Not much is different on the Discover, with the exception of a new toggle switch on the main UI, which makes it pretty easy to go back and forth between the two modes.

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We saw a number of Electric Imp demos and appliance ideas at the booth including a simple hand-held "detonator" toggle switch with LED, seven-segment counter, water level sensor, servo-controlled gauge, RGB light, power socket, Christmas light, power monitor, toy washing machine, 16x16 LED display and receipt printer (the latter two being combined to show the avatars and tweets of anyone mentioning the Electric Imp) -- all Internet aware.

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You can also add a brightness toggle that lets you switch between low, medium and full, which is extremely useful considering the lack of auto-brightness mentioned earlier.

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The rotating toggle allows users to quickly switch between four modes: green, library, balanced and gaming.

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The "Take pictures remotely" option is supposedly toggle-able by just sliding a switch while in the mode that we just spoke of.

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Finally, there's a mode switch, so you can quickly toggle between two configurable video presets.

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Reality extends to the plain fact that there is no switch or level to push, pull or toggle that will instantaneously change the polarity of the flow.

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