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Just writing a little love note about the Reactor. This nightlight/emergency light/flashlight is available exclusively at Home Hardware and is one of my favorite new products. It is a light-sensor nightlight, turning on automatically in darkness, and off again in daylight. It also functions as a flashlight, with a bright white LED, so we're not talking a wimpy little light here. To recharge, simply plug back in.

And the best feature? It is an emergency light as well, will turn on automatically when the lights go out, and go strong for up to 7 hours. The emergency light feature is especially good because if you are like me, when the lights go out your first thought is "Crap! Now where the heck is the flashlight? Or a candle? And then I would need a lighter...but I can't find anything now, because it is pitch black!" With the Reactor, problem solved. Just follow the path to the lovely white glow and you are in business. Its flat top also allows you to rest it on the counter or table, if you are planning on playing a black-out game of Crib or Uno (as often happens in our family).

I recommend having a few in handy locations around the house, or at least one on each floor for emergencies. The Reactor is $12.97 and was the top-ranked nightlight in a recent review in the Edmonton Journal.