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Hello, everyone. I am researching the various problems surrounding me for the sake of a better future. The subject of this research is 'smart' devices. Not cars, though.
In the room I use as a bedroom in my house, there is a lamp like this.
I turn it on and off with a switch located between the outlet and the main unit, but it is a huge pain to turn it off before going to sleep. Because the room is small, I have to get out of bed and walk around to reach it.
So, I thought about it. Could I control it remotely? That is why I introduced this.
The included manual is, well, not very clear at all. So, I will write down the setup method and points of caution as a substitute for the manual. However, there is no doubt that you should read the manual as well.
0) Download the app.
1) Plug it into the outlet and check if the lamp parts on the buttons on both sides are blinking. If they are, proceed to 2). If they are not blinking, one of them is the power button, so press it to turn the power on.
2) It should be blinking rapidly at 2 times per second, but it seems it might blink slowly at about 1 time per 3 seconds, so in that case, press the power button to turn it off once, then turn it on again.
3) Launch the app and set it up. When you get close to the device, it will detect it, so select it, enter your Wi-Fi password, and wait for a while. If the distance between the device running the app (likely a smartphone) and the unit is too far, malfunctions will occur, so keep them close and wait for a while.
4) Setup is now complete.
It is super convenient. For some reason, I bought the two-outlet version, but it is super convenient. It seems parents out there are using this to control their children's gaming power. It feels very unpleasant, like a village headman in the Edo period damming a river to bully the farmers downstream.
I think it is useful for operating old home appliances. But what else can it be used for? A kotatsu, perhaps? I suppose people use it with speakers. My house is only as big as a cat's forehead, so I don't really see the point of using something like Alexa, but I think I will try introducing it sometime.