The Olight iMini 2, a keychain flashlight that only claims to pump out 50 lumens. But this pocket-sized powerhouse illuminates like it’s compensating for something. Probably its size. It’s not because its cold, this compact flashlight makes your Chapstick look like the flashlight she told you not to worry about.
The iMini 2’s design is delightfully simple: two magnetic halves that snap together. The front half houses the LED bult, while the back half terminates in a bare USB-A jack. To activate, simply pull the two halves apart. The light stays on until you reunite the halves, in a snap.
The most surprising feature was its run time. OLight claims a one-hour runtime, but I got considerably more. After an hour, it dimmed like your enthusiasm on Monday morning, then gradually faded over two hours. By the three-hour mark, it was so faint that in daylight, I thought it had given up the ghost. But I discovered it was still on with a faint glow; maybe just 1 lumen? I left it on my desk where it ran for another 12 hours before I gave up on testing it because I had to recharge it for filming more testing the next day.
At around $20, this diminutive dynamo costs less than a movie ticket and outlasts most celebrity marriages.
The Miady Clip-On Lamp set comes with 2 lamps. Each lamp offers the option to run it wirelessly using its built in Lion battery. Or you can remove the internal 18650 battery and use it as a USB-C us it as a normal plug-in lamp.
They do not recommend leaving the battery in the base while using it as a plug-in lamp because it probably does not have a strong cut-off circuit to prevent over-charging the battery. The lamp has a touch-activated button on the clip-on base. Each touch changes the brightness mode. With a price under $20 for a pair of them including the battery, this makes for a compelling value.
Nitecore lit up SHOT Show 2026 with new flashlights. Their EDC37 output a crazy 8000 lumens. I reviewed its smaller brother the EDC29 last year which outputs 6500 lumens and burned a hole in my vest.
Nitecore has also branched out into selling ultra-compact power banks.
Nite Ize brought practical, high-utility new gear to SHOT Show 2026. Nite Ize has a reputation for clever everyday solutions, producing innovative gadgets to outdoor and climbing; they invented the S-shaped carabiner.
For outdoor enthusiasts, the RunOff Waterproof Phone Case Plus offers complete protection for larger smartphones in wet or rugged environments, while the G‑Series Mini Lanyard 2 Pack provides a simple tethering solution for small essentials using stainless steel dual‑chamber carabiners.
Nite Ize earned a SHOT Show new product awared for their new Orange Screw, a large plastic anchor designed for securing tents and pop‑ups in soft ground. My favorite product is their wire twist ties.
The G5 is an unusual, flat EDC flashlight that is about the size and form factor of a zippo lighter. But that isn’t what makes it unique. This flashlight has a pivoting emitter head that can rotate 180º and a pocket clip that can also rotate 180º. This allows a lot of flexibility in how this flashlight can be mounted, stored, and used as a work light or head lamp.
The controls are primarily analog. Sliding the lockout switch one click allows the primary button to function and sliding it all the way up, reveals a USB-C port. Under to the activation/mode button is a rotary dial which is a stepless brightness adjustment and when pressed into the RGB allows you to change the color of the light. A double-tap switches the flashlight into a colored emergency beacon.
I found the flashlight to be more than bright, exceeding 400 lumens in high mode. The G5 is IPX68 rated, which means it is supposed to survive underwater immersion, but when I tested it with a power washer, water got into the unit (probably through the analog switch or dial). After a few hours, the flashlight turned on by itself in blue light mode and wouldn’t turn off until the battery died. It would not recharge.
I contacted Wuben’s customer service. They have up to a 5-year warranty if you register your product with Wuben. My unit was a testing sample, so I did not have a receipt or order number so they couldn’t replace my unit. I had to contact my marketing contact at Wuben to get a replacement. So if you are buying a G5 be sure to keep your receipt or if giving it as a gift, include a gift receipt so that your recipient can register the product.
I visited the ProHear booth at SHOT Show 2025 and asked which model offered the best sound quality when connected to a phone or device. One of the deciding factors of Ear Pro (hearing protection) for me is the quality of the sound you hear through electronic earmuffs. The sound quality of music through electronic EarPro is a good indication of a headphone’s ability to recreate a realistic representation of the sounds and environment around you.
Ear Pro at a gun range or just mowing your lawn is important because any damage to your hearing is permanent. Electronic Ear Pro has become the standard for hearing protection, amplifying normal sounds while blocking out loud gunfire and noises. Better quality electronic Ear Pro can simulate or even improve upon what you could hear with your naked ears.
ProHear gave me a set of their EM030 “Machete” headphones. These are Bluetooth-capable, rechargeable headphones. They look like a boxier version of Howard Leight Impact Sports and have compatible earpads. Paired to my phone and playing a sound sample of music, their audio quality was better than Howard Leights or Walker Razors.
Testing them at the gun range, they quickly cut out gunshots while amplifying voices and environmental sounds. Unfortunately, the sound was omnidirectional without stereoscopic directionality or the distance of the sound source (the same complaint with Walker Razors). I could hear conversations a few tables away better than someone directly in front of me.
While the ambient performance was not better than my stereo-sound Howard Leight’s, the ProHear offers Bluetooth connectivity at the same price point. That may be the final determining factor between these two similar Ear Pro.
The Klarus XT11GT Pro is a traditional tactical flashlight that is 5″ long with a 1″ tube. It uses a standard 18650 (or 2x CR123) Lipo battery to drive an emitter with an output of 3300 lumens. It has a USB-C port to allow direct recharging of the battery inside the flashlight.
Its bell is impressively thick and reinforced with ceramic glass-breaking beads embedded in 3 of its crown teeth. The base of the bell is flared, similar to a sword pomel, to help prevent your hand from slipping when striking with the flashlight to break glass.
It’s operated via a primary clicky button, which activates its turbo mode of 3300 lumens. Along the rim of the tail cap is its Auxiliary control switch, which activates the flashlight in low, medium, high, SOS, and strobe. This dual button system makes for easier control but the angled Aux button prevents the flashlight from tail standing.
iThe XT11GT Pro is an incremental but significant upgrade. For those who are used to and comfortable with a traditional tactical light that will fit into many standard holsters, this is a great choice.
I’d never heard of the Hotligh brand prior to them contacting me to ask if I would be interested in collaborating and testing out their flashlights. Their name was probably an attempt at the words “Hot Light”, dropping the last letter “T” to trademark the name, but its unfortunate that nobody noticed that “ligh” can sound like “lie”.
Name aside, their flashlight came in a black box without accessories, save for a USB-C charging cable. The body is made of sturdy aluminum with a sci-fi style that wouldn’t look out of place in a video game or movie. The flashlight has a flattened blade-style design with a primary spot at the one end, a magnetic tail on the opposite end, and a large flood light on its flat side. It’s a bit too big and heavy to be an appealing EDC light but the flat shape and belt clip, facilitate stowing it in a pocket.
Each of the LED emitters is controlled by its own rubberized button. One press turns on its spot emitter on low and additional taps goes to high mode and then off. The flood button adds an additional UV mode and a double-tap on the flood activates an RBG breatihng mode on the otherwise blue battery indicator strip of small LEDs. Neither button offers mode memory.
In my initial testing both the spot and flood lights output about 1600 lumens but in retesting with a new unit, I found that the output was over 2000 lumens, the HOTLigh wasn’t lying. I find the lack of mode memory the only disappointing aspect in an otherwise great-looking, high-performance modern flashlight.
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4K front and rear camera dashcams are quickly becoming the norm. But the Orbit D400 by Gekogear looks anything but typical. While many 4K dashcams are trying to go with smaller and smaller footprints and tiny displays, the D400 has a huge 11-inch display screen.
The front camera records at a max 4K and its rear camera at a max 1080p. Despite its Sony Starvis sensor and good resolution, the overall footage captured by the D400 is sub-average in quality and detail with newer dashcams. It lacks a wide dynamic range. At night, the D400 footage lacks detail to capture most license plate characters, appearing blown out from glare. Its performance is more in line with sub-$75 budget dashcams.
The D400 display/camera unit straps onto the mirror side of your car’s rearview mirror. The USB-C power cable and rear camera cable plug into the unit from the top. The display screen’s glossy black surface offers a tinted mirror of sorts, allowing you to see rearward as normal. When the display is turned on, it can be used like the digital rearview mirror found in some newer vehicles like Land Rovers, Polestars, and Toyotas. Using it as a digital rear view does take some getting used to and may not be possible for those who require corrective glasses for farsightedness.
The D400’s rear camera comes with over 10ft of connection cable. It is weather-sealed, allowing it to be mounted as an external cam, though that may require professional installation. I chose to use the included 3M adhesive mounting strip to mount onto my rear hatch inside the vehicle.
The D400 display is a touchscreen and can be set to display either the front, rear, or combined cameras. The display only shows a section of the overall camera view. Scrolling the touchscreen, you can virually tilt the view and see the rest of the camera frame. The D400 comes with a 32GB micro SD card and the unit is compatible with up to 128GB cards.
Despite its lack of video detail, the D400 more than makes up for its mediocre camera with its huge and useful display screen. If Gekogear can update the video processing with a patch or a Gen2, the D400 could be a winner as big as its screen.
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