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Put this mega-powerful flashlight on your keychain for just $15

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Put this mega-powerful flashlight on your keychain for $15.
Carry 1,000 lumens anywhere with this $15 keychain flashlight.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

No matter how many apps you have on your smartphone, it can’t do everything. It can’t, for example, serve as a reliable flashlight. Sure, it does have that function — but try using that meager and unwieldy beam to change a tire or find your way down a hiking trail at night.

Luckily, there’s a lighting solution that’s compact, easy to handle, and powerful: the Cob mini keychain multifunction flashlight.

This super-bright 8-in-1 flashlight is an EDC essential

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Save big on a bundle of two mini utility flashlights that fit on a keychain.
Pick up a pair of 8-in-1 MaxLight mini flashlights for only $32.97 during our Memorial Day Sale.
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Yes, your iPhone is a flashlight. But can it crack open a beer? With this super-bright mini utility flashlight, you never need to be caught in the dark (or with no way to open your beverage of choice).

But that’s just the start of the MaxLight Mini’s big capabilities. This 8-in-1 flashlight is a highly rated tool that’s perfect for your everyday carry. And, for a limited time, you can pick up a two-pack for only $32.97 (regularly $54) with no coupon required. That’s a 40% savings on a handy tool that does far more than provide light.

Get 8 gadgets in one with this $21.99 flashlight multitool

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Get 8 gadgets in one with this $29.99 multi-tool flashlight.
Be prepared with this clever flashlight and multitool, now on sale.
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Don’t get us wrong, apps are great. But no matter how much they push the envelope of your iPhone’s technology, there’s only so much they can do for you on a camping trip. That’s when we gadget lovers have to go a little more analog with tools like this nifty 8-in-1 utility flashlight from WonderCube.

While this light is incredibly small, you’ll be surprised how many uses you can find for it, on the trail and off.

These 800-lumen mini utility flashlights hide several tricks up their sleeves

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Try these 800 lumen mini utility flashlights for your next camping trip.
The compact Maxlight Mini flashlight can go almost anywhere.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

Whether you dropped your keys outside or just want to see clearly during your dog’s late-night walk, a flashlight is a great thing to have around. Instead of lugging one of those big, beefy lights with you everywhere, keep things light with an Eight-in-One MaxLight Mini.

This compact utility flashlight packs eight useful tools into a tiny frame. And you can get two MaxLight Minis for just $29.99 (regularly $54).

Pick up a powerful, 800-lumen utility flashlight for just $20

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Get 33% off this pocket-sized flashlight before Thanksgiving.
Overcome dwindling daylight with an early Black Friday price on this mini flashlight.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

Here’s an easy way to brighten the dark winter days ahead. Pick up an 8-in-1 Maglight Mini for only $19.99 (regularly $29) — no coupon necessary.

Packed with 800-lumen LEDs, the Maglight Mini can provide plenty of illumination, whether you’re sitting in a dimly lit room or scampering about in the wilderness testing your iPhone 14’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature.

Dark days are ahead. Brighten things up before Prime Day with this $20 utility flashlight.

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Overcome the dwindling daylight with these portable mini flashlight that clips to keychains.
This pocket-size flashlight is 30 times brighter than a smartphone.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

Fall is in full swing, and from now until early next year, the sun will set a little sooner each day. That’s nothing a handy flashlight can’t take care of. During our Deal Days sale, you can get an 8-in-1 Maglight for only $19.99 (regularly $29).

This mini utility flashlight delivers impressive brightness that far outshines your smartphone, providing a simple solution for those days when you’re leaving school or work after the sun goes down.

Our Deal Days event is our answer to Amazon’s Prime Day, and you can score discounts on this Maglight and other cool gadgets through October 12.

Drastic new changes coming to an Apple store near you, this week on The CultCast

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Cupertino has a new vision for the Apple Store.
Cupertino has a new vision for the Apple Store.
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This week on The CultCast: Apple stores are about to get a massive 2.0 overhaul, and we’ve got all the details. Plus: Why the iPhone 8 may launch super-late and with no OLED screen; Final Cut Pro X hits a massive milestone; Google co-founder makes a flying car, and you’re gonna want one; and we reveal our favorite new gadgets in an all-new Under Review!

Our thanks to Blue Apron for supporting this episode. Blue Apron makes it easy to cook delicious meals at home. See their upcoming menu and get your first three meals free at BlueApron.com/CultCast.

Bullet, the ‘tiniest flashlight on Kickstarter,’ blows away its target

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The tiny Bullet is sorta like the 12-inch MacBook of LED flashlights.
The tiny Bullet is sorta like the 12-inch MacBook of LED flashlights.
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The makers of a tiny (but badass!) new LED flashlight say they took inspiration from the 9mm bullet, but Apple’s incessant drive toward miniaturization seems at least as much of an influence.

You can almost hear the dulcet tones of Jony Ive’s voice in the description of the Bullet, which its maker calls “the tiniest flashlight on Kickstarter.”

This next-gen light bulb is full of futuristic features, and it saves money [Deals]

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We’re still waiting for our jetpacks, but at least today’s lightbulbs are properly futuristic. The best example of how far lighting has come is the ilumi A21 Bluetooth Smartbulb, a super-efficient LED light that sports features straight out of sci-fi. And right now, it’s going for nearly half its normal price, just $49 at Cult of Mac Deals.

Unu’s Extreme Battery Pack Charges iPhone 5 Times, Fits In Your Pocket

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Unu’s new Enerpak Extreme is an update to my favorite battery backup brick. In fact, I have one here on my desk ready to review, but I thought I’d tell you about it first.

The Enerpak Extreme is a 14,000mAh battery pack that can charge an iPhone or an iPad, or both at the same time. It has two full-sized USB ports, one 1-Amp and one 2.1-Amp, plus a microUSB port for charging the device itself.

Turn Off That iPhone Flashlight Without Even Using The Control Center [iOS Tips]

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve found the included Flashlight–along with the ease of access within the Control Center–to be a fantastic addition to my life. I always have my iPhone with me, which means I always have a quick flashlight with me. I use it to see in my over-crowded closet, behind the sound board at gigs, and into my shed during the dark hours of the winter up here in Alaska. It’s handy.

One thing, though, that’s kind of a pain is turning the thing off. Yeah, you can slide the Control Center up, then tap the flashlight icon to turn it off. But I’m usually trying to manage my phone along with whatever thing I needed from the shed or the closet and those couple of steps can seem like too much.

Eight iPhone Apps To Help You Survive Burning Man

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48,000 people are about to descend on Black Rock City, Nevada to join in the Burning Man festival experiment. There’s going to be art galore, crazy events, weird costumes for days, and the brutal Black Rock Desert meting out its hellish punishments on each and every Burner.

Making the trip to BRC is easy, but surviving is entirely different, so we’ve found eight great apps that will help you get out of the desert alive:

7 iPhone Apps That Will Help You Survive Hurricane Sandy [Feature]

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Hurricane Sandy is supposed to slam into the East Coast today, bringing flooding and and diaster with her that hasn’t been seen in decades. New York City is already flooding and the worst hasn’t even hit yet.

Even though the iPhone does a lot of magical fun things, you can also use it to stay informed on Sandy and use a couple of apps that will help you know what to do when disaster hits. We want everyone on the East Coast to stay as safe as possible today so here are seven apps that will help you survive Sandy.