Comments on: Consumption aware switch http://idealist.blinkr.net/consumption-aware-switch/ dreamed objects Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:21:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Consumption aware light switch .:. Design, technology, users, art and everything in between http://idealist.blinkr.net/consumption-aware-switch/#comment-19751 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:51:17 +0000 http://idealist.blinkr.net/consumption-aware-switch/#comment-19751 [...] “This switch uses the electric sparkle as a metaphor. When you switch the light on (or off), a flashing light is produced, which is more or less intense depending on the house’s actual energy consumption. A strong sparkle is emitted when there is a strong consumption. A light spark when there is little energy consumption. This is a non intrusive interaction as the consumption only becomes visible when you manipulate electric appliances.” From idealist (link to the original blog post) [...] […] “This switch uses the electric sparkle as a metaphor. When you switch the light on (or off), a flashing light is produced, which is more or less intense depending on the house’s actual energy consumption. A strong sparkle is emitted when there is a strong consumption. A light spark when there is little energy consumption. This is a non intrusive interaction as the consumption only becomes visible when you manipulate electric appliances.” From idealist (link to the original blog post) […]

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