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Duracell Announces New Daylite™ Flashlight
Duracell Daylite™ LED Flashlight

BETHEL, Ct. - In a professional setting or at home, trouble tends to hide in the dark corners. Today, Duracell is lighting the way with the introduction of the Duracell Daylite™, the first in a new line of flashlights that are durable enough to be used in the harshest of environments and compact enough to take into any space.

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Dorcy K2 Luxeon LED Flashlight
with battery status indicator
Dorcy K2 LED

This aluminium bodied LED flashlight features a stated 120 lumen output plus a unique battery status indicator system

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Brinkmann Digital LED, Photon Proton Pro, Pila GL2 w/ Cree Q5
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Cree Names Steve Kelley as COO

"Kelley comes to Cree after five years at Texas Instruments"

Electronics & Technology News
Dow Creates New Thermal Compound

"Suitable for cooling LED applications - where high-performance, highly reliable thermal materials are required"

Battery News
Panasonic High Rate Lithium Ion Cell

"Lithium Ion Cell has 2,650 mAh typical capacity"

Other News

More and more choice seems to be the norm in the flashlight industry. Fenix Flashlights have announced the newest member of their line-up, dubbed the TK20. With a 2AA battery form-factor and available with a bright yellow safety grip, the TK20 feautures a Cree XR-E Neutral White LED that has a claimed output of 150 lumens.

One of the world's fastest-growing GPS brands has added a LED flashlight to one of their new models. Magellan GPShas introduced their Triton Series of five GPS units which include two models (the 2000 and 1500) that include a built-in LED flashlight so that you're never stuck in the dark.

The new online store for stage-lighting specialists The Phoebus Company is up and running with several models of their growing line of flashlights. Phoebus Tactical features LED and HID flashlights and spotlights, including the MicroFire Warrior II Rechargeable HID Flashlight.

More new flashlights to choose from is never a bad thing in our book. The folks at Peak LED Solutions have leaked word about their newest light, the Combat Patrol LED. The new light features a multiple output system, Seoul P4 LED, and multiple lens choices (12°, 24°, and 8° x 54° beam patterns.)

The folks at LED flashlight specialist Lumapower have announced their new triple LED flashlight, the Sidekick. The new light has three bightness levels plus strobe, a fully regulated driver circuit, and a convertible design for different battery configurations.

Do you have $300 that's just burning a hole in your pocket? If so, Arc Flashlight would like to talk you into spending it. The company has begun selling production-grade models of their newest light, the Arc 6. The production version uses a Seoul Semi P4 LED and a CR123A battery, and comes in two seperate versions.

The parent company of Rayovac, Spectrum Brands issued a statement refuting legal claims made against it by competitor Energizer. Spectrum denies that its Rayovac® Lithium batteries infringe patents held by Energizer, despite a lawsuit filed by Energizer over the issue.

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