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Rocket Powered

When heading out into the wilds less can be more as the new Rocket Torch from Pyle Audio proves. This sleek cylinder is both a multi-functional speaker and flashlight equipped. It is equipped with Bluetooth technology, FM radio, mini SD card slot and AUX-IN jack. It is water resistant yet weighs less than a pound, while the Bluetooth technology allows users to connect to any iOS, Android or PC device and listen to music and phone calls up to a distance of 32 feet.

It also offers a bright, energy efficient LED flashlight that can be clipped to a backpack or even a bike for traveling at night. This is one rocket that will light the way and rock out the tunes.

Pyle Audio Official Website

SHOT Show: Powered Up

Coast will be showing something that likely would be hard to miss at this week’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The company is introducing its high powered HP314 LED Flashlight, which can shine a bright spot up to 683 meters (2,2,40 feet) – or well over a third of a mile. It is powered by only 4 D cell alkaline batteries but can still blast out 1,132 lumens. If you’re adventure involves going out at night this flash light will certainly help you find your way. Video after the jump

Monster of a Light

Halloween was more than a week ago, but for next year plan on having the Tacprogear TM15 Tiny Monster Rechargeable Flashlight on hand as this monster will surely light the way. It blasts out 2450 lumens, making it the world’s smallest yet brightest rechargeable searchlight on the market.

It utilizes three CREE XM-L LEDs, and is constructed of aircraft grade aluminum that has been HA III military grade hard-anodized. It is also IPX-8 waterproofed to two meters, and features a coated mineral glass to resist scratches.

Tacprogear TM15 Tiny Monster Rechargeable Flashlight 2450 Lumens by Nitecore Official Website

GoBe Brings the Light

The GoBe light from Light & Motion could be the “go to” light for all your outdoor needs. This factory sealed rechargeable flashlight can be used up to 120 meters underwater, but will also shine the way on the hiking or biking trail.

It features interchangeable light heads that allow users to choose the best light for their activity, whether it’s white, red, blue, flood or spot. The GoBe also combines the design features of Light & Motion’s popular Sola scuba dive lights with the size and convenience of the company’s commuter bike lights.

There are six activity-specific base models, with the GoBe featuring a 500-lumen Spot Beam, a 500-lumen Search Beam, a 500-lumen NightSea Beam or in a special Pink Body with 500-lumen Spot Beam light-head edition. The GoBe+ also offers a 700-lumen Wide Beam or Spot Beam light head.

The light weighs just 160 grams and comes with underwater photography mounts as well as a versatile handlebar mount. It also includes a battery life indicator, and it can be charged with USB cable. The GoBe offers three power levels, SOS mode, and can run up to 24 hours on a single charge.

Users can customize the light according to their use with interchangeable light heads, sold separately. The GoBe will begin shipping this month.

Light & Motion GoBe Official Website

Tactical and Extreme Light

The new Alpha-TAC ExtremeBeam TAC24 S.W.A.T. flashlight could shine some light on any dire situation. This single high-intensity mode flashlight features 340 lumen bulb has a projection of 1,300 feet making it easily the brightest light in its class.

The TAC24’s intense tune-focusable beam can shoot out an extreme 400 Meters (1300 ft.) and can quickly be tune-focused from a narrow to a wide-spread beam for use in many applications from hunting or hiking to search and rescue.

The 6.6 ounce rechargeable TAC24 also features a stealth hard-coating that prevents light from reflecting off of its surface, allowing for maximum concealment. It also offers patent-pending Anti-Recoil Technology and available Anti-Recoil remote switches make the ExtremeBeam TAC24 the perfect arms mountable light for use on rifles up to.50 cal.

Extreme indeed!

Alpha TAC Official Website

Goal Zero Scores With New Charger/Flashlight

Having the right tool for the job is key to doing something right, and Goal Zero scores again with its Switch 8 Recharger and Bolt Flashlight Tip. This wining team converts the recharger into a small flashlight, but the recharger can also be used to juice up a mobile phone in the backcountry.

It offers enough power to bring a dead phone back to life, while also being there as a 160 lumens flashlight that can run for three hours on a single charge. During the day it can also be charged up with a solar panel, so each night it can be there to in turn do the charging.

Goal Zero Official Website

Bright Light

Talk about bright light – the F1 Flashlight from LED Lenser can cast 400 Lumens. This portable flashlight can illuminate a camp site or more. It features a rugged HA III anodized housing that meets military standards and is waterproof (IPX8), and includes electronic control with temperature sensor, tail stand, and integrated roll protection.

LED Lenser F1 Official Website

LED Camp Light

LED isn’t just for flat panel TV sets. UCO has introduced its new Clarus LED Lantern, a collapsible, rugged and waterproof light that can provide up to 150 lumens of diffused white light. With up to 70 hours of run time it can be used as a lantern or a flashlight, making it the one light that can do multiple jobs while out in the wilds.

UCO Official Website

The Making of Princeton Tec Tactical Flashlights

A great deal goes into the design, engineering and producing of flashlights, probably more than most of us realize. Princeton Tec, the makers of lights for SCUBA, outdoor use, biking, industrial and tactical activities just released a video that shows some of the process. Continue reading

Nightfire Flashlight Blasts Away

Dubbed the Nightfire, this incredibly small flashlight from River Rock Designs is just slightly longer than its battery and let it blasts away with 100 lumens. And impressively it is powered by just a single AAA battery.

The key to this is the LED light, which offers effective power project to over 50 yards, and the ability to light up a 30×30-foot room. It has a one hour run time, which really isn’t bad for the battery and it has rubber O-rings to help make it water resistant. For $29.99 it can certainly cast a whole lot of light.

River Rock Designs Official Website

Bushnell Turns Flashlight into High-Definition Viewing

It seems like the term “high definition” is used quite liberally in marketing these days. What’s normally associated with television and imaging is used loosely with everything from radio (although the “HD” in HD Radio doesn’t actually mean high definition) to cosmetics (however, Max Factor may have started using that term way before HDTVs came into the picture). Basically, the use of the term “high-definition” is to convey a sharper view or something more enhanced. Bushnell gives the HD treatment to one of its newest flashlights, the HD Torch ($110), a flashlight that produces a 165-lumen output and evenly distributed square beam of light.

The HD Torch is made out of rugged, waterproof, aircraft-grade aluminum with a scratch-free finish, and it’s powered by two 3-volt lithium batteries for 1.5-hour of continuous use. Unlike a regular flashlight that produces what Bushnell says is “non-uniform irregular ‘blobs’ of light,” the HD Torch outputs a uniform square of light that the company calls “High Definition Illumination.

While we don’t doubt the brightness of the flashlight, the use of “high definition” seems somewhat of a stretch. Consider that office projectors can produce lumen outputs in the thousands and that a compact fluorescent light bulb emits around 1,500 lumens, the flashlight doesn’t seem that high def to us when compared. However, it’s much easier to carry this flightlight in the outdoors than a projector.

Bushnell Official Website
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