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This emergency flashlight can save your life in more ways than one

By Janet Cloninger / May 23, 2014 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Emergency preparedness, Flashlight, Gear / Leave a Comment

With this flashlight in your car’s glove compartment or in an emergency preparedness kit, you’ll be ready for most any emergency. The Satechi LightMate Emergency LED Flash Light looks, at first glance, like many small flashlights on the market today. It’s much more versatile than other flashlights, though. Without the lozenge-shaped plastic cover, you can […]

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Lapel Torch is a headlamp alternative

By Andy Jacobs / May 13, 2014 / News / Flashlight, headlamp, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

Headlamps have become quite popular, and for good reason. They offer a hands-free light source that can be aimed anywhere you are looking. I recently stumbled upon this alternative to the headlamp, the Lapel Torch from Snow Peak. It consists of a light, cable and power supply. The light can be quickly mounted via two small

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Armytek Barracuda flashlight review

By Smythe Richbourg / March 31, 2014 / Reviews / Flashlight, Outdoor Gear / 2 Comments

Flashlights come in all shapes and sizes nowadays, and LED technology has enabled blindingly bright units to be smaller than some coins. But, for longer distances, there always needs for a good reflector and lens system involved, in order to amplify the LED’s glow. Enter the ArmyTek Barracuda, a powerful, rugged, handheld light with a

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Keep this hand-cranked emergency lantern everywhere you need one

By Janet Cloninger / January 22, 2014 / News / Emergency preparedness, Flashlight, Gear, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

The Enhance Nightlux EXP lamp works as a lantern or an LED flashlight, and it’s perfect for use camping or as an emergency light in your car or home. You can charge the Nightlux lamp via USB; a fully charged battery will give you 40 minutes of lantern use (65 lumens) or 4.5 hours of

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Bracketron Smart Lantern review

By Bill Kuch / December 20, 2013 / Reviews / Batteries and Chargers, Flashlight, Power, USB / Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever been in a situation where one of your mobile devices has run out of power and there is no outlet around, you’d probably appreciate having a battery backup. Bracketron’s solution is their Smart Lantern, which not only supplies the power, but also lights your way in the dark. Here’s something you may

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ZEROHOUR Tactical USB battery backup flashlight

By Larry Geisz / November 28, 2013 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Crowdfunded, Flashlight / Leave a Comment

There are a lot of multi-purpose flashlights on the market today with a lot of different options and sizes. So how do you make your multi-purpose flashlight stand out? The ZEROHOUR modular tactical USB battery backup flashlight, a Kickstarter project from Amy Truong and Aaron Son, does it by being versatile and modular. As the

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The GoBe is a flashlight with multiple personalities

By Larry Geisz / November 22, 2013 / News / Flashlight, Gear, Waterproof / 12 Comments

We live in a world of uncertainty – hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tornados, blizzards. I would venture to say that most of us have some sort of emergency kit set up for such occasions. One common item that we all probably carry is a flashlight. Unfortunately, most flashlights are limited by the design of the light

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Pelican 2370 3-in-1 Color Mode LED Flashlight review

By Raul Sanchez / November 21, 2013 / Reviews / Flashlight, Gear, Outdoor Gear, Pocket Gear, Waterproof / 4 Comments

If you are familiar with the name Pelican, then you may know that they are known for their cases that are tough, durable, and long-lasting. I was unaware that Pelican made flashlights, so naturally I was very curious on how good their flashlights could be. I assumed that if they made solid cases that they would

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Charge an emergency flashlight in your bed-side lamp’s socket

By Janet Cloninger / September 15, 2013 / News / Emergency preparedness, Flashlight, Home and Kitchen, LED lighting / 5 Comments

Here’s a new one for me. This low-heat LED lightbulb from the MoMA Store becomes an emergency flashlight when you need one. It screws into a standard socket, and it produces as much light as a 40W bulb using only 6W of electricity. The LEDs will produces up to 60,000 hours of light. When you

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OLight M10 Maverick LED flashlight review

By Jackie Cheng / August 19, 2013 / Reviews / Flashlight, Gear, Pocket Gear / Leave a Comment

We love flashlights here at The-Gadgeteer. They are valuable tools to have around for emergencies or work usages. Most flashlights these days are LED based because of the advantages of energy efficiency and high lumens output. I’m here to test OLight’s M10 Maverick LED Flashlight that was provided by BatteryJunction.com.

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Charge your device with a flashlight, or is it use your charger as a flashlight?

By Janet Cloninger / August 1, 2013 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Flashlight / 5 Comments

No matter how you phrase it, the ChargeLight is a backup battery and an LED flashlight in one compact package. (Click the image for a larger view.) Charge the ChargeLight on its little dock, and you can use the dock’s USB port to charge up another device at the same time. BiteMyApple.co didn’t include

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True Utility TrueLite Maxi 3W Flashlight review

By Larry Geisz / August 1, 2013 / Reviews / Flashlight, Outdoor Gear, Pocket Gear / 5 Comments

I must admit that I have not, until this review, really joined the LED flashlight revolution. I do have a pen knife and other little knickknacks with LED lights incorporated into them, but they are not what I would call full-fledged utility flashlights. So getting a chance to review the True Utility TrueLite Maxi 3W

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Fenix TK75 LED Flashlight review

By Dave Rees / July 7, 2013 / Reviews / Flashlight / 2 Comments

Several years ago, I reviewed the Fenix TK70 LED flashlight (see related posts) and raved about how bright and well made it was. I even gave it a nickname, referring to it as the Ark of the Covenant (AotC) because of the very bright pillar/beam of light it produces, as shown in the picture above. Well fortunately the folks at CR123Batteries.com sent me

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Here’s an LED flashlight that you can use underwater

By Janet Cloninger / April 29, 2013 / News / Flashlight, Gear, Outdoor Gear / 2 Comments

YP 9304 CREE XM L T6 500lm diving flashlight

The YP-9304 CREE 5-Mode White Diving Flashlight will laugh at any rainstorm you find yourself in, because this flashlight has been designed to operate up to 40 meters underwater! It has a black anodized aluminum body, one XM-L cool-white emitter, and produces 500 lumens. Operating modes are high, medium, low, slow strobe, and SOS. A

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NiteCore’s “Tiny Monster” is perfect for when a regular flashlight just won’t do

By Janet Cloninger / April 23, 2013 / News / Flashlight, Gear / 8 Comments

The “Tiny Monster” TM26 flashlight from NiteCore is stated to be the world’s smallest 3500 lumen flashlight. It has a 5.6″ length, 2.0″ tube diameter, and 2.8″ head diameter and weighs 15.5 ounces without the batteries. It has four CREE XM-L LEDs and is powered by either four 18650 Li-ion or eight CR123 batteries. It’s made of

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INOVA Microlight STS keychain flashlight review

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 18, 2013 / Reviews / EDC, Flashlight, Keychain, Pocket Gear / 10 Comments

A few days ago I posted a news item about the INOVA Microlight STS keychain flashlight. We’ve all seen similar looking flashlights small enough to easily fit on a keychain, but the INOVA Microlight STS Swipe to Shine from Nite Ize has something I’ve never seen before with any flashlight… touch/gesture controls. That’s right, there are

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INOVA Microlight STS – Keychain flashlight with touch controls

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 13, 2013 / News / Flashlight, Gear, Keychain, Pocket Gear / Leave a Comment

EDC flashlights are usually either of the clicky or twisty variety. The INOVA Microlight STS (Swipe to Shine) just blew my mind because it is a touch controlled light for your keychain. That’s right, this small 16 lumen LED flashlight does not have any buttons or switches that you have to press or slide in

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Fenix LD22 LED flashlight review

By Dave Rees / April 11, 2013 / Reviews / Flashlight, Outdoor Gear, Pocket Gear / 3 Comments

Several years ago, Julie reviewed the Fenix LD20 LED flashlight (see related links) which, for the most part, received a positive review. The only negative comment she gave involved how Fenix engineered its brightness/mode switching feature. With the LD20, you had to twist the cap to switch between modes. Well, it looks like their designers listened

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Iain Sinclair EON Classic Flashlight review

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 21, 2013 / Reviews / Flashlight, Gear, Wallets / 1 Comment

Iain Sinclair is known for their wallet sized gadgets like the Cardsharp credit card knife, which I reviewed last fall. They recently sent me their EON Classic Flashlight to review. The EON is another credit card sized device that can be stored in your wallet, enabling you to carry a flashlight with you at all

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Is that an army in your wallet or just the SwissCard Lite?

By Larry Geisz / February 9, 2013 / News / Flashlight, Multi-tool, Pocket Gear, Utility / 1 Comment

Have you ever needed a pair of tweezers, scissors or a ruler while out and about? How about a magnifying glass, light or screw driver? What if you could carry all these items and more in your wallet? You can, if you carry the Victorinox SwissCard Lite. The SwissCard Lite is a credit card-sized device

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