I don't find the two-position slider switch confusing at all; it looks and behaves like a physical object - one of these: http://cdnsupport.gateway.com/s/POWER/

I don't find the two-position slider switch confusing at all; it looks and behaves like a physical object - one of these: http://cdnsupport.gateway.com/s/POWER/SHARED/q0012508.jpg http://cdnsupport.gateway.com/s/POWER/SHARED/q0012508.jpg The OP's controls are slightly more obvious visibly, but don't look as much like common physical switches and are more visually cluttered. The color-changing version doesn't resemble anything I've seen in the real world, though I'm sure it's possible to do.