The original clapper launched in 1986. It was a disaster. Because of shoddy engineering, it started blowing up TVs, and Joseph Pedott ended up having the whole thing re-designed. The rest is history.

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Baby Yoda aka Grogu aka The Child from the hit Star Wars: The Mandalorian series on Disney+ has been many things, from sneakers to adorable plush. However, he has never been a modern version of the ...

Back in January during CES 2013, Belkin revealed their latest WeMo product for home automation. The WeMo Light Switch allows users to remotely control the lighting in their house over WiFi via their ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Joseph Pedott, an entrepreneur who was the mastermind behind the 1980s products Chia Pet and the Clapper light switch, died June 22. He was 91. Pedott died at a hospital in San ...