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Long Distance Friendship Lamp - Wood
Long Distance Friendship Lamp - Wood
Long Distance Friendship Lamp - Wood
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Long Distance Friendship Lamp - Wood

Light up loved ones' lives across town or across the world with these in-sync lamps.

$80.00 - $160.00

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Made in USA

What Makes It Uncommon

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Light up loved ones' lives across town or on the other side of the globe with this new, streamlined design of John Harrison and Vanessa Whalen's beloved lamp. With just a touch, it sends a bright burst of "thinking of you" to a special someone without saying a word.

  • Tap your lamp and theirs instantly emits the same colorful glow wherever they are in the world.
  • Creating a group? You can assign colors, so each person gets their own special hue.
  • Click here to learn how to set up your lamp.
  • Connect with the Friendship Frame, too, if you like.
  • Assembled in Kansas.
Please Note: There is a new paid Remote Touch feature to the app for this product that unlocks the ability to send and receive touches through the app when you are away from your lamp. This feature is completely optional. No subscription is required for the lamp's basic functionality—to operate through physical touch.

created by

John Harrison and Vanessa Whalen

“I see magic everywhere I look, but making something--then I get to touch the magic.”

When John Harrison and Vanessa Whalen first met, John was Associate Professor of Violin at Wichita State University and Vanessa was a pianist accompanying his students. Instantly friends, they did not start dating until many years later. By then, John had developed a second career as an electrical and computer engineer and Vanessa was a psychotherapist in private practice. John proposed to Vanessa on Christmas morning 2014 and their first touch lamps were also gifted that year. The two built them in their basement to connect John's family members spread out across the US and Canada. John now works with nonprofits to assemble the lamps while contributing back to the community. By marrying Vanessa, John also gained two sons, Brendan and Sean. The family now enjoys a blended household of dogs, as well as a small school of goldfish. John and Vanessa also founded a startup which develops mobile apps for kids to help them learn about and manage their feelings.

Visit the blog for a Q&A session with John that touches on the beauty of code, the power of capacitive sensing, and much, much more.

Explore the full collection by John Harrison and Vanessa Whalen

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Shipping outside of the U.S.? You will be quoted a specific delivery timeframe at checkout, based on your destination country and the available shipping methods. See International FAQ for more info.

Sadly, we are unable to ship to APO, FPO, or DPO addresses at this time. We are working towards a solution that will allow us to resume this type of shipping.

Made from

aluminum, circuit board, electrical components, wood, led bulb

Measurements

5.5” L x 5.0” W x 5.25” H

Notes

Sold individually or in pairs (make your choice in the pull-down quantity menu). Requires power (100-240V AC) and WPA, WPA2, WEP or open Wi-Fi connection. Does not work with captive portals such as found at public Wi-Fi locations or with WPA Enterprise used in some academic and corporate environments.

Requires a 2.4 GHz connection, does not work with 5 GHz connection.

Lamp illumination timer has a default setting to fade off in 1.5 hours but can be set to fade off in 1/2 hour, 1.5 hours, 8 hours or 24 hours.

One-step set-up requires access to your home router.

PLEASE NOTE: This item is built to U.S. electronics specifications and may need additional modifications or converters to be used in countries other than the U.S. and Canada.

Item ID

49845

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