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Pelican™ at Rocky Mountain Tool

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Philips LED Licensing Program

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The higher cost of commodities like metals is starting to have an effect on the flashlight industry. Peak LED Solutions has announced that they will no longer be making their lights in brass, as the metal has become too costly to be profitable. The company will soon be running a sale to clear out their old inventory of brass lights.

The CEO of batterymaker Energizer has been named to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Energizer CEO Ward Klein will fill an existing term board member's that will end at the conclusion of 2008.

The members at flashlight-related message board Flashlight-Forums.com are drooling over the newest design from resident flashlight builder Mr. Bulk. Mr. Bulk's newest light is in the late prototyping stage, with pics and details posted to the site. Just be sure to be sitting down when you see the price tag one of these little gems will carry.

In response to growing demand Japan's Sanyo Electric says it plans on doubling the annual production of AA and AAA sized rechargeable batteries. The company says it will expand production of NiMh cells to 50 million a year through improvements to its existing manufacturing plant.

The auctioning of the first groups of Arc Flashlight's newest flashlight design continues on Ebay. The initial run of about 50 lights is being sold through an open auction process along with some other lighting and photography items. The initial batch of Arc6 lights went for as much as $570, although it looks like the prices aren't quite that high at this time.

The First Ward Crime Watchof Susquehanna Township, Pa. held a Flashlight Walk Sunday night to call attention to crime. The residents of Susquehanna Township gathered together holding flashlights and accompanied by township Patrolman Julio Ferrufino, walked from Rescue firehouse to Stabler Park.

Be very careful when buying Moixa Energy USBCELLs rechargeable batteries. Some gadget-oriented blogs have picked up listings for an unlicensed (read bootleg) knock-off of the USBCells from a Chinese web site. As with all battery products, make sure you're buying the real thing, as knock-offs are often plagued by safety and performance issues.