The Clapper, THE ORIGINAL Home Automation Sound Activated Device, On/Off Light Switch, Clap Detection - Kitchen Bedroom TV Appliances - 120v Wall Plug Smart Home Technology, As Seen On TV Home Gift

Got this three years ago and recently bought another one. We us it on outside string lighting around deck and outside kitchen. We love them, big hit with grandsons, they love to clap them off and on.

I purchased this for my mother who has very poor dexterity due to arthritis. She is able to clap - although a bit weakly so. Nevertheless, she can now control her room light instead of waiting for us to come by and adjust her lighting for her.Some days, as we were working or running errands, she would have to patiently wait for us to turn her lamp on or off. Now she has a little more control.If there was anything that could be changed, I wish I could adjust the sensitivity of the clap sound. At her weakened state, her claps are soft and are not always detected by the device. We moved the clapper up to her night stand and secured it safely to the side by bringing up a heavy duty extension cord through the table, yet out of the way. This makes it physically close to her. So far so good.

My daughter was watching The Dog Who Saved Halloween (2011) and in that movie, the dad claps and the lamp turns off. She was amazed. I told her those things actually exist. She then told me she wanted one for her birthday!I ended up getting her one to install in her room (not for her birthday - just a surprise) and showed her how it worked.Overall works as intended. But... the sounds needed to trigger it are very specific and yet very random.1) Doesn't work when you want it to.2) Does work when you don't expect it to (loud noises, falling objects, etc)3) Can be very difficult to trigger when noises are happening in the room.What I have learned though is:- Don't clap too fast. 2 (or 3) clear, separate claps work best.- Works best when not hidden in a corner. I have mine tucked between a side table and bed. Sometimes won't register your claps if you're not in clear line of sight (sound?).- A super easy way to trigger it is tapping the box itself. When my daughter is asleep and I need to turn off the light -- instead of clapping, I simply tap the box twice and it works just the same.My daughter does get frustrated sometimes when it doesn't work right away. But overall was a fun investment.

Im gonna start off by saying the bad reviews really made me question my purchase but it’s not “a piece of junk” it’s good it just takes some getting used to. Practice getting the clap right because it is a specific rhythm you gotta do but once you get it down it works like a charm. Do have to clap a bit loudly then again I do have music playing and a fan on but maybe at night when everything always seems to sound louder because there’s no noise throughout the house a quieter clap will suffice but I still have to test that; I don’t want to wake anybody up with my shenanigans. But overall great product works as advertised clap on, clap off just don’t expect it to respond to your claps without a bit of practice getting the rhythm down, but it’s not hard or annoying once u know how it wants you to clapUpdate: At night it’s actually harder to use because your claps sound like they’re very loud while not actually being that loud. In the daytime no problem using it from my bed but at night when the whole house is silent the claps have to sound very loud (even though they’re not actually that loud it’s just very quiet around me) and this actually stops me from using it late at night because I don’t want to wake anyone up but my workaround to this is just to make sure I turn my lights off right as everyone is heading to bed. Maybe a slight inconvenience but since it works for 95% of the day it’s ok. And late at night if I really have to turn the lights on you can get close to the box and clap quietly so it works out to be honest

It's awesome. Works perfectly. Very happy with the product.

Coughing turned light off and on. Unusable for chairbound woman with COPD

Great item

Sadly, this is a great concept but it just didn't deliver.PROS: It has two outlets which is a great convenience.CONS: It doesn't take 3 prong plugs. Also, It only worked "okay" up close, with just the right timing between claps, and with a good, loud, clap, but that meant it only turned on and off 1 out of maybe every 3, 4 or 5 claps. It almost NEVER clapped on and right back off again, and when I put it in the location where I needed it (behind a console desk on opposite wall from the door with the only light strip in the room) it almost never clapped on or off unless I opened the door to the desk OR walked into the room and stood in front of it - which defeated the purpose because I had to navigate into a very dark library (with obstacles) to turn it on. Also had the pleasant experience of stinging hands more times than I care to count from trying to clap so hard and clear. I WILL note that my hubby had an easier time getting it to work (large man hands vs. definitely small woman hands?) but I can't sit around & wait for him to get home to turn the lights on and off!Bought remote control plugs instead and am a happy camper.