If you’re here just for “how do I flash tasmota” bit, skip to the Tasmota section below.

I was looking for a way to light my desk my desk without screen glare. The easiest way to prevent glare on a screen is to change the orientation of the light relative to the screen either from under or behind the screen. This is not practical for ceiling mounted lights or for any floor lamps.

Background

This is one of those posts that sat in the Drafts folder for way too long. Just before release, I’d discover something new that would warrant substantial rewrites. After several delays, false starts and re-writes, I finally have something that is mostly new and worth sharing with the world.

Like with the past few teardown posts, this one also started off as a ‘cart-stuffer’ item so I could unlock a more generous discount on the total purchase. The listing that caught my eye had the generic title: