During the holiday season, one of the top-selling items recommended by readers was a rechargeable LED reading light designed to be worn around the neck. Boasting an impressive 90,000+ 5-star ratings on Amazon, reviewers rave about its exceptional quality, with accolades such as “tremendous” and “one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.” What’s more, its versatility makes it a practical accessory year-round, ensuring you’ll find countless uses for it beyond just reading.
This innovative neck light design offers a clever solution, allowing you to read, work, or engage in crafting activities with total freedom of movement. By focusing light directly onto your task or the page, it ensures clear visibility even in dimly lit environments. Beyond serving as a reading aid, this versatile neck light earns glowing reviews for its utility in various activities such as knitting, cross-stitching, camping, and home improvement projects. One satisfied reviewer even hailed it as an excellent hands-free flashlight. Its convenience extends to air travel, making it an ideal companion for reading on planes without disturbing neighboring passengers.
Moreover, this feature is a game-changer: now you can enjoy reading in bed without disturbing your sleeping partner. Unlike conventional reading lights that cast a wide beam, this light focuses directly on your page or phone, minimizing light spillage. Additionally, it enables you to indulge in reading or knitting while your family watches TV, eliminating the need to illuminate the entire room.
Integrating this device into your household routine could potentially prevent disagreements or, at the very least, contribute to your partner enjoying better sleep or catching up on their favorite TV show while you engage in other activities nearby. By substituting it for a traditional lamp or overhead light, you might even notice a decrease in your electricity expenses, as one reviewer confidently asserts. Additionally, individuals with arthritis have found this gadget to be incredibly beneficial, with one reviewer praising its comfort and lightweight design so much that they occasionally forget they’re wearing it. Another reviewer highlighted the advantage of the light’s negligible weight on books, particularly beneficial for those with arthritis who find heavy books cumbersome.
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1. After using the Glocusent Neck Reading Light for about a month, I can recommend it without reservation. The ability to turn on either one or both sides of the wrap-around device makes it adaptable to different bed-sharing circumstances, as do the multiple brightness settings. Battery life is good. Its light weight keeps the device from being cumbersome. The gooseneck design allows it to be twisted or bent into any number of directional positions. I sometimes watch television while propped up in bed, and I like to have the lights switched off. While the neck light illuminates reading material very well, it is also useful for helping me keep track of the remote control in the dark (the remote is not backlit). With the neck light on, I can see the TV control buttons, and at low brightness the light does not interfere with screen viewing. The Glocusent reading light was a good purchase.- GLENMERE7
2. I highly recommend this neck light. It is a wonderful light for close work. The sides of the neck are flexible, both to pull in close and to move up or down. There are levels of brightness. I am using it while I crochet dark yarn, and the light makes it easy to see the loops. I also use it while I stitch felt ornaments. The neck light is so light weight that I don’t even notice any weight on my neck or shoulders. The charge lasts for several days. It takes a relatively short time to recharge.- DJ
3. On balance, it is a great product worthy of the many thousands of purchases and positive reviews.
I bought it for reading because I was frustrated that when reading books or papers I find it very hard to have proper task lighting in different locations. This light definitely takes care of that. I am working on research projects that require me to read actual books and I used it immediately for hours. It works great when I am sitting on my a couch, on an office chair or even in bed (sitting up in bed or if you are looking up instead of sideways; I do not think it very practical if you want to lie down). And it works just as well if I am standing at my high desk or just standing by the bookcases looking for a quick reference. That versatility and mobility, combined with consistent lighting for the book I was reading is exactly what I wanted.
Battery life appears to be quite long and I love the brightness directly placed on the page I am reading and how it moves with me as I turn the pages. The three levels of brightness and color alternatives allow you to choose what works best in your environment and for your eyes. (I would heed the manufacturer’s warning not to look directly into the light, I have not done it, but I think it a very bad idea).
The unit also works as task lighting when you need your hands to be free and in tight positions.
I read some concern about the center piece not being flexible. I disagree. The wider center means that the unit rests on your shoulder, not on your neck. That makes it a lot more comfortable to wear for extended periods, especially because it does not weigh very much. I actually forgot I was wearing it when I went from reading in a sitting position to working at my computer which is on a standing desk.
My only criticism and concern is that it is too easy to turn it on. The lightest of touches will turn on either light. In fact, I was very surprised that both lights were on at full intensity when I first opened the box, despite the box being sealed and the unit being in its factory plastic packaging. This seems dangerous. I would absolutely not put it in luggage or even carry it in a backpack, which is unfortunate as it would otherwise seem like a great travel gadget.
The manufacturer seems very responsive to feedback. Perhaps using the center button as some sort of lock? –PMC
