iottie is THE LEADER in car mount holder's for your cell phone and your automobile. The iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Car Mount Holder has some great improvement's over their last model (which has performed awesomely for my wife). I have a curved dashboard in my 2007 Dodge Magnum - so the ability for this iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Car Mount to mount a bit further away on the flat portion of the dash and then telescope towards me was crucial. My Samsung Galaxy s4 fit nicely in it - and even my new Note 5 fits securely! The grip to the dashboard is secure - utilizing an additional black sticky pad provided in the box. the cradle swivels in 360 degrees up to about an inch for optimal viewing. I've tried a lot of car mount holders. The spring loaded gripper, the magnetic, the cd slot - and this is the best as it puts your phone up and out of the way of your dash and radio and vents and gets it right to eye level. it has so many different adjustments you can make to get the perfect viewing angle for yourself - this is the only dash mount i'll use now. yeah - you can also use it for a windshield mount - but a lotta states outlaw that and so i won't ever do that! If you need a car mount holder that'll hold small phones up to the size of a Note 5 - get the iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Car Mount !
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Spigen is a reputable manufacturer of cell phone accessories and best known for industry leading cases that offer optimal protection for cell phones. So - when i got my new Samsung Note 5 - i knew instantly to go to SPIGEN - as opposed to one of the fly-by-night new companies that just popped up into existence. This is one cool looking case. The back is covered by a majority of carbon fiber looking material that glimmer's in the light and offers some rubbery-like tactile response and grip, Cut-outs for the s-pen, headphone jack, micro-usb, speaker, camera, flash ... etc - are all optimally manufactured to not interfere with your phone's performance. The contrasting bands of black tpu at the top and bottom of the back add some nice visual allure to the back. The hard plastic/tpu bumper fits like a glove - and you gotta LOVE the metal on the volume and power buttons! quite frankly - at this point in time - i'm sick and tired of people asking me when i'm getting a case for my Note 5! The Spigen Neo Hybrid Carbon Case in Carbon color looks like it IS a part of the phone and looks SEXY! all while offering SPIGEN PROVEN EXCELLENCE in protection. I can attest that this case has also not caused any interference with a Samsung wireless charger! you can't beat the price on amazon either! If you have a Note 5 - go with the Spigen Neo Hybrid Carbon Case in your favorite color. you won't regret it!
kiwii selfie-stick/monopod - awesomeness (and i'm not talking about the subject of the picture)8/27/2015 received the Kiwii Selfie Stick as a promotional item for an honest review. A selfie stick has always seemed like a ridiculous item to me and i've passed on getting one for that sole reason. I don't do a lot of selfies - but that's mostly because - i can't take good ones. I always look weird and never can get the angle correct. The Kiwii Selfie stick solves all those problems and more that the first generations of selfie sticks had. The item came quickly from Kiwii. Mine is black, around 8" long when not extended. I've tried it with both a Samsung Galaxy S4 and a Note 5. The phone holder extended sufficiently for each phone to fit in the cradle quite securely. Only work to do upon opening was to attach the string handle. no batteries or blue-tooth pairing to do here - just connect your phone w/the 3.5mm cord attached. You will never run out of battery power with this selfie stick from Kiwii as you use your phone's power to operate the shutter button on the handle. The handle is covered in ribbed black soft to the touch rubber - affording a secure grip! The Kiwii selfie stick extends to about 2.5' long, which is a perfect length for selfie's. I loved that the extendable telescoping segments were creased on 1 side to add a TON of additional rigidity to the Kiwii selfie stick! this won't bend or break too easily - unlike those cheap transistor radio and walkie talkie handles from the 70's and 80's. Long & short - if you are looking for a selfie stick - THIS IS THE ONE TO GET: KIWII SELFIE-STICK/MONOPOD!! plus you gotta love that the best desgined Selfie-stick on the market is priced better than the other worse models on the market!!
2-1/4 HP Combo Base Router Kit with Soft Start by Skil
2-1/4 HP Combo Base Router Kit w/ Soft Start - 1830. Aluminum Fixed Base. Aluminum Plunge Base. Chip Deflector. 1/4 in. Collet Adapter. Collet Wrench. Carrying Bag Reconditioned Unit was a Great Deal Your Rating: 5 stars Perfect. It doesn't get any better Pros: Easy To Store Easy To Use Good Grip Good Safety Features Powerful Cons: No Dust Collector Hoods Best Uses: In The Workshop Describe Yourself: Beginner got the Skil 2-1/4 HP Combo Base Router Kit w/ Soft Start as a Reconditioned Unit thru CPO. delivery was on time. price savings was about a garfield bill!! unit came in great shape - but obviously used due to sawdust in the unit. this is my first time using a router - and it was easy to use. love the 2 led lights that keep your cutting edge lit! the soft start feature built in was a true plus so the starting torque didn't take the unit away from you. for the price to have both a fixed base and a plunge base router all in 1 unit with a carring bag that will hold it all plus a small assortment of router bits - it is great. the Skil 2-1/4 HP Combo Base Router Kit w/ Soft Start easily accommodates 1/2" router bits and with the 1/4" collect adapter - you can use the smaller ones too! grip with the rubber coated handles was great. Only downside here was the dust collector hoods are not included and only available thru the manufacturer for $45 (ras131 & ras132). looking forward to many years of use on home woodworking projects with the Skil 2-1/4 HP Combo Base Router Kit w/ Soft Start! Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Sumsonic S0464 Iceberg essential ultrsonic cool usb air mist aroma humidifier w color led lights8/5/2015 Sumsonic S0464 Iceberg Essential Ultrasonic Cool USB Air Mist Aroma Humidifier with Color LED Lights
received this item from the seller for no compensation - just an honest review. Set up was easy – just take it out of the box – fill with water – place top back on – plug in mini-usb chord for power – then press the power button on. The led lights under and inside the lid reflect off the water below and cycle though the colors of the rainbow. Not too bright – but – not too dim – just right. The Sumsonic S0464 Iceberg Essential Ultrasonic Cool USB Air Mist Aroma Humidifier instantly started producing cool mist once turned on – no wait time involved. I know from purchasing other humidifiers for our house for winter use that ultrasonic humidifiers are best as they don’t require filter changes and are far less susceptible to contamination due to the no-filter design. They also use far less power! The Sumsonic S0464 Iceberg Essential Ultrasonic Cool USB Air Mist Aroma Humidifier was a nice desk-top size and came with the mini-usb to usb chord in white. No power adapter is required – but – most people have usb adapters around from various phones – backs of tv’s – computers – etc. lying around so this isn’t problematic! I look forward to using this Sumsonic S0464 Iceberg Essential Ultrasonic Cool USB Air Mist Aroma Humidifier for months to come – especially when the dry winter months come to N.W. Ohio! received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. The below paragraphs reflect the areas I was asked to specifically review:
Operating experience using Windows 8 (Examples: What did you like/not like about the device? How was your overall experience?) I typically utilize Windows 7 professional in the office, so Windows 8 is a bit different for me. Using it on the HP Stream 11, was quite intuitive thanks in large part to the touch screen on the computer. I especially liked that Windows 8 allowed for the traditional view of the control panel for people like me used to the last operating system. I had no problems with Windows 8. Upon setting up the computer – it obviously took awhile (around 1 hour) to set it up, and there were immediately 54 Windows updates to get the system up to Windows 8.1. Review on Laptop The HP Stream 11 has been great so far. Yes – it is most comparable to a chromebook. So – positives are a small, easily transportable computer with long battery life over 8 hours per charge. There is no fan – so it is quiet. Instant On without having to wait minutes for your computer to boot up is A HUGE POSITIVE!! Screen resolution on the 11.6” screen and sound are satisfactory to me – but – I think it could be brighter and clearer – but this was not any major issue. A larger screen would be great in computer mode – but you could always buy the bigger computer to take care of that issue. The screen was perfect size in display mode and tablet mode. My HP Stream 11 came in blue, thank goodness, don’t think I could stand the pink, but the blue does have an underlying tone of purple. The case is entirely blue and has a tactile rubbery grip to it, which I liked, and helped prevent it from slipping out of my hands. Keyboard was responsive enough and easy to transition to from my normal computer keyboard. Keys were rubbery feeling as well which were pleasant to use. The touchpad was also sufficiently responsive to me, and had clickable spots in the middle, lower left, and lower right just like a mouse. I prefer a mouse though – and purchased a Microsoft designer Bluetooth mouse, which paired easily to the computer. The computer easily liked/paired with my Epson printers at home and work too. The swivel joint was wonderful and allowed easy transitioning from computer mode to tablet mode to display mode. Loved the free 1 year subscription to Microsoft Office, as well as the 1tb of cloud storage for 1 year. This computer has tons of ports on it to accommodate all kinds of devices, such as: earphone jack, 1 usb 3.0 port, 1 usb 2.0 port, 1 hdmi port. It features DTS sound. Also allows for memory expansion through the SD card slot. HP states up to an additional 32gb of memory utilizing the SD card slot, but the pro’s have found it will accommodate up to 512 gb SD Memory cards. I purchased a 128 gb SD Card to expand the memory! This is not the fastest machine out there – but – at sub-$200 prices – it is comparable to the chromebooks – and adds the benefit of windows operating system which is compatible with a lot more than chromebooks!! The free $25 gift card for Microsoft online purchases (games/music/movies/apps) was another bonus – which I am probably unlikely to use due to unfamiliarity with what is offered – but could be an added bonus for another purchaser. This is an ideal computer at this price point for students in high school, college, or professional school, as well as the small business or homeowner! received this item from the seller for no compensation - just an honest review.
Our master-suite bathroom has a curved shower rod, which, up to this time – had shower curtain hooks on it that were strictly designer made to match the decorative shower curtain. We also hung the vinyl interior shower curtain on these same shower curtain hooks. I installed these 1Easylife Heavy Duty Roller Shower Curtain Rings Hooks on the vinyl shower curtain. It was an easy task, as they easily went over the shower curtain rod with little effort. The most amazing part is now how smoothly the shower curtain moves across the shower curtain rod. The 1Easylife Heavy Duty Roller Shower Curtain Rings Hooks prevented the daily tangling of the old shower hooks, moved effortlessly, and I no longer had to waste precious time resetting the old hooks that had become bunched up and/or fallen off the shower curtain rod. The wire on the 1Easylife Heavy Duty Roller Shower Curtain Rings Hooks is sturdy, yet forgivable enough to get onto your shower curtain rod. They look great – as the chrome/stainless steel finish looks crisp and clean. The price is awesome too! We highly recommend the 1Easylife Heavy Duty Roller Shower Curtain Rings Hooks!! http://www.amazon.com/1Easylife-Stainless-Nickel-plated-Polished-Curtains/dp/B010PQVTDU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438689754&sr=8-1&keywords=1easylife+shower Dyson Digital Slim Cordless Vacuum, 209476-01
received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. Unpacking the box was simple – although the box came damaged. The Dyson Digital Slim cordless vacuum was packed well and had no damage to it. The long aluminum tube is about 2.5’ long and very lightweight. When fully assembled – the Dyson Digital Slim cordless vacuum seemed a bit short for me (at 6’3” tall) but was perfect for the (shorter) rest of the household. The Motorized floor tool has carbon fiber brushes to clean hard floors and remove ground-in dirt from carpets. The cleaner head articulates 180°, this makes steering around furniture and obstacles easier – and is super slim – so it will fit under almost everything – and better/more than any other vacuum out there. The Dyson Digital Slim cordless vacuum comes with a docking station that is easily mountable to your wall and holds all the items the vacuum comes with. Also included is a crevice tool with 2 functions in 1: a hard tip and soft bristle tip with just the push of a button and extension or retraction – brilliant! Dyson claims a 22.2V lithium-ion battery releases charge evenly and recharges up to 3 times faster than others, but needs a full 5.5 hour charge before first use – all this seemed correct information. On the back of the Dyson Digital Slim cordless vacuum is a MAX suction button which really sucks! In regular mode you get around 15 minutes of suction which should perform most jobs. On MAX suction – you only get 6 minutes of run time – again – a fair estimation – and this function will really really do the job with lots of suction – comparable to any heavy corded vacuum out there! Battery life was a bit of a downer for me – and I would have hoped for 2x the run time as our 1,300 sq. ft house always seemed bigger than the Dyson Digital Slim cordless vacuum would allow us to vacuum. I also wish the motorized brush attachment/head had an option to turn off the brush roll to better clean hard floors. The push button trigger for power is awkward at first to use – but – it ultimately saves you battery life as it shuts off when not depressed – which is rather intuitive and genius for a battery powered device! Using the crevice tool only with the Dyson Digital Slim cordless vacuum – it did a great job vacuuming the car – again – battery life was the only complaint here! So – to wrap it up – the Dyson Digital Slim cordless vacuum does a great job with suction that rivals or outperforms most heavy corded vacuums out there – even rivaling the Dyson upright vacuums. If you have a small house, apartment, or condo – and hate cords – this IS the vacuum for you. For larger homes – just plan to use it for spot job clean ups and not whole house vacuuming at one time! Presto Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. The Presto Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator is a perfect food dehydrator for the beginner dehydrator as well as seasoned users. It features a 6 tray system for dehydrating foods, allowing you to make jerky from meat, poultry, and seafood includes sample packets of jerky spice and cure. It is a rare model compared to other companies out there – in that it utilizes a digital thermostat and timer for precise drying time and temperature choose drying temperatures from 90 to 165 degree farenheit – compared to others’ that have a time dial and sometimes not even a temperature control setting. The bottom-mounted fan and heating element provide consistent air flow for optimum drying without having to rotate your trays or even having to shuffle your trays from top to bottom. The Presto Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator includes 6 drying trays and can expand up to 12 trays at one time. It comes with 2 fruit roll sheets, 2 nonstick mesh screens trays, a cover, and all these parts are dishwasher safe. The drying trays nest within each other when not in use for over a 40% reduction in storage space! Great for the majority of the time when you are storing the Presto Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator instead of using it. This is a good quality product. You could spend a lot more for a dehydrator but you cannot get more in functionality and overall value than the Presto Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator. It is easy to use and easy to clean. It has a small footprint and will not take up much precious horizontal kitchen surfaces (counter-top area). Controls are user-friendly. To have the adjustable temperature AND timer is wonderful. Most users and reviewers of this model comment that it is a bit on the noisy side. Since I’ve not owned a dehydrator before – I can’t compare. Since it is normally running on the other side of the house when we are sleeping or away at work – the volume level was not problematic for us! Overall – you can’t go wrong with the Presto Dehydro Digital Electric Food Dehydrator, tons of functionality, the added bonus of digital user-friendly controls, a great price, and it includes everything you need to get started dehydrating! Mr. Sketch Chisel Tip Water Color Markers, Assorted Colors, Pack of 12 received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. The Mr. Sketch Chisel Tip WaterColor Markers 12 pack does not disappoint. Colors are both bright and vivid and Mr. Sketch markers claim to have 2x the ink of most markers to last super-long. Even the chisel tips are specifically manufactured to keep their shape after months of coloring! The chisel tips also allow for broad strokes or much finer work with a simple rotation of the marker in your hand. Mr. Sketch claims the inks are specially formulated, non-bleeding water-based ink is great for all ages and all types of projects, as the ink is certified AP non-toxic. While I don’t agree with the idea of adding scents to markers to encourage sniffing them (remember the warnings in the 70’s and 80’s about sniffing/huffing markers?) – the Mr. Sketch Chisel Tip WaterColor Markers have fun scents individual to each marker that make coloring a bit more fun. As best I can tell – these are the color and scent combinations: Red/Cherry; Orange/Orange; Yellow/Banana Split; Light Green/Mint; Dark Green/Apple; Light Blue/Juice Box; Blue/Blueberry; Purple/Grape; Pink/Watermelon; Magenta/Raspberry; Black/Licorice; Brown/Cinnamon. These scents do remain on your coloring project for a short while after colored. Unfortunately, the ink did not seem very washable as it required goop off/orange oil to remove from hands. Ink also bled through normal copy/printer paper and onto writing surfaces underneath. Other reviewers have remarked that these markers have a long life span – which is definitely a plus. After our short test so far – the markers have not dried or streaked at all. We’ll be looking for Mr. Sketch Chisel Tip Water Color Markers whenever we need to buy markers for school for my 2 sons! Remington SmartEdge Hyper Series Foil Shaver With WETech, XF8550
received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. I am usually a razor blade shaver with gel, and I shave every day for work – so my expectations might be higher than the ordinary person that is just looking to cut stubble for a good enough shave. I haven’t used an electric shaver for probably about 20 years – and that was an old Norelco 3 rotary head shaver. The Remington SmartEdge Huper Series Foil Shaver with WETech does surprisingly better dry than my last experience with electric shavers. The dry shave was near razor quality – but my lower neck took a severe beating and was irritated for about a full day after from the shave. Battery recharging only took a few hours and Remington boasts several days use without having to recharge and even a quick recharge function if you forgot to recharge in full – to get a quick shave. As a wet shave with foam – I got a noticeably better shave with the Remington SmartEdge Huper Series Foil Shaver with WETech than dry. This was a messy proposition though at the bathroom sink – as the shaver dripped water all over after each rinse under the faucet to clear away the removed shaving cream and cut stubble – again - my lower neck took a severe beating and was irritated for about a full day after from the shave. Shaving wet with the Remington SmartEdge Huper Series Foil Shaver with WETech also took about a third to ½ longer than with a razor blade. The Remington SmartEdge Huper Series Foil Shaver with WETech felt great in my hand – it looked great too with the blue, black, and metal colors. The head did offer some flexion to adjust to get around the angles of your face. My bottom line is – I’ll continue to shave with a razor. The Remington SmartEdge Huper Series Foil Shaver with WETech doesn’t offer a superior shaving performance. However – to knock down 5 o’clock stubble – or to get a quick dry shave when I don’t want to lather up – this is sufficient. Ematic 2-Channel 50W Super Slim Wireless Soundbar with Bluetooth received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. Upon first viewing this item out of the box – the Ematic 2-Channel 50W Super Slim Wireless Soundbar with Bluetooth lives up to its name and is SUPER SLIM. The back portion of the soundbar has 2 built in screw holders to mount on a wall or elsewhere. The Ematic 2-Channel 50W Super Slim Wireless Soundbar with Bluetooth comes with a tiny remote control to adjust the volume, equalizer, mode, power, and a few directional arrow buttons. Unfortunately – there is nothing more than an led light for a display – so you never know what mode you are in – and you can’t adjust the “equalizer” from movie to tv to music modes with any idea what you are doing. You will get a bit of different sound from each mode – you just can’t control it beyond that. The remote also allows you to advance or backtrack from one song to the next before or after it with the simple push of a button. The remote also doesn’t work any farther than about 5’ away from the soundbar. The remote is powered by a button cell battery (CR 123 – I believe) – the same as in most car key fobs. The Ematic 2-Channel 50W Super Slim Wireless Soundbar with Bluetooth comes w/2 chords about 2’ in length. The first has red & white RCA jacks and the other is a ¼” jack – like what you use for your phone headphones. The second chord has RCA jacks on both ends. I was only able to get the Ematic 2-Channel 50W Super Slim Wireless Soundbar with Bluetooth to work on our living room tv by using the ¼” jack. Sound had to be turned up all the way and was still too faint compared to the regular tv speaker volume. Upon turning the tv up – the Ematic Soundbar did get louder to an adequate volume without any noticeable distortion. However – the sound quality of the Ematic Soundbar has a lot to be desired. Plugging the soundbar into my mp3 player was equally unimpressive as sound was rather drab and uncolorful. The Bluetooth function was fairly easy to get it to pair with my phone as the soundbar automatically seems to search for a device to connect to each time you turn it on – with a beep sound. Sound tone and volume was adequate with my phone – but – I don’t know too many people looking to buy a soundbar that is 3” high, 3” deep, and around 3’ long and required to be plugged in as a Bluetooth speaker. My recommendations for the Ematic Soundbar would be that this is an adequate Soundbar if your tv speakers are either shot or really poor. If you are looking for a high end surround sound hi-fidelity soundbar – you won’t find it here – or anywhere at this price point. The Ematic Soundbar might be better if paired with a subwoofer and a couple of surround sound speakers – but otherwise – it is unimpressive. When figuring in the above stated issues, for the price, the Ematic 2-Channel 50W Super Slim Wireless Soundbar with Bluetooth is about what you’d expect for the price you pay compared to other similar products out on the market. HAVIT® 3 Port 5 amp USB Travel Mobile Wall Charger Rocks!,
This review is from: [UL Certified] HAVIT® HV-243U 24W / 4.8A 3 Port USB Travel Mobile Wall Charger AC Power Adapter for Apple and Android Phones and Tablets: Apple iPad Air, iPad 2, New iPad 3, iPad Mini iPhone 6 6 Plus 5S 5C 5 4s 4 3 3Gs, Samsung Galaxy Tab, HTC Samsung Motorola Android Phones, Prongs Fold, Full-speed Charging (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory) received the HAVIT® HV-243U 24W / 4.8A 3 Port USB Travel Mobile Wall Charger for free in exchange for an impartial review. the item shipped really fast, was packed well, and works great! The charger has a bit of weight to it and feels firm - like a good quality charger should. I was surprised to find the folding plug on the back - which is great for travel - as when the plugs are folded - it takes up a lot less room - and you aren't prone to damage the plugs either. Upon plugging the 3 Port USB Travel Mobile Wall Charger into the wall - the blue light on the face instantly lights showing you've got power. My charger - contrary to other reviews - was clearly marked as to which 2 of the plugs were intelligent plugs . nice that there are 2 of these to charge my and my wife's phone or another accessory at the same time. The 3rd plug is a basic 2.4 amp charger. this is a great space saver for your docking station - or to take when traveling as you don't need 2-3 plug receptacles. upon testing - the charging of my Samsung Galaxy S4 in 1 of the intelligent usb charging ports was lightening fast compared to most other chargers! coolest thing is after unplugging the 3 Port USB Travel Mobile Wall Charger - the blue light stays on for a short while till the energy is spent! only negative to the 3 Port USB Travel Mobile Wall Charger is that it has 3 usb ports - but can only charge up to a total of 5amps - so - a third device might get a low power charge if you have 2 hi-drain devices plugged in. PS - other reviews here are for a different model charger - the 2 port Havit!! |
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