"Reaction [beta]"

How many engineers does it take to turn on a light bulb? 3 Jul 2007

John Maeda spotted this light switch when giving a talk at Sun labs. The instructions on the switch reads:

  • Tap once for preset.
  • Tap twice for full-on.
  • Touch & hold to raise lights.
  • Push [small square button to the right] to make current level the new preset.
  • Tap once for slow fade off.
  • Tap twice for fast fade off.
  • Touch & hold to dim lights.

As Maeda says: "At first I thought it was some kind of silly 'engineer' joke. But the light switch functions as stated for real. Does it win the award for the most confusing light switch? I bet there are other ones out there that are equally complex to use."

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