LightWedge Original LED Book Light, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of LightWedge Original LED Book Light, Black
Customer Review: GREAT!
Summary: 5 Stars
This product is great! My husband sleeps and I can read as long as I want to!Customer Review: Good Read
Summary: 4 Stars
Users of the LightWedge booklight will either love it or hate it. I say that because it does provide a well focused light to the page that you are trying to read, and is not as bad as other reading lights when it comes to light broadcast throughout the room that may disturb others. On the other hand you will constantly have to manipulate the wedge to the page that you are trying to read. I not a very fast reader, so I works fine for me, but I can see someone easily getting annoyed by the constant re-placement after turning the page. On a side note: I read a great deal of printed technical briefs, and have enjoyed being able to place the wedge behind the pages since they are mostly single sided printings.Customer Review: Good for reading; difficult to load/remove batteries
Summary: 3 Stars
As a booklight the product works as advertised. No news yet on battery life as we just started using it. However, it is very difficult to load the batteries, and I expect that it's even more difficult to remove them.
I was on the verge of sending this back when I decided to try again, and found a better way to slide, rather than force the batteries in, but I'm still not convinced that I'll be able to replace the batteries when they run out.
Customer Review: Good product with limitations
Summary: 3 Stars
I read books at night, frequently, so I purchased this product so I wouldn't disturb my wife. This light source is simple in design: tiny LED lamps illuminate a thin piece of plastic (working similar to a fiberoptic lamp Lumisource LS-FO SPRAY Fiber Optic Spray). It is about the dimensions of a full sized book and the black handle which houses the battery/light source is somewhat bulky. A small button toggles the light intensity from low to dim to off.
USE
Place the item on the page that you want to read, push the button to the light intensity that you desire (allow your eyes to adjust to the darkness, which may take a minute or more), and flip the item to the other page to read. As you turn the page, you will need to take the item out, and place it back into the book.
In concept, this product is ideal. You have a light source that is limited to the pages that you are viewing. However, even on the highest intensity (let's call it dim and dimmer), the light is still somewhat low. What can you read with this item? Books that have high contrast paper (glossy pages are most ideal since the reflective proper of the paper allows for better view). Conventional novels are a bit more difficult to read. Magazines are impossible unless you read on your stomach with the magazine placed on the bed. Furthermore, pictures are difficult to see, at best.
DURABILITY
Like any screen on a laptop, I placed a SCREEN PROTECTOR on my lightwedge to prevent scratches. Any scratch with transmit uneven light (more than usual).
Given that LEDs have very little power requirements, I have had the same batteries in the unit for the past 3 years, and it is still running.
DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS
More LED bulbs along the 'spine' of the handle would improve the light intensity.
A thinner, scratch resistant plastic with a lighter handle would be a marked improvement.
VERDICT
Knowing the limitations and tendency for scratches, it is an innovative product that still has good uses. You will need to try this product for yourself, before you can decide if it works for you.
Customer Review: Good product.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am over 50 years old and a real book lover and this makes reading in bed, on planes and in other dim light situations so much easier. It doesn't bother those sleeping next to you either. I would recommend it.