You can get plenty of head-torches where you just have to wave your hand in front.
Thought control ? well that might be coming.
So little innovation actually happening here.
E.G. an “Ultimate” lantern that doesn’t even have a PIR motion detector to turn it on. And off.
Never-mind any sort of remote control. Bluetooth, WiFi, even just a dedicated keyfob.
Even my Poundland selfie stick came with a bluetooth remote button that works. Coin cell included. For £1.00
Meanwhile the discussion there still seems to be all about USB C vs. micro.
And how the battery-bank output is so difficult. Again, I can go to Poundland and buy one there, that even includes a poor 18650, for £1.00, and works very well. Boosts up my ’phone nicely, when required.
Remote control of lights is useful. And once you get BT you enter security nightmare. Firmware upgrade is a necessary but deeply insufficient band aid.
If it counts, most of my “real” work is about making information infrastructure — making the plumbing which lets computers and the internet work, developing operating systems and other stuff people rely on but don’t think much about. Last I checked, my code is used on at least a sixth of the internet.
I generally try to keep all that away from my hobby time though. Flashlights are a nice break from work, a way to relax.
The more we learn about Keeper the deeper the rabbit hole. Can we trust her operating systems on our electronic devices? Is she(not really positive male female or robot) a “plumber” hired by the CIA/KGB to write code to infiltrate and spy on us (Illuminates)? If I ramp my D4S up or down holding my thumbprint on the switch is my whereabouts immediately recognized by operatives of some foreign governments be it friendly or hostile? We all agree TK has more grey matter than all of the alien “greys” that are in close contact with “her”. “She” has already conquered 1/6th of the intraweb. Can we just stand by and let this continue? Ancient Alien Theorists say (NO).
Mostly, I just wanted to head off the implication that people might be wasting their time by spending it on BLF. This is a good place, and people shouldn’t feel bad about enjoying shiny things together.
Don’t worry, if TK was a KGB agent they wouldn’t need so much subterfuge, they just make her program the AI for the weapons and let the autonomous weapons conquer the world by themselves while they take a vacation. It’s not like she would make software as defective as SkyNet.