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 Product Review : Verilux HappyEyes Floor Lamp

This lamp is designed specifically to provide improved visibility and a comfortable environment for the eyes. While most lighting contains heavy amounts of yellow, the HappyEyes® floor lamp features Verilux® Full Spectrum technology which produces a truer white light. In effect, the quality of light replicates natural outdoor lighting. The resulting white light brings out the appearance of crisper colors, reducing glare and eyestrain.

The Natural Full Spectrum Lighting® compact fluorescent bulb used in the HappyEyes® floor lamp provides even more benefits. Although the bulb is 27 watts, its brightness is comparable to a 150-watt bulb. It is also designed for energy efficiency and a long life. Testing has shown the bulb lasts up to 5,000 hours. In addition to notable brightness and light quality, the bulb is free of flickering, further eliminating a cause of possible eyestrain.

The HappyEyes® floor lamp sports a sleek European design. It is available in a range of neutral shades and could easily blend into any room’s décor as a standard or quilting light. The lamp features a gooseneck design, making it relatively easy to direct illumination for any purpose. Because the HappyEyes® floor lamp is lightweight, it may be easily be moved from one area to another too.

Features

- 27 watt, natural fluorescent bulb
- UL listed
- Dimensions - 48" H x 10" W
- Weight -14 lbs.
- Bulb life - 5000 hrs.
- 3 year, limited warranty
- built in surge protection
- high-low brightness control
- 20% brighter
- parabolic grid diffuser reduces direct glare
- available in a range of neutral colors: Putty, Black, Ivory, Graphite, Burl Wood

Pros :

The HappyEyes® floor lamp has many vision protecting features. Between the Verilux® Full Spectrum technology that generates a truer white light, the absence of flickering and parabolic grid diffuser, this lamp removes many of causes of eyestrain. This is a considerable bonus to quilters with or without vision issues.

The lamp allows quilters to set its brightness level. It is possible to obtain the most comfortable level of lighting via the high-low control.

The bulb used in the HappyEyes® floor lamp is both economical and environmentally friendly. Frequent bulb replacement is unnecessary as a result of its longevity. The bulb also saves money by requiring less energy to generate greater levels of illumination. In fact, it uses only one fourth the energy of an incandescent bulb.

Overall, the lamp’s design is stable and lightweight, making it both a convenient and portable lighting choice.

Cons :

Unsurprisingly, with the high level of technology behind this lamp’s design, it is a fairly costly model. Comparison shopping may yield some savings, but overall, the HappyEyes® floor lamp should be considered an investment.

A magnifier is not included with the lamp. A 5" diameter acrylic lens providing 2X magnification and 6X spot for finer detail is available separately. This magnifier attaches to the lamp with a quick clamp feature that requires no tools. Once clamped in place, the magnifier’s flexible arm extends up to 18". Although this item may be a necessity for some quilters, acquiring it means an additional expenditure.

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