Features:

  • Durable and flexible: durable full metal body and multi-angle adjustable head and arm
  • More colors, more light: 5 Color modes and 6 brightness levels up to 1200 Lux for the desk lamp with USB
  • Easy on your eyes: light guide panel transmits light sideways for glare-free illumination
  • Multiple functions: 5V/2A smart USB port, memory function, 60-minute timer, night light, office desk lamp, bedroom desk lamp
  • Your favorite light: press a single button to set and activate your favorite Color/brightness setting
  • Color temperature : 2700 – 6500 K
Rugged Lamp, Great Packaging, 2 Things You Should Be Aware Of

Bought two lamps for a 64 inch desk. Lamps are very rugged and the packaging was excellent. I paid extra for 2-day shipping because I don't like electronic items tossed around from truck to truck. But these were packaged such that you could drop them off the roof of your house and nothing would happen. I was impressed. Standard/free shipping would have been fine. The warmth setting is essential. You need that if you are going for max brightness. It makes the LED light on par with a " soft light" incandescent bulb. I am not sure why anyone would want to select the bright blue option. It is way too harsh. There were two very minor downsides which I did not anticipate. The first is that the transformer is intended to be plugged directly into your wall outlet. So there is not enough space on a regular duplex outlet to plug in both of my lamps' transformers. The second is that the lamps can only be turned on by touching the touch pad. So if you were thinking of plugging this desk lamp into a wall outlet controlled by a wall switch, such that you could flip on the lamp when you enter the room, it will not work. You will still have to touch the touch pad. I guess in that situation you remember to leave the nightlight function on instead of turning the lamp off completely. At least that way you won't walk into a totally dark room and have to fumble to find the touch pad.

perfect for my office where my wife and I have ...

Seriously, my daughter had a lamp from same company Tao Tronics. (Have no idea where she got it - may have been us a few years ago). I quickly looked on Amazon and saw these lamps, black, perfect for my office where my wife and I have side by side desks. Probably the coolest lamp I have ever seen or owned. Literally does everything a lamp could possibly do. Has at least 8 different light temperture settings, so it will work for you whether you like warm 2700K light or cool daylight temps 5000K or above. If you dont know what that is, 2700K is like a normal old school light bulb, warm and inviting, 5000K is more like a flourescent office building feel, and it has daylight feel. Lamp also has a timer, and a nightlight. Has a favorite function as well, when you finally know the temp of light you like, simply hold the favorite button down and it will remmeber that for the future. Swivels and pivots and bends in about any configuration, and the head can even rotate to the side if you want to annoy the person next to you. Finally, it has a USB port!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and as I type I also just realized there is a dimmer for all settings. THE GREATEST LAMP EVER - I am not a company plugged review - real person here - I just love the lamp - we bought two BTW.

5-Stars + , A work of art serving as World's Best table lamp

I reviewed lamps on Amazon for days and finally purchased this one and could not be happier. This is actually a piece of art that also serves as the World's Best table lamp. The actual light emitted from this is as close to infinity as one could hope for. From soft and soothing to intense and bright and ALL points in between. The lamp just looks and feels like pure quality(which it is). I love the brushed gray with black base. The controls are well thought out and if this lamp does not meet your needs I seriously doubt you will ever find one that does. I will probably have to purchase another one since my significant other has discovered this is perfect for sewing and she has tried a million lights to use with a sewing machine and this one is perfect per her. I would and have recommended this to any and everyone. Again, this is a work of art that serves as a lamp as well. Great Value.

Very nice lamp

Item is as advertised, just little bit bigger than it appears in photos, which is also good. As this page shows, there is newer model of this available already, and while buying I choose between the two, and still bought this older model, I took into account that in the newer model USB has decreased 1w power, whereas this one has 2w power, so it would charge faster some devices with big batteries, like power banks for example. Another thing was that lighting part of this old version can also turn around as it has extra joint close to the actual lighting part, which the newer model does not have, I thought this is better design but I could be wrong, as they eliminated this joint from the new model, for it there must be reason as I guess now, in this model heat generated by lighting part is not distributed further than the joint, the rest of top part and whole leg stays completely cool, while head part gets pretty hot. I think as in newer model this last joint is no more present, heat will be distributed little bit further and whole device will be cooled down more efficiently due to extended surface for releasing a heat. Possibly this design change could affect lifetime of the lamp, and newer model should work longer than this one. This is something I could not take into the account as I noticed it only after using the unit. So beside of it's disadvantage of decreased USP power from 2 to 1 watt, the newer model has anyway some technical advantages over this old model, trade-of is a convenient turning head (old) vs possibly extended lifetime of the device (new model) . Hopefully I helped you to make informed decision between the two. I have not used the newer model, but I do like this one very much, so far it works fine.

New Favorite!

This is the third TaoTronics lamp I've purchased and is by far my favorite (DL01 and DL07 being the others)! The base is finally heavy enough to feel sturdy and allow easy adjustment. The brushed metallic finish is fingerprint resistant (unlike the black plastic on some of their other lamps). The numerous light settings work amazingly well and save what you last used, even between other settings. The rotating head is great for desks, but is especially useful for bedroom reading where the lamp is off to the side. Finally, the nightlight option is easy to activate, is its own button, and doesn't require the lamp to be opened. It does get warm on the top if you're using the brightest setting, but not so much that I think it would burn skin during normal contact. The only other downside is that now I really want to replace my other two with this version.

The base is very heavy and does a good job of counter balancing the lamp head so long ...

I bought this for my Mother-in-Law who is 92 and suffers from Glaucoma and macular degeneration. She needed a powerful and very adjustable light with a lamp head adjustable enough so that it's output fell directly on the page she was reading but in such a way that the light element itself was not visible because she cannot take the glare of an unshielded bulb. This lamp suits those needs and serves her well. I was quite surprised at how large this lamp is, I think it is the largest of its type I've seen. It's also obvious that it was designed and built by an "Engineer", an "over-achieving engineer who wants it to last well into the next century. No simple gooseneck here, each part Is carefully machined, precision fitted and the entire mechanism gifted with virsitile positioning ability. The base is very heavy and does a good job of counter balancing the lamp head so long as the arm is parallel with the base. The arm is also capable of swiveling out of parallel on the but this allows the heavy arm & head to overpower the base and the lamp will tip. I'm not sure why the ability of the arm (to swivel) was allowed since doing so will allow the lamp to tip over quite easily. Nonetheless, this is a great light, it has quite good (but not great) output, excellent engineering and the feeling of a very high quality product. Pros :- A large, beautifully engineered and built piece. The quality of materials and production are supurb. Cons :- It's size & appearance make it imposing so it's not going to be in everyone's taste. I like it, my wife hated it, my Mother-in-Law thought it ugly but admitted it worked very well. Although it's quite bright, I feel it could be brighter still as there are tImes when I'm wrapping a fishing lure or working on fine electronic traces that even more light would be welcome. In summary: this is a rare piece that exhibits fine engineering, design, excellent materials and production quality at a most reasonable Price. Highly recommended.

Compared to LAMPAT

Love this Lamp. I tried the LAMPAT lamp next to this one and returned the LAMPAT lamp. This tao lamp is made of solid metal, looks very nice also. heavy base, which you want so the lamp doesn't fall over when the arm is way to the side. The LAMPAT lamp is made of flimsy cheap feeling plastic. I could awesome it won't break unless you are throwing your lamp around but didnt like that feel. The light compared to LAMPAT is pretty much the same except in the TAO lamp the lamp is inside the arm compared to LAMPAT which has small LED protruding and it you put it eye level it will surely hit your eyes. The tao lamp will not hit you eye and also you can rotate the light away from your eyes where as the LAMPAT you cannot, only can move the lamp up or down not sideways. The touch screen panel is responsive and very quick.This thing feels really nice. To me it is worth the 58 bucks. The LAMPAT tough panel isn't as sensitive and not nearly as nice looking.

Even better than I hoped!

My halogen desk lamp, which i never particularly liked died, so it was time to upgrade to LED. I use my desk lamp constantly and it's important to me that it works well and suits my needs. I wanted something that could rival the brightness of my halogen so i went with this one since it had the highest wattage, good ratings, etc... WOW! what an improvement in every possible way! I should note this is my first experience with LED lighting in a setting where i use it often and have it close to me. Halogen lights bother me in general, and bother my eyes, so switching to led just "felt" better for me. It feels much less Intense. Halogen lights get HOT, and having one so close to me all day wasn't great either. Led - no heat! I love the multi-step dimmer, and quite often keeping it on the lowest setting is perfect for me, while the brightest setting packs a punch when i need it. This thing gets bright! My favorite part is probably the color temperature adjuster. Though i keep it on ("full coffee" haha) - the lowest temp setting almost all the time, having the option to adjust it is really nice. Compared to the glaring retina burning halogen this is a huge improvement! I actually use the night light function which i didn't think i would. The controls are super easy, intuitive, and work great. I actually forgot about the usb port until i went to write this review! bonus! The ability to rotate the light every which way is great. the memory function is great. It looks great It feels very solidly made. I really have no complaints. All this over a desk light i know, but it really is spectacular. Assuming this thing doesn't crap out on me, which i don't anticipate, I am very happy with this purchase. Well worth it!

An outstanding lamp which deserves its #1 rating

What an outstanding desk lamp! From the moment you take it out of the box, the sheer weight of it impresses, as does the ultra-sleek Euro design, reminiscent of a 1990s Jacob Jensen design (for Bang & Olufsen). In terms of operation, everything functions just as well as other reviewers have stated, so I won't re-state what they have said. Overall, I am incredibly happy with this lamp, which has turned out to be a far superior replacement to the more expensive OxyLED T4 lamp I previously used. It throws out a lot of light, which is going to be really good news for most people, and I'm mostly happy about that too. It's not a perfect lamp though, as it is not possible to turn down the brightness to a really dim setting. This is something the OxyLED T4 excelled at, although the TaoTronics adds color temperature control. Again, I wish there was more gradation between the incandescent and daylight settings on this lamp. I think this could be a truly fantastic lamp if TaoTronics had utilised infinitely variable +/- controls for brightness and color temp. Overall, this lamp gets my highest recommendation, and I hope that Taotronics are listening to their customers in order to make this amazing lamp even more amazing!

Perfect!

This lamp is beautiful, minimalist, and very functional. The materials are very high quality and the fit and finish are tight and very well constructed. The brushed metal (probably aluminum) is extremely nice. This lamp is absolutely prefect... From a guy that reads a lot and loves minimalist tech with high end materials. Beautiful product TaoTronics, please keep producing items of this quality. I seriously love this lamp it has so many functions. You can easily dim or brighten the light by sliding your finger on the glass touch pad or drastically change the color of the light all through a range from warm yellow to bright white/blueish. I love the USB connecter in the side, it is perfect to charge my phone at night. It has a nightlight function so if you get up in the night and don't want to be blinded but want to see there is a very low light you can turn on my touching the glass. It has a timer function which is pretty cool. and it ROTATES and moves in any possible you direction that you could want it to. The lamp itself is heavy and is instantly recognizable as quality construction on every detail of it. I seriously love this lamp and it looks perfect.

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