"The mPower Reserve Battery offers an unprecedented minimum shelf life of 20 years and has an immediate activation to full power. Through an intricate battery design, mPhase developed a way to eliminate power dissipation before initial activation."

The flashlight uses an intense, high-performance LED, and has an accessory USB connection to charge your mobile devices. It's slated to arrive in March, but we hope to get a better look at it at CES in January. [CNETand Yahoo News]

The lamp is intended to spend most of its time on a wireless charging stand, which not unlike the Palm's Touchstone or, more precisely, Sanyo's wireless eneloop Wiimote charger. There, it can be switched between the brighter white light mode and a low-draw blue, or "Healing Light," mode. The stand feeds power into the unit's two AA batteries, which power the lamp when it strays from home. Sanyo's press release says it'll switch modes when it's turned horizontal, mentioning that there's some kind of accelerometer, although it seems like a simple activate-on-disconnect system would work just fine.

At first, I had trouble imagining too many uses for a lamp/torch hybrid, but then it hit me: midnight pooping. For that, this lamp is genius. No price or domestic availability info is available yet; Japan will see a launch on September 11th. [Akihabara News]

The Energizer Hard Case Tactical Flashlight 2AA features a 70-lumen white LED, along with four additional LEDs including red, blue, green and infrared—a selection of fine lighting choices for incognito map reading or simply an impromptu infiltration disco.

Droppable from 15 feet and including a swiveling head with a range of motion of nearly 180 degrees, it's pretty neat for a flashlight, but it'll set you back $125. And you can call me cheap, but I just don't assassinate world leaders in the dead of night often enough to justify the purchase. [Popular Mechanics via Newlaunches]

There's really not much else to say about the phone, except that it's coming out on T-MOBILE later this year, and will probably be FREE FREE FREE. YOU will WANT to BUY this phone with the AMAZING LED FLASHLIGHT when it comes out.

Nokia 1661 with T-Mobile USA
The Nokia 1661 with T-Mobile USA is an economically priced utility device that makes it easy to stay connected when consumers are away from home - with a built in speakerphone, FM radio and flashlight. The
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speakerphone allows consumers the ability to multitask and ensure they get the most out of their day. With the built-in flashlight, consumers won't be left in the dark again as the Nokia 1661 easily lights the way. This prepaid device also comes preloaded with games like Sudoku or Mobile Soccer, ready to play out of the box.

The Price: $40

The Verdict: The HydroStar SUB is one of the most supremely useful flashlights I have ever seen. The hand-crank means that it will never need batteries, and it can hold a charge surprisingly well despite having several modes. About a minute of cranking at a forearm-busting pace will generate about 45 minutes to an hour of usable light from the 1/2 watt center LED, and nearly two hours from the side LEDs and the strobe. The laser pointer, on the other hand, will only get about 5 to 10 minutes. Still, I would not recommend detaching the hand crank because every once in a while you will need to give it another hit to keep it functionally bright.

The USB charging option is also a handy feature, although your arm would probably fall off before you fully charged an iPod. In an emergency though, you could probably stand the pain long enough to juice up a basic cellphone to make a quick call. The whole package is fairly rugged too, so you don't have to worry about dropping it or getting it wet. Under most situations, the SUB should come away unscathed.

The bottom line is that if you are looking for a solid, utility or emergency flashlight, the HydroStar SUB would be a great choice. It packs in far more functionality than standard flashlights, and it is maintenance-free to boot. [Seattle Sports]

The UC3.400 specs state the flashlight is rated for 50,000 recharges, regardless of temperature or storage conditions. Flashlight News does the math, and that comes out to one charge a day for 135 years, which is perfect given the cold, dark days the coming Singularity will bring.

Moe importantly, these stats best typical rechargeable flashlights with ease; current rechargeable flashlights begin to degrade after the first use, are affected by extreme hot and cold, and will last for just 500 to 1,000 charges.

This thing is also nigh indestructable, claims the manufacterer:

Made of a firearm-grade high-strength polymer, the 11.5" UC3.400 casing is fully sealed against the elements. It's abrasion, crack and bend-resistant. The temperature-tolerant ultracapacitors are rated at -40° F to 149° F (-40° C to 65° C). Also, the water-resistant, ruggedly built UC3.400 flashlight features solid-state construction.

[Flashlight News]

The Price: AA/AAA ($25) and CR123 ($35)

The Verdict: For this review I am using the most powerful of the three new Duracell Daylite flashlights—the 160 lumens CR123 version. The bottom line is that this thing is blindingly bright and it gives off a clean white beam. Plus, it is small enough to fit in a pocket and it seems sturdy enough to take a beating.

Unfortunately, I did not have a comparable LED flashlight to compare against the Daylite, so I was forced to use an old school 2 D-Cell Maglite. Still, the images above should give you an idea of how powerful this little flashlight really is. To be honest, the only thing that I could find to complain about is the fact that the Daylite would be useless as a weapon. So, if you like a bulky flashlight that can double as a club, you should look elsewhere. Otherwise, the Daylite would be a good choice in its class.

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[Instructables]

Powered by a trio of AAAs, the Nightlighter lets you use the front and down lights either individually or together, using a high-output Luxeon LED bulb for the top light, and a couple of 5mm white LEDs shining on the ground. It's available now for $29.95. [firstStreet, via Oh Gizmo]

Follow me for the deets on this light-on-lighter action.

Since we quit smoking, that cigarette lighter has looked rather lonely, as if it could use a worthy object inserted into it every once in awhile. Size does matter in this case, because this light's nice and small. Just under 2 inches long, it's loaded with one of those unusually powerful LEDs that will give you plenty of light to find whatever it is you dropped on the car's floorboard. Not a bad deal for $19.74. – Charlie White

Product Page [Discount LED Lights and Knives]

It's bright, too, and although it's rated at 30 lumens, Surefire is still testing its output and says it might even be able to emit as many as 65 lumens. We are really fond of that titanium body, with a rock-hard sapphire window on the front. Before you read about the downside to all this on the next page, check out photographer Shelby Chan's gallery below, which truly is nothing but a gorgeous septet of flashlight porn shots.

Hate to break the news to you, but this baby will run you $499. It's practically a collector's item, where only 1,000 will be made, and each will be individually numbered. After that production run, Surefire will switch over to an aluminum body rather than this luxo titanium. They were scheduled to be shipped sometime last month, so with a little luck there may be a few left. – Charlie Whitea

Product Page [Surefire, via LA Police Gear]

Designed for the LAPD, the Pelican 7060 uses 10,000 hour LED bulbs that run for 90 minutes per optional car charge. Plus, the weight is 50% lighter than standard issue police lights (we're guessing due to smaller batteries and lightweight Xenoy resin body). But the feature that we're most excited about:

First-of-its-kind three-way switch technology gives officers a choice to readily switch from patrol to tactical mode in seconds.

– Mark Wilson

Pelican 7060 [Pelican]

This is not just any ordinary flashlight. Carved out of a solid block of aircraft-grade aluminum, it's waterproof and shockproof. You'll pay dearly for all that quality, though: $100 for the two-cell 3-watt model, $80 for the single-cell light that lasts two hours on a battery, or you could go all-out for the $220 five-watt two-cell light (available in May) that cranks out 110 lumens. – Charlie White

Product Page [Brite-Strike]

Modded handcrank flashlight powers phone [MAKE]