As the gadgets and gizmos around us get smarter, more of them have begun incorporating some form gesture-control to increase its efficiency of operation. But like the decades-old Clapper — you know, ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Joseph Pedott, an entrepreneur who was the mastermind behind the 1980s products Chia Pet and the Clapper light switch, died June 22. He was 91. Pedott died at a hospital in San ...
While “The Clapper” probably first conjures images of low-budget commercials, it was still a useful way to remotely switch lights and other things around the house. But if the lights you want to ...