Hacker News
- The Light Phone III https://www.thelightphone.com/lightiii 64 comments
- The Light Phone https://www.thelightphone.com/ 277 comments
- In State of Emergency President Can Control Your Phone, TV, Your Light Switches http://reason.com/archives/2019/02/15/in-a-state-of-emergency-the-president-ca 2 comments
- Power an LED light from your phone line for free http://www.metacafe.com/watch/868499/free_hidden_electricity/ 2 comments
- Using a phone after lights-out about once a week increased the risk of being ‘very tired’ by five times. http://aeon.co/magazine/health/the-health-effects-of-a-world-without-darkness/ 3 comments productivity
- Texts from Loeffler’s phone shed light on activities ahead of Jan. 6 and 2021 runoff https://www.ajc.com/politics/texts-from-loefflers-phone-shed-light-on-activities-ahead-of-jan-6-and-2021-runoff/WK65T4ZC35HJXK6RSKLPH2KEGE/ 13 comments law
- [Krell] Chris Haynes reported in-game that yesterday was the first time Joel Embiid was able to use his phone due to the light created from it. Says the Sixers will evaluate Embiid upon their return to Philly and go from there. https://twitter.com/nbakrell/status/1522019275757731840?s=21&t=XuoAvTqiTjWnXFSWaKmD3Q 130 comments nba
- Blue light from phones, tablets could accelerate blindness and hurt vision, study finds https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/08/13/blue-light-phones-tablets-could-accelerate-blindness-study/974837002/ 4 comments technology
- Blue light from phones and tablets can speed up blindness, study finds https://www.cnet.com/news/blue-light-from-phones-and-tablets-can-speed-up-blindness-study-finds/ 3 comments science
- France gives green light to mobile phone ban in schools https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44401660 65 comments europe
- Charge your phone using ambient light and printed solar cells https://www.newscientist.com/article/2152862-charge-your-phone-using-ambient-light-and-printed-solar-cells/ 3 comments technology
- Watch: Atlanta United atmosphere during MLS Playoffs (crowd uses cell phone lights to create a beautiful scene) https://streamable.com/6dew8 176 comments soccer
- People won’t stop staring at their phones, so a Dutch town put traffic lights on the ground https://qz.com/942104/people-wont-stop-staring-at-their-phones-so-this-dutch-town-put-traffic-lights-on-the-ground/ 17 comments europe
- Why Cellular Tracking Device Is So Secret: Documents Shed Some Light On How Police Use Controversial Cell Phone Tracking Technology http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/22/stingray-cellular-tracking-police-documents/all/ 2 comments privacy
- Dead Phone Battery? Just Burn Something: light a fire so people could charge their dead cellphones. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/biolite-stove/ 58 comments technology
- FOIA Victory Will Shed More Light on Warrantless Tracking of Cell Phones http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/09/eff-victory-forces-government-disclosure-court 3 comments technology
- Warrantless cell phone search gets a green light in California http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/warrantless-cell-phone-search-gets-a-green-light-in-california.ars?comments=1#comments-bar 3 comments reddit.com
- after cop shoots citizen, police began confiscating cell phones containing videos that have yet to see the light of day http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/22/18565104.php 312 comments politics
- Richard Gage, AIA, while on the phone with Jason Bermas of the Alex Jones Radio Show, unwittingly brings new light on the subject of 9-11 to an unsuspecting American citizen. 08/24/08. http://www.calgary911truth.org/my_weblog/2008/08/aia-richard-gag.html 2 comments reddit.com
- Cell phones light up operating room during blackout http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyenoughnews/idusn2833795620070730?feedtype=rss 2 comments reddit.com
- LPT: Keep your laptops, mobile phones, emergency lights, power banks fully charged, to be prepared for the worst case scenario today at 9 PM today.. https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/fva7rh/lpt_keep_your_laptops_mobile_phones_emergency/ 24 comments india
- Unplug the phone, turn off the news, light the light and read together http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-taylor-lepucki-book-club-20171012-story.html#nt=oft13a-10gp1 5 comments books
- This little WiFi to IR hub can replace all of your infrared remotes. You can use your phone or laptop to learn and send remote signals. Control your TV, Cable, Lights, and A/C all in one. http://wavespark.org/ 3 comments technology
- Netflix announces "The Switch", a programmable button that can dim lights, order takeout, silence your phone, and fire up your favorite show. http://makeit.netflix.com/the-switch#overview 327 comments programming
- Netflix announces "The Switch", a customizable button that can dim lights, order takeout, silence your phone, and fire up your favorite show. http://makeit.netflix.com/the-switch#overview 57 comments hardware
- Light Phone 2: the high hopes of the low-tech phone - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/4/20847717 4 comments technology
- In light of the NSA news, Obama criticizing UAE for banning unmonitorable Blackberry phones is very hypocritical. http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/50911-obama-criticizes-middle-east-blackberry-ban 6 comments politics
- Study finds that exposure to warmer colors might actually be worse for sleep than blue light. The "night mode" on our phones might be doing us more harm than good. https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/researchers-discover-when-its-good-to-get-the-blues/ 14 comments science
- Is it possible to make wireless communication devices like TV remotes and cell phones work in the visible light spectrum? Does the wavelength of light matter for these devices? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6s1biu/is_it_possible_to_make_wireless_communication/ 12 comments askscience
- Millions of Indians respond to PM Modi's appeal; light candles, diyas, turn on mobile phone torches | India News - Times of India https://m.timesofindia.com/india/millions-of-indians-respond-to-pm-modis-appeal-light-candles-diyas-turn-on-mobile-phone-torches/articleshow/74997217.cms 25 comments worldnews
- A lens has been built that is thinner than the waves of light it focuses. Such lenses, made from light-warping metamaterials, might someday replace the heavier glass lenses used in everything from microscopes to phone cameras. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2091826-metamaterial-lens-is-thinner-than-the-light-it-bends-and-focuses/ 4 comments technology
- Denver police officers caught using confidential criminal databases for personal reasons — such as learning a woman's phone number — get only light punishment, allowing the potentially dangerous abuse to continue, the city's independent police monitor wrote in a report released Tuesday. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a49833ece6a94e0ea2a569d857e94ebf/denver-monitor-urges-steep-penalty-crime-database-abuse 96 comments technology
- Denver police officers caught using confidential criminal databases for personal reasons — such as learning a woman's phone number — get only light punishment, allowing the potentially dangerous abuse to continue, the city's independent police monitor wrote in a report released Tuesday. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a49833ece6a94e0ea2a569d857e94ebf/denver-monitor-urges-steep-penalty-crime-database-abuse 3 comments politics
- Maryam Nawaz kept asking the participants to turn on the lights of their mobile phones but no one does https://twitter.com/ADShahab1/status/1715947065832849812 10 comments pakistan
- Antidepressants might fail if you use your phone in bed, study suggests - Antidepressants might work by increasing users' sensitivity to light, an Australian study suggests. But, conversely, artificial light at night – such as blue light from a phone screen – might stop the medication working. https://www.theage.com.au/national/antidepressants-might-fail-if-you-use-your-phone-in-bed-study-suggests-20180924-p505nz.html 22 comments science
- Antidepressants might fail if you use your phone in bed, study suggests - Antidepressants might work by increasing users' sensitivity to light, an Australian study suggests. But, conversely, artificial light at night – such as blue light from a phone screen – might stop the medication working. https://www.theage.com.au/national/antidepressants-might-fail-if-you-use-your-phone-in-bed-study-suggests-20180924-p505nz.html 4 comments worldnews
- Nilay Patel Pebble Review "Any incoming notification will quietly buzz the Pebble and light up the screen. Frankly, it’s great — being able to see who’s texting, emailing, or calling you without looking at your phone changes the entire dynamic of being connected." http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/28/3924904/pebble-smartwatch-review 23 comments apple
- National Para Athletics hits a new low as night events held under mobile phone torch lights https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/national-para-athletics-2021-hits-a-new-low/article34157045.ece?homepage=true 3 comments india
- A major step has been taken towards creating a superlens that would use visible light to see objects as small as 100 nanometers across. This would let you see a virus in a drop of blood and could make ultra-high-resolution microscopes as commonplace as cameras in mobile phones. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-01/10/superlens 55 comments technology
- In one of India's poorest states, 2 entrepreneurs build and operate solar-powered micro grids to provide low-cost lighting and mobile phone charging to village houses, giving many rural people access to both light and power for the first time in their lives http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/solar-powered-micro-grids-light-indian-villages.html 388 comments worldnews