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Technical Details
- Lightweight brushed aluminum casing and durable.
- Mount angled at 15 degrees to prevent glare.
- Average 25 hours of soft tone light, uses one AA battery (included).
- Compatible with most bookcover style cases
- Now includes 2 interchangeable clips, one for the Kindle Touch and Nook Touch and one for the New Kindle and Kindle Keyboard.
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Product Description
The OCTOVO Solis light for Kindle & Nook enhances the form and function of the original Solis. The Solis now includes 2 clips, one will perfectly fit the Kindle Touch and Nook Touch while the second clip is designed to perfectly fit the New Kindle and Kindle Keyboard. The clips can be very easily interchanged to match your particular device. Crafted from a single block of brushed aluminum, the sleek contours of the light ensure that the Solis does not distract from your reading experience. The rigid base of the Solis is specifically designed to securely rest at the top of the device while still allowing easy on and off. The Solis base is a complementary colour and style to the device.
With a lighted arm that swings out over the page, the Solis is angled to provide maximum illumination without glare and is lit using a single LED.
Discreet and efficient, the Solis is ideal for evening reading or anytime you may need more light on your Kindle. Since the Solis sits on the top edge of the latest Kindle, it does not interfere with book-style covers.
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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful
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This is a fantastic light for the Kindle (3, 4 and KK), fitting snugly to the top edge of the device without clips but through a slip on plastic flange with an internal rubber pad to grip firmly but without marking. It doesn't fit over a cover, but easily slips between cover and Kindle using my Tuff-luv Tri Axis, so I don't need to remove it. The 'clip'doesn't intrude into the reading screen, nor does the little arm which swings forward to switch on and illuminate. The light covers the whole screen superbly, but is focused enough not to throw light too far beyond, so a sleeping partner is unlikely to be disturbed. It is very compact and stylish, without long arms to worry about unbalancing the device too much, (though inevitably even the lightest lamp will change the balance a little) and being awkward to store. (I have arthritic thumbs so weight is an important issue for me, but this is not a problem with this light.) Its brushed aluminium surface makes it a really attractive object. It weighs a mere 50 grams with the battery provided, 10gms less with an Energiser lithium battery, so is likely to be less cumbersome than most other lights, both in use and when traveling. (Interestingly, the new Kindle 4 case seems to have a lighted option which replicates the style of the Octavo, but incorporated into the cover: that suggests Amazon recognises the quality and compactness of this design, though the Octovo produces less glare as the lighting arm is not at 90 degrees to the screen, unlike the Amazon cover light. This light fits Kindle 4 perfectly, anyway.)
Could it be bettered? IF it was rechargeable (it comes with a single AA battery) and came with its own pouch, I'd give it 6* - as it is, I'll have to settle for a mere perfect 5*: pricey, but worth every penny (remember it is postage free from Amazon!)
(A minority of reviewers have complained that the light can shine in their face if not viewed straight on rather than from below. This is obviously true, but the only way round that is to lengthen the lighting arm, increasing weight and cumbersomeness (if that's a word!) in use. There are plenty of lights around that will have that flexibility, so buy one of those if that's an issue. But it will be heavier, unbalance the device more, and be less easy to use when traveling. For my uses and circumstances this is pretty much perfect!)
Used with the new Kindle 4, the weight added to the device makes it weigh the same as the keyboard version, so pretty light, in every sense
Could it be bettered? IF it was rechargeable (it comes with a single AA battery) and came with its own pouch, I'd give it 6* - as it is, I'll have to settle for a mere perfect 5*: pricey, but worth every penny (remember it is postage free from Amazon!)
(A minority of reviewers have complained that the light can shine in their face if not viewed straight on rather than from below. This is obviously true, but the only way round that is to lengthen the lighting arm, increasing weight and cumbersomeness (if that's a word!) in use. There are plenty of lights around that will have that flexibility, so buy one of those if that's an issue. But it will be heavier, unbalance the device more, and be less easy to use when traveling. For my uses and circumstances this is pretty much perfect!)
Used with the new Kindle 4, the weight added to the device makes it weigh the same as the keyboard version, so pretty light, in every sense
114 of 117 people found the following review helpful
As I read a lot in bed so my first question was would the Kindle be too heavy with the light attached, so I contacted OCTOVO and asked them if an Energizer Ultimate Lithium Battery could be used as it's weight is about 10 grams lighter than the average alkaline battery and it also lasts a lot longer, but it's voltage is 1.8 and might damage the LED.
Please find as follows the reply that I received the next day form OCTOVO:
"After consulting our product engineers, we are very happy to advise you that the Energizer Ultimate Lithium Batteries are suitable for the Solis eReader LED Light for Kindle 3.
Great question! And one we had to forward to our specialist team who have assured us that the 1.8 Voltage on the batteries will not damage or affect the LED light on the Solis eReader in any way.
We hope this helps reassure you and that you enjoy using the Solis eReader Light.
Kind regards,
OCTOVO Customer Care".
I then ordered the light from Amazon and fitted the Energizer Lithium Battery and found the weight to be 39 grams.
I have now used the light and find it stays in place and the light covers the whole screen and keyboard, I would highly recommend this as it is easy on the eyes and very light in weight and makes reading my Kindle in the dark a pleasure.
I hope this helps as it is my first review as a long time customer of Amazon.
Please find as follows the reply that I received the next day form OCTOVO:
"After consulting our product engineers, we are very happy to advise you that the Energizer Ultimate Lithium Batteries are suitable for the Solis eReader LED Light for Kindle 3.
Great question! And one we had to forward to our specialist team who have assured us that the 1.8 Voltage on the batteries will not damage or affect the LED light on the Solis eReader in any way.
We hope this helps reassure you and that you enjoy using the Solis eReader Light.
Kind regards,
OCTOVO Customer Care".
I then ordered the light from Amazon and fitted the Energizer Lithium Battery and found the weight to be 39 grams.
I have now used the light and find it stays in place and the light covers the whole screen and keyboard, I would highly recommend this as it is easy on the eyes and very light in weight and makes reading my Kindle in the dark a pleasure.
I hope this helps as it is my first review as a long time customer of Amazon.
99 of 102 people found the following review helpful
Having recently purchased a Mighty Bright light for my kindle, I was disappointed as it was far too bright and the very white light it gave out was unpleasant. I din't want one of the official Amazon covers because they are significantly heavier and impinge on the Kindle's battery life.
I decided to splash out on the Octovo Solis and was very pleased I did. Sitting very snugly on top of the kindle, the brushed aluminium casing looks great and being very light is barely noticeable weight-wise. Small enough that you can leave it on the Kindle unlike the unwieldy swan-necked lights.
Swivel the top out and your screen is bathed in a pleasant yellowish light that, unlike the Mighty Bright, does not light the whole room up (or disturb a sleeping partner). What's also very nice is that it takes a single AA battery so no messing around trying to find button cells.
All-in-all a nice light, well designed, easy to use and packaged brilliantly in a nifty (and green) cardboard container.
Did I say it's better than the Mighty Bright? ;-)
I decided to splash out on the Octovo Solis and was very pleased I did. Sitting very snugly on top of the kindle, the brushed aluminium casing looks great and being very light is barely noticeable weight-wise. Small enough that you can leave it on the Kindle unlike the unwieldy swan-necked lights.
Swivel the top out and your screen is bathed in a pleasant yellowish light that, unlike the Mighty Bright, does not light the whole room up (or disturb a sleeping partner). What's also very nice is that it takes a single AA battery so no messing around trying to find button cells.
All-in-all a nice light, well designed, easy to use and packaged brilliantly in a nifty (and green) cardboard container.
Did I say it's better than the Mighty Bright? ;-)
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