Product Description

Imagine a pane of bright, even light illuminating only the page you are reading. That's the idea behind LightWedge. No glare, no stray light to disturb others. Just rest it on the page and read. Now, imagine what you could do with a light like that.

- Elegently simple design. Thin and lightweight, easy to handle and pack. Weighs on 8.5 oz. with batteries.

- Eye-friendly LED illumination. No bulbs to burn out in the middle of a great story. Ever.

- 40 hours of light on four AAA batteries. That's like 7 coast-to-coast flights. (Batteries not included.)

- Holds the page flat. Doubles as a bookmark and conversation starter.

- Distortion-free, optical-grade acrylic lens reflects LED light onto the page, not into your eyes. It only looks like magic.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13344 in Books
• Brand: LightWedge
• Published on: 2002-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Misc. Supplies

Features

• Patented LightWedge technology directs light only onto the page, not the room.
• Original, larger size is ideal for hardcover and larger trade paperback books.
• Page-sized, acrylic lens lays flat on the page, and directs cool LED light onto the page, not into your eyes.
• bright LEDs illuminate books discreetly in a dark room.
• 40 hours of light from 4 AAA batteries (not included).

Review
"An innovative, sleek new design for a more efficient and streamlined book light." -- Publishers Weekly, May 27, 2002

"Night-time readers with roommates, bedmates, or seatmates will totally love this reading light." -- New York Magazine, Best Bets, July 25, 2002

"Not only more effective, also more stylish than those bulky plastic flashlights on a clip that pass as reading lights." -- Fast Company, September 2002

Customer Reviews

Pretty good, but I'll stick with my Mighty Bright clip on.
This is a great little gadget if you don't mind spending [money]on a light that isn't all that great for either bed side reading or traveling.

The way it works is two light emitting diodes are built into the black handle of the unit. They are powered by 4 'AAA' batteries. The light shines through the plastic screen. Thus, much of the light is captured (not really, but it is easier to explain this way) within the plastic panel. When placed over the pages of a book, the light captured in the panel is sufficient to read the page.

First, the Pros:
-Great Design and well engineered.
-Adequate light if you really share a bed with someone who can't stand even the smallest of clip on book lights.

Cons:
-Expensive. ...
-The light weight plastic screen will scratch, as the unit doesn't come with a case. Throw it in a backpack or a briefcase for a few business trips and you are sure to scratch this up. It's best left on the bedside table, ideally in a book as a bookmark or in the box it came in.
-Not great for mass market paperbacks. It is a pain to turn the pages and move the light. The smaller the book, as mass market paperbacks are, the more you have to juggle the book and the LightWedge. So, if you read primarily paper backed books or are a very fast reader, it will get annoying to use this product.
-The light is adequate; I would not say it is ideal by any means. This book light is not nearly as powerful as the classic Might Bright and thus you may find that your eyes are strained when reading for extended periods of time with this little gadget.

A Very Good Book Light
I decided to buy this book light after being unhappy with the Itty Bitty Book Light. I felt the IBBL did not light up the pages enough, especially if I was reading a hardcover. I have used the Lightwedge now for about 2 months now and I am very happy with it. I find it illuminates the entire page evenly, and it is definitely enough light to read in the dark. Some have complained about the cirlces of light it produces, I have noticed this but after you get used to reading with this product, the circles are no longer noticeable or distracting. Although, you do need to be careful with this because it does scratch rather easily, being plastic. I noticed it had a lot after only using it for a very short time (the reason I gave 4 stars), yet when held against the page, you can not see them except for maybe one or two which are very faint and are not distracting or make it difficult to read at all . It only becomes noticebale when you hold it in the air while it is on. I do recommend keeping it in the box because that is the best way to keep it from getting damaged. I am also looking forward to getting the paperback version- this version is a bit difficult to read with mass market paperbacks- and it comes out late November 2003. The Lightwedge website says August 2003 but I think it was held off. Some websites now have pre-orders for November 28 of this year. If you are looking for a new book light, take a chance on this one!

It's awesome!
I do a lot of reading in bed and tried the Itty Bitty Book Light. I could never get it to stay right where I wanted it, and it seemed like the bulbs burned out all the time. LightWedge is really cool! The light is bright white (there's a low setting also), never needs replacing, and it doesn't get hot. Since it lies flat on the page, I thought it might be a pain to have to move it when flipping pages, but it's really light (in weight) and I hardly notice. Actually I kind of like it because when I'm done, I just leave it in the book as a bookmark. It's thin so it doesn't hurt the binding. I highly recommend it. Really neat.