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LightWedge Original LED Book Light, Black

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Brand: LightWedge
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$34.95~~
Buy New: $21.49
as of 11/20/2009 22:58 EST details
You Save: $13.46 (39%)

Seller: Amazon.com
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

105 reviews
Sales Rank: 464

Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.5 x 1.1

MPN: lw001-001-00
Model: LW001-001-00
UPC: 894737000019
EAN: 0894737000019
ASIN: B000VR1NIU

Publication Date: 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:

»	Patented LightWedge technology puts light only on the page
»	Original, larger size is perfect for hardcover and larger "trade" paperback books
»	4 AAA batteries power the light up to 40 hours (not included)
»	Page-sized, acrylic lens lays flat on the page being read
»	2 bright LEDs shine light discreetly in a dark room

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The LightWedge Book Light is the perfect book light. The leading book light for nighttime reading. Patented LightWedge technology directs all the light only on the page you are reading, without bothering someone sleeping next to you. The larger-sized LightWedge Original is ideal for hardcover books and large paperbacks. Whether reading in bed, reading on a plane, or reading in a car, the LightWedge book light is the perfect accessory for all readers and an ideal gift for travelers. 40 hours of light from 4 AAA batteries (not included). Measures 6.75 x 9.25 and weighs only 8.5 oz. with batteries.

Customer Reviews:

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Best reading light I've ever purchased November 18, 2009
J. Stokes (USA)
I've had mine for a couple years now.

Pros:
- excellent battery life - I use it every night and it's been months since I had to change the batteries.
- does a great job of lighting the page without sending light elsewhere.
- I find this design much more convenient than the clip on designs.
- quality construction - I use it extensively, have traveled with it, and even dropped it a few times and it still works great.

Cons:
- none

5 out of 5 stars

great product, very satisfied! November 2, 2009
Matthew W. Stokes (Idaho)
this product lived up to every expectation! I loved it! I can now read in bed and not keep my husband awake.

3 out of 5 stars

GOOD LIGHT FOR READING October 27, 2009
SDAFOX (Canyon Country, ca United States)
THE PRODUCT HELPS TO INCREASE THE LIGHT ON THE PAGE AND MAKE READING IN LOW LIGHT BETTER. A MUST HAVE IS THE CASE FOR THE PRODUCT TO KEEP IT DUST FREE, AND NON SCRATCHED. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A MAGNIFYING PAGE IT IS LIGHTS THE PAGE ONLY BUT WITH MORE LIGHT ON THE PAGE YOUR DEPTH OF FIELD DOES INCREASE THUS MAKING THE PAGE CLEARER. I WOULD RECOMEND THE PRODUCT BUT ONLY IF YOU BUY THE CASE WITH IT. Lightwedge Soft Case, Original

5 out of 5 stars

excellent after a little use October 23, 2009
Robin C
It takes a little time to get comfortable with turning the pages as you are reading. After that it is wonderful. The light is bright and crisp and does not disturb my husband as I'm reading in bed. I was really irritated with traditional book lights and the 'hot spot' that they make. The lightwedge has even light across the page, and doesn't strain my eyes. I have both the paperback size and the hardcover size for ease of use, but the paperback size can be used with hardcover books with a little extra effort of moving it around.

I liked mine so much that I bought one for my Dad, and he bought another one for camping, then another one for my Mom. My Grandmother saw it and bought one, and now a good friend just bought one after using mine. If you use it once, it is difficult to return to a traditional book light.

You do have to protect the plastic from getting scratched. If you store it in a case, or use it as a book mark you should be fine.

3 out of 5 stars

Good idea and usable, but needs a Rev. B to correct flaws September 28, 2009
UFO6 (Los Angeles, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is a great idea for an alternative to the gooseneck-type booklights: It spreads the light across the whole page rather than just a spot; the acrylic plate handily keeps the page open with little effort, and obviates the need for a cumbersome clip at the top of your book.

The main flaw is the same as with every other booklight: The LEDs they're using for the light source are at once too harsh and too dim. Given that this product's LEDs are pointing laterally into the acrylic rather than directly at (perpendicular to) the page means it's even dimmer. I would rather have some over-engineered industrial-strength incandescents as light sources (assuming that the bizarre, retro-fascistic 2008 law "banning" incandescent bulb manufacture in 2014 or whenever is not repealed *before* it can inflict its lunatic damage,) but a better lighting solution is clearly needed to do this excellent "transparent plate" idea justice. I don't know the physics of how light behaves when directed sideways into a transparent mass, but I'm thinking that some type of refraction grating or prism application would direct the light more efficiently? Mirror coating on the outer edges?

At any rate, it's too dim and fades too quickly in terms of battery power, even with Lithiums. Which brings me to the second flaw: The unit is only powered by AAA batteries, and the compartment has this little conductive metal clip that sits between them and...it's loose, as in: Detached from the rest of the product. I don't remember if it was ever attached, but right now I have to hold it carefully in place between the batteries, then sneak the lid shut before it all springs skyward. I assume it used to be attached, which since I've only opened the battery cover twice means it's intolerably delicate. Look guys, I'm happy to pay a couple extra bucks to cover the cost of the .01 grams of extra plastic molding it would take to secure that thing. If you won't build it to last, why build it? Doubling the battery capacity too would likely increase the life and quality of the light - or maybe it would be better to just integrate a compartment that will accomodate a 9V and adjust the circuit accordingly. Or maybe incorporate the same kind of rechargable lithium/nicad/whatever that our cellphones use?

The last drawback is that the acrylic plate apparently has no scratch-resistant coating of any kind on it, which means that in less than a couple of months of careful usage, mine already has an annoying network of Nazca-like runways and swirls all over it, and a bunch of little dust flecks/pits that can't be wiped off. Eyeglass manufacturers have used scratch-resistant coatings for decades that make plastic lenses virtually impervious even to demonstration scrubs with SOS pads. Application of that kind of coating to a product whose entire function is to be a window for text ought to be a no-brainer.

So I'll continue to use this, but hope beyond hope that they'll re-think the design and build some practicality and longevity into it. I can't claim to have done any marketing studies, but I personally would be happy to pay twice the price for something that was built like a tank and provided perfect, consistent lighting. IOW, I question the assumption that no market exists for a booklight that's better quality than minimum-function plastic but happens to cost more than $25 as a result.

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