LightWedge Reading Light - Regular by ThinkGeek
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Digital camera reviews of LightWedge Reading Light - Regular
Digital camera Review: Far less useful than promised in its description & marketing materials....
Summary: 1 Stars
We are so disappointed. I ordered a LightWedge Original for each of us, as we like to read in bed, on airplanes, etc. They just arrived last week. We so wanted to love this product. However, it doesn't illuminate the whole page as described but just radiates one thin pale strip of light at the spine and around the edges, plus it throws a couple thin horizontal strips of light across the page. Talk about eye strain! I see some of the happy reviewers mentioned having two brightness settings. Our model has only an "on/off" switch. I expressed my disappointment & displeasure in an email to the manufacturer but got only a response suggesting we'd either used old, weak batteries or inserted them wrong. I replied that the batteries were fresh from the package, etc., but have had no further communication from them.This product is woefully overpriced for what you get. I'll be shipping them back to Amazon and asking for a refund.Digital camera 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.
Digital camera Review: Great Product!
Summary: 5 Stars
Does exactly what I needed it to do. Made reading in low light environments possible again.Digital camera Review: It Saved My Marriage!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, that might be a slight exaggeration. But this device is a God-send for any person who likes to read in bed at night, and who is married to/cohabitating with another person who DOES NOT like to read in bed at night. I have tried at least five or six different versions of reading lights, and this is truly the only one that does not disturb my husband. I haven't tried the red light or the blue light version, but can highly recommend the regular white light version. My only word of caution: the LightWedge does scratch easily so if you are not actually using it as a bookmark (in between night reading) then be sure to put it in its original box/case. Or a gallon size Baggie works in a pinch!Digital camera Review: The best booklight available!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this booklight for about 4 years now. I use it every single night and I only change the batteries 2-3 times a year. It is the only light I have found that doesn't disturb my husband and lets me read clearly.
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