{"id":3293,"date":"2016-04-07T21:49:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T01:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2016-04-07T21:49:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T01:49:54","slug":"review-global-store-solar-flashlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2016\/04\/07\/review-global-store-solar-flashlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Global-store Solar Flashlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Solar Flashlight&#8221; sounds like the setup for a bad joke. Why would you want a light-powered flashlight when a flashlight is for seeing in places where there is no light? Of course, Global-store did not release a joke product, as their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/23lJE4t\" target=\"_blank\">Solar Flashlight<\/a> has a built-in 500mAh rechargeable battery that can not only be charged with the power of the sun, but also with the power of USB thanks to the included cable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3295\" style=\"width: 1638px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3295\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0592.jpg?resize=1628%2C1488\" alt=\"The box.\" width=\"1628\" height=\"1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0592.jpg?w=1628&amp;ssl=1 1628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0592.jpg?resize=150%2C137&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0592.jpg?resize=300%2C274&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0592.jpg?resize=768%2C702&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0592.jpg?resize=1024%2C936&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The box.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3296\" style=\"width: 1138px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3296\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0593.jpg?resize=1128%2C1302\" alt=\"What you get.\" width=\"1128\" height=\"1302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0593.jpg?w=1128&amp;ssl=1 1128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0593.jpg?resize=130%2C150&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0593.jpg?resize=260%2C300&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0593.jpg?resize=768%2C886&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0593.jpg?resize=887%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What you get.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/23lJE4t\" target=\"_blank\">flashlight itself<\/a> has a well-designed, textured aluminum exterior and is a good size at about 6.7 inches, or 17 centimeters, long. A single button turns the one watt LED on or off. When on, the LED light generates about 38 lumens, which is fairly bright, and it&#8217;s well focused. On a full charge, either over USB or with about eight hours of good sunlight, you can get around four hours of continuous use (as always, LED for the win!).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3297\" style=\"width: 2158px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3297\" class=\"wp-image-3297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0594.jpg?resize=2148%2C2658\" alt=\"It's bright and well focused.\" width=\"2148\" height=\"2658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0594.jpg?w=2148&amp;ssl=1 2148w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0594.jpg?resize=121%2C150&amp;ssl=1 121w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0594.jpg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0594.jpg?resize=768%2C950&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0594.jpg?resize=828%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0594.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s bright and well focused.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>About the only negative with <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/23lJE4t\" target=\"_blank\">this product<\/a> is the non-standard USB cable. Instead of charging with a mini- or micro-USB cable, it charges with a 3.5mm USB cable, with the same type of tip that you&#8217;d find on wired headphones. Of course, if you&#8217;re out camping or doing something similar, you probably won&#8217;t bother with the proprietary USB cable anyway and just use the sun. As always, it&#8217;s good to have options.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3298\" style=\"width: 1432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3298\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0595.jpg?resize=1422%2C2520\" alt=\"Another angle.\" width=\"1422\" height=\"2520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0595.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0595.jpg?resize=85%2C150&amp;ssl=1 85w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0595.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0595.jpg?resize=768%2C1361&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0595.jpg?resize=578%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another angle.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to Global-store for the discounted review unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Solar Flashlight&#8221; sounds like the setup for a bad joke. 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