on another note, actual voice control by just the light[no phone involved] is probably beyond any processor that you would want on a flashlight
ie too many resources, too expensive, too much battery, too many peripherals needed [making light too big, battery life short, ]
it would practically have to run android to have decent voice
just food for thought
i could be wrong
but it takes a lot of fast processing to do voice
wle
Do you really want a device listening 24/7 what’s around? lol
NO
There actually are dedicated voice recognition chips if you’re fine with finite set of commands and don’t require the ‘natural conversational control’ of Al(l hearing)exas and similar.
A while back I’ve actually drunk-impulse-bought a voice controlled multimeter for the meme. It’s a shitty meter and it cost like 20€ but the voice recognition actually works as advertised. But, and this would apply to a torch as well, I wouldn’t ever want to be seen voice-controlling a meter (or a torch) at an actual job site or in public in general.
so how could that be part of a flashlight design?
would you just say “execute A” and A does light function 1?
how much current at what voltage do those use?
guessing they need 5V
wle
can we get the OP started on his design somehow?
what happened with the lenser light or app, or whatever that was in the first post?
No idea on electrics, I’ve never used them in my designs nor felt the need, I don’t like talking computers nor talking to computers.
But I could see commands like ‘turn on’, ‘switch to flood’, ‘switch to throw’, ‘brightness up’, ‘brightness down’ etc.
My thoughts exactly.
A bear to bear kind of understanding. I love it.
Believe it or not I think the first Bluetooth-controlled flashlight debuted at FastTech and was announced right here on BLF in 2013:
I’d rather have a light that actually works than some bluetooth app phone voice spyware security malware rubbish.
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what is happening and why is there a GIANORMOUS THUMB all over my screen all of a sudden
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Whoah, that’s way ahead of its time, shame about QC. 
(I was not aware archive.org had indexed fasttech :+1: )
As sb56637 said, Fasttech released the first BT programmable/controllable light. It was a single led thrower. You could program it with and number of modes you wanted in any order in any output level you wanted in any of 255 output levels. You could even program it with any text you wanted and it would flash it out in Morse code. Shockingly it never caught on and few saw the real purpose in such a thing. Way ahead of it's time.
Around 2015 Manker released their first production light, the Godmes, a triple led 3000 lumen torch that could be controlled and/or programmed via BT and mobile app. It too was still ahead of it's time. I still have both lights. They were pretty awesome IMO.
HIGH !!!
Hello !!
Would you like me to open the flashlight app ?
yes you idiot and turn the light on HIGH !!!
Hello ......Will there be more name calling like before ?
Turn the ^^%**&ing light on !!!
You will now receive a small electrical shock in an attempt to modify your emotional state ...You don't want it in your groin area do you ?.. Please do not attempt to unscrew the battery compartment .
Arugh !!! AHHH !! HELP!!! ..Siri call 911
Please speak clearly ..
. www.youtube.com/embed/Avp9aUkM5g0 NINE >>>> ELEVEN !!!!!
There’s likely a market for this sort of light. My guess is either the market isn’t big enough or the developers don’t think the market is big enough.