The Spooklight works wirelessly. How it knows when you're braking is a bit of a mystery. But the touch-operated controls and its ability to recharge your gadgets aren't spooky. Just very, very clever. 
Safety First
Spooklight makes your intentions clear to other road users by indicating left or right and with it's built-in flashing hazard lights. It also lights up when it senses braking.
USB Charging
There is no need to buy any batteries. Spooklight's built-in Lithium polymer pack plugs into your computer to charge via USB at your desk.
Recharge Your Gadgets on the Go
Spooklight also works as a power bank that can top up your phone or mp3 player (and many other gadgets) out on the road. We use it to keep the office iPod topped up and it works beautifully.
Fully Kitted Out
The whole kit weighs in at a featherweight 90g (3 oz). It comes with attachment brackets and connectors, plus an English fitting and operation manual and a year's warranty.
Spooklight a little flash of genius
- Perfect size for most bicycles
- Waterproof and resilient
- Continuous and flashing modes
- Quick-release brackets
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Smart USB charging design
- CE, RoHS and FCC certified
- Rechargable LiPoly battery
- Control board up to 10 hrs
- Light board up to 60 hrs
- Comes with power output cable, manual, adaptors
- Lightweight at only 90g
Recent reviews of the Spooklight
Ars Technica Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Ars Technica 15th November 2009
For cyclists, there are plenty of options for making motorists aware of your presence at night, with LEDs packaged in various blinking and colored forms. What makes the Spooklight stand out among them is that it actually gives riders the opportunity to let drivers know what their intentions are, using a visual language that drivers can understand. In short, it's an LED light that lets bike riders act like a car.
A wireless remote attaches to the handlebars, and allows the rider to signal left and right turns, or even switch on hazard lights. An accelerometer in the main unit senses braking, and lights up accordingly. And, while cruising, a steady blink will alert drivers of your presence.
The whole thing recharges via USB and, in a pinch, you can reverse the process, draining your bike light to charge a cell phone. Great for when a mechanical problem ends your ride early and you have to call a friend for a pickup.
Spooklight For Your Bike
UberGizmo 18th October 2009
We’ve all seen various versions of brake lights for bicycles, but the Spooklight is certainly something interesting. For starters, it has blinkers, so you won’t have to tire your arms to signal when you’re turning. The blinkers are controlled wirelessly by a touch-sensitive panel that can be attached to the handlebars. Aside from that, there is also an accelerometer that can detect when you’re slowing down and turn the brake lights on accordingly. Powered by a lithium-ion battery, it can be plugged into your computer’s USB port to charge, and even better, you can even plug the spooklight into your gadgets (such as an iPhone) to keep them charged. For £55 ($88), it’s certainly not cheap, but you have to admit that it does try its best to give you value for your money.
Spooklight Gives Your Bike Wireless Brake Light, Turns Signals
Switched.com 17th October 2009
Being that most of us here at Switched are based in New York City, and that we're all poorly paid bloggers, it should come as no surprise that we often rely on pedal power to get around. Considering that, it goes without saying that we enjoy combining our love of gadgets with our two-wheeled transport.
So we're jazzed about the Spooklight, a bicycle taillight that, at least on paper, sounds well worth its asking price. First off, it has blinkers -- no more raising your arms to signal that you're turning, only to have motorists ignore you anyway. Even better, the blinkers are controlled by a wireless, touch-sensitive panel you can attach to your handlebars -- no more wires to get in your way or unresponsive buttons to mash. The Spooklight even steals a little mojo from the world of smartphones with an accelerometer that can detect when your momentum slows and accordingly activate a brake light.
We'd be pretty impressed if it stopped there, but wait! There's more... unlike most other bicycle lights, the Spooklight is powered by a rechargeable Lithium-Ion pack (instead of disposable alkalines). Plus, instead of relying on a bulky AC adapter, it can plug right into your computer's USB port to charge. Even more amazingly (if you don't mind shaving time off its supposed 60-hour battery life), you can plug the Spooklight into your gadgets (an iPhone, for instance) to keep them charged.
Spooklight Accelerometer Technology Helps Cyclists Stay Safe
The Inquistr 15th October
While reflectors on the back of your bike may help drivers notice you on the side of the road at night, they do very little to alert drivers when you tap on the break. Now with the Spooklight LED Bike light your reflectors can a lot more than just offer passive protection.
Spooklight works by combining a wireless handlebar touchpad with an accelerometer. When a users taps on a break or slows down, the break light automatically turns on to alert drivers of their sudden loss of speed.
The light also uses super bright LEDs that are easy to see and the system runs on a rechargeable lithium polymer. That battery can last up to 60 hours on a single charge and can be recharged via USB. Heck you can even charge your devices while you ride your bike.
The Spooklight is relatively cheap, at least when compared to the safety it can provide.
Spooklight brings a rear indicator to iPhone bicyclists
Geek.com 15th October 2009
The Spooklight kits consists of two parts: a lamp that mounts on the back of your bicycle and a handle-bar mounted control unit with three buttons: turn left, turn right and stop. Each of those buttons can be thumbed to send the appropriate signal to your rear lamp, operating as a signal indicator so motorists behind you know what you’re doing.
It gets better. The Spooklight is fully detachable from your bicycle, and charges via USB, but that’s not all: it’ll also charge your gadgets, including your iPod or iPhone Touch, while you’re riding about town.
That’s a pretty impressive feature set, although the Spooklight isn’t cheap at nearly $90, available through its official website.
LED Bike Light uses an Accelerometer to sense when you brake
SlipperyBrick 15th October 2009
Biking can be dangerous. Drivers don’t know when you are going to hit the brakes or make a sudden turn. It would be much safer if you had a brake light. The Spooklight has a wireless handlebar touchpad and an accelerometer that lights up your brake light when you slow down.
Just like how a car works. The LEDs are super bright, and the lithium polymer battery will keep it working for about 60 hours. The Spooklight easily comes off the bike and charges via USB. And yes it will also charge your gadgets while you’re on the go.
It will cost you $88. It’s worth it if you ride at night.
Clever LED Bike Light Has an Accelerometer to Sense When You Brake
Gizmodo 15th October 2009
Sure, you could wear a Safe Turn indicator for night rides, but why lift your arm when the Spooklight has a wireless handlebar touchpad. Its accelerometer also shines your brake light when you slow down—just like a car.
The LEDs are super bright, and a built-in lithium polymer battery keeps them juiced for about 60 hours. At that point the Spooklight comes off the bike and charges via USB. And this is pretty cool: it will also charge your gadgets (like MP3 players and cellphones) while you're on the road.
£55 ($88) is on the pricey side, given you can still just wave your arm to change lanes, but if you ride about at night quite often, it could be a good investment in your own safety. Either way, points for the clever use of the three-axis accelerometer.
Spooklight: Accelerometer Brake Light for Bikes
Wired Gadget Lab 15th October 2009
The Spooklight brings iPhone-style accelerometers to your bike, along with turn-signals for those too lazy to lift an arm. And the lithium-polymer battery-powered setup has a special surprise inside.
The kit consists of two parts: a lamp unit which goes at the back and a handlebar-mounted control unit, used to activate the turn-signals wirelessly. But it’s when you slow down that the magic happens. The accelerometers detect when you slow down and switch on the red light, just like when you brake in a car. And because the lights are all LEDs, they are bright and last for 60 hours (the control panel manages ten).
And here’s the surprise gift. The Spooklight charges via USB (it is detachable from the bike) so you can hook it up to a computer whilst working, but it also lets you charge gadgets while you are out and about, juicing an iPhone to use some GPS software perhaps. Very handy indeed, and alone almost worth the price: £55 ($88).
Spooklight: Wireless Bicycle Light Senses When You're Braking
Treehugger.com 13th October 2009
Using technology similar to an iPhone, the Spooklight relies upon a three-axis accelerator to determine when the bike is slowing down. It then displays central rear red LED brake lights to alert other road users.
Additionally you a touch sensitive pad mounted to your handle bars can be activated to show that you're turning left or right. A wireless signal is sent to the rear LED lights to blink the appropriate amber turn lights. But that's not all the 90g (3.17oz) can do. It has a couple more tricks up its sleeve.
For example, it can be used to recharge mobile phones and MP3 style music players, via a USB connectors. These receive their power top-up from the Spooklight's onboard Lithium-polymer battery, which in turn derives its energy storage from being charged from your computer (3.5 - 4 hours).
A fully energised Spooklight is said to be capable of powering the LEDs for 60 hours, though the handle bar control panel sucks them dry after about 10 hours of use.
The waterproof light (which can shine in flashes, or constantly), and the control, feature quick release fittings to they may be easily detached from the bike, if you're worried about theft.
The Spooklight sells for about £55 from its British supplier, 50 Cycles, who are happy to ship internationally. At face value it appears like a good deal. Lord knows, nighttime cyclists need all the help they can get to be seen.
Spooklight signals your cycling intentions with a wireless indicator and brake light
Gizmag 13th August 2009
City cycling is an activity fraught with danger but cyclists’ safety can be enhanced by increasing their visibility and also by signaling their movements to fellow road-users. Options such as the Safe Turn Indicator help in that department but now there’s a new product called the Spooklight that could achieve the same feat without the need to strap LED lights to your wrists.
The Spooklight kit consists of a wireless combination turn signal and brake light, that fits to the bike seat shaft, and a touch-sensitive panel that connects to the handlebars. A built-in three-axis accelerator sensor detects acceleration and deceleration to automatically activate the red LED brake light to warn following traffic that you are slowing down, while the touch-sensitive panel allows you to trigger the left or right orange turn signals and alert people of your intentions.
The respective units connect to a computer’s USB port to recharge the in-built Lithium polymer battery, which also works as a power bank via the included power output cable to top up a phone or MP3 player while on the road. If you’re not draining the batteries charging a raft of devices they should provide roughly ten hours of power to the control panel and around 60 hours' worth of power to the LED light unit.
The light unit also can be set to continuous and flashing LED light modes. The control panel and light units are waterproof and feature quick-release brackets for easy removal. All up the Spooklight will only add an extra 90g (3.17oz) to your load and will fit most bicycles.
Spooklight – wireless brake and turn light for bikes charges up your phone too
Red Ferret 11 August 2009 (well done for getting their first, by two whole months, guys!)
This Spooklight wireless turn signal and brake light for bicycles is pretty ingenious as well as useful. It works by using an accelerometer to sense your braking and with a touch panel for the turns. You recharge the thing through your computer’s USB port (you do have a computer, right?) and it will even top up your mobile phone or MP3 player in emergencies. Nice touch. £59.95.
