The humble desk lamp gets an upgrade with LEDs, smartphone charging, Gadgets, and mood modes to encourage reading, studying, relaxation, and napping.

The Satechi Smart LED Desk Lamp tries to fit as much functionality in as it can. It charges smartphones and has a built-in timer to power it off. Its also very touchy-feely. Its controlled through a touch panel and has different lighting modes to fit your mood.

The day of the single-purpose gadget is rapidly ding. You cant just have a phone that you use to talk to other people. It has to do 50 other things. You cant just have a desk lamp that lights up your desk. You have to have one that charges your phone and gives you mood lighting, too.

Phone charging functions arent new to desk lamps. Konica Minolta came out with wireless charging lamp late last year. The Satechi lamp doesnt do wireless,new york escort but at $100, its $200 cheaper than the Konica Minolta. If youre the kind of person whos not satisfied with single-function devices, then the Satechi lamp could be worth a look.

The lamp can be dimmed in increments, or you can choose one of four presets. Reading mode features a midrange color temperature to be easy on your eyes. Study mode has high-range color temperature, supposedly to increase concentration. Relaxation mode brinGadgets Smart LED desk lamp is sensitive to your moodsgs low-range color temperature to encourage you to kick back. Bedtime mode has a soft light for people who like to sleep at their desks.

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Amanda KooserFreelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNETs Crave blog. When not wallowing in weird gadgets and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.