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JOBY

March 3, 2014 By Chas Bruce

JOBY Gorilla Torch 100 Flashlight

Joby Gorilla Torch 100 Flashlight
The JOBY Gorilla Torch Flashlight

I can’t say when we’ve had so much fun on a test review. JOBY’s Gorilla series of tripods and now this adaptation to a handy light just look like fun monkeys. The Gear Guys are always looking for better illumination. The Gorilla Torch is one of the handiest we’ve found. The fully articulated legs will wrap around virtually anything. This hands-free LED flashlight fires off a brilliant 100 lumen beam. Now that’s bright! And according to the specs that will run 23 hours on a set of three AA batteries. Swing the dimmer to low and you’ll get 80 hours of runtime.

Joby Gorilla Torch 100 Flashlight with batteries
JOBY Gorilla Torch batteries

And that’s the thing: a dimmer to adjust to just the light you need. Take it  most of the way down, say to about 12 lumens and you’ve got a heck of a reading light, and the legs will wrap around any old branch and the head tilts and turns to just where you want it. We took it took out to the dark parking and lot and found the magnetic legs would hold it to anything. Street lights. The fender of the car. We gripped the legs around the handlebars of the staff commuter bike and made an monkey headlight. Even better we gripped the vents of a bicycle helmet and made it into an alien spider monkey light. Endless fun!. Barrels of laughs! And a handy lighting tool.

Joby Gorilla Torch 100 Flashlight used in car repair
Using the JOBY Gorilla Flashlight in car repair at night

Kind of scrunches to a an 8 1/2 x 3 x 2 inch package weighing 6 1/2 ounces.

$30

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: flashlight, JOBY, lighting

May 17, 2013 By Chas Bruce

GripTight GorillaPod iPhone Tripod Stand

GripTight GorillaPod iPhone Tripod Stand
GripTight GorillaPod iPhone Tripod Stand

This could be one of the handiest iPhone/Android camera tripods out there. Your iPhone slips instantly into a spring-loaded rubberized clamp. It’s secure, but doesn’t leave a mark on the phone.

The beaded grippy legs provide a quick tripod or can be gripped easily around any vertical object at hand. Poles, branches, rocky outcroppings, doorjambs, traffic signs-anything!

Fits all smart phones from 2.1-2.1 inches wide. The GripTight also fits all 1/4″-20 standard tripod threads, so you can use it with any existing tripod. Includes a quick release fitting. Packs up small  and is very light, and handy to use on the trail.

$30

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: JOBY, tripods

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