The new Natural Spectrum HappyLite from Verilux is a great way to brighten a room.  Not to make too much fun, but  Seasonal Affective Disorder is the condition of feeling down or blue during the winter months and the acronym is S.A.D.  You’ve got to love whoever thought that one.  It’s also humorous that the light is called the “Happy” light to combat the effects of S.A.D.  

Anyway, the lights do help to brighten up a room.  We’ve done some limited testing with normal fluorescent lights (which give off a yellow hue), white fluorescent lights, and the HappyLite.  The HappyLite and the white fluorescent lights were amazing compared to the regular energy saving fluorescent bulbs.  Even regular light bulbs give off a yellow hue.  The white light from the HappyLite emits a bright white light more similar to what you would see shining in to a room through a window on a sunny day.

The lights come in a 2-pack and are pretty bright, so position them however seems best in your room or office.  One funny thing was that after we got our lights, we saw the same ones in our doctor’s office a week later.