Product Description

The Harry Potter LUMOS Book Light brings the magic of the LightWedgento Harry Potter fans of all ages! The Harry Potter LUMOS Book Light features colorful Harry Potter graphics and seven interchangeable switch covers that allow Harry Potter fans to customize their magical LightWedge. Recipient of the prestigious Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1514 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: LightWedge
• Model: LW100HP
• Published on: 2005-07
• Released on: 2005-07-15
• Platforms: Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2000
• Format: CD
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .73" h x 8.40" w x 10.30" l, .64 pounds

Features

• Patented LightWedge technology directs light only onto the page
• Colorful Harry Potter graphics and seven interchangeable switch covers
• Larger size that matches the LightWedge Original, the LUMOS is perfect for hardcover and larger "trade" paperback books
• Page-sized, acrylic lens lays flat on the page
• 2 bright LEDs shine light magically in a dark room:

Customer Reviews

LUMOS!
Not just for the Harry Potter fan! (BUT A MUST IF YOU ARE ONE!) The lightwedge book light is by far the best book light I have ever used. It fully illuminates the page making reading easy on the eyes even in the darkest setting. Not at all like the booklights that shine down on a page. I find them very frustrating after a short time as they mostly only shine a circular path over a few square inches of book. Others with a larger circumference seem to bother others not reading the book! This book light's lens lies across the page and gives the reader full light, but doesn't disturb others. While I pour over my latest favorite novel...my husband snores on! I recommend it to ANY avid reader.

Good product with limitations
This review is about the Original Lightwedge without the Harry Potter Graphics. The operation and construction is identical:

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.

Amazing!
I bought one of these for my sister and one for myself, more as a joke than anything else. I was delighted to discover that this is the best book light I've ever owned! My sister and I are both avid readers, so we really put this light through its paces. The battery life is amazing and the light is evenly distributed across the page. Of course, it also makes a good book mark when you are being forced away from your book!

If you can get your hands on one, do so!