Cordless Table Lamp with a Rechargeable Battery

This lamp runs on a battery, so there is no cord to hide and no socket to sit near. It stands 16.5 inches tall on a weighted square base. Touch the top to switch it on. Hold your finger there to dim it. Three colour settings run from warm 3000K to cool 6500K. A full charge takes the 5200 mAh battery up to six hours. Carry it from the dining table to the balcony and set it down anywhere you like.

A corded lamp has to live near a socket. That rules out the middle of a dining table, a balcony rail or a bar counter. This one carries its own power, so it goes wherever you set it down. The base is weighted and 5.1 inches square, so a knock will not tip it. Pick it up by the stem and move it between rooms.

How the Touch Control Works

There is no switch on the cord, because there is no cord. The control is the metal top of the lamp. One tap turns it on. Another tap cycles the colour setting.

Hold your finger on the top to dim it. The brightness slides up and down smoothly rather than jumping between fixed steps. Lift your finger at the level you want and it stays there.

Three colour settings cover most uses. Warm 3000K suits a dinner table. The middle setting reads as neutral white. Cool 6500K at 5W is the brightest, which helps when you are reading rather than eating.

Battery Life and Charging

The battery holds 5200 mAh and runs up to six hours on a charge. That figure is for the lamp at a low setting. Run it bright and cool and you will get less.

Six hours covers a long dinner service or an evening outdoors. Charge it during the day and it is ready by the time you need it.

The lamp draws 5V, so it charges from a standard USB power supply. Restaurants tend to buy several and charge them together behind the bar during the day. At home, one sits on a shelf near a socket between uses.

There is no battery to replace and no bulb to change. The 20 LED beads are built into the head, so the lamp is sealed. That keeps the body slim at 5.1 inches square.

Where to Use It

The shade points down and the body is aluminium alloy with an acrylic shade. Light falls onto the table rather than into the eyes of the person across from you. That is why these lamps turn up on restaurant tables.

At home it works on a dining table, a bedside, a shelf or a bar counter. It is light at 1.7 lb, so moving it is no trouble.

The supplier lists outdoor among the suitable spaces but states no IP rating for water or dust. Treat it as a fair weather lamp for a covered balcony or patio. Bring it inside before rain.