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Review of TaoTronics LED Desk lamp with/usb charger

This is a Review of TaoTronics LED Desk Lamp with touch dimming control and usb charger. http://www.taotronics.com/taotronics-elune-tt-dl04-led-portable-lamp.html, available now on US and Canada Amazon for under $40.

Re-inventing desk lamp is like re-inventing the lamp itself. It has been around for decades and typically designed with a heavy base and an arm holding the lamp. It comes in different shapes, colors, and maybe has some base accessories. Can you improve it or make it better? I haven't seen anything in recent years until I received the latest TT-DL04 LED Desk Lamp model from TaoTronics. These guys always surprise me with innovations that make you raise your eyebrows. No wonder their slogan is "Technology Enhances Life". And that's exactly how I felt after testing this new LED Desk Lamp. Let me tell you more about it.

The product arrived in a nice little briefcase box made out of environmentally safe material which seems to be a new trend with a lot of companies. The top cover had a nice walk through describing all the features, and there is a lot of it!!! On the back, it had an equally impressive spec. After opening the box, you will find all the basic pieces of assembly, the base, gooseneck, flat lamp, wall charger, and carabiner. Assembly was straight forward and didn't require any instruction. Once assembled, it resembles a regular slim desktop lamp. The base is weighted down for a secure placement on a flat surface. It has a plug for a wall charger and USB charging port - a great addition which takes this lamp to the next level. When light is off, I found this charging port to output about 1A of current, but when light turned on - it goes down to about 600 mA to share current with LED light fixture. The gooseneck fixture was sturdy, had room for bend adjustment, and at the top had what appears like 1/4" plug found in audio connectors.

That's where it stands out from a crowd. The LED light fixture works as part of the desktop lamp, attached to this port so you can charge up it's built in 1300 mAh battery, and also as a detachable stand alone hand held lamp to use as a flashlight. It's a very simple concept, but works really well. But that's not all. The back of LED lamp has a touch power button which turns the power on and off with a long press. While it's on, a light touch of this power button cycles between 3 dimming levels from full brightness to medium and low brightness. It makes it very convenient since you don't have to look for a physical button and can just simply slide your finger over the area where this power button is located. As a bonus, you can use included carabiner accessory to clip this rechargeable LED light to your backpack or your cloth to use as a portable flashlight which can last up to 8 hours on a single charge.

Overall, I found this LED desk lamp to be very unique and versatile for many uses. You can use it as a regular desktop lamp, which actually allows 360 deg rotation of the light direction, you can use it as a detachable portable lamp in case of power outage emergency or when traveling, you can use its usb base charger for your smartphone or tablet or any other usb accessory, and it also has a convenience of a touch control with a dimming adjustment of brightness. Another great accessory from TaoTronics which I highly recommend!

Here are the pictures.