I am VERY happy with my new cover it is as pretty the picture, It feels neat also the whole rubberized feeling is smooth I love the whole product thank you :)
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Rainbow Wave Peace Sign on Black Rubberized Snap on Hard Protective Cover Case for Sanyo Innuendo 6
I am VERY happy with my new cover it is as pretty the picture, It feels neat also the whole rubberized feeling is smooth I love the whole product thank you :)
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My job requires that I sit in front of a computer most of the day. After a while it used to give me a headache. Now I slip on these glasses and instantly feel the relief.I would recommend these to anyone who sits at a computer for long hours and hardcore gamers.
Acer Aspire V3-571-9890 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)
We live out in the sticks, and when we finally got reliable 3G broadband and a wireless network set up, I was ready to no longer share the 2 year old computer with the rest of the family and get a laptop of my own. I use this laptop mainly for my home office: word processing, spreadsheets, internet, photo editing, and a few specific programs. I've found this unit to be a very reasonable tool for these functions.This laptop is lightning fast, has plenty of memory, decent graphics/sound, and seems well constructed. I've read a couple of reviews that mention slow start ups, but I have not found this to be the case. I agree that Windows 8 has a pretty big learning curve for the first few days ("intuitive", my left foot!), but after some initial frustration I was able to navigate through the program screens rather easily. I find I still favor the "classic" laptop homescreen, but since Win 8 is app driven, that may be part of why you can have so many screens/tiles open and working with no speed lag. I also really like that the function shortcuts are printed on the keys in blue so I'm not constantly looking them up until I memorize them. I am not a fan of touchpads, so I like being able to quickly disable it with just a keystroke and turn on my wireless mouse instead. Bluetooth connected to all my other devices (wireless speaker, wireless headphones, my Droid X) without missing a beat. Again, noticed no loss of speed or data with multiple connections active.
Just a couple of things that bug me:
1. The CD drive is pretty flimsy. The first time I inserted a DVD to try out the graphics, the DVD did not stay in the tray.
When I pushed the tray into the laptop, the DVD floated up and lodged in the housing above the drive. Fortunately, I was
able to fish the DVD out using a piece of padding and some tweezers without damaging the laptop or the disk.
2. There is no caps lock/number lock indicator light. Sounds like a small thing...until you want to do a lot of word processing.
This kind of drives me crazy.
3. Not a big fan of the shiny piano case finish on the exterior and around the screen. Fingerprint city! I am always wiping
the thing off so I don't look like a slob.
4. There are no programs loaded onto the laptop "as is" that are not internet driven. I kind of enjoyed having a few games and
goodies on the old Windows formats that were available to play offline. Bye, bye solitaire.
Admittedly, the above list are small things that I like to grouse about, but they would not be enough alone to keep me from making this purchase again. I still think this is a good machine for the money.
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Acer is an often forgotten brand of laptop, however I have owned and used HPs, Dells, Toshibas, and Asus and Acer tops them all. This computer has the best touchpad, a decent keyboard, good screen, and excellent sound quality. It is fast and will process nearly all programs with speed. Great buy.Read Best Reviews of Acer Aspire V3-571-9890 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) Here
This is a good computer. I'm using it as a desktop, so I use an external keyboard and a 24" viewsonic monitor. Also have a USB3 hub and external HD. The only thing (besides getting Win8 figured out) I didn't care for was the preinstalled software from ACER. No prob, really I just uninstalled it all .Want Acer Aspire V3-571-9890 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) Discount?
I got a defective one with dead pixels and had to return. Acer customer service was useless but Amazon took it back no questions asked and with a smile. Bravo Amazon customer service.The screen was too dull even at max brightness. This is due to the matte screen which does eliminate glare so if glare is a really big deal for you, then this might the one. Otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. Just isn't a pleasant viewing experience.
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rooCASE Neoprene Netbook Sleeve Case Cover for HP 10.1-Inch Mini 210-2080NR Netbook (Invisible Zipp
Fits my ipad well. Protects it when I travel. Nice side zippered pocket for power cord. Got it at a good price.
not to meantion how durable it is.
the duel zippers are also cool.
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HP iPAQ FA119A#AC3 Cover Pack for 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 5400 series
This plastic case from HP perfectly fits the iPAQ. It has the advantages of fitting into the Compaq cradle, has a transparent front panel which allows you to see the display without having to open it, it adds very little to the size of the iPAQ, and it feels very nice in your hand.I tried the aluminum iConcepts case and found that one to be very unsatisfactory. I recommend that you get this HP case instead.
rooCASE Netbook Carrying Bag for ASUS Eee PC 1015T-MU17-BU 10.1-Inch Netbook Blue - Classic Series
Good quality and sturdy. The case looks thin, but surprisingly, everything fits: 10 inch net book (with a chunky replacement battery), AC adapter power cords, wireless mouse and even a compact cooling fan. Great Buy!!!Save 67% Off
Lexerd - TomTom VIA 1535 1505 1500 T TM TrueVue Anti-Glare GPS Screen Protector (Dual Pack Bundle)
- Ultra Thin
- Anti-glare
- Guarantee To Preserve Original Color Tones
- Heat, Water Resistance, Against Scratches and Shields Damage
- Not Interfere with Touch screen Technology
Retractable Car Charger for LG Incite CT810, Rhythm UX585, VX5500, Lotus LX600, Rhythm AX585, AX155
- Recharge on the go by harnessing power from your car with a cigarette lighter adapter
- Features an intelligent IC chip that prevents overcharging and overheating
- With its tangle-free wire it is very easy to put away
- The wire is 100% retractable
However, when it comes to this product it has 2 major flaws:
1) the electrical (EM) insulation/power converter must have an issue. When plugging the charger to my phone and at the same time playing music on the car stereo (tried 2 ways: through a jack in my car and an FM transmitter in my wife's car so it's not a car or connection issue), the static was so bad I could not use it. This meant that my goal of being able to use my phone for entertainement purposes while ensuring it won't discharge would not be possible with this charger
2) the second charger would not even retract completely (maybe 10cm left out, 4 inches) after the firs use.I had one of these in my car to charge my LG Lotus for about a year. It worked pretty well, both in charging and retracting the cord. However, the wire is very thin. Although this is convenient and unobtrusive, it presents a certain fragility. The part where the cord secures internally to the plug is not very strong. A handful of times my phone fell off a place where I had it charging on the dashboard, tugging at the end of the charging cord. After the last time, the charger no longer works properly. The connection is sporadic, so I have to fiddle with it to get it charging. But even with the phone showing that it is charging, very little power actually gets into the phone. I suspect that only a thin filament of wire is still making a connection, enough to show charging is taking place but not enough to transfer sufficient power for proper charging. It's basically useless now.
I guess it lasting for about a year for less than $4 invested is not a bad deal (I bought mine off eBay). Still, it's a bit ridiculous that the maker didn't strengthen the cord connection to the plug. The investment would have been about $0.25 worth of extra reinforcement material.I purchased this for under three dollars, so I didn't expect much. The first four months of light use were great, and the retractable cord was a great feature. After about four months, it stopped working. Upon dissecting the charger, I found the fuse had blown. In conclusion, its a cheap product that basically self-destructed, but considering the short lifespan of cell phones it may be worth ordering one or two of these to get you through till your next phone.
Body Glove Snap-On Case for LG Xenon GR500 (Black)
I bought this case from amazon thinking that it would be worth the $15 and I wouldn't have to constantly replace it like the other cheap ones that you can find. I was wrong. After being in use for just under a 24 hours i felt something strange in my pocket and reached in to find that the front facing piece had broken and would no longer stay on the phone. I would not recommend this case to anyone, you are better off trying your luck with a more inexpensive case that will most likely have the same quality.
I'd give it 4 stars but it's a bit expensive to break that often.
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This case fit well on my phone. It is protective, and makes the phone easier to grip onto. I would recommend this case to anyone that is looking for some extra protection for their phone. It does make the phone a bit bulkier, but I believe that would be the case for any phone. Overall, this is a great case, and make out of a nice feeling material.Read Best Reviews of Body Glove Snap-On Case for LG Xenon GR500 (Black) Here
fits my LG Xenon like a dream and you don't even realize you have a protective case and love the grip. Better to hold onto...Want Body Glove Snap-On Case for LG Xenon GR500 (Black) Discount?
rooCASE Netbook Carrying Bag for HP 10.1-Inch Mini 210-2090NR Netbook - Classic Series Black / Red
outstanding workmanship and quality. received this item before it was scheduled. outstanding in all aspects. keep up the good work
I need to carry a small DLP projector and cables with me, so I actually put the projector/cables in the interior and put the netbook puter in the outer pouch, but its a pretty tight fit. I also would like a little more room for papers inside...
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra 4 (4-bay, diskless) Network Attached Storage, latest generation RNDU4000
It has been a while since I've gotten a new NAS system, and I am totally impressed with this unit. It has been almost totally painless. Now all the computers at my house can have plenty of backup storage, and easily share all the data, video, photo, and music files you are likely to have.MY ENVIRONMENT
I am a Computer Engineer been in the field for 35 years, so I'm fussy about my hardware. I have a house hardwired with CAT5 plus a WiFi router. The main machines are Macs, but there are some Windows computers too. This unit supports Time Machine and the support works perfectly and painlessly. I also have a couple of DLNA media devices, so that is an important feature. The ReadyNAS also lets you plugin USB drives and they instantly become available on the network as well so all my old external USB drives are not useless with this upgrade.
THE GOOD (Great, actually)
* This device is as close to plug and play as I've seen in a long time. There is a somewhat lengthy setup but we're dealing with Terabytes of disk space that has to get organized and set up properly for the X-RAID striping.
* You can plug in new drives to expand capacity as needed.
* Works seamlessly on a mixed Mac/Windows/DLNA media environment
* Redundant storage keeps going even after a single disk failure. I feel all my photos and videos are now safe (although I still keep an extra off-site backup, just in case.)
* Fast almost as fast as a directly connected USB, but now available to all the computers in the house.
* Can install extra software to securely access your data from the web anywhere.
THE LESS THAN GOOD
* There is a setting on the Network Interfaces called MTU. The default setting didn't work quite right for Macs changing it to 1492 fixed things. But a call to NETGEAR's support actually solved the issue, so I'd rate their support very good.
* Not cheap but I've spent years generating all my video, photos, and music and I think the easy interface to this all is worth the price.
* The concept of 'Shares' is not really explained as well as I would have liked.
WHICH UNIT TO GET?
I decided I would spend a bit more for this unit it is the latest technology over the older NETGEAR units. I decided the 4 disk unit and single core unit would probably have the best cost/benefit ration. With this unit, using Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD20EARS (they seem to work flawlessly so far even though the aren't yet on the compatibility list for this unit), you can get up to 6TB of redundant storage (recovers from a single drive failure). I'd guess they will eventually support 3 to 4 TB drives.
In general avoid power-saving, "green" drives. There have been a lot of issues and power-savings translates into slowdowns managed by the drive's internals. Similar to how CPUs lower power consumption and heat by slowing down. If you want speed, green is not a "go".
I bought 2 x 2tb 64mb cache drives. I have a third, same spec at home, which I need to migrate data off first.
I plugged the Netgear into the Verizon FIOS wireless router(six 100Mb LAN ports) and my laptop was plugged into this. I transferred 500 Gb of data to the netgear and it sustained just about 80 mbps network transfer rate across the network. That's about what you can hope for on 100MB. Depending upon switch & pc hardware and transfer protocol I have seen higher, but often highspeed transfers max out at the 80% mark. Once I bring a gig switch to the house I'll see if I can push further. At some point I will max out read or write. Just not sure when and whose limits.
The Apple streaming support is there. I-Tunes found my 20,000 song library on the netgears. My shares automatically showed up on Macs. Windows mapped without issues. None of the playlists work anymore though. And information is missing or wrong. DLNA worked, but I don't have a good DLNA client. I think my blueray player may have some capability there. I'll update once I get it wired up to the network. I don't have a TIVO to test out Tivo support as well.
Unlike complaints of the lower end model, the admin interface on the Ultra is quick and responsive. I showed the unit to an earlier model ReadyNAS owner and they see a big difference. I'll be buying a second one to have them sync and backup eachother across the internet later this month.
A week after I got the unit NetGear emailed me that a new code is available. The update was easy and worked as expected. The ReadyNas sends me alerts via email for changes and problems.
Completely happy with the purchase. More money than many would spend on the shell, but in minutes I had services running without knowing Linux or compiling or installing or anything. By the time I buy the hardware and spent the time building researching, trying different software... this saved tremendous time.
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I now own two of these units. My two regrets are that sometimes I wish I had bought the 6-bay unit as I have extra 2TB drives I could be using. My second regret was that when running plex transcode definitely taxed the CPU. I thought ultra was the best CPU in the line, but I read something that there was a box with a beefier CPU. However, I doubt whether any NAS-cpu would be beefy enough to handles big transcodes.
My setup is that I have one NAS and one backup NAS. Each night the NAS runs RSYNC-based backups of the files to the BACKUP unit. When I travelled around the country, my NAS came with me and my full backup was safe at home.
Using a GIG network I was able to push over 500 mbps to the NAS (4 drives). This translated to 70-75 Megabytes of file data per second. Pulling files was higher. The speed is absolutely dependent upon your choice of drives. Cheap, mismatched drives may perform to the slowness of the least performer.
I added the Netgear Remote to the backup so I could VPN in and access shares on a mac or windows. But I found large files were prone to failure. I turned up the FTP server on the unit and use that for resumable FTP downloads of large files. Also, on the Mac the Remote (VPN) client only works if you install tuntap. The only way you find that out it from a forum post buried in antiquity. The Mac client hasn't been updated in ... years.
I have added and swapped drives repeatedly. At first adding 2TB (4x2TB) drives, then replacing two with 3TB (2x2TB,2x3TB), then replaced the 3Tb with 4 TB(2x2TB,2x4TB). Adding/replacing drives is easy. The resync of the volumes always takes the longest. I think my longest time was about 14-18 hours. When expanding with new space you will be told in the logs to reboot the unit to take advantage of new space. I've found the disk maintenance to be pretty flawless, even though it is stressful due to risk. I've had the unit powered off by blackout during disk maintenance and when it powered up it picked up where it left off. I do FSC Checks and Parity scrubs once a week. The other night I was in a store and I got an email from the backup NAS. A disk has growing SMART errors. Hardware failure is likely. I love it.
A warning about bare disks. When you buy a bare disk, immediately go to the manufacturers website and validate the warranty. Website stores are selling OEM recovered disks. Vendors do not warranty these at all. The store that sold you it, is the only warranty. Don't get caught in these scams. I just checked all eight drives. And yes, the failing drive was an OEM bought from an Amazon Seller. I bought two identical drives from the same seller. One was an illegal OEM, the second had only a 1.5 year warranty--which means it was old and sold through some other shady means.
So, the Add-Ons were a draw, but I must say that some are half-hearted developments that were one-offs by someone years ago. There are a few good ones, but they didn't provide as much value as I had hoped. The good thing is there are still people out there bulding stuff so the platform is still active.
I turned up the I-Tunes streaming server, which is actually a FireFly server. However, Firefly development stopped in 2008. So while it works, and they've had to patch it to deal with breaks from I-Tunes development, I find it not fully functional. I can't get smartlists to function properly, and at last play with the configs--they vanished completely. It shows Ratings on songs--but they aren't my ratings. I have rated over 10,000 songs in my library and this is important to how I use I-tunes. Consequently, the i-Tunes streaming is a "look what it can do" rather than an actually USED feature.
I enabled SSH root access ad I've found that helpful with other projects, like setting the NAS as a syslog server for home to debug problems on other systems. It is also extremely fast to move files between shares at command line rather through a remote OS. Remote OSes pull the files off one share and transmit to the other. By doing it at command line, it is disk table change, size of the file is unimportant.
I added Plex to the NAS and that was a great addition. Plex is a media server that provides a content-rich front end with pictures and info about any movies or TV shows you've ripped from your DVDs. It also does transcodes, which means it will step the resolution of the video down to get it to lower bandwidth devices -such as when you are away from home or even viewing on an Android phone, itouch, iphone or ipad or android tablet. Outside of the tablets, watching tv on a phone is a moment of desperate boredom. (Note Android/iOS clients aren't free,$5, everything else IS free) Plex works very well on the ReadyNAS. However, transcodes require CPU and the performance fell apart on any substantial conversions. Eventually I moved Plex to a mini-pc (Dell Zino HD). Once I did that the stutters and stalls vanished. The ReadyNAS CPU isn't up to that kind of task. Now for local content Plex on the NAS can still do DirectPlay, which means it hands your device the original file. Each device must be capable of handling whatever format. For that functionality it worked perfectly. Plex on the NAS immediately became a real-use product. I even enabled internet access so I could watch my movies or TV shows when away from home.My initial installation went smooth, but then the unit got really slow and I was unable to use the NetGear RAIDar utility. After an endless email exchange with support, they asked me to call them for help. I did. Things went down hill from there.
NetGear's support is the worst I have ever encountered. I was willing to pay for support to resolve my issue. However, since I purchased this particular product and did not fully populate it with drives, the support team refused to assist me after spending almost 1 hour on the phone answering their ridiculous questions and being pitched to purchase longer support contracts.
The money is not the issue here. The refusal to help me is. I'm sure whatever my issue is can be resolved by a competent support person. And I was happy to pay for it. But after being passed around to multiple techs whose English was poor, phone connection faint, and I was put on hold for at least 50% of my conversation, they finally refused to help me.
I thought I bought a premium product. NetGear has my money and I have a dead end product. I RECOMMEND THAT YOU STEER CLEAR OF THIS PRODUCT AND NETGEAR.I've had the ReadyNAS Ultra 4 for over a year and it has operated flawlessly. Started w/ 2 drives and once they were full popped in a third unformatted disk and it was automatically formatted and data re-striped without incident. Last week my 3 drives reached capacity and I popped in a 4th which was automatically formatted and all 4 drives again re-striped without incident. With the current firmware, you can now plop 4 3TB drives in this box (12TB total raw capacity). With conventional mirroring, that would give you 6 TB of fully redundant capacity. With Netgear's XRAID striping technology you actually would get around 8.25TB of fully redundant capacity.
The NAS allows you to configure an email address and it will automatically send you an email when appropriate (e.g. h/w problem, reboot, firmware updates available, nearing full capacity, etc.). I have applied several firmware updates as they have come available and experienced no update issues.
Finally, the ReadyNAS forums are extremely helpful and full of very sharp people that have been very helpful in answering technical questions.I got RNDU4000 Ultra about 4 weeks ago, (Diskless) Loaded it with couple of Seagate 1TB each. The ReadyNAS did all the Formatting and initial volume configurations. It was effortless. I then installed the memeo backup apps and all our 5 pcs and 2 notebooks were configured for backups. I attached my UPS USB cable and the Ready NAS ultra saw it it. Once I setup all the media devices plus my Samsung 8000 3D LED 55", BD 6900 and few other DLNA devices we have, it was a ready go. Since I have a Central Panel for all our network stuff the little noise from it I only hear when I go there. So far it has been a wonderful and solid media NAS server.
I am currently looking into how to setup the orb capability.
Note: The Memeo say I have 30days, as such I don't know yet if they shipped the NAS with memo trial version, if so, that would suck.
A bit pricey at $600 (Diskless) In all, I would greatly recommend it.
-Dayo, Austin TX
Palm Z22 and HTC TYTN II Travel/ Home Charger
I love my Z22 Palm Pilot, but it needed a new charger after five years. Unfortunately, I chose the palm Z22 and HTC TYTN II charger. After three months, the plug started pulling apart, and now, less than four months after I ordered it, it does not work at all. I have just ordered the original Palm charger.
rooCASE SLV2 Neoprene Sleeve (Flamming Red) Carrying Case for Western Digital My Passport Studio 50
For schlepping around my house, this case does the job. It's padded, a perfect fit, and stores one cable. My drive is the 1T with firewire. RooCase is my favorite brand for storage in-home. If I were to travel with my drives, I'd probably go with a hard case.
It's lightweight, padded, and will protect your device from bumps, but may not protect from damage if dropped from waist high onto a hard surface.
The side pocket is adequate for fitting the short firewire cable that came with the WD drive. The wrist handle is removable.
It seems to be a good value for the money.
2-button Ergonomic USB 800dpi Optical Finger Mouse
- The USB 2.0 Optical Finger Mouse offers a new way to use your mouse, is perfect for laptop computer user.
- No mouse pad is required, just slide on any surface. With the movement of just your fingers, you can easily control the cursor.
- USB interface, Plug-and-Play, no installation needed, all the functions of your regular mouse.
- No mouse pad required, can also be used on your desk.
- Ergonomic and stylish design, reduces wrist strain and tiredness. Adjustable strap for any sized finger, wear on your left/right hand.
- 2-button design with scroll wheel. Digital encoder technology for precise movements. Textile coating cable, super-lightweight.
I bought a small (cheap) optical mouse with a retractable USB cable, and although it worked for a very short time, the wire started to have jittery connection, and that frustrated me more than anything else, I quickly gave up, and I was looking for an alternative. When I was buying a cheapo bluetooth dongle for my old HP laptop, the vendor I bought the bluetooth adapter had this strange looking "finger mouse". The item was cheap enough ($10) so I ordered one. The mouse came in a blister pack, but the packaging was very cheaply made. I was worried that I may have overpaid for this cheap looking thing. Nothing was wrong with the product itself once opened, but if I saw this in a store, I may not have even tempted to buy one. It looked that cheap.
Anyway, once I opened the package, this little miniaturized night scope looking thing came out, and I put in the USB connector to my PC. As soon as I connected it to my PC, the mouse lit up with red laser, and the PC recognized it as an optical mouse, and it was ready to be used in a few seconds. For some reason, I was so surprised by the amount of light mouse was emitting from the red laser. I checked the package picture, but the red light seems so faint in these pictures. If you own one of those optical mouse and flipped over the mouse, you'll see the laser area (I think the light is actually very bad for your eyes, so avoid looking directly at it). That's what this mouse has on one end. It actually makes sense, but I just didn't connect the two together. But that means you could be shining a red light to someone else's eyes with this mouse, so you'd have to be careful when you have this thing attached to yourself.
Then I wrapped the velcro band around my index finger to use this thing. In my first attempt, I wrapped velcro around my finger so tight, I was cutting all blood circulation to my finger. So I loosened it, and started to use the mouse. Ok. My thumb had to move far to press the button, and my thumb could not reach the scroll wheel. Moving the middle finger slightly to rotate the mouse helped, but that made my middle finger sore. Also the movement of the mouse is cumbersome (the mouse is attached to your finger by this velcro and there are a lot of movement, but you would want to hold the mouse to steer it), and I was not really liking the experience since top side of my index finder was getting sore after only 5 minutes of use (by being rubbed by the mouse). So I grabbed the mouse like I do with a pen, and that would actually place my thumb at a perfect position to press the buttons and use scroll wheel. Because the optical element is probably the same as any other optical mouse, so the mouse can be used on pretty much any surface, except something too glossy (like a glass and mirror, or white laptop's casing...), and top of my trousers or jeans, my left arm, brown lunch bag, anything really would work as a mouse pad.
Since I changed the way I hold the mouse (the way it is shown in the picture with velcro around the index finger is just so ergonomically horrible... The package does tell you NOT to use it for more than an hour, since it could cause permanent nerve damage!!) this little mouse has been just incredibly easy to use. The mouse is very easy to navigate and maneuver, almost easier than a regular optical mouse. I had to file down two little feet that are sticking on the other side of the buttons to make it easier to hold. Since then I've removed the metal wire (I guess it was holding the velcro in place??) and velcro, and use it as a travel mouse. I think whoever is manufacturing this thing should keep the same design, get rid of the horrible velcro and take out the two little feet sticking out... I just don't know why this thing isn't more popular, really. This is a perfect mouse on an airplane, train, even cars, or one of my most frequently used place, on my couch. For $10, I'd recommend this to anyone who owns a laptop. Much better and easier than one of those tiny trackball things, or so-called "pen mouse" things... But just don't use this product as advertised on your finger for a long time or you'll risk nerve damage to your finger!
Well velcro is one of the problem, but another problem is the red light. Because the light is always on regardless of whether the mouse is on some surface (so that the light isn't escaping), I keep flashing myself with the light. I don't really mean to look at the light, but I can't help it. I hope it had some kind of switch to turn the light off when it's not in use....
So all in all, even with above mentioned problems, I'd rate this with 5 stars. I think this thing is innovative enough, and with a slight modification, it could be an excellent product.......
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This is a great travel mouse. I can use it on any surface, including my pant leg or the palm rest of my laptop. The learning curve isn't bad; took me about 2 minutes to get used to the angle and tilt. It's really compact, and I can type on the keyboard without removing it. It saves me alot of time.Read Best Reviews of 2-button Ergonomic USB 800dpi Optical Finger Mouse Here
The price of this item is so reasonable that if you frequently use a laptop, I suggest giving it a try. It lets you use a mouse rather efficiently without a mouse pad or hard surface. It also lets you type a bit while wearing it. I wouldn't use it if I had a lot to type, but it's great for surfing the net.Want 2-button Ergonomic USB 800dpi Optical Finger Mouse Discount?
It takes a bit of getting used to. The best way I've found is to strap the velcro ring to your middle finger and hold it like a pencil. The interface is kind of interesting with the right/left/scroll controls at your thumbs. This is a great device for reading blogs/scanning pages as can easily scroll up and down with a click of the thumb.On the other hand, I had to take it off to write this review since it really impedes typing. This makes it impractical for most tasks. I used it alot the first week I got it (out of obligation perhaps) but found it being tossed to the side since I had to keep taking it off and on. Pressing the right/left buttons is more of a struggle than it should be. Lastly, the optical beam is obnoxiously bright. When you
I'll leave with this...it has its virtues and it will impress your techie friends. However, I wouldn't buy it with the expectation that it will replace your traditional mouse. Not a bad product, but not particularly useful.
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Forget about using the velcro. Instead, hold in palm of hand and operate scroll wheel and clickers with thumb. Laser works well on small{less than 2" square} flat, fabric surface of chair arm-just lift mouse about 3/4" off the surface and with 3 strokes you can move pointer all the way across screen. I don't know why these aren't more popular for web surfing as using it is virtually effortless.
VuPoint Magic Wand Hand Scanner - Purple (PDS-ST415PU-VP)
I ordered one of these Magic Wand Scanners from a different company and the one I got did not work so I ordered this one instead. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that this one uses batteries instead of having a charger, but I am still very, very pleased with this product.I was a little skeptical at first because I had no experience with a wand scanner. However, this product is perfect for what I need.I don't scan many things and I've only used it a few times so far, but the quality is great. The images were very clear. I really liked that this scanner is very easy to use and that it can scan as a pdf file, not just a jpg or jpeg.
I tried to scan from a book and that was a little bit more difficult and takes a bit more skill because the book was arched. Its just something that takes practice. Scanning loose leaf paper or smaller objects was very easy. I also liked that it had a USB cord to attach to my computer. This also comes with a small fabric case that you can keep the scanner in if you want to keep it in a backpack or just store it and avoid scratches.
Overall, for the price (I paid about $40 for it) I was very happy with my purchase
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this scanner is just what I was looking for. Small and effective for my day to day activities. Highly recommendedRead Best Reviews of VuPoint Magic Wand Hand Scanner - Purple (PDS-ST415PU-VP) Here
Gomadic Advanced Raspberry Pi Board AA Battery Pack Charge Kit - Portable power built with upgradea
I'll be honest: I've never had to use this with my Raspberry Pi. However, I've found that the power it puts out for other devices is invaluable, and I've used it many times to charge Kindles, MP3 players, and the like. Great item!Save 35% Off
Pandigital SCN02 Photolink One-Touch Scanner with Memory Card
I purchased this unit for a very specific reason. I have thousands of old photos that probably would not benefit from a high res scan since they do not look all that great as pictures. Many are of family and pets and thus I would like to keep them and display them using my digital frame. The idea that I could scan pictures in on a table top without a computer was very appealing. When the unit arrived, I read the instructions. It tells you to use these clear plastic sleeves (one for 3x5 and another for 4x6) to scan your photos. Don't. These things are poorly designed and will either not catch properly on the unit causing numerous rescans or it will create lines on the photo. It tells you in the packaging that they are to protect your photo. Nonsense. I have scanned a lot of pictures without them and there has not been even a hint of a problem. Once I ditched the sleeves and scanned directly in to the unit, I was quite pleased. Just be aware that it crops a few mm's off your original. The final product is respectable. You get a 1.5 mega pixel jpeg for 3x5 and a 2 mega pixel jpeg for 4x6's. This is fine for displaying on a digital frame but hardly high enough resolution to do any real editing to or print enlargements. I have used up to 4 gig Utra II SD cards and they work fine. There is also a compact flash slot so you can make use of some old cards if they are sitting around. Bottom line, it works as advertised but the final product is hardly a comparison for even a low cost flat bed scanner.
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I bought this scanner to scan several photo albums and many boxes of prints that I have. Some are old, one-of-a-kind family photos that go back to early in the last century.This scanner screamed through my grandmother's album (with 400+ photos). I was able to scan them all in about 2 hours. That's incredible. However, I didn't run into a few issues:
1) Some photos just won't feed straight and you end up with a funky curve in the photo.
2) Some photos get stuck and need help. These photos end up with a lot of leading or trailing bogus data.
3) Some old photos from the 40's/50's are tiny. These really need a higher resolution scanner to be useable.
There are a couple of things that would definitely improve this scanner. A battery so that it could be used without plugging it in and a way to more securely put in a SD card. That way I could through this in a backpack and just use it.
Even with these issues, it's a very nice addition to flatbed scanner, but it's not a replacement.
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I purchased the digital scanner after reading the reviews aware of the potential scan line problem. While initially happy with the scanner after trying a couple of scans, my optimism turned to disappointment as the infamous "scan line" appeared. I consider myself technically proficient and have tried all the manufacturers cleaning and problem corrections (and even disassembled the unit and cleaned the roller but nothing worked and the very prominent scan line problem persists. While the unit is extremely fast in scanning photos, the scan line problem overrides its efficiency. So, essentially, this piece of equipment is now a paperweight as the photo scans are unusable. I'll revert to my larger desktop but slower CanoScan 8600. I gave it a shot. Maybe pandigital will improve their product to permanently fix the problem.Want Pandigital SCN02 Photolink One-Touch Scanner with Memory Card Discount?
I got so tired of using my flatbed scanner to back up the thousands of photos that I had laying around that I had to find something more effective and this was the ticket! I purchased the scanner and while watching a couple movies I scanned over 2000 photos. That would have taken forever on my flatbed scanner. I am using with windows 7 so I know it works on that too.Save 57% Off
Arkon Portable Fold-Up Stand for Apple iPad, Galaxy Tab, Kindle Fire, Playbook, Xoom, Toshiba, Acer
This stand is great. I take it with me everywhere my iPad goes. The stand is very compact and portable. When folded, it is small enough to fit with my iPad in a 10.2" net book sleeve. The stand adjusts to every angle you could want for both portrait and landscape use. It's great when resting it on a pillow while lying in bed or for placing on a lap desk. At night, I use this on my night stand to charge the iPad while it displays my night stand app and plays my audiobook. When reading, I put the iPad in this stand and sit and read in landscape mode. When I want to lie down and read, I lock the iPad in portrait mode, put it horizontally in this stand and lie down one my side to read the book 'sideways'. In the kitchen, it it my iPad cookbook stand. I am very happy I bought this. The iPad is stable and safe in the stand. It fits great, even with a clear protective case on the iPad. The only issue I have is that the charger will not fit with this in portrait mode. The stand is too low to the ground. However, this can be remedied by turning the iPad so the charger is on top. Very happy with my purchase. Would buy again!
Update 6/28/11 Just got another one for my sister and her iPad 2. Works great on that as well best portable stand for the money.Pros:
1. Folds down to a size akin to that of an eyeglasses case an ideal size for carrying and travel.
2. Very light perfect for carrying and travel.
3. Very sturdy when used (with iPad) on a clean, hard surface. The grips on the feet of this stand keep it stationary, and the stand does not move when I poke my iPad. I also own a leatherette iPad case/stand (it holds an iPad horizontally at adjustable angles), and it tends to move a lot when I use it as a stand on a hard surface and poke my iPad. The Arkon stand doesn't move at all.
4. Elegant design suitable for casual and professional use/occasions.
5. Practical design: The screws and nuts that hold the moving parts together are user-accessible (i.e., a user could tighten if necessary), and adjustments in angle are made via a kind of ratchet system (albeit plastic). I'd expected an adjustment system dependent on friction, and was pleasantly surprised to see that the Arkon stand uses what I'm describing as a ratchet-type system, because I would expect a system that depends on friction to loosen over time much faster than I think the ratchet-type system the Arkon stand actually uses will.
Cons:
1. As other reviewers have noted, when using the stand with an iPad, if you want to position the iPad vertically with the iPad's home button on the bottom, you will not be able to have the charger cord that comes with the iPad plugged in. This is hardly a deal-breaker, as you can always have the home button/charger port at the top if you must have the iPad charger cord plugged in (for use with the A/C adapter or with USB), and if you use the stand to hold an iPad horizontally, having the charger cord plugged in will be no problem. However, if you use the stand to hold an iPad vertically with the home button on top so you can use the charging port, you will not be able to use the audio out jack, because that will be on the bottom.
There are rubbery pads on the feet of the stand, and on the parts of the stand that touch the face of the iPad or whatever unit you use the stand to hold. I assume they are held in place with glue and may eventually come loose, but I expect that should that happen, it will easy to re-glue them.
The price of this unit has been fluctuating since I discovered it in Amazon's listings (visit camelcamelcamel and enter a product name or ASIN, etc., to see a chart of the item's price history at Amazon and by third-party sellers), but even at full list price it is a fair deal considering how overpriced so many (I'd say most) accessories for the iPad (and similar products) tend to be.
If you need an iPad stand for use at home (dining table, nightstand, coffee table, etc.), at a cafe, on a desktop at work or in a school, etc. you can pay more than you'll pay for the Arkon, but I doubt you'll find a better combination of form and function.
Highly recommended.My favorite accessory purchase for my Kindle Fire! I use it everyday at work I set my Kindle up and play music through it into a speaker. The stand is small enough to fit into the outside pocket of the Kindle's case, and it's easy to set up. So thankful for this, especially if I'm at a long game of Scrabble or playing other games... the Kindle weighs almost a pound and my arms get tired! Here are my pros and cons for this item:
CONS:
1) All of the other users are right, there is some awkwardness if you want to keep your Kindle in portrait mode (with plug at bottom) and charge it at the same time. The stand is small and and so does not hold your device very far from the table surface. If you plug the charging cable in at the bottom while it's in portrait mode, you may have to bend the cable it so that it fits, OR set the device at a very severe angle backwards (which makes it almost unusable). The best idea is to keep your device in landscape mode while charging OR turn it upside down in portrait mode aka with plug at TOP (from reading some other users' reviews... I don't think they know that you can flip the Kindle every which way and most apps will adjust and turn to fit). Even with these alternatives, this is still a little annoying for me, as my WordFeud game app (aka Scrabble) ONLY works in portrait mode, and ONLY the portrait mode where the charging plug is on the bottom (doesn't flip around to fit like other apps, sadly).
2) It seems to be made of lightweight and simple plastic. Opening it and closing it daily wears the plastic away very slowly. I'm very curious as to how long it will last me.
PROS:
1) I searched all around and wasn't able to find a product like this... it doesn't seem to have a competitor, so that made it an easy choice!! All of the other stands I found at the time were large, and I wanted something foldable and portable to bring with me everywhere, since I take my Kindle Fire everywhere.
2) It's SOO customizable!! Landscape or portrait mode, and every possible angle. Very easy to set up and adjust. Seems like it could hold anything with ease.
3) There is soft rubbery cushioning everywhere it's needed on this stand: on the bottom to prevent sliding, on the arm where the back of your device rests, and in the "slits" on the bottom 2 legs where the device rests. Absolutely zero worries about this stand scratching up my Kindle Fire.
P.S. I have a silicone cover on my Kindle Fire and no issues whatsoever, still fits just fine. This stand is a CHAMP, especially at this price! I would recommend this to anyone that owns or uses a tablet.
UPDATE 08/17/2012: The stand is STILL going strong, even with my daily use! No indication of wear at all... this thing is great. I recently travelled to Egypt, and had preloaded my Kindle Fire with all kinds of movies to watch. This stand was wonderful on the long plane ride it packed down very small in my purse, set up in 2 seconds, and it sat perfectly on the plane's fold-down tray and never budged thanks to the rubbery cushioning on the bottom. It's nice to have for travelling.
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