By tapping out different patterns (it detects only the shock, not the strength) the idea is that you could turn lights on and off, control appliances, and so forth.
So far I have the ability to turn my lights on and off.
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The challenge in stage one is to turn the lights on and make tracking and reporting about information related to sustainability as efficient as possible.
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In a variety of ways, firms turn the lights on, they start to look at all aspects of the business that fall under the umbrella of sustainability.
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Some residents in Dorset are calling on the county council to turn street lights back on at night time claiming the current switch-off is "dangerous".
Ask your fellow citizens who waited and waited for someone to turn their lights back on last week.
But within three days, they opted to turn the lights back on.
Reporters donned their flak jackets as a precaution and were told by Marines to turn off the lights on their video cameras, CNN correspondent Rula Amin said.
As lights turn on and dust clears in ballparks across America today, we once again embark on the 7-month marathon known as the Major League Baseball regular season.
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Google's Joe Britt showed an alarm clock that can be set, using a mobile application, to turn on lights and music in the bedroom at a specified time.
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At one point, Defence Minister Daniel Chea himself ran out into the streets to order troops to turn off flashing lights on their vehicles, saying it was adding to the panic.
Where the ActiveE will turn the brake lights on as soon as you let go of the accelerator, the Model S relies on accelerometer readings to warn the vehicles behind you -- clever.
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"It's unprecedented that we're going to turn the lights off on 168 towers on April 1, and we don't have any information from the FAA on how that's going to work, " he said.
Turn on the lights, pop the hood, open the sunroof -- it's all replicated on the display.
From a remote control on his wheelchair, Ward pushes a button to turn on the lights.
Today, when the sun goes down in Africa, over 150 million homes will not turn on the lights.
Lighted clothing rods and shoe racks, and automated lights that turn on when cabinet doors open, are popular features.
Garner may have gotten all the press as he pressed flesh with U.S. troops, but it's Lucke's job to turn on the lights.
When I turn on my lights I get a yellow glow for a bit then a bit of flicker followed by a proper, though slightly unsatisfying, light.
As the name suggests, it's also backlit, with sensors that turn on the lights when your hands are hovering, and lower the brightness when backlighting isn't necessary.
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For example, if the glass break sensor on the kitchen window is tripped, the system can be set to turn on the lights in the room and start recording a video.
Now fully gripped by festive fever, Quest takes centre stage in Vilnius, Lithuania -- in front of 25, 000 people -- it's time to turn on the lights of the city's Christmas tree.
We've seen plenty of cars that turn on the lights when you near, but the physical changing of the car, the handles pushing themselves out just in time to greet your arrival, certainly feels very inviting.
It can sense your location, so you can set your lights to turn on when you enter, turn off when you leave, or light your path as you walk down the hall, and so on.
Through the app you can lock doors, adjust your thermostat, turn on and off lights or appliances and check your security cameras.
Users would be able to program lights to automatically turn on and off when people are in the room, to adjust light levels to the amount of daylight coming into a room and to turn on and off or dim at different times via the Internet.
Atlanta (CNN) -- Imagine a near future when a single touch on your tablet or smartphone will start your coffee maker, lock your doors, turn on (or off) the lights and open a window.
It is needed to make plastics, to fly planes, to propel construction equipment and to turn generators to make electricity that keeps the lights on and your computer humming in your home or office.
New traffic lights and a new dedicated left hand turn slip lane on the Longman Roundabout.
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Other special features include adjustable width (though no adjustable weighting -- c'mon, guys), a huge "wing" on the right side meant to keep your fingers from dragging, and a software suite that lets you record macros, tweak the million on-board lights, and even turn the bulky rodent into a fairly-functional joystick.
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