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Showcase video adventures in Full HD with this 24.5-inch HP Omen gaming display. Its 144Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time let you play fast-action games seamlessly, and it has HDMI, DisplayPort and USB 3.0 ports for versatile connectivity. This HP Omen gaming display has a built-in headphone hook for easy organization.
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5
Now is the Time to Get Into PC Gaming!
on June 21, 2017
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from Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Now that gaming equipment is becoming affordable, I am loving the options.
This HP Omen 25 monitor is part of my first foray into having a gaming PC rig. I have an HP Omen Desktop that looks so great with this monitor. I love the style and look of the monitor, but I wish the monitor had a way to raise or lower it like my old monitor had. That said, the performance and features of this monitor are awesome.
The HP Omen 25 monitor sports two USB 3.0 ports to plug your peripherals into, as well as DisplayPort and HDMI connections. It features 1 ms response times, and has a refresh rate of 144Hz. I didn't realize how much of a difference this would make until I started up some games. The picture is so clear, but better yet, the movements are SO smooth.
Another great feature is that the monitor has a headphone holder so your headphones don't have to lay out on the desk when not in use. I love this, as I have started using headphones for gaming at night. Including an HDMI cable and a DisplayPort cable was also a nice touch.
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This is more than just a speaker - it's a journey. Starting from the very basic elements of sound and speakers, your children will build a deeper understanding as they move toward assembling their Speaker Cube. At every step, exploration is encouraged and curiosity is rewarded.
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A Ton of Fun, and Interesting
on June 13, 2017
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from Oklahoma City, OK, USA
This is an excellent summer project for children. It is recommended for 8 years and up, but we put it together with a 6 and 10 year old, and they both loved it. This educational "toy" lays some nice groundwork to get kids interested in electricity and other elements of engineering. We had a ton of fun putting it together, and are now looking for a new project.
The unit itself, once assembled, is very neat looking, in an industrial sort of way. IT also features LED lights that can be changed using the IOS app (more on that later). As expected with BOSE products, the sound is excellent, and the kids were so impressed with themselves after completing such a cool project with such impressive results.
The only down side to this project kit is that it is currently only supported by IOS (Apple) devices. It will work with iPads or iPhones, but there doesn't seem to be any Android support for changing the lights, but you can connect to the speaker with an Android device just for audio. Luckily, we just received an iPad from a friend, so we were good to go.
If you're looking for a fun, cool, educational project for your children this summer, look no further. IT is something they may use on a daily basis, and continue to be proud of their accomplishment. I predict this being shown off a lot to my daughter's friends especially.
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Listen to music safely with these JLab JBuddies folding headphones, which have an integrated 85db volume leveler to safeguard sensitive ears. Equipped with soft cushions which stay comfortable for extended periods, these earphones and make a great addition to your kid’s travel kit. Use these versatile JLab JBuddies folding headphones with a range of devices.
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5
Great, Safe, Children's Headphones
on May 27, 2017
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from Oklahoma City, OK, USA
After spending a few hours with the JBuddies Folding Kids Headphones, my daughter loves these them. They sound great, and I can rest easy knowing these headphones won't damage her ears. This is due to the built-in volume regulator that keeps the volume below 85dB.
She loved that you can pick which pictures you put over the cups, and she actually made some pictures of her own to truly make them hers. The included 3D stickers were cute, but she wanted something even more personalized.
They fold up for travel or storage, which is another big plus.
Another added bonus is that these sit on the ears, instead of covering them. while man people like ear cups that completely cover the ears, people with glasses tend to like these smaller cups better. My daughter said these were way more comfortable than her old earphones that covered her whole ear.
Overall, she loves these headphones, and I can rest easy knowing her ears are safe.
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Listen to music hands-free with this LG wireless headset. It lets you answer or ignore a call with voice commands, and the wireless earbuds charge when they're resting inside the neckband, ensuring they're ready for use. The neckband of this LG wireless headset provides vibration alerts for incoming calls and texts, so you'll never miss a message.
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Wireless Earbuds? Yes Please
on May 23, 2017
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from Oklahoma City, OK, USA
The LG Tone Free Bluetooth headphones are an amazing piece of equipment with just a few drawbacks. The feature a neck piece to hold the earpieces when not in use, but unlock many similar headsets, the LG Tone Free headphones are wireless. This adds a lot of comfort when wearing the headphones. Making them great for workouts and shorts hikes (more on battery life later).
The Tone Free headphones have an excellent 33 ft. wireless range. Your typical user will not need that amount of distance, as they will typically have their phone or MP3 player on them. The Bluetooth signal is good enough that I haven’t had any loss of signal while using them at the gym.
The battery life on the headphones is around 3 hours of use, or 82 hours in standby mode. The battery life is perfect for casual use, but wouldn’t work well as a primary headset for someone who is on the phone all day. It also means that if you have longer workouts, the headphones will be much closer to needing a charge when done. For those who go on long hikes and listen to music, this battery life will probably not suffice, but I would recommend wired headphones if that is your need.
The music quality is excellent considering these are just earbuds and not full, over-the-ear headphones. I enjoyed good highs and lows, and generally found the music playback to be great.
The only real downside of these headphones is that when using them for calls, only one of the headphones works. Having stereo sound for calls would have been a nice added feature.
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Replace the keyboard of your Microsoft Surface Pro 7, 6, 5 or 4 with this silver Brydge keyboard. It conveniently lets you open the screen at your preferred viewing angle without a kickstand, and its backlit keys increase visibility in low light working environments. This Brydge keyboard is lightweight, so it doesn't add extra bulk to your device.
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5
A Great Keyboar for Personal Presentations on Your
on May 17, 2017
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from Oklahoma City, OK, USA
I was already happy with my standard Surface 4 keyboard. I didn't know that there was anything left to be desired, but then I tried the Brydge 12.3 Bluetooth Keyboard, I saw that there were some things I was missing
I use my surface almost exclusively for presentations. While these are sometimes presentations for groups, when I have a one-on-one presentation, the Brydge keyboard is perfect, as I can keep the keyboard in front of me, but set the monitor in front of my client. This ensures I'm not having to reach across them to demonstrate anything.
The backlit keys are great. Every device I own has them now, and I'm never going back.
The Brydge keyboard also protects your surface a lot more than the standard Surface keyboards due to its aluminum design, meaning you can rest easier on the go.
If you are looking for the best keyboard option for your Surface 3 or 4, look no further. The Brydge 12.3 should serve all of your needs.
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Keep your beard groomed with this Panasonic hair trimmer. It has sharp blades positioned at 45 degrees for optimal cutting with minimum discomfort, and it has 19 trim settings to get your hair to the precise desired length. The rubberized grip on this Panasonic hair trimmer lets you maintain control to eliminate accidents.
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5
Powerful Cordless Trimmer Packs a Lot of Pecision
on May 4, 2017
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from Oklahoma City, OK, USA
My favorite feature of the Panasonic Precision Cutting System is the quick adjust dial. Maintaining a beard can be a lot of work if you want it to look nice and groomed (I often just let it run wild). The quick adjust dial easily shaved 15 minutes off of the time it used to take me to properly groom my beard. With so many settings on the dial, a nice fade can be achieved at home.
The blades cut through my dense beard surprisingly easy, especially for a cordless trimmer. A single charge on this trimmer lasts for about 30 minutes, meaning that a single charge should be able to get you through our typical business trip or weekend getaway.
For some, being able to use this in the shower will be a big plus, as it is waterproof, but I rarely shave in the shower, as I am not capable of grooming myself well without a mirror.
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ALLY is a Whole Home Wi-Fi System that delivers smart, safe, secure Wi-Fi controlled from your phone. The ALLY mobile app is equipped with advanced parental controls, including an online activity log, and alerts that can be sent when someone attempts to access a blocked site. ALLY also comes with built-in AVG security to protect your network devices from malware and harmful websites
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5
A Great Mesh WiFi Option
on April 30, 2017
Posted by: TechGuru
from Oklahoma City, OK, USA
The Ally Plus Whole Home Smart WiFi System is an affordable, easy to setup mesh WiFi system with some excellent special features.
Starting with the setup of the system. The setup is quick and easy. It only took about 15 minutes to have excellent, full coverage throughout the house. Speedtest.net results were excellent, even at the furthest reaches of the WiFi coverage. The Ally Plus system provided speeds similar to other Mesh networks I have had experience with. I was able to stream 4K test videos to all areas of my house, and my VOIP phone service also worked well in all covered areas.
Here is where the Ally Plus system gets interesting. Using just your cellphone, you can manage your home network. Management includes being able to set times when the Internet won't be available, to ensure family time happens with everyone's full attention. You can also manage which sites your kids can visit, allowing some parental guidance for web use, even when you aren't in the room. It also allows you to check the sites that have been visited b each user.
The Ally Plus system is all you need for an excellent home WiFi network, with plenty of protection. The addition of AVG antiviral services ensures your devices will be protected from malicious software attacks.
The Ally Plus system should be able to cover up to 15,000 square feet, which means you'll have Internet access, even in your back yard.
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HP OMEN by HP Desktop: Power your productivity with this HP computer. The Intel Core i5 processor ensures applications launch and run as expected for frustration-free performance, and the 8GB of RAM supports business and personal multitasking. This HP computer includes a 1TB hard drive, letting you store hundreds of documents, pictures and application files.
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4
An Excellent Entry-Level Gaming Rig
on April 14, 2017
Posted by: TechGuru
The HP Omen is an excellent all-around computer, but doesn't hit very many of the major "tick boxes" people investing in a gaming PC are looking for. However, with a few upgrades, this can be a great gaming PC.
The Intel Core i5-7400 processor quad core processor provides excellent gaming speeds, up to 3.0 Ghz. It also features 7 USB ports to support all of your gaming peripherals. Paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with 3 GB of GDDR5 RAM, you're looking at an impressive gaming rig.
The HP Omen features the ability to change the color of the lights on the tower. You can have them do a solid color, a light show, or use the color of the tower to indicate the CPU load or the CPU temperature. Not only is this cool, it can be quite handy.
The included keyboard and mouse will be sufficient to get the computer setup in the first place, but if you are going to use this system as a gaming PC, then you need to at least get a better mouse, with more weight to it, and some extra buttons.
I was surprised to see this system didn't have an SSD or a hybrid hard drive. Having upgraded my 8 year old computer with an SSD prior to getting this system, I saw how dramatic a difference an SSD can make in startup times for both the OS and individual games and apps.
Also, 8GB of RAM may be a bit low, depending on the games you are playing, but adding RAM is easy and fairly cheap.
Overall, this is a great starter gaming PC that will allow for plenty of upgrades for the future to come.
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Head from hardwood to carpet for quick-and-easy full-house cleanups with this Dyson V7 Motorhead vacuum in hand. The direct-drive cleaner head dives deep into your rugs, getting up dirt from even hard-to-reach spaces. Disconnect the handle of this Dyson V7 Motorhead vacuum, and you've got a cordless handheld vac for simple sweep-ups of spills.
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4
The Dyson V7 Motorhead: a Great Portable Vacuum
on March 18, 2017
Posted by: TechGuru
The Dyson V7 Motorhead is a wireless unit for flexibility and convenience. It features an incredibly easy setup, but requires 3.5 hours of initial charge time per the instructions. Once it is charged, you are ready to go.
I was able to vacuum 2300 square feet on one charge with seemingly plenty of juice left to continue. I also was able to vacuum the ceiling corners on the same charge. The unit is light enough that I didn't need to switch hands while vacuuming the house.
The vacuum itself is very maneuverable and also has a very low profile so that you can vacuum under beds, and even some couches and dressers. This means you don't have to move as much furniture around to get a good clean.
The Dyson V7 Motorhead comes with upholstery attachment with brush, and an attachment to go in tight spaces like couch crevices. It also includes a wall mount so that the unit can be put up and out-of-the-way while it charges.
The unit has 2 suction modes, one for regular suction, one for extra suction. Keep in mind that during regular operation, only normal suction should be used, or it will greatly reduce the battery life.
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Take control of dynamic visual aids with this Logitech Spotlight presentation remote. Its intuitive three-button interface is ideal for pointing and navigating, and it provides versatile programmable functions via the Logitech Presentation app. This Logitech Spotlight presentation remote has a wireless range up to 100 ft. with Bluetooth Smart connectivity and USB receiver compatibility.
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The Ultimate Presentation Tool
on March 9, 2017
Posted by: TechGuru
I present a lot, and as such, am always looking for better ways to present. My recent time with the Logitech Spotlight Presentation Remote has been nothing short of amazing. I set it up in a presentation hall, an was amazed with how fluid the remote was;I can casually use it at my side so that it doesn't distract from a presentation. I was able to move freely around the room without worrying if the remote would work.
The Logitech Spotlight Presentation Remote is essentially an all-in-one presentation tool. It features fully-customization on-screen pointers featuring a spotlight effect, magnification, and more. You can also customize the operations of the remote's buttons.
One of my favorite features of this remote is the timer feature. You can set a timer prior to starting your presentation, and the presentation remote will vibrate for each of these timers. This is especially helpful during Q&A sessions, so you can warn the audience when there are just a few minutes left. Too often, I have made presentations where I ran over without knowing it.
The Quick Charge feature is also amazing. In just one minute of charging, you get three hours of charge. Also, once the device is fully charged, it will maintain a charge for up to 3 months, so you are always ready to present. Connectivity-wise, the Logitech Spotlight Presentation Remote can connect using either Bluetooth, or the supplied USB dongle.
If you present often, the Logitech Spotlight Presentation Remote is worth its weight in gold.
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Keep your devices powered on the go with the Belkin BOOSTCHARGE 36W Dual Port PPS Car Charger. It boasts two 18W USB-C Ports, both of which support simultaneous fast charging for all PD-Enabled devices. This 36 watt charger is equipped with PPS technology, which allows for optimized charging with compatible devices by dynamically negotiating the best charging voltage. It’s packed with the latest USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 and PPS technologies, working together to safely deliver the ideal amount of fast power to the device it’s connected to. Optimized to charge all USB-A and USB-C compatible devices faster than a standard 5w Charger. Compatible with Apple iPhone 14, 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone XR, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, HTC U12+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10, Google Pixel 3 XL, Google Pixel 3, iPad Pro (12.9") 2nd Gen, iPad Pro (10.5"), Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei P30/P30 Pro, Sony Xperia XZ2
The description for this product is incorrect and sparse at best. Please update.
AGREED! The desciption seems to indicate that it has BOTH USB-A and USB-C ports. This is incorrect, it only has USB-C connections. The description should be fixed immediately.
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Cut The Cord with AirTV Player. Stream movies, TV, music and other content using a wide range of apps, including Netflix, SlingTV, Google Play and many more from the Google Play Store all with AirTV Player. AirTV’s streaming platform integrates local over-the-air (OTA) programming with your streaming services. The AirTV Adapter and an OTA antenna provide local channels like ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX, without a monthly cable bill.
I’m confused. How/ where does it get ota channels? Is there an antenna that comes with it? Similar to the digital antenna I use now for local channels? Or does it get the local ota channels and stream to device via the internet?
It actually has a coaxial cable plug-in so that you can use any OTA antenna with it.You should be able to use the digital antenna you mentioned in your question. That said, you can get a new, Smart 4k TV for around $300-$450, so I would go that route unless you are on an extremely tight budget. 4k, plus Roku is a much better option in my opinion. If nothing else, Roku isn't going anywhere.
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Showcase video adventures in Full HD with this 24.5-inch HP Omen gaming display. Its 144Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time let you play fast-action games seamlessly, and it has HDMI, DisplayPort and USB 3.0 ports for versatile connectivity. This HP Omen gaming display has a built-in headphone hook for easy organization.
Does this monitor have built-in speakers?
Showcase video adventures in Full HD with this 24.5-inch HP Omen gaming display. Its 144Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time let you play fast-action games seamlessly, and it has HDMI, DisplayPort and USB 3.0 ports for versatile connectivity. This HP Omen gaming display has a built-in headphone hook for easy organization.
Does it have Freesync?
Yes, the HP Omen 25 monitor supports Freesync, whereas the HP Omen 27 supports G-Sync, a proprietary NVIDIA alternative that requires an NVIDIA GPU.
6 years, 10 months ago
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Showcase video adventures in Full HD with this 24.5-inch HP Omen gaming display. Its 144Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time let you play fast-action games seamlessly, and it has HDMI, DisplayPort and USB 3.0 ports for versatile connectivity. This HP Omen gaming display has a built-in headphone hook for easy organization.
Is this a Freesync monitor? I keep getting conflicting information.
Yes, the HP Omen 25 supports Freesync. The HP Omen 27, on the other hand, supports G-Sync, an alternative to Freesync that requires NVIDIA GPUs to work.
6 years, 10 months ago
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Wake up to a delicious cup of java with this Ninja Coffee Bar glass carafe system. The 10-cup pitcher holds 50 oz. of coffee when entertaining or brews a single cup at a time, prepared at the infusion level of your choice. This Ninja Coffee Bar glass carafe system has a built-in frother for hot and cold drink creations.
Does the coffee bar good rich ice coffee
Yes, the Ninja Coffee Bar has a special brewing setting for iced coffees, and they are delicious.
7 years, 4 months ago
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Simplify your everyday life with the Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Use voice commands to enjoy music, get answers from Google and manage everyday tasks. Google Home is compatible with Android and iOS operating systems, and can control compatible smart devices such as Chromecast or Nest."
does it support AT&T Digital life and its Nest devices and thermostats that are attached to the system ?
It supports Nest devices, but you would have to contact AT&T about future integration, but currently it isn't supported.
7 years, 6 months ago
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Simplify your everyday life with the Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Use voice commands to enjoy music, get answers from Google and manage everyday tasks. Google Home is compatible with Android and iOS operating systems, and can control compatible smart devices such as Chromecast or Nest."
Does this support Sonos? iTunes?
No, not at this time. IT also doesn't support Amazon Music. It currently only supports Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, and YouTube Music.
7 years, 6 months ago
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Simplify your everyday life with the Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Use voice commands to enjoy music, get answers from Google and manage everyday tasks. Google Home is compatible with Android and iOS operating systems, and can control compatible smart devices such as Chromecast or Nest."
Can this be used if the phone the main account is tied to is not at home? IE: Could my wife ask it to play music from Google Play if I'm not there? I'm not asking about family accounts but if this will remember my account if my phone isn't around?
Yes, Google Home will work regardless of if the primary account holder is around. Great question!
7 years, 6 months ago
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Simplify your everyday life with the Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Use voice commands to enjoy music, get answers from Google and manage everyday tasks. Google Home is compatible with Android and iOS operating systems, and can control compatible smart devices such as Chromecast or Nest."
Does google home has an accesory for lock and unlock doors?
Yes, you must make sure your door locks are compatible, but it does support this function.
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