Product Description

Have you ever fumbled in the darkness for a flashlight during a power outage only to discover that your batteries were dead? You'll never have to worry with the Forever Everlife Flashlight DLX. That's because it doesn't require batteries. Just shake it for 60 seconds and you'll have up to 100 minutes of continuous bright light. Imagine the money you'll save by not having to replace costly batteries. The Forever Everlife Flashlight DLX uses the Faraday Principle of Electromagnetic Energy that guarantees replacement parts will never be needed! It never needs batteries and bulbs. It is waterproof and floats in water. 60 seconds of shaking provides up to 100 minutes of continuous light.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10551 in Home Improvement
• Color: Clear
• Brand: iTouchless
• Model: FFLDLX
• Released on: 2006-02-10
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 2.00" w x 2.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• No battery and bulb needed
• Just shake it for 1 minute can last 100 minutes
• Charging indicator LED shows it is charging
• Water-proof and shock-proof
• Great for emergency use

Customer Reviews

I wish I could recommend this ...
I wish I could recommend this but I really can't, unless you're willing to tinker with it.

These forever flashlights have seemed like fun for a while, and this is the first one where the reviews seemed good enough to make it worth ordering. And, the price is lower - for the price of some of the others, I can get a really nice MagLite, so I'm not going to buy those.

They did a lot of things right with this product:
- the LED is bright enough to give enough light for reading a book or walking (BUT see below); though it is much less bright than a regular flashlight, and someone with difficulty with night vision might not find it usable.
- the light lasts long enough that it wouldn't need constant shaking. there is some light for over 100 minutes ... that's not an exaggeration, but it does dim over time.
- it's not terribly noisy when it's shaken to charge it, because they cleverly put small magnets at each end of the channel to repel the big magnet and keep it from striking the inside, so it's like there's an invisible magnetic cushion at both ends.
- it's close enough to waterproof in shallow water (a few drops got in, OK at this price), and it does float - though just barely.
- it's fairly lightweight, though the metal magnet inside is about the size of a C battery, and there are copper coils around that, so there is some weight to it.

So what's the problem? The smallest, least expensive part - the lens. For some crazy reason they must have decided they wanted a tiny beam of light that goes farther, rather than an broader beam. So they have a curved lens that concentrates the light. The problem is, the tiny center of the beam is brighter but much too small, and the concentric circles around it are darker. So it's not as useful for walking or reading as it would be with a simple plain clear lens.

It's easy to unscrew the top and take out the lens to see - and some people may want to use it that way, but of course with no lens it loses protection and the ability to float and keep water out. Or find a replacement lens, but that's a bother. So it's a shame over such a small part, but it really makes the light a lot less useful as shipped. Let's hope they change the lens, or ship both types of lenses if they think a tiny, brighter beam is useful in some practical way (as opposed to for marketing claims about how far it goes, or how bright it is).

If you've been intrigued by one of these and want it just for fun, or would use it without the lens (or could replace the lens) - then give it a try. If you don't like to have to mess around - you might want to wait. It's not quite the perfect light for reading under the covers at camp yet.

A couple other things:
- as others mentioned, the magnet is very strong. you can pick up metal objects with it! so keep it away from sensitive things.
- they suggest shaking it horizontally and not vertically, which makes sense but isn't mandatory.

Because it's clear and easily dis-assembled, it also makes a fun science demonstration - do a web search on Faraday.

Great product, and the future of flashlights
Ample brightness, very lightweight, and really interesting (yet simple) technology. This flashlight would be perfect for any occasion: camping, in the trunk for emergencies, in your bomb shelter... whaqtever, wherever and whenever.

It was charged when I received it, and has been going strong ever since. I also just left it on to see if you needed to constantly shake it to keep it charged, but it's kept a good beam for over an hour without any need of shaking. So far, I've only needed to shake it for my own amusement and never out of necessity.

The case is clear so you can see how it works, and there's a little red LED inside to let you know that each shake is working to recharge it. There's a magnet inside that slides back and forth inside of spools of copper wire, making the charge. I assume it's similar technology to that of self-winding watches, but I really don't know. But it's easy to see how this technology could translate into other products as well.

Bottom line: Flashlights that require batteries are obsolete. I'm converted, and will only be buying these going forward.

I'm not much on gadgets....
They, too frequently, promise more than they are capable of delivering. However, every once in a blue moon, a product comes along that meets a common need in an uncommon way at an uncommonly low price. Such is the case here.

The iTouchless Forever puts out a strong enough beam of bright white light to read with, seems sturdy, yet is light weight. At $12.99, it is certainly not going to break the bank.

One cautionary: Since the 'innards' are protected by a clear plastic case, there is no block to the electro-magnetic field generated by the iTouchless Forever. The instructions recommend keeping the light at least a foot away from other sensitive items, computer memory storage, pacemakers and the like. To that, I would add digital camera memories. As attractive and interesting as the 'innards' are, I would have preferred they be shielded.