Simply saying "Alexa, trigger turn on the lamp" or "Alexa, trigger turn off the lamp" and the light turns on or off. It is pretty handy to be able to have this functionality from anywhere in the room without having to move or push any buttons.
This was achieved by an IFTTT recipe with Alexa and LIFX. You can configure the phrase you say to Alexa, and the colour, brightness and fade in / out duration of the LIFX light.
It hasn't been flawless all the time, though. The day before, issuing the same commands resulted in the lights turning on / off after about a 10-15 minute delay. I believe this was because of IFTTT, as checking Alexa online or on the app, the command was issued, but IFTTT only showed the recipe had triggered after the delay. Obviously this is not ideal, though I'm not yet sure if it was a once-off or will continue to frequently occur. Time will tell.
Once you have a few of these home automation devices, it's really amazing what you can connect and configure. And although some of it may be gimmicky, there are those genuine uses that can make tasks just that little bit easier.
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