Product Review: Who Needs Wires and Batteries? Smart Home Devices Are Making Their Own Power Now

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 22 January 2026; Created: 22 January 2026; Last Updated: 22 January 2026

When you flick a normal light switch, it completes a circuit that ensures electricity is running to the lighting fixture or the outlet that your lamp is plugged into. This all happens through wires: The lights you want to connect to the switch are bound by long strands of copper in the walls. It doesn't…
Product Review: Who Needs Wires and Batteries? Smart Home Devices Are Making Their Own Power Now

Product Review: Who Needs Wires and Batteries? Smart Home Devices Are Making Their Own Power Now

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