Rentals are full of lighting decisions made by somebody else. The hallway switch is at the far end, the bathroom light is brutal at 3 am, and the stairs are dark from halfway down. You cannot rewire any of it, but you can plug something in.
These detect movement across about 120 degrees and three metres, come on, and switch themselves off again shortly after you have gone. No fumbling for a switch with your arms full, and no waking yourself up properly on the way back to bed.
The light is 2700K warm white rather than the harsh blue of cheap LEDs, which is the difference between finding the bathroom and being wide awake afterwards. It is soft enough not to disturb someone sleeping in the same room, and gentle on a child's eyes.
Each uses about half a watt, so running two of them costs essentially nothing. They take a standard Australian plug, need no batteries and no installation, and come out of the wall and into a box on moving day.
This suits anyone in a rental, new parents doing night feeds, older relatives where a dark hallway is a genuine hazard, and share houses where people keep different hours. Two in a pack covers a hallway and a bathroom.
It makes a good stocking filler or an addition to a housewarming bundle. The one thing to check is that they have a spare socket where it is needed, since in older rentals power points are often exactly where you do not want them.
✔ Detects movement across about 120 degrees and three metres
✔ Switches itself off shortly after you leave
✔ Soft 2700K warm white, kind at night
✔ Only about 0.5 watts each, two in a pack
✔ Standard Australian plug, no batteries or wiring
