This cabinet light would have quite a bit of intelligence built into it. Some of it could be optional, or there could be multiple models with various tiers of options in a good, better, best scenario.

This light is more than a mere on/off cabinet light. Although it could be a \\\"dumb\\\" cabinet light that is just wired into a wall switch it can do more...much more.

By pressing once quickly on the lens you can toggle it on or off.

Pressing the lens twice in say a second or less, the light would go into \\\"local programming mode\\\" where any changes only affect this light. The first thing you could do is set the current color. The ring as shown in the picture is a capacitive touch style (similar to an I pod) and the full color spectrum would be addressable by running your finger around the metal ring. The resolution could either be set at all colors in one 360 rotation around the ring, or maybe up to 4 trips around the ring would cause it to go from white to green, to red to blue or some other scheme.

Once you are happy with the color (or if you didn\\\'t want to change the color)you press the lens again. Now you are in timer mode. Starting at the back where the USB connector is (the back would be considered 12 O\\\'clock). By starting at the back and running your finger around the ring, you set the time in hours that the unit remains lit. So for example if you touch at the twelve o\'clock position and drag your finger to the 3 o\'clock position, the light would remain on for three hours.

Now to exit programming mode you have to do it one of three ways. First if you tap the lens once, it means, \\\"These changes are for this time only and only for this light\\\". So if there was a \\\"master scheme\\\" that had been previously programmed into the light from the USB port, it would not override the master scheme.

Tapping it twice in quick sucession would mean the changes are for all lights in this network but only for this time, don\\\'t overwrite the master scheme.

Three taps would be \\\"change this light only and overwrite the master scheme\\\".

Four taps would be \\\"change all lights to reflect this lights scheme and overwrite all master schemes\\\".

The network does not have to be something fancy, it could be low power RF that is transmitted and received.

So at this point you might be wondering, \\\"What is a master scheme?\\\"

If the unit has a USB type B port, you can set the date and the time and then base a master scheme on one or more options. Options for the master scheme include (but are not limited to):

1. Turn on every day at a certain time and run for X amount of hours.
2. Turn on only on certain days (Monday thru Friday for example).
3. Set the color dependent on the time of year to reflect holiday settings...for example pink on valentines day, purple or yellow on easter, red/white/blue on Memorial Day or Fourth of July, Orange on Halloween, red or green on Christmas.
4. You can also set the amount of days previous to and after a set holiday to keep that lighting scheme and when there is no holiday the light could revert to white.
5. Include a daylight sensor and instead of having a fixed time to turn on, have the light turn on at dusk.
6. An optional microphone to pick up sounds could cause the lights to change color and or intensity depending on background noise (if you were playing music etc.).