# Smart Light Dimmers The Smart Booo Controls Acts as a Sort of Remote Control for Lamps By Meghan Young | Published 2014-11-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-light-dimmer References: [coolhunting](http://www.coolhunting.com/tech/smart-booo-wireless-light-switch.php) & [booo](http://www.booo.com/) Booo is a Dutch design studio that has created a smart light dimmer that rethinks how people interact with [household lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intelligent-lighting-product). Forget about switches and knobs, people will be able to turn them on and off while also dimming them in a more intuitive fashion. By doing so, this pebble shaped device helps takes homes further into the future. Although the smart light dimmer only works with Booo products for now, it works very easily. All a person needs to do is place a [Smart Booo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flourish-table-lamp) in the vicinity of said lamps on a flat surface and from there is works with the tap of a hand. Yet in an effort to make the smart light dimmer more universal, it also works with a an adaptable plug. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Intuitive Household Lighting:** Developing smart devices that reimagine how people interact with and control household lighting, eliminating traditional switches and knobs. - **Smart Dimming Technology:** Creating innovative solutions that allow users to easily dim lights in a more intuitive manner, such as the pebble-shaped Smart Booo light dimmer. - **Universal Smart Home Integration:** Exploring ways to make smart light dimmers and other devices compatible with a wider range of lamps and household appliances, including adaptable plugs. ### Where This Applies - **Home Automation:** The development and integration of smart lighting systems and devices that offer improved control, convenience, and energy efficiency in homes. - **Consumer Electronics:** Manufacturing and marketing of smart devices, such as smart light dimmers, that enhance the functionality and user experience of household appliances. - **Industrial Design:** Exploring and implementing innovative designs and forms for smart light dimmers and other home automation products to enhance usability and aesthetics. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smart Ambient Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-varmblixt-smart-lights.md) - [Interactive Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tap-tap-table-lamp.md) - [Smart Light Dimmers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wemo-smart-dimmer.md) - [Retrofitted Smart Home Switches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/switchbot-bot.md) - [Warm LED Artful Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bellboy-table-lamp.md) - [Dimmable Dog Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grejsimojs.md) - [Sleek Smart Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindduo-2.md) - [Socket-Concealing Light Switches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/l1-switch-system.md) - [Subtle Smart Home Switches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lutron-casta-diva.md)