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[–] Norgur@kbin.social 71 points 1 year ago (14 children)

More importantly: Stop flashing useless blinky lights at me. I don't need a blue floodlight that tells me that my phone is charging, I don't need a yellow floodlight that tells me that my alarm clock is on and I don't need a green floodlight that tells me that my router is indeed not on fire.

[–] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The lights would be OK if they simply made them diffuse, low-intensity bulbs like they used to be in the 90's. Bonus points for being behind a transparent textured plastic lens.

But no, they simply put open holes in casings that expose the most powerful SMD LED chip they could source.

[–] insaneduck@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is the most powerful until you specifically want to buy led torch light then they put the cheapest possible light in it.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Of course. The bright one all got bought up by Philips so you get a red LED when your smart light bulb is off or some shit.

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