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Power outages do happen from time to time and having a flashlight around to run off to fix a fuse is nice.  Plus with this device you could even do it scary movie style and just light a candle instead of turning on the flashlight.  It also solves one other obnoxious issue.  The issue of where to put away the flashlight so it’s not out cluttering up your home, but you still won’t lose it.  I have a set of four flashlights that I bought and I swear they’ve all managed to disappear.  It started that I put them all over the house and then I sort of lost track of them after that.  This candle holder is  attractive enough it could stay out in the open at all times.

I know that Cat’s Eye is a brand which cyclists use to increase their visibility on the road at night, but the Cat Flashlight here features a cylindrical flashlight that fits into most palms comfortably, coming with four little stumps that are meant to be it’s feet, while a couple of ears grow up from the top of the head with two bright, wide-eyed circles functioning as the torch itself. It is friction charged - at least that’s what the product description says, so you don’t need to pollute the earth with more disposable batteries. The Cat flashlight will retail for $8.95.

How do you treat your gadgets? Do you try your best to take good care of them, but do suffer from the occasional lapse of concentration that caused you to drop them on the floor? Well, if you’re suffering from a documented case of butterfingeritis, then the G’zOne Boulder clamshell cell phone from Verizon Wireless would make for an intelligent choice - after all, it was specially built to military specifications to withstand shock, water and dust environments. In addition, the G’zOne Boulder enables customers to access Verizon Wireless’ Push to Talk service via Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) network. You will be able to choose from black and silver or orange colors, making this more of a manly handset than anything else. Further details on the specifications are available after the jump.

If you’re tired of wandering the house looking for whatever it is that goes bump in the night and having your candle just blow out on you at a very inconvenient moment, you might pick up one of these instead.  Since all of us immediately go for the highly fickle candelabra to inspect a spooky noise in the night, one designer decided to create an update.  I know, some of you might think it’s more reasonable to just pick up a flashlight instead, but that’s just crazy talk.  Candelabras are just cooler.

I know when most people say “Halo”, what springs to mind is that fragging-cool game for the Xbox. In this case, I am referring to the Halo 6-in-1 Projection Alarm Clock Flashlight that even Master Chief himself would be comfortable with.

The six functions of the Halo are the projection alarm clock, flashlight, clock, timer, calendar, as well as a built-in compass. The projection alarm clock, which means you can shine your wake-up time right on the wall. Apparently, you can also shine a regular white light, as the device has a flashlight function.

Starting the week with a gallery of gadgets

If only the old pulp novelists had gadgets like this to work with. Can you imagine how much shorter mystery stories of the past would be with modern forensics? Forget the heavy thinking detective. Technology is the Sherlock Holmes of modern times.

Japanese company Carrot Systems (apparently ran by bunny rabbits) has produced a flashlight with an integrated video camera and a sleek streamline design. The flashlight is touted as an awesome tool for crime scene investigators who want to capture a dynamic peek of any dark and seedy crime locations.