[yeahdef]

I found this really interesting to read. It's really cool that they use the mechanical press of the buttons to generate energy. I had never thought of that before. However when you think about those old longpress ratchet flashlights - that was the same concept.

[jerrysievert]

philips hue buttons/switches power via the press of the buttons to transmit the commands to the hue base station.

https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-tap-switch/046677473...

> The Hue Tap smart light switch is powered by kinetic energy, which means that when you press the light switch you generate sufficient energy ...

[Shivetya]

well we have had shake charging flashlights for some time and LED lighting makes them much more useful so I can see power a game machine this way too