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Easily juggle phone calls and streaming music with these SOL REPUBLIC Shadow Special Edition Tiger Woods 1140-90 headphones, which allow you to connect up to 2 devices at once using Bluetooth 4.0. In-line control lets you adjust the volume and more.
Customer Rating
5
Excellent bluetooth phones. However...
on October 21, 2015
Posted by: zennacko
Verified Purchase:Yes
The title can't be too long, so I'll say here: "However... make sure you HAVE an AptX certified device to use the SOL Republic Shadow at its full potential"
These headphones are in no way affordable, there are plenty of bluetooth headphones even from name brands, such as Samsung for less than the $99.99 asked for the regular White/Rose and Black versions and especially less than the $119.99 asked for the Tiger Woods Special edition (which I bought, but for half the price.)
One thing that will probably make the owners happy though, is that it's cheaper and, in a way or two, better than the LG Tone Infinim.
Sure, the LG phones has a retractable cord, while this one doesn't, but the cord connecting the earbuds to the main unit is so flimsy that you know it's bound to break eventually.
Also, the main unit from the Infinim is solid plastic, while the Shadow is fully rubberized/silicone, so while the Infinim will stay put on your neck, or when you put it away, the Shadow can be bent and twisted to exhaustion, as the ONLY solid parts are near the controls, and I suspect this is for 3 reasons: To house the battery, to house the circuitry, and to make a weight on your collar so it doesn't move around or fall to your back while you're moving.
One thing that will probably make the owners happy though, is that it's cheaper and, in a way or two, better than the LG Tone Infinim.
Sure, the LG phones has a retractable cord, while this one doesn't, but the cord connecting the earbuds to the main unit is so flimsy that you know it's bound to break eventually.
Also, the main unit from the Infinim is solid plastic, while the Shadow is fully rubberized/silicone, so while the Infinim will stay put on your neck, or when you put it away, the Shadow can be bent and twisted to exhaustion, as the ONLY solid parts are near the controls, and I suspect this is for 3 reasons: To house the battery, to house the circuitry, and to make a weight on your collar so it doesn't move around or fall to your back while you're moving.
I bought these headphones for gym use, and I hope they will last long enough, but here's my first impressions:
*AptX will ROCK your world. I'm not an audiophile (if I was, I'd be using a $600 wired headphones instead), but I can tell that the quality from these headphones are close, if not superior, to any wired headphones I've ever used, for $150 or less. That's what AptX does, you can listen to your music the way it's supposed to be listened to: High quality, if not Lossless.
*Battery Life, these are rated to last at least 8, 8.5 hours, so if you're on a gym, or on an international flight, they've got you covered.
*Ease to use, the controls are pretty much straightforward, there are the volume rockers, and the multi function button between them. Wanna Play/Pause, Pick up/Hang up? One press. Wanna Skip track? Two quick presses. And so on.
*The Style, don't get me wrong but before I saw the Shadow, I had my eyes on the Infinim, because I needed something stylish, not too cumbersome, with great battery life and with great audio quality, because I'm listening to FLAC files, not AM radio!
*The portability. The Shadow, like I said, can be bent and twisted at will, and unlike the Infinim, the cord to the buds is way thicker, but the headphones will fit a small necessaire or a bag with the dimensions of a Galaxy S6 smartphone. By the way, you get one bag with said dimensions with the Tiger Woods Edition. Very high quality bag.
*Free ear tips for life. That's the edge of SOL Republic, they promote it because they know it will attract customers who, like me, lost quite a few ear tips here and there and can't find them anymore, even for sale, for a reasonable price. SOL Republic has a form where you fill your information and they'll send the ear tips set for you. If I went with the Infinim, I'd have to take good care of my ear tips, as I imagine they'd be very expensive to replace, if not hard to find.
*The weight. I couldn't believe it the first time I used but, yes, you can literally forget you're wearing that in your neck from time to time, that's how light it is.
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Save up to 64GB of media files and other data on this Samsung MB-MP64DA/BBY microSD memory card, which features a Class 10 UHS-1 design for rapid transfer speeds.
Customer Rating
5
Solid memory card for cell phones
on October 21, 2015
Posted by: zennacko
Verified Purchase:Yes
It's the 2nd time I buy one of those for my cell phones (it's been 2 years since I bought my first and it's still working as intended), these memory cards from Samsung are solid and fast, so Full HD recording shouldn't be a problem with these, and thanks to the high speed read/write, you can take much more photos per minute than with your average class 2 or 4 Micro SD card.
The orange color makes it stylish too, before colorful cards appeared, every single micro SD card was black, and looked cheap too.
This card gives around 60GB storage after formatted, so you don't lose too many storage because of the power of 10.
SD cards are getting cheaper, but what I don't understand is why the phone manufacturers keep pulling this capability from their devices? Unless they throw cheap 128GB and 256GB models (cheap as in, increments of $30~50 for double memory, not $100+ because flash memory does not cost that much!), and make a 64GB model the starter, we ALL could use SD cards on those phones (I'm looking at you, Galaxy S6...)
The orange color makes it stylish too, before colorful cards appeared, every single micro SD card was black, and looked cheap too.
This card gives around 60GB storage after formatted, so you don't lose too many storage because of the power of 10.
SD cards are getting cheaper, but what I don't understand is why the phone manufacturers keep pulling this capability from their devices? Unless they throw cheap 128GB and 256GB models (cheap as in, increments of $30~50 for double memory, not $100+ because flash memory does not cost that much!), and make a 64GB model the starter, we ALL could use SD cards on those phones (I'm looking at you, Galaxy S6...)
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
I would recommend this to a friend!
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LG Volt No-Contract Cell Phone for Sprint Prepaid: Stay connected in more ways than one with this high-powered prepaid smartphone. The 4.7" display delivers sharp, vivid colors for streaming videos, browsing social media and more, while its 4G LTE speed guarantees a fast, powerful performance all day long. Connect even further by turning your phone into a universal remote for your TV, cable box and more.
Customer Rating
5
A budget smartphone with high-end features
on October 21, 2015
Posted by: zennacko
Verified Purchase:Yes
The LG Volt is like a miracle, something you wouldn't expect to happen, but it happened. With a Quad-Core Qualcomm processor, Big screen with Gorilla Glass and Tap-to-wake feature, 1GB RAM, 4G LTE (with Spark on Sprint), NFC capability (or Apple/Android Pay if you will), infrared blaster (so you can stealthily control TVs and other devices) 8MP camera with Full HD video recording and LED flash, one would even think that a phone like this costs at least $100, but it doesn't!
The only part where the installed hardware let me down was the memory, only 4GB internal. I'm not a gamer on my phone, but if you are, keep that in mind. Do note that this phone has a MicroSD slot, and I managed to get a 64GB card on it (unlike the 32GB maximum they said, just put the 64GB card on the phone, go to the memory settings and tap on the "mount" option, if it doesn't work, reformat the card using the phone and you should be good to go.).
Back to the gaming topic, this phone runs Android 4.4.2, with slim chances of being upgraded officially to 5.0/5.1, so if you are a gamer, you will NOT be able to move your games/apps to the SD card, unless you install a custom rom on it, but not everyone will have the heart or bother to mod the phone that way.
Also, if you ever heard of RingPlus, THIS is the phone to use there, it simply blows the equally cheaper, yet weaker on features Moto E out of the water.
Thanks to the Volt 2, this little beast is being discontinued.
Back to the gaming topic, this phone runs Android 4.4.2, with slim chances of being upgraded officially to 5.0/5.1, so if you are a gamer, you will NOT be able to move your games/apps to the SD card, unless you install a custom rom on it, but not everyone will have the heart or bother to mod the phone that way.
Also, if you ever heard of RingPlus, THIS is the phone to use there, it simply blows the equally cheaper, yet weaker on features Moto E out of the water.
Thanks to the Volt 2, this little beast is being discontinued.
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
I would recommend this to a friend!
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You love the adventures, action-packed excitement and awesome storylines your PlayStation 4 delivers, but you wish there was a way to liven up the controller. Why not showcase your fandom for the Caped Crusader at the same time? With this skin set, you'll be able to decorate your PlayStation 4 controller and controller stand with dynamic images featuring Gotham's savior.Give your PlayStation 4 controller and controller stand the look it deserves with these Batman: Arkham Knight Controller and Controller Stand skins. Crafted from a revolutionary vinyl with a unique adhesive, the skins offer flexibility to mold and adhere to your controller and stand for a seamless look. The rugged durability of the construction ensures lasting use through all of the Dark Knight's adventures.
Customer Rating
3
Decent quality controller skin, stand not included
on July 22, 2015
Posted by: zennacko
Verified Purchase:Yes
I can't really complain about this because I got it bundled with my Batman Arkham Knight game, so in a "beggars can't be choosers" way, I should be happy with the gift.
Anyway, the controller skin looks good, but the best part, which is Batman, can only be seen on the stand, which is NOT included (I thought it was when I bought, but it isn't.)
If you have a black controller that looks boring enough to need a "tune-up" you should get something like this. Or not. As I personally wouldn't pay for a controller skin.
Anyway, the controller skin looks good, but the best part, which is Batman, can only be seen on the stand, which is NOT included (I thought it was when I bought, but it isn't.)
If you have a black controller that looks boring enough to need a "tune-up" you should get something like this. Or not. As I personally wouldn't pay for a controller skin.
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
My Best Buy number: 3446776812
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Compatible with your T-Mobile pay-as-you-go or monthly 4G plan, this T-Mobile $50 PREPAI refill card can be redeemed for talk time, text messages and data to help you stay connected on the go.
T-Mobile Prepaid cell phone- $50.00 Refill card
I understand that the T-Mobile $50.00 prepaid card provides 400 minutes of talk time. Question, if someone call me on my T-Mobile Prepaid Cell Phone, does it count against my 400 minutes?
400 minutes? Depends on the plan. On the cheapest pay-as-you-go you could keep your phone alive for $3/month, and then every minute above the quota (30 minutes and/or texts combined) will cost you 10 cents. That's 470 minutes and/or texts in a month. But if you can purchase $50 cards monthly, there are plans with unlimited minutes, texts and some GBs of 4G LTE data for that price
8 years, 5 months ago
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Give the gift of airtime with this $10 card that features 30 minutes of talk time.
International Roaming
Would it work in Canada or Mexico?
Only their most expensive plans and postpaid with credit check would work abroad. The cheapest you can go with some international features is the $30 plan exclusive to another retailer where you get 100 minutes/ unlimited texts with free international texts too/5GB LTE. But texting per se is useless as you have a plethora of apps that will deliver the message faster and won't use a lot of data.
8 years, 5 months ago
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Save up to 64GB of media files and other data on this Samsung MB-MP64DA/BBY microSD memory card, which features a Class 10 UHS-1 design for rapid transfer speeds.
Micro SD Card specifications: SDHC vs SDXC, class 6, 10, & UHS class, R differences speed, or physical too?
My Nook HD+ Guide shows 3 types of SD cards are supported: Micro-SD, Micro-SDHC, & Micro-SDXC, The instructions include the following limits: 1) "micro-SDHC cards up to 32GB, Class 6", (no class 10 mentioned.); 2) "micro-SDXC cards up to 64 GB" (class is omitted); & 3) "The UHS speed for micro-SDXC cards is not supported". What is the difference between SDHC class 6, SDXC class 10, & SDXC UHC, What is UHS? Are these “old” guidelines”, are they now interchangeable, and if not, why? Is this a speed issue, a design issue, or is there a physical difference? Under these guidelines, will a micro-SDXC 64GB class 10 (that does not list or include any UHS reference), work? Is UHS-1 the same as Class 10 or something new and "physically" different? If the nook is limited to a 32GB class 6 SDHC card, but can also use a 64GB Class 10 SDXC card, where does this UHS definition fit? The nook info is recent. The limited explanations of SDHC; SDXC, and UHS terms leave me too confused to confidently choose the right SD card for this situation. I didn’t find Class 6 microSDXC cards, will a (faster) class 10' SDXC work, most of them also list UHS, what is the difference? To add the Android to a nook requires an SD card, I’d prefer to use the larger 64GB instead of 32GB. Your guidance would be appreciated. Thank You.
If you STILL need this question answered, I'll explain to you:
Classes determine how fast the read/write operations can be using a certain card. Your Nook states it supports up to class 6, so it's not a very fast device, as class 6 is a meager 6MB/second read and write minimum, ON THE CARD. So your device can be faster than that, or slower than that.
The MicroSDXC classes were omitted because they're likely Class 10 minimum, or UHS-I~III maximum. So they will be a lot faster than your device can handle, that's why the class didn't matter. Like you say "The UHS SPEED for MicroSDXC cards is not supported"
Aside from speed and storage size, and brand colors, there's no physical difference between the MicroSD-HC-XC cards.
If your Nook supports SDXC cards, you can use 64GB cards, or even 128GB cards for that matter, you'll be OK. Just remember that your Nook will treat them as Class 6 cards because it can't handle more speed than that.
Classes determine how fast the read/write operations can be using a certain card. Your Nook states it supports up to class 6, so it's not a very fast device, as class 6 is a meager 6MB/second read and write minimum, ON THE CARD. So your device can be faster than that, or slower than that.
The MicroSDXC classes were omitted because they're likely Class 10 minimum, or UHS-I~III maximum. So they will be a lot faster than your device can handle, that's why the class didn't matter. Like you say "The UHS SPEED for MicroSDXC cards is not supported"
Aside from speed and storage size, and brand colors, there's no physical difference between the MicroSD-HC-XC cards.
If your Nook supports SDXC cards, you can use 64GB cards, or even 128GB cards for that matter, you'll be OK. Just remember that your Nook will treat them as Class 6 cards because it can't handle more speed than that.
8 years, 6 months ago
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Save up to 64GB of media files and other data on this Samsung MB-MP64DA/BBY microSD memory card, which features a Class 10 UHS-1 design for rapid transfer speeds.
Will this card work with the Moto G3 unlocked international 1G/8G?
It should. Even though the 3rd generation Moto G officially supports only up to 32GB memory cards, the reviewers didn't have any problem using 64 and even 128GB memory cards. However, if a specific 64GB card refuses to work on your phone, but works elsewhere, Motorola will pass the blame onto you.
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