To be fair, remote controlled lights can be genuinely useful. The reason the Clapper got popular with the elderly is because people with mobility problems have a hard time reaching switches. In those cases it solves an important problem. I wouldn't mind using it myself, except I think the clapping would be annoying, especially if it misinterprets and doesn't work. So I'm not opposed to eventually using one of the remote controlled lights or plugs the article mentions, but I thankfully have no need for it yet.
>>imiric+(OP)
Keep in mind, this thread is in reference to a story relayed by the GP whereby an elderly woman lost control of her own lights and wanted to go back to manual switches...