Some of these lamps are like, "how many ways can we charge a premium for a bit of LED tape on a stick?" The Floor Lamp could be any old lamp with an RGB bulb installed.

3:00 The battery will last longer when it is dimming in and out of various colors.

The lumicharge looks a bit to "plasticy" for 99 bucks, Also, (here in Sweden atleast) IKEA has a lamp with wireless charging for 60bucks, also it looks a bit more "stylish"

The ring lamp and corner lamp i really like. I might pick them up. The corner lamp i feel like you need more than just one

The Ring Light seems like it would be fun in a bookshelf with some display pieces around it. My boys would love it for their action figures. 😁🤩👍

That ring lamp missed a big opportunity for a interesting clock

"Does that dazzle you?" -Freakin' Reviews 2021

I'm surprised that LumiCharge lamp wasn't brighter than it was. I have a similar looking lamp (minus the wireless charging and time/temp, but it does have an extra USB) that I only paid $30 for, and it can easily get bright enough to light up my bedroom. Has several light modes as well (warm and cool) when doing different tasks like working, or reading, or relaxing. It also has a 1 hr timer shutoff button, which is really handy for wanting the light on a bit longer while climbing into bed but not wanting to reach from bed to finally turn it off. I've had mine now for several years and really like it. I do think the $99 you paid was too much. For $50 I might be more inclined to upgrade.

That ring light on spin mode reminds me of the KZfaq buffering wheel.

I’m a sucker for cool lighting. I liked all of them, but I really like that corner lamp!

What I learned in this video: How overpriced these items really are

I heard that discrepancies in Amazon listings are often because Amazon has their own people who input the info for the listing based on manufacturer comments. I see it is often inaccurate. I would trust the packaging or my own tests before trusting Amazon listings. I have often gone to the manufacturer's sites just to see the actual measurements or specifications, particularly with technology.

For the book lamp, you had it cycle through colors, so it dimmed and brightened and dimmed. This saved energy (similar to improved gas mileage when cars turn off and restart at stop signs). You should pick one solid color, and see how long it'll last.

This lamp review has been... enlightening.

The flickering is related to your camera's fps not matching the light's frequency. For example, if you're shooting at 30fps and the light's frequency isn't 30Hz, you'll see the flickering.

I would be curious if the charge on the book light varies depending on the color of the illumination.

I'm sure IKEA does a lamp with wireless charging much cheaper at least here on the UK anyway

I like that first book light. I think $30 is absolutely acceptable, as long as the build quality is there, which it looks like it is.

This is all straight up streamer gear. Except for the desk lamp with the clock. Appreciate the review as I was looking into background lighting for streams.

Great stuff. Would be cool to see more unusual and geeky lighting reviews!

Love the book light!!

Thank you for shredding some light on the subject.

These look like $5.00 made in China lamps that are sold at way overinflated prices!

The studio looks beautiful and modern!!

You light up my day today.

My favorite new light-related thing is the new led multi-colored bulbs that can be controlled through Alexa, with voice, or with the Alexa app. It is so cool! I can tell Alexa to turn it on or off, tell her what color to show (there are many different colors, 10+) and I can also tell Alexa to dim or brighten the light. The bulb fits into any regular lamp. There was an incredible deal on amazon last week and i only paid $1. It is usually $14.99.

The LumiCharge sounds really cool except for one thing. I think that losing the time/date whenever it's unplugged is a big con. One of the best things about my (now old) clock radio is that has a backup battery, so if it loses power, it will hold onto the time, radio presets, and alarm settings for at least six hours. These days, most devices that people use to check the time have a way of instantly getting the time and date over the internet. How annoying it would be to have that one clock have to be reset every time you move it or experience a power outage.

"Oh I don't think you'd do that in a bedroom would you?" That's what she said.

James love your content! Always look forward to Sundays

Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for your videos they mean a lot to those who watch them including myself! You have a very calm and thorough review every time!

That book light is really cool. And I hope your surviving the heat wave there James. Time to get out all those cooling gagets you reviewed awhile back.

18:14 that's hilarious! I wonder if the instructions are online or something. Almost as bad as a warning inside a box saying "Don't open this box". Thanks for the laugh. Haha :D

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For the first lamp, it lasted nearly 24 hours because you have it on the color cycling setting, where it turns off for a second before changing colors. It won't last nearly as long in a static color.

Love your reviews. Keep them coming. I watch everyone. 👍🏼

Interesting design on that floor lamp. A good comparison for it, though, is just an affordable color smart bulb. While I don't use any of their color bulbs, I do use some smart bulbs from a company called Geeni which are very affordable compared to other smart bulbs. Moving the smart and color aspects to the bulb allows one to use the lamp of their choosing.

Thanks for a good review here, James. As usual your reviews are honest and practical. I liked the lamp that could charge the phone and had a clock on it. However, I'm not willing to pay the price that goes along with it. I did a bit of searching on Amazon and found some similar lamps that are substantially cheaper, however. Thanks again.

Thanks, interesting vid. I recently changed out most of my lighting for Feit Electronics Smart LED Color Bulbs. $10 for 60 watt equivalent, $20 for 100 watt equivalent. Cuts power requirements by over 90%. Controllable by Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Voice, or a Feit Apple/Android app. I’ve only been using it for about a month, so far, but I like it. And standard bulbs can go into any existing lamp. Much more flexible than the custom lamps. Custom effects and dynamic animations are possible, but I haven’t tried those yet.

the book lamp makes great ASMR sounds!

Hi...that book lamp is very cool, I like the motion detection of the second one, I like lamps with different colors and very nice floor lamp.."Dazzled" hehe love it, the corner lamp is pretty nice I also have seen it advertised everywhere lol, hope you are doing well

That circle lamp glitched out on me after 4 or 5 months, kinda sad cuz I liked the lamp. And it was 60 bucks lol wish I had controls on the base instead of just the remote 🤘 thanks for the reviews good sir 🤘🤘🌱

I didn’t know I had been waiting for this video for so long!

I paid about $20 for a desk and bedside lamp that's almost the identical design to the LumiCharge. Sleek, loads of ways to adjust it, 10 levels of brightness, lots of adjustments for warm to cool light, and it has a USB port for charging. I liked it so much, I bought a second one. No clock/temp etc and no wireless charging, but I didn't want those things anyway. No way would I pay $100 for the extras this one has.

I bought one similar to the lumicharge but it only had wireless charging and a light at walmart for 20 bucks, 99 dollars was definitely a rip off

I bought one of those book lamps for my daughter for her birthday a few years ago. She loved it! I don't know if she uses it or not.

Love that standing lamp, but deal breaker if the app cannot connect. Been looking for a new living room lamp so this was good.

The future doesn't seem so bright if these are the lighting options we're gonna have to look forward to

Thanks I liked them all . Corner light is my favorite, think I am going to order it right now

If you want to review more lamps, I got this one (TaoTronics TT-DL16 Stylish Metal LED Desk Lamp ... I'd put in a link, but the amazon page doesn't exist anymore) last year when I started working from home via zoom. Among other features, it has ~7 temp levels, which was useful to me b/c the webcam I got tends to give a blue tint (according to the reviews I read at the time).

Nice upgrades to production!

The LumiCharge is really great for college students in dorm rooms. Dorm rooms are very cramped in alot of cases. Being able to have a clock, lamp, and phone charger in one compact design is a life saver for a dorm room.

I went with just the color change light bulb with remoter for $20.

Have a simple version of the smart lamp(Joofo) that just has a remote and love it. I like that I can turn the brightness up or down and there are three shades. Its been going strong for over a year now.

Happy Father's Day. I enjoy your videos, and the ones with your kids are especially fun. ✌️

Happy Father’s Day, James!

@14:38 Nice beatboxing you did there

Can you review the Phillips hue tv light? The one that changes with the colours on the tv screen!

I Love all of these!

We have the Hueliv floor lamp. We already had the Monster Smart app for a few other lights. The app looks the exact same and you can add Hueliv and other products to it. In fact we recently purchased a Taloya smart ceiling light. Same app worked for it as well. I'm guessing many of these products with different names are produced in the same or similar Chinese manufacturing plants. (Side note do a review on the Taloya or other brand smart ceiling light. We really like the ability to use an app to turn the lights on and off even when we are not home)

I'm so easily distracted by shiny, colorful things. I'd love the ring one! 😄

Was the corner lamp backwards when you filmed? It didn't seem to have a lot of illumination. Fancy lights and stuff but if you wanted to use it for reading or something, it didn't seem all that bright, so that's why I'm curious if it was filmed pointing at the wall.

The corner lamp could be fun in a designated theater room. ☺

James, it's been driving me crazy - what is that map/poster on the left side of the screen on your wall?

love the ring lamp. Might get one.

This episode was very enlightening🤣

Your set is looking really cool.

14:43... Ohhkay Mr Freakin... I see you 😜📻

Book Lamps look like the future to me! Maybe we could repurpose all those hideous Gideon bibles? Put them to good use for once as a helpful light source.

I bought a set of Alexa-enabled LED light bulbs. I can control color & brightness with my voice, and I’m able to have them in ceiling fixtures (or regular old lamps) and run them on schedules. Worth every penny.

The book, from the front view, looks like slinky. I'm not wanting a 30 dollar lighted slinky.

I have the book light myself, it's a perfect accent piece in my library (well, garage converted to a library, but still)

Whenever I hear "advertised on social media" I'm always lost cuz I don't have any, but I usually go "that sounds like either a dropshipping or a scam". I really liked that Corner Lamp but I just don't have any use for it.

I have the corner light, albeit with a different remote. The remote for me is not doing it.. but thankfully it came with an app and that is working perfectly. The lamp turned out a great purchase, when I had some friends over it was easy to change to mood and have a more party like environment. I was after a mood light and that is exactly what it does, could not read a book with it.. but great for everything else.

Company's go back to the late 60's early 70's for the lightning ideas? Colors are similar to the original Lava Lamps. Those you set & forget until you enjoyed burns to your fingertips. By the looks of these are they cool to the touch??

James, thank you for the enlightening video.

This was definitely illuminating.

17:04 i had a universal infrared hub that thing also require 2.4ghz connection BUT it's only for the initial setup u can return back to 5.0ghz .. not sure works the same for that light tho

"There ... are ... four ... lights !!!"

12:18 I have the floor lamp and LOVE it. The ones that look like this are *all the same* except for branding, so find the least expensive one on Amazon. Agreed that pairing was a pain, and be sure to never lose the instructions in case you need to re-pair it -- had to once in 12 months but only took 5 mins (too long though). Also, there are various apps you can use to pair with this lamp. *Download the Tuya app* as it's compatible with sooooo many other lamps/switches/etc and keeps 100% of the functionality. The base is super heavy, so pets shouldn't knock it over. The brightness can entirely light a room. Mine is paired with Google Home and accepts all commands including colour. One note not mentioned in the video: if you choose not to pair it with a smart device, this lamp is *entirely useful on it's own* in that the on/off button on the lamp also can dim by long-pressing the touch button as well as the colour change being the second button. Got mine for ~40USD, so just keep shopping around if you choose to buy. Even if you don't pair this, it's less expensive than many floor lamps you can purchase in stores with loads more functionality.

I like the Smart Life app the floor lamp uses. All my wifi lights use it and it works with Alexa. It does take some time to set up and learn. A lot of people aren't going to like that, but I do like the connectivity and I have programmed multiple voice commands that produce different lighting scenarios for the house. My only complaint is that the controls don't work when the internet goes out.

I really like the idea with the different charging connectors on the Lumicharge! I do think it's a bit pricey though and I don't like the design much...

Hey James love the content! Maybe consider takin out the "and that's todays video" at the end of the intro since you already start it with what you're doing today, it's just a thought! Loved this video and can't wait for more

digging the video.. cool lamps

All books should light up like that Easier to read in the dark

Okay but your beatboxing is actually really good 🤩

Out of all of these, I'd only buy the book lamp. Those look just super neat :D

The book light battery life would depend on what light color it is showing, since not all colors need the same power, putting it on red might give it the longest battery life, but I don't know about the color changing if the moment between the colors have any effect

Always have links for your reviews!

I have wall outlet motion-sensor /dusk-dawn sensor lights and I use those to light my house at night and only use my main lights for maybe 15 minutes to prep food or for cleaning. My electric bill dropped so low that it was something like $42 in the Spring and Fall. More during heating and cooling but still, I love motion sensor lights.

James, did you set up the floor lamp with your Google or Alexis?

Question on the Book lamp. Can the battery eventually be replaced when it no longer charges?

Definitely buying the book

Gotta say im digging that ring lamp.

You were cycling through the colors of the book, which actually saves the battery rather than keeping it consistently on. Id say, 19 hrs seems right.

For some reason, when I buy a lamp, I want it for light, not to function as a piece of art or provide a floor show.

I like that none of these actually have the ability to illuminate a room.

Are you sure, that color changing mode is the best for testing battery endurance? This mode doesn't keep lights constantly on and the luminosity is changing a lot (hence power consumption too).

From the listing photos of the book lamp, you can also set it upright (for example, in a corner of a desk with covers only opened to 90 degrees) which should save some surface real estate for other things, as opposed to taking up a nearly 9x6" or 13x9" space (depending on the color ordered, apparently- triple check the dimensions before you order if that's important to you) open flat as demonstrated in this video. Interestingly, it also shows it being COMPLETELY open, cover-touching-cover with pages all the way around, although I'm not sure how practical that is (or how book-like it looks, lol). That said, I wonder if the charging port is inset far enough where you wouldn't have to worry about debris or bumping it as you sit it upright, whether open for lighting or closed on a bookshelf.

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The ring light is a pretty decoration, I like it.