This circuit memorizes through an LED indicator if your phone was used during your absence. The circuit was found in a 90's EDN. Transistors are commonly used.
Found in a 90s nHands On Electronics, this circuit triggers a relay that shuts off the load when...
Another of the many similar configurations we have in this section. This one is from a Radio...
This circuit for incandescent lamps was found in the January 1980 Radio Elecronics magazine. The...