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ohgizmo.com - 27 days ago

8 LED Desk Lamp Powered By A Telephone Jack

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By Andrew Liszewski The fact that a landline phone will continue to work even in the event of a power failure wasn’t enough to stop me from going cellphone only, but it’s nice to know those unused phone jacks dotting my walls aren’t just an eyesore now. The trickle of ...

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uxsight.com - 28 days ago

8 LED Telephone RJ11 Powered Table Reading Light Lamp : Lamps

— uxsight.com — Environment friendly 8 LED RJ11 Lamp is powered by any available RJ11 socket only. Easy plug in... and use, draw power direct from your RJ11 socket. Made of durable plastic and alloy material, it features 8 white LEDs and ON/OFF button. Life of LEDs last ... (more) 8 LED Telephone RJ11 Powered Table Reading Light Lamp : ...

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wired.com - 27 days ago

Sweet Revenge: Phone-Jack Powered Lamp Rips Off Telcos

— wired.com — A lamp this cheap and ugly would never usually get a mention here at the Lab, but... as you will have guessed, there is a clever twist. Instead of hooking up to the mains or even a USB port to get its power, this 8-LED reading light plugs into the ... (more) Sweet Revenge: Phone-Jack Powered Lamp Rips Off Telcos

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techchee.com - 27 days ago

Green LED lamp powered by telephone RJ11 socket

— techchee.com — An eco-friendly LED lamp takes power directly from the RJ11 socket that usually connects to your land... line phone. The lamp has 8 LEDs, which are bright enough to shine for you at night and the best is it does not increase your electricity ... (more) Green LED lamp powered by telephone RJ11 socket

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Sweet Revenge: Phone-Jack Powered Lamp Rips Off Telcos
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... to your phone. And remember, this power stays on even when your regular power is out. Which leads us to the question: Is this legal? I know that in the UK, anything that you can hook up to a phone jack need to be certified for that use. It’s hard to see telcos being happy about this freeloading lamp, so we guess you should grab one of these pink plastic monstrosities while you can. The price? An almost-free €3.18 ($4.73). Product page [UXSight via Oh Gizmo!] ...

Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp [Wtf]
Gizmodo — Somehow it doesn't seem like landline providers would be happy about people using the tiny bit of electricity coming through phone-jacks to power lamps, but this thing is so kitschy looking that it'd be hard to resist. Plus it's cheeeeeeap. Less than five bucks for an 8-LED lamp that won't even be a blip on your electricity bill? Why not grab one, especially if it somehow pisses off your teleco? [Uxsight OhGizmo! via Wired] ...