There seems to be nothing a 555 can’t do. We’ve seen it before, but [electronzapdotcom] reminds us you can use a 555 and a few parts to make a reasonable touch switch in this video, ...

Instead of swapping out all your light bulbs, you can get this TP-Link Tapo smart light switch instead for cheap.

Any surge protector will eventually wear out and fail to protect the devices plugged into it, but this one has no mechanism ...