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Really slick little keyboard

Despite its price, this little unit is really good looking and has a remarkably high quality feel. The keys have a nice feel to them, with plenty of travel and they are big enough to be easy to use (even for sausage-fingered people like myself). It uses wireless communication rather than Bluetooth, so it has a small USB dongle, which can be stored inside the unit itself. Although Bluetooth might seem like the better option, there is a lot to be said for a keyboard that's plug and play, with no need for pairing. The trackpad works very well, with the option to either tap on it for a mouse click, or use the dedicated mouse button keys on the lower left of the keyboard. The only issue I've encountered is that sometimes when you press the same key over and over very fast, not all keystrokes key recorded. So for example, if I press the 'b' key five times really fast, it only records three or four of those keystrokes. However, I have never encountered an issue with missing keystrokes in normal day-to-day typing. If you're after a tiny but practical keyboard, this is definitely the best one I've found, and I now own three of them. The keyboard also includes an OSX "command" key, so Mac users will be happy with this unit too.

Is it bright? Hell yeah!

Since buying this torch (flashlight) a year and a half ago, it's copped a hell of a beating from me, but is still shining brightly. It has a very high price tag, but you get what you pay for. It's incredibly solidly built, and looks really slick. It comes packaged in a beautiful, hard plastic carry case which includes the torch, batteries, a USB cable and a really well made belt holster. But to be honest, I didn't buy it for the case, the holster, or even the build quality. I bought it because it's insanely bright! When you put this thing onto its full 3200 lumen brightness, it's brighter than a car headlight, but is only 130mm in length. It uses 3 x 18650 rechargeable 3.6V lithium ion batteries, and can be easily recharged from any USB socket. It has four levels of brightness available, which helps to preserve the battery life for prolonged use, but if you want the neighbours to think that aliens are landing during the night, the full power setting makes it feel like daylight. I've found that the main power button has become a little unresponsive at times, with a need to press it more than once to make it switch on. The torch is a year and a half old, and it's only a recent occurrence, but I do worry about whether it will eventually render the torch unusable. Even with that though, I still have no hesitation recommending this to anyone looking for a small, solid and ridiculously bright torch.