Abstract
Putting on lights is an inconvenient task for people during the night at homes as well as businesses especially when they are not aware of the exact location of switches. In recent past a lot of research has been done on developing wireless controlled lighting fixtures all around the world. It has resulted in availability of a large number of products in the market which can be controlled by Wi-Fi systems. Everyone is a mobile user these days and is well versed with use of blue tooth and Wi-Fi applications. Researchers have made use of this ability of educated as well as novice users to design and develop controls of the lighting fixtures through a mobile. At this time we a have a number of products available in the market using Wi-Fi as well as mobile phone applications for domestic and commercial buildings. Present research is a compilation of product information and their functions. It is based on latest literature in this area as well as some of the products in the market to create awareness of users for this unique application. The techniques usually covered in a typical product design and development course at undergraduate level were reviewed and applied throughout the process of this product design. Business opportunities likely to be created, customer needs, concept design, selection and development processes were adopted to arrive at the final product. It was observed that if learners are provided an opportunity to explore customer needs for a specific product they could get a hands on learning experience and come up with innovative ideas to satisfy the need through applying their theoretical knowledge.