Sometimes, the simplest ideas are truly the very best. Anyone with a backup power supply for their computers, and you're absolutely nuts not to have one, can relate to this scenario: the power goes out, the backup comes on so your computer can be shut down, but you're fumbling in the dark because you can't find your flashlights.
Belkin ends this particular problem by including a built-in, removable, flashlight as part of a new product, appropriately called The Belkin Battery Backup with Flashlight.
You can see the flashlight embedded in the front of the device in this picture.
Available in mid-February for $99, the device has a 550VA battery-load that will provide up to 20 minutes of backup power so that you can safely shut down your equipment when the lights go out, as the inevitably do. It offers 4 battery-backup outlets and 2 surge-protected outlets.
And there?s that built in LED flashlight, which, not surprisingly has a rechargeable battery that juices up when placed back into the sleek-looking unit.
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