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I still haven't really bought into the whole smart lighting thing. So in today's video,
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with a Smart Clapper. So let's get started.
Let's see how they stack up.
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All right. So this video wouldn't be complete without an unboxing of the Smart Clapper.
This is fantastic.
I actually don't think this is the original Smart Clapper,
but based on how old everything about this packaging is
from its two color print,
so you can see they couldn't afford more than blue.
Oh no, wait, no, they've actually got some different hues.
Hues in the packaging.
They've got some red, pink, purple, blue.
No, no, nevermind.
Okay, so it's got color.
Maybe it's just that it's faded.
So between the cheap looking packaging,
the like old crappy looking logos,
like that has gotta be like vintage 80s,
and the legitimately yellow plastic.
Oh wow, you can see it gets a lot of its color back.
So what is this thing?
The sound activated on off switch that's smart enough
to control two different appliances
at the same time.
Yes, my friends, this is the smart appliance
that predates smart home.
Instructions and warranty.
If you're honestly stupid enough
that you can't operate a clapper,
then you should probably just not have electricity.
Oh, no way.
It doesn't have a ground plug.
Oh, that's kind of lame,
but it does have a home and away dial.
And that is not a binary dial.
That is a spectral dial.
So you can be like a little bit home, or mostly away,
actually, I suspect it doesn't work that way.
I may actually need the instructions, dammit.
James here is gonna be helping me co-host things
as we compare the smart clapper,
I'm on team smart clapper.
You're on team clap.
I am on team Hugh.
All right, so let's get started here, shall we?
We will each present arguments for our side.
for our side of the equation.
And we're going to allow the audience at the end
to let us know, just like a rap battle,
but with no rap and not cool, who won.
Hey, speak for yourself.
This is gonna be pretty easy.
All right, you know what, mister?
This is gonna be easy.
I'm gonna let you go first.
No, no, no, no, no,
because my goings are responses
to the limitations of your clapper.
Limitations?
No, no, no, no, no.
You go first.
I'm ready to receive your argument.
Okay, well, let's say that your partner is asleep
and you wanna turn the lights off without waking them up.
Can you do that?
Let's find out.
I'm not actually sure.
But in the meantime,
I've actually got an argument for you.
I can set up the clapper in less than 15 seconds.
How long did it take you to set up your hue BS?
Zero, because A-Prime set it up for me.
No, you have to give a real response.
How long does it take to set this crap up?
If you only plugged in the bridge
and then, like, hooked up a light, like, two minutes.
But if you wanna do some custom stuff.
So I beat you by eight times.
Mm.
But you get far less than eight times the value.
Allow me to demonstrate the soft clap.
A little too soft.
Soft, flaccid, whatever term you want.
Shut up, it can't hear me.
Maybe that's the three-clap socket.
No, that's the two-clap socket.
Okay, hold on a minute.
Hey, wait a second.
Does this factor into your setup time?
Oh, wow, does this thing even work?
Oh, no, no, no, no.
I'm in away mode.
And no.
No, it doesn't work.
Hold on.
Okay, okay, okay.
Reliability.
Soft clap demo.
This is stressing me.
Oh.
Yes, okay.
Hold on a second.
That fast setup.
Oh.
So there's a-
Allow me to demonstrate the soft clap.
There we go.
Very unlikely to wake the wife.
Okay. I'll hear your next.
Argument now.
I live in a loft.
That would wake everyone up.
Do you mean to tell me that the clapper only works
with lamps and other lights that plug into the wall
and not, say, overhead lights
or maybe even completely wireless lights like this?
The clapper can work with that light.
Because the clapper can work
with anything that plugs into a wall.
Psych, that was just me.
Okay, is your-
Okay, but in all seriousness,
I don't know.
I'm gonna put that down.
Okay.
I always kind of wondered
why these things didn't take off.
Well, Mr. Fancy Pants.
Should've read those instructions, eh?
The clapper has an indicator LED
for each of the two outlets
indicating whether it is receiving power or not,
aiding you in diagnosis.
Nice.
What's your point?
Hit me.
What can your Philips Hue do
that counters that fantastic feature?
Well, it tells me which ones are reachable or not.
Right on there.
Plus, the most important thing at LTT, it's RGB.
Wait, are you getting that?
Bring that over here.
Bring that beautiful beast over here.
I wanna, I wanna make you hold it just for the shame.
True rigaba.
Okay.
Raise your hand if you'd rather use Hue.
Granted, it can do RGB,
but as we've discussed many a time on this channel,
sure, RGB is a cool feature.
Lots of people like it.
But...
Not everyone is willing to pay extra for it.
And with the clapper,
you can control many devices at once
with an inexpensive extension cable.
There we go.
Okay.
So there's a cost argument to be made here
because I, with just one clapper
and an inexpensive power squid,
can control three lights at once,
up to 400 watts, according to the box.
I don't think you can control anything.
Boom!
I got served.
See?
So if I was in bed with you.
No, bring the hand.
Leave the hand.
And we were like, you know what?
I'd like to do some light reading right now.
Let's see who's quicker on the draw.
Go.
That's right.
What if you only want it partway?
Why would I want that?
Because you want some mood lighting.
You know?
Is that right?
Dim the lights to 50%.
Yeah. Look how long that takes.
He's consulting the literature right now.
The clapper uses a wired connection.
So if your Wi-Fi is out, it'll still work.
If your Wi-Fi is out,
Hue still works with your normal light switches.
You can turn them on and off.
It just displays the normal yellow light,
which means it's more versatile than the clapper
because you can attach it to lights
that you don't plug into the wall,
like the overhead light, and still use it.
The clapper's more about speed.
So I challenge you to another quick draw.
Okay.
Because we have to assume that you don't actually
have your Hue app open all the time.
So first of all, let's have the lights on.
It's time to go to sleep.
Who can turn out the lights faster?
Hey, Google, turn the lights off.
Ready, set, go.
Hey, Google, turn the lights off.
There.
Not fast.
You're right.
You win on the speed count.
Calories burned is a whole different metric.
Keep in mind, you can get Hue accessories
that are physical switches.
How much is Philips paying you?
Ugh, sorry.
I would actually still argue
that assuming that yours wasn't actually manufactured
in the late eighties or early nineties
and is broken now,
that there is still room for this kind of technology.
I would love it
if as kind of like, a...
gesture control feature of
Philips system or a Google home type system you could configure
Like double claps or triple claps and you could have that be like
You know three claps for movie time or like two claps for turn everything off or whatever the case may be
but I
Think as much as I'm a bit of a Luddite when it comes to smart home technology
And honestly this still holds a fair bit of appeal for me. James has definitely made his point. Ah, you see this
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It was the ground
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