Frank Maddix
Newly Enlightened
I looked up the history of flashlights on Wikipedia.
The term was originally coined to describe the behaviour of the early devices, which had carbon filament bulbs and zinc batteries. They would only run for short periods, or flashes - they stopped to rest the battery or change the bulb.
So I suggest the term e-torch for the new breed of long runtime LED-powered devices. It also anticipates the time when they will all be USB- charged and programmed.
Pip pip!
The term was originally coined to describe the behaviour of the early devices, which had carbon filament bulbs and zinc batteries. They would only run for short periods, or flashes - they stopped to rest the battery or change the bulb.
So I suggest the term e-torch for the new breed of long runtime LED-powered devices. It also anticipates the time when they will all be USB- charged and programmed.
Pip pip!