What do you buy the man that you think has everything? Why a $250 torch of course.

The mpower emergency illuminator (torch and flashlight are so last year darling) is an LED torch created by mpower technologies and designed by the Porsche Design Studio.

Things worth boasting about here over and above your regular $1.99 offering at Rite Aid are the 4 hours of constant power via its replaceable battery, USB charging dock so you can add extra juice to your mobile phone (as long as you've got the cable) and a second emergency battery that can sit in the torches casing for 20 years before it needs to be replaced.

While most batteries lose power just by sitting there, the secret here, according to a spokesman for the company that we talked to at the CES unveiled event in New York is that the chemicals aren't mixed until you actually need to use it, at which point you activate the battery and release a further 2 hours of light.

The emergency illuminator is expected to go on sale in March 2010.

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The $250 torch that will last for 20 years originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:05:07 +0000

Addressing the age-old problem of how to get a torch to shine in exactly the right spot when you're using both your hands, Firebox is offering the Striker Mine torch.

Smaller than a golf ball, the torch's tough ABS body is dotted with 12 magnets, allowing users to stick it on metal surfaces and aim its LED beam at almost any angle.

Plumbers, mechanics and nocturnal DIYers should note the keyring-friendly gizmo is powered by three button cell batteries and is on sale now for ?7.95.

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Firebox offers Striker Mine torch originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:21:14 +0100