A major manufacturer recently announced a smart lamp that will setup you back about $200. While GE’s lamp is cool, neither my budget (nor my wife) supports a purchase of that size — so I set out to design and build a “smarter lamp” for the more budget conscious consumers.
GE’s Alexa lamp will be available in September for $200 https://t.co/53gFWdMsny pic.twitter.com/aPrbJUGIwN
— The Verge (@verge) May 4, 2017
In order to compete with GE, the design of my smart lamp needed to include voice activation by Alexa. Since my wife wanted the ability to control the lamp using a standard switch, the design also needed to be practical and functional.
To meet my needs, the smart lamp had account for state — regardless of whether a voice or a physical switch was used for power.
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