I had a crazy idea of making my own microcontrolled current regulators for LED flashlights. (There's a thread somewhere over in the electronics forum for anyone that may be interested.) While it may not ever become a real product, I was curious what type of features you would normally want to see in a light besides the normal multiple brightness levels. What do you look for in a one button user interface for a flashlight?
Flashlights should be simple to use. If it's hard to get to, I tend to just not use it. Maybe a simple two or three stage brightness level that can be adjusted if you wanted to would do. I'm not sure if anyone would actually need something crazy as a programmable flashlight, but I guess it's something fun to have. Even the extra features on the HDS light seems a bit excessive to me. (Click 10 times to access mode X).
Your thoughts?
-Dacali
Flashlights should be simple to use. If it's hard to get to, I tend to just not use it. Maybe a simple two or three stage brightness level that can be adjusted if you wanted to would do. I'm not sure if anyone would actually need something crazy as a programmable flashlight, but I guess it's something fun to have. Even the extra features on the HDS light seems a bit excessive to me. (Click 10 times to access mode X).
Your thoughts?
-Dacali