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LED-enabled Switchboard automatically turns on in the dark to guide you through hallways at night

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You’ll never stub your toes in the dark ever again…

It’s simple, it’s practical, it’s pure genius. The SnapPower GuideLight 2 is a simple switchboard with a key upgrade – it comes with its own built-in LED strip that automatically activates in the dark to help illuminate your space just enough to help you make your way around the house. The GuideLight 2 plugs right into your mains and doesn’t need to be switched on or off. The entire lighting system sits right within the form factor of your switchboard without blocking any sockets, so you can still use them to plug in floor lamps, smart speakers, or other appliances around the house.

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The SnapPower GuideLight 2 is a universally compatible switchboard that gives your home a clever little upgrade. Designed to work with most houses and socket types, the switchboard is easy to install and requires minimal wiring. Once fitted into the wall, the GuideLight 2 automatically turns into a lighting fixture. A light sensor built into the bottom corner of the GuideLight 2 detects when the room gets dark and automatically switches the LED strip under the Guidelight 2 on. The LED strip casts a faint diffused glow against the wall, enough to dimly illuminate any room so you can navigate through it without stumbling over furniture. The only caveat is that the switchboard can only be installed in open areas and not in places where it’s obstructed by furniture or appliances.

Each GuideLight 2 comes with warm LEDs that have a lifespan of over 25 years. The switchboards require minimal effort to install, don’t have any visible wires, don’t rely on batteries, and most importantly, allow you to use your sockets as intended. They’re perfect for indoor as well as outdoor use, and can easily help guide you to different rooms or to the nearest light switch, so you don’t have to switch your mobile flashlight on every time you need to go to the john or head to the kitchen to make yourself a quick midnight PB&J!

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Connectify Switchboard ditches original server plans, is available now for $90

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Connectify Switchboard ditches server plans, is available now for $90​

Remember that Connectify Switchboard Insert Coin we featured just over a week ago? Well, we'd like to say we're sorry to hear it's been canceled -- but we're not. Why? Because a high amount of interest from people preferring to use their own computers as servers, has resulted in a change of plan. The result is that the product is available right away, and will no longer use cloud servers. This change means the need for investment has gone, evaporating the need for Kickstarter, too. This also means you can use the service as a private VPN, and always appear as if you're surfing from your home PC -- along with that speed-boosting channel bonding tech, of course. To sweeten the deal even further, if you purchase access to the beta program now ($90), then you'll get lifetime updates and support. After the beta, the price rises to $100. Better fire up that those internet connections, stat.

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OG iPad prototype with dual dock connectors hits eBay, teases us with convenience we never had

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We're very used to Apple prototypes showing up on eBay. It's not often that we see unreleased iPads get the auction treatment, however, which makes a new listing that much more interesting. A 16GB WiFi version of the original iPad has popped up sporting a second dock connector on its side, a feature that we'd previously only spotted in Apple design patents. The advantage, of course, would be to keep the iPad powered and synced while it's playing a favorite movie in landscape mode. While we don't know how one aaps69 managed to get hands on the tablet, there's some clear signs that the seller didn't just carve an extra hole in the aluminum for kicks: the slate is running the familiar SwitchBoard tool that Apple uses for in-house diagnostics, and there's a raft of old and incomplete part details that suggest this particular iPad was never meant for store shelves. We'll likely never know why Apple left us in a land of solo dock connectors, but we'd take a peek at the source link before it's gone, as more recent Apple prototypes at auction tend to return to the source quickly.

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