I used to have one of those. On mine the body tube was made of translucent blue plastic but otherwise looks like the same light. A fairly big 3xAA light with two 5mm LEDs as the light source. I got it at a diving shop and it was the very first white LED light I'd ever seen. Prior to that around 1989 there were red "superbright" LEDs you could buy such as the Tekna Nighteye, but white LEDS didn't exist. Go back a few more years before 1989 and even the red superbright LEDs didn't exist. LEDs were still found everywhere but they were very dim and used mostly as indicators on the controls for various devices.
My friends and relatives were amazed when I showed it to them. They'd never seen a white LED light before so this was unique. The light "looked" bright because of the cool white tint. Back then, just about all flashlights were incandescent so seeing a flashlight without the warm orange tint seemed unique. Of course when I actually tried shining it on something it quickly became apparent that while the light "looked" bright, it was actually quite dim. A 2xAAA incan maglite was brighter and throwier.
I forget exactly when I got this light. Sometime between 1992-1995. Sadly, I no longer have it.
Now this is why I am bothering to read this thread. So, what year, exactly, was this 2 led light from?
No offense people, but I am old and crotchety. I don't give a darn about your first 2011 led light. Heck, soon kids will post about their first dim xml they were fascinated with back in 2017, before they nearly choked to death on the light in their crib. And, how they wanted to like the 18650, until they realized they don't pass as easily in the stool as the trusty AA..... I want to know more about old leds. I have seen media misinformation, stating that the white led was invented in 1999. It could not, because the C Crane Co. was selling them in 1998.
I also was going to state that red leds and incan do not count. I remember toys with red leds back in 1981, or earlier. However, the super bright red, intrigues me.
So, anything pre 2000 led really is my interest. I do wonder how soon after the lux 1 came out, did people start using them. Did cpf members pimp out their 5mm's to 100 lumens before the 1 watt. And who killed the lux 2,3,4 siblings of the lux 1 and 5?
How many rgb, pseudo white, flashlights were made before the white led?