Flashing Telephone Ringer Lets You Silently Know When Someone is Calling
Written by Vlad on August 19, 2010 – 8:05 pm -
A flashing telephone ringer, also called a telephone strobe light, phone strobe flasher or silent telephone ringer, is a small device that you connect to your landline telephone socket. When someone rings you, the strobe light on the box flashes. You mount it on a wall or a shelf where it can be easily seen.
Why I Bought the Flashing Telephone Ringer
Tags: flasher, phone, silent ringer, strobe, telephone ringer
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Dentek Dental Pick and Scaler Removes Stains on Teeth
Written by Vlad on August 18, 2010 – 10:08 am -
The Dentek Dental Pick and Scaler is a set of dental tools consisting of a dental scaler for removing stains, plaque and tartar and a dental pick for removing food and other debris from between teeth. There is also an illuminated mirror for seeing inside your mouth. The packaging states that “both picks are made from soft steel that safely cleans without damaging tooth enamel.”
Why I Bought the Dentek Dental Pick and Scaler
Tags: dental, dental pick, dental scaler, teeth
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Rotating Mop Helps People Who Hate Getting Their Hands Dirty
Written by Vlad on August 16, 2010 – 10:30 pm -
This rotating mop has a circular head and comes with a special bucket that contains a pedal-powered rotating basket. When you need to dry the mop, you stick the bottom into the basket and press on the pedal with your foot. As the basket spins, centrifugal force wrings the excess moisture out of the mop, which then flows back into the bucket.
I bought this on Catchoftheday for about $35, but it is also sold on eBay and a number of other daily deal sites. It goes by various names including Amazing 360° Roto Mop, Spinning Mop, Spin Mop and Magic Mop.
Why I Bought the Rotating Mop
Tags: rotating mop, rotomop, spinning mop
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ASIX AX88178 USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Written by Vlad on August 13, 2010 – 9:59 pm -
The easiest way to add high speed Gigabit Ethernet networking to a Laptop, Netbook, Media Centre PC or Desktop PC is with a USB Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
All USB Gigabit Ethernet adapters that I have seen are based on the ASIX AX88178 chipset. Detailed chipset information and drivers are available from ASIX’s website.
I paid about $60 for two generic-branded adapters on eBay that I imported from China. I have these adapters installed on two Windows 7 x64 machines that have been running 24hrs/day for 3 months and have never missed a beat. They are also supported under Linux.
Why I Bought the USB Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
Tags: ASIX AX88178, Gigabit Ethernet, USB
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Universal RF Modulator Lets You Connect a Digital STB to a TV Without Composite Video Inputs
Written by Vlad on August 12, 2010 – 6:52 pm -
Many of us have old Analogue TV’s that are in tip-top shape and have a superb picture. They kept us entertained when we grew up and are now like a member of the family, so we can’t imagine parting with them.
Some of our beloved TVs can receive Digital TV with the aid of a Set Top Box (STB). You simply connect the TV antenna to the back of the STB, and then you connect the set top box to your TV using the composite video and audio inputs.
Unfortunately, some of our old TVs don’t have composite video inputs, which would usually prevent us from connecting a Digital Set Top box (STB) or DVD player. An RF modulator lets you take the composite video and audio output from your STB and convert it into a broadcast signal that can be tuned in on your analogue TV like a normal TV station.
Why I Bought the Universal RF Modulator
Tags: Digital TV, RF Modulator, Set Top Box, STB
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HDMI over Cat 5 Extender
Written by Vlad on August 12, 2010 – 12:40 pm -
HDMI over Cat 5 extenders lets you extend the distance between any HDMI-equipped DVD player, Media Centre PC or Games Console and your TV screen using cheap Cat5 or Cat6 network cable. The most common use for HDMI extenders is when you have a large Plasma or LCD TV that is located far away from your Stereo or Hi-Fi cabinet.
The extender consists of two components – a transmitter, which connects to the HDMI output device, and a receiver, which connects to the HDMI input of your LCD or Plasma TV.
The transmitter and receiver are then connected over a longer distance by two lengths of Cat-5 cable. One Cat5 cable carries the HDMI DDC (control) signals and the other Cat-5 cable carries the HDMI Video and Audio signals.
Why I Bought the HDMI over Cat 5 Extender
Tags: DVI extender, extender, HDMI, HDMI extender
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Neckline Slimmer Neck Exerciser
Written by Vlad on August 11, 2010 – 2:08 pm -
The neck exerciser is a small piece of exercise equipment to help you exercise your neck and jaw muscles. It consists of a spring-loaded plastic piston – top end has a curved end designed to support the jaw, and the bottom end rests on the base of your neck.
I paid just under $20 on eBay for it, including shipping to Australia.
Why I bought the Neck Exerciser
Tags: neck exerciser, neckline slimmer
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Portable UV Sterilizer Wand Disinfects Computer Keyboards and Phone Keypads
Written by Vlad on August 11, 2010 – 12:41 pm -
The Portable UV Sterilizer makes it easy to kill germs on surfaces that cannot easily be washed, such as computer keyboards and telephone keypads. It works by generating UV-C light with a peak wavelength of 253.7nm, which damages the DNA and RNA in pathogens such as viruses and bacteria, making them inactive and preventing them from growing or reproducing.
I bought this on eBay for just under $20 including shipping. It takes four AAA batteries. The specifications state that it generates 2W of light output and weights 65g. The expected lifetime of the UV tube is 10,000 hours.
Why I Bought the Portable UV Sterilizer
Tags: disinfect, germicidal lamp, UV Sterilizer
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Mini USB 2.0 SDHC SD/MMC Card Reader Review
Written by Vlad on August 10, 2010 – 4:07 pm -
This small USB card reader lets you use any SDHC card or MMC card as a USB drive on your PC. I got this from DealExtreme, and the best thing about this device is that it is small and for $1.87, it included shipping to Australia.
Why I bought the SDHC Card Reader
Tags: card reader, ReadyBoost, SDHC, USB
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Sandisk Extreme III SDHC card Transfers at 30MB/s
Written by Vlad on August 10, 2010 – 3:04 pm -
The Sandisk Extreme 30MB/s SDHC cards are currently the fastest Class 10 SD cards on the market, with a maximum read and write speed of 30MB/s. This makes them ideal for speeding up your computer with Windows 7 ReadyBoost and for speeding up your digital camera when taking continuous shots or transferring pics to and from your computer.
Why I bought the Sandisk Extreme 30MB/s SDHC card
Tags: Class 10, Digital Camera, ReadyBoost, Sandisk, SDHC
Posted in Computer Hardware | 4 Comments »
