Kmart lied to me, so I hacked their lamp [video]

I’m rather surprised anyone would want a battery operated lamp at their bedside anyways, unless it was a backup battery for when the power goes out. There’s no battery indicator to know when it is low so you would just have to guess or pay attention when it looks like it needs to be charged. Most people would probably just plug it in and leave it plugged in all the time.

Thank you! I thought I missing something when this wasn’t the top comment. The idea of adding another device that I have to “tend to” is not attractive to me.

> anyone would want a battery operated lamp at their bedside

Thomas Merton could still be alive, if only...

I actively avoid adding to my life devices which require charging. Still at any moment at least 2-3 devices are being charged.

He has it setup to charge whenever he is not charging his phone. So, it's charging during the day and being used at night most likely. I have friends that have used battery operated lights where there aren't enough outlets or to avoid a cord to trip over.