this is the world's first open-source
LED flashlight it is crazy powerful you
can program it like an Arduino it feels
perfect in your hand and it's called the
hex Brite flex the hex pipe flex isn't
any old flashlight out of the box the
hex brite comes with three
pre-programmed settings one-click gives
you 50 lumens the second click gives you
175 lumens and the third click gives you
an incredible 500 lumens for most of us
500 lumens is the most light you've ever
held in your hand in fact that's about
ten times more powerful than your
average flashlight and if you hold the
button down for a second it goes into a
pre-programmed blinking mode but all
these settings can be customized using
Arduino and I'll talk a bit more about
that in a moment like any premium grade
product the hex byte flex was
meticulously designed and you can tell
when you look at the detail that was put
into it the ergonomic grip is machine
from aircraft grade aluminum and feels
perfect in your hand the inside battery
holder was also made from aircraft grade
aluminum it is a well-balanced and feels
substantial but not heavy when you pick
it up you know that you're holding on to
something that's going to last you a
long long time and don't let the
beautiful matte black finish for you
it's not just pretty it's also rugged
and built to withstand the elements
where most flashlights would use a few
disposable doublea's the hex brite flex
uses a rechargeable lithium ion battery
the hex brite flex runs a low mode at 50
lumens for 30 hours on medium mode at
175 lumens for 8 hours and on high mode
at 500 lumens for one hour and when
you're at a deuce just plug it into your
computer or USB wall adapter to charge
and pat yourself on the back for saving
another couple of bucks on wasteful
doublea's the hex bite flex is not only
well-built but built to be upgraded as
technology improves the Flex was
designed to be upgradable and reusable
every component is replaceable the grip
the circuit board the LED the battery
this thing can last you a lifetime the
LED can be upgraded when technology
improves potentially turning or 500
lumen flux into a 700 or 800 lumen
flashlight and while the stock settings
are great some of you might want greater
customization and that
where the heck's pay flex goes from
being an amazing flashlight to the
flashlight that geeks dream of you can
program your flex like an Arduino board
and customize it settings to your
desired specifications this hex Brite is
programmed to grow brighter gradually as
the button is being held down that way
it only uses as much light as as needed
at that particular moment giving the
user a full spectrum of options beyond
the three stock settings how your hex
byte works for you is entirely up to
your imagination which is why it's
called the hex Brite flex one mode or
100 modes it's up to you and there was
already a github repository waiting for
you to take code from or add code to
even if you don't want to program it it
is a seriously powerful light of 500
lumens the hex bright is the perfect
geek flashlight powerful versatile and
very attractive you can pick up a hex
sprite for yourself in the eye fix of
tool store at ifixit.com