Some embodiments include a remote for gesture recognition for an external light system. In some embodiments, the remote may include an acceleration sensor； a wireless transceiver； memory； and a processor communicatively coupled with the acceleration sensor, the wireless transceiver, and the memory. In some embodiments, the processor may be configured to: sample acceleration data from the acceleration sensor； determine a first event type based on the acceleration data； determine a second event type based on the acceleration data； determine a command for an external system based on the first event type； and transmit the command to the external device using the wireless transceiver. In some embodiments, the first event type and/or the second event type comprises an event selected from the list consisting of a swipe, a tap, a double tap, a directional point, and a tilt； exclude the second event type.
