The Physical Social Network

Some may call it a nightlight. Some may call it a lamp. But the people behind the Good Night Lamp are calling it the world’s first ‘physical social network’.

The Good Night Lamp is a gorgeous looking light in the shape of a house, whose walls and roof emit a cosy, warm light and whose wooden chimney acts as the light switch. Apart from being a practical reading map with a beautiful, minimalist design, this little lamp has some big technology packed into it, making it the perfect combo of beauty and brains.

When you buy a Good Night Lamp, you receive a set of two lamps, one large house-shaped lamp and one small house-shaped lamp. When you turn on the big lamp, the little lamp turns on too – no matter how far apart in the world that they are! You can even have the lamps in different countries and time zones and through the global cellular network they will still remain connected – no WiFi required! 

While this is a high-tech, designer product – it’s been designed to physically represent warmth, family and connection between loved ones – a ‘physical social network’. By the mode of simple illumination, The Good Night Lamp is a unique way to keep in touch with their friends, family or work mates, that would look equally good in a kids room or your loungeroom.

We think this could be a beautiful way to keep in touch with your kids when you’re apart or even when you’re in the same house. We could also imagine siblings being able to send ‘messages’ to each other from their separate bedrooms. This could also be a lovely way to connect with the elderly, or the less mobile who spend a lot of time at home alone.

The Good Night Lamp is still in development, but will be available to purchase soon. You can sign up to their website to find out when it’s available to buy. But now for the bad news – at launch the Good Night Lamp will only work in the U.S., U.K. and the E.U. but there are plans afoot to extend the network further.

Source : parents[dot]nickjr[dot]com[dot]au