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Hey Siri. Alexa. Hey Google. I can't get the answer to that on HomePod. Sorry, I'm not sure

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about that. Sorry, I can't help with that yet. Do you ever find that your modern conveniences are

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just not that convenient? Well thankfully there's a better way. Meet the Smart Clapper, a smart home

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device from before smart home and internet of things were the biggest bullshit buzzwords.

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It requires no smartphone to operate, sets up in less than 30 seconds, and is exactly as stylish

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as you'd need something that sits behind your couch to be. Remember, zero design budget means

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more money in your wallet for avocado toast. The Smart Clapper is great for home security too.

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As long as your hands are still free, you can activate it in less than a second and wired

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connectivity means it's always reliable. It's so simple a dog can use it, and it

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even works for a dog.

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It even works in a power outage. Oh, why would I? So get your Smart Clapper today for just $30

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or like a lot less if you want to get a cheap knockoff on eBay. In all seriousness though,

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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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we are actually going to be comparing a vintage, still in package, the Smart Clapper

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with a Smart Clapper. So let's get started.

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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.

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This is fantastic.

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I actually don't think this is the original Smart Clapper,

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but based on how old everything about this packaging is

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from its two color print,

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so you can see they couldn't afford more than blue.

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Oh no, wait, no, they've actually got some different hues.

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Hues in the packaging.

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They've got some red, pink, purple, blue.

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No, no, nevermind.

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Okay, so it's got color.

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Maybe it's just that it's faded.

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So between the cheap looking packaging,

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the like old crappy looking logos,

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like that has gotta be like vintage 80s,

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and the legitimately yellow plastic.

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Oh wow, you can see it gets a lot of its color back.

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So what is this thing?

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The sound activated on off switch that's smart enough

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to control two different appliances

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at the same time.

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Yes, my friends, this is the smart appliance

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that predates smart home.

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Instructions and warranty.

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If you're honestly stupid enough

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that you can't operate a clapper,

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then you should probably just not have electricity.

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Oh, no way.

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It doesn't have a ground plug.

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Oh, that's kind of lame,

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but it does have a home and away dial.

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And that is not a binary dial.

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That is a spectral dial.

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So you can be like a little bit home, or mostly away,

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actually, I suspect it doesn't work that way.

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I may actually need the instructions, dammit.

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James here is gonna be helping me co-host things

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as we compare the smart clapper,

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I'm on team smart clapper.

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You're on team clap.

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I am on team Hugh.

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All right, so let's get started here, shall we?

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We will each present arguments for our side.

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for our side of the equation.

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And we're going to allow the audience at the end

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to let us know, just like a rap battle,

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but with no rap and not cool, who won.

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Hey, speak for yourself.

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This is gonna be pretty easy.

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All right, you know what, mister?

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This is gonna be easy.

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I'm gonna let you go first.

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No, no, no, no, no,

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because my goings are responses

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to the limitations of your clapper.

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Limitations?

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No, no, no, no, no.

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You go first.

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I'm ready to receive your argument.

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Okay, well, let's say that your partner is asleep

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and you wanna turn the lights off without waking them up.

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Can you do that?

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Let's find out.

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I'm not actually sure.

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But in the meantime,

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I've actually got an argument for you.

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I can set up the clapper in less than 15 seconds.

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How long did it take you to set up your hue BS?

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Zero, because A-Prime set it up for me.

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No, you have to give a real response.

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How long does it take to set this crap up?

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If you only plugged in the bridge

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and then, like, hooked up a light, like, two minutes.

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But if you wanna do some custom stuff.

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So I beat you by eight times.

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Mm.

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But you get far less than eight times the value.

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Allow me to demonstrate the soft clap.

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A little too soft.

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Soft, flaccid, whatever term you want.

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Shut up, it can't hear me.

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Maybe that's the three-clap socket.

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No, that's the two-clap socket.

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Okay, hold on a minute.

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Okay, hold on a minute.

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Hey, wait a second.

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Does this factor into your setup time?

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Oh, wow, does this thing even work?

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Oh, no, no, no, no.

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I'm in away mode.

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I'm in away mode.

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And no.

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No, it doesn't work.

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Hold on.

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Okay, okay, okay.

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Reliability.

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Soft clap demo.

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This is stressing me.

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Oh.

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Yes, okay.

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Hold on a second.

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That fast setup.

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Oh.

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So there's a-

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Allow me to demonstrate the soft clap.

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There we go.

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Very unlikely to wake the wife.

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Okay. I'll hear your next.

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Argument now.

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I live in a loft.

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That would wake everyone up.

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Do you mean to tell me that the clapper only works

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with lamps and other lights that plug into the wall

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and not, say, overhead lights

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or maybe even completely wireless lights like this?

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The clapper can work with that light.

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Because the clapper can work

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with anything that plugs into a wall.

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Psych, that was just me.

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Okay, is your-

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Okay, but in all seriousness,

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I don't know.

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I'm gonna put that down.

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Okay.

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I always kind of wondered

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why these things didn't take off.

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Well, Mr. Fancy Pants.

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Should've read those instructions, eh?

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The clapper has an indicator LED

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for each of the two outlets

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indicating whether it is receiving power or not,

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aiding you in diagnosis.

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Nice.

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What's your point?

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Hit me.

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What can your Philips Hue do

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that counters that fantastic feature?

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Well, it tells me which ones are reachable or not.

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Right on there.

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Plus, the most important thing at LTT, it's RGB.

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Wait, are you getting that?

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Bring that over here.

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Bring that beautiful beast over here.

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I wanna, I wanna make you hold it just for the shame.

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True rigaba.

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Okay.

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Raise your hand if you'd rather use Hue.

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Granted, it can do RGB,

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but as we've discussed many a time on this channel,

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sure, RGB is a cool feature.

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Lots of people like it.

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But...

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Not everyone is willing to pay extra for it.

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And with the clapper,

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you can control many devices at once

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with an inexpensive extension cable.

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There we go.

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Okay.

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So there's a cost argument to be made here

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because I, with just one clapper

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and an inexpensive power squid,

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can control three lights at once,

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up to 400 watts, according to the box.

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I don't think you can control anything.

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Boom!

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I got served.

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See?

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So if I was in bed with you.

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No, bring the hand.

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Leave the hand.

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And we were like, you know what?

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I'd like to do some light reading right now.

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Let's see who's quicker on the draw.

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Go.

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That's right.

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What if you only want it partway?

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Why would I want that?

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Because you want some mood lighting.

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You know?

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Is that right?

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Dim the lights to 50%.

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Yeah. Look how long that takes.

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He's consulting the literature right now.

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The clapper uses a wired connection.

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So if your Wi-Fi is out, it'll still work.

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If your Wi-Fi is out,

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Hue still works with your normal light switches.

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You can turn them on and off.

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It just displays the normal yellow light,

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which means it's more versatile than the clapper

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because you can attach it to lights

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that you don't plug into the wall,

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like the overhead light, and still use it.

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The clapper's more about speed.

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So I challenge you to another quick draw.

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Okay.

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Because we have to assume that you don't actually

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have your Hue app open all the time.

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So first of all, let's have the lights on.

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It's time to go to sleep.

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Who can turn out the lights faster?

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Hey, Google, turn the lights off.

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Ready, set, go.

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Hey, Google, turn the lights off.

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There.

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Not fast.

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You're right.

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You win on the speed count.

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Calories burned is a whole different metric.

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Keep in mind, you can get Hue accessories

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that are physical switches.

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How much is Philips paying you?

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Ugh, sorry.

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I would actually still argue

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that assuming that yours wasn't actually manufactured

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in the late eighties or early nineties

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and is broken now,

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that there is still room for this kind of technology.

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I would love it

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if as kind of like, a...

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gesture control feature of

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Philips system or a Google home type system you could configure

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Like double claps or triple claps and you could have that be like

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You know three claps for movie time or like two claps for turn everything off or whatever the case may be

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but I

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Think as much as I'm a bit of a Luddite when it comes to smart home technology

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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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You're grounded mister

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It was the ground

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Now go to your room

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