You know those globe-like paper lanterns that you can get for a couple of bucks at your local Chinatown? Those are great for providing soft, ambient lighting and I’ve got several in my apartment. They’re also terribly fragile, of course, and are only meant to live indoors.
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BioLite, however, has figured out how you can bring that quality of illumination with you to the campsite. Check out their SiteLight XL, which is lightweight and easily breaks down for transport:
While they’ve designed it to be used with any USB power source, BioLite is doing what Apple used to be really good at: Developing a product ecosystem whose components work better together, providing both ease-of-use and increased functionality.
If you use their new BaseLantern XL, a sandwich-sized, solid-form-factor light source and battery, as the power source, you can dim the light via Bluetooth. Daisy-chain their new SiteLight Mini string lights and you can provide still more ambient lighting, or set a boundary that whoever lost at cards that night is not allowed to cross.
Here’s how their NanoGrid system, as they collectively refer to their products, is meant to work together:
The BaseLantern XL, Sitelight XL and SiteLight Minis are scheduled to launch next month.
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