4 ms·

Then came the fad of the bright blue, "plugged in but turned off" indicator on consumer electronics that had to be taped over if you wanted to sleep in the same

by handol 6y ago

Then came the fad of the bright blue, "plugged in but turned off" indicator on consumer electronics that had to be taped over if you wanted to sleep in the same room as the device.

ed25519FUUU 6y ago
This fad has unfortunately not fully died yet!
- oblio 6y ago
  Agreed. One of my monitors can attest to that. Black duct tape, to match the monitor design :-))
JonathonW 6y ago
The PS2 got it right-- its power button was a red/green bicolor LED (red on standby; green when powered on). The blue LED was on the eject button, and was only lit while the console was powered on (and a disc was loaded, IIRC).