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does anyone know of a similar wireless switch that looks like a normal switch and can be mounted in a wall? Thanks in advance.
Regards, Jonathan D.

OR these... I use thier dimmers for accent lighting in the kitchen and dinning room. I have however always wanted these but I never had a big enough place to warrent them.

www.lutron.com/homeworks/wireless.asp

I use the X-10 Switches, where you can do multiple lights/appliances from a single remote. Same premise, but allows you to dim and other neat stuff. Works really good for the Christmas Tree...

this is a stupid question, but once you install this, can the lamp ONLY be turned on/off via this keychain device?

now I'm confused: the radio shack thing is to turn lamps on/off with a remote. Does it have a dimmer? Does lutron make a remote with a dimmer?

We use this Radio Shack remote switch/dimmer at our CT condo:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102698&cp=2032060&f=Taxonomy%2FRSK%2F2032060&categoryId=2032060&kwCatId=2032060&kw=remote+switches&parentPage=search

The switch can be wall mounted(but we prefer its portability) -- and more important, can also work as a dimmer. We have been VERY hapPy with it!

I have a similar product and use it for tablelamps in my bedroom. Seemed like a better option than "The Clapper".

I use timers for the lamps in my main living so the lamps go on and off automatically. It keeps the place looking lived in when I am gone...but mostly, I just like coming home to a bright, cheery space instead of a dark one.

I use this wireless X10 switch to control my kitchen undercabinet lights. X10 switches work by cutting off the power to your lights, so the only way to turn on/off your lights is by this, or another X10 switch somewhere else.

http://www.smarthome.com/4095w.html

AT, I expect so much more from you....if you're going to do it, do it in style! :)
http://www.unicahome.com/catalog/item.asp?id=19336

The Smarthome switch (by WBGuy) is exactly the same as the Radio Shack item I linked above.

The $125 lucite box from unicahome is cute in an artsy way, but I don't do Lucite in my home, and I'd rather have the difference in $ for a nice meal and wine in my beautifully lit abode!!!

Smarthome is the way to go. But I say go for their new Insteon stuff. It still works with X10 but is more reliable.

I use it all over my apartment. One really cool thing you can do is link multiple switches together. This will allow you to turn on and off many lights with just one switch.

I love programming scenes using Insteon and X10. With scenes you can have multiple lights turn on/off or brighten/dim simultaneously. For instance, in my home theater I have a "seating" scene where the sconces and overhead light all come on to preset levels. The "movie scene" dimms all the lights down to 0% over 4 seconds. The "intermission" scene brings the sconces up to a warm glow over 2 seconds.

You can always get a wireless light switch that also requires no batteries from Ad Hoc Electronics. The switches have energy harvesters in them and generate enough electricity to send a radio signal to a relay/receiver that switches the lights on and off. Their website is www.adhocelectronics.com