and that's it. The next time you flick the switch on, the light goes on. Flick the on button and hold your finger on it, and it acts as a dimmer. Flick it off, and it turns off the light.
You can then take it to another room, sync it with another lamp, and start using it there. At nighttime, you can even tweak a switch to flick on lights that will let you go from...
