Duskra LED Night Light | Smart Dimmable Plug In Night Lamp With A Dusk To Dawn Light Sensor

A night light you have to remember to switch on is a night light that gets left off. The Marlow Vane Duskra removes that entirely with a dusk to dawn sensor, so it lifts at nightfall and shuts down in daylight without anybody touching it. That is the difference between a hallway that is safe to walk at three in the morning and one that is not.

Adjustable brightness is the other half. A nursery wants the lowest possible glow so a sleeping child is not disturbed, while a hallway or a bathroom wants enough to see a step properly. One fitting covering both means you can move it between rooms rather than buying two different products for two different jobs in the same house. It is the sort of flexibility that decides whether a thing gets used.

Buy it now and plug it in, since there is nothing to install and nothing to wire. It draws half a watt, so leaving it running every night costs almost nothing, and the LED will outlast any bulb it replaces. It stands under nine centimetres high and sits close to the wall, so it does not block the second socket on a double outlet.

• Sensor: automatic dusk to dawn, on at night and off in daylight
• Control: adjustable brightness for nurseries or hallways
• Power: 0.5 W LED, very low running cost
• Dimensions: 8.8 cm high by 4.8 cm across, 2 cm deep
• Fitting: plug in, no installation or wiring required
• Use: bedrooms, hallways, bathrooms and nurseries