The Lamp is even better than I thought it would be. It has 7 levels of brightness (what you see in the picture is max brightness), 16 colors, 4 variable options like fade, smooth, strobe, and flash ( though those options seem programmed to a default pattern, I don’t believe you can change it), it can be used with either a USB cord they provide or 3 double A batteries (haven’t used batteries, so I don't know about how long they last), and it comes with a remote, which is how you control all the s...