Tunto LED 8 PowerKiss Desk Lamp Can Wirelessly Charge Your Gadgets

Who would have thought that an ultra-cool LED lamp that features a wireless inductive charging surface mashed into one uber modern piece of technological lightpiece would cost upwards of $1400? The Tunto LED 8 PowerKiss table lamp is far from my budget for a desk lamp, but the things that I would do to own one... Its got an array of 9 bright LED lights for a total brightness output of 870 lumens hidden inside an ultra-thin piece of brilliantly finished wood of your choosing that is bent into its minimalist and Finnish designed shape. What's more is that the Tunto LED 8 PowerKiss lamp features touch-sensitive buttons for adjusting the light intensity and of course power on/off. What you won't be getting are ambient light sensors that will automatically adjust the light for you.

The lamp was designed by an award-winning design brand called Tunto with help of wireless charging technology made by PowerKiss. If your device doesn't support wireless charging, you've got to plug in a PowerKiss Ring adapter which will then let you wirelessly charge your device when set on top of the lamp's wooden base. PowerKiss' wireless technology does support the Qi standard, but the company doesn't offer any Apple Lightning adapters yet as one could also tell by the iPhone 4S being charged in the photo above. It's a beautiful piece nonetheless. And if you could live without the wireless charging feature, you'll be saving a whole lot of cash going with one of Tunto's smaller LED1 models that start at $660, and are also offered in multiple vibrant colors.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Quirky Mantis Clip-On LED Task Lamp

Another quirky gadget comes to us from Quirky called the Mantis, an LED task lamp with a clip. You can use the attachable clip to hook the Mantis under your iMac so shine some light on your keyboard or you can even use it as a free-standing desk lamp. The Mantis is only powered by two AA batteries, that is a con right there. The 11 bright LEDs have two light intensity settings for high and low light. Until Apple comes out with an illuminated desktop keyboard, the Mantis seems like a useful gadget. The Mantis is currently on pre-sale for $26.99 over at Quicky, which is similar to the Kickstarter method of funding new inventions. 

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief