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A50 X is made to play. The ultimate gaming headset is upgraded with breakthrough innovations in audio and connectivity. PLAYSYNC Multi-system switching between 3 platforms at once. PRO-G GRAPHENE audio drivers achieve unprecedented clarity and response critical for in-game performance. Pro-grade LIGHTSPEED wireless delivers the highest levels of wireless performance including broadcast-quality wireless boom mic and wireless dual-device mixing. HDMI 2.1 Passthru delivers Ultra HD resolution for the highest levels of console audio (24 bit) and visual fidelity (4K 120 Hz). Battery lasts for up to 24 hours of playtime with the ease of wireless charging. A50 X is a breakthrough in design and engineering for the ultimate gaming audio experience.
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4
Really nice headset with only a couple tiny issues
on February 27, 2024
Posted by: swemoney
These headphones are pretty nice. I have a few small complaints but as far as headphones go, they work great, sound great and do everything I need them to (and more in some cases).
The setup process is as complicated as you'd like it to be. For the most part, it's fairly straight forward. On PC, you just plug in the USB cable into the charging dock and then plug one of the ends into the power adapter and the other end into your computer. End of setup. They'll get detected and be ready to use straight away (you might need to push the device switch button a couple times to turn it into PC mode). Connecting consoles is pretty straight forward as well. There's a spot on the charging dock for a PC, Xbox AND PS5. It's not a 1 or the other thing like literally every headset I've checked out before. You can connect all 3 and switch between them without an issue. It's quite nice a feature I didn't really expect to see but am really happy it's there.
The fit is pretty nice as well.. for the most part. It's light enough that you don't really feel it on your head after a while. I immediately found the ear cups to be a bit small for me. They touch my ears right away and I kind of have to maneuver them to a spot that feels most comfortable. But once they're there, I don't really notice an issue with my ears hurting or anything. Just the initial shock of the cups kind of hugging your ears a little bit. I'm also not a HUGE fan of the astro/logitech material on their cups. I'm not sure how to describe it but I've felt the same thing on multiple logitech headsets. The ear cup fabric just feels a little rough on my head. Even though feeling them with my hands they feel smooth. I'm not sure what it is but it's been consistent. Luckily, these cups are very easily magnetized onto the headset so they're really easy to replace if you'd prefer a different feel. I'm looking into more pleather style cups.
Those two issues aside, I'm happy with prolonged sessions. I don't feel any fatigue from the weight or pressure of the cups squeezing my head. It all feels great after hours of use.
One of the headsets I was using before this one had a removable battery and the transmitter doubled as a charger for the battery so if your headset died, you could easily swap a new one really quick and get back to the action. It made thinking about charging anything an afterthought since a second battery was always being charged while the other one was being used. This headset doesn't have that, BUT they do boast a 24 hour battery life (which is far more than my other headset ever lasted before needing to be swapped) and since the transmitter dock is also a charger, I don't see battery issues really being a problem even without the hot swappable batteries. I haven't run into any myself yet, at least.
Speaking of the charging dock transmitter. It's smaller than I expected after seeing it on the box. Not tiny but it doesn't take up a crazy amount of space on my desk. There's indicator lights for battery life and what mode is selected (pc, xbox, ps5) on the front. It all looks really nice actually. My only gripe with it is that the headset needs to be kind of moved around a bit when placing it on the dock to charge. It's not the end of the world but there is no way for it to just slide in without intervention. Again, it's a tiny issue that isn't a deal breaker at all but something I've noticed.
How's this thing sound?! Pretty good to my ears. It gets plenty loud for me and the range feels good. It doesn't feel like it's overpowering or blasting my head off or anything which is nice in my elder millennial age. It just sounds good without much tweaking required. I've been using the headset microphone instead of my normal broadcast quality microphone and haven't heard a single complaints. The mic sounds fairly decent (for a headset mic). It's not going to replace my broadcast mic but it was nice to test it and find something that doesn't suck that's attached to my head.
The only feature I feel is missing from a headset at this price range is noise canceling. There is none. It's almost like you're not wearing a headset at all if there's no sound coming out. It's very transparent.
Signal quality has also been really nice. The "Lightspeed" protocol that's used has had zero issues. Most headsets that use a generic 2.4Ghz band dongle crackle on occasion because my place has a lot of 2.4Ghz interference. I haven't had a single drop or crackle or any audio issues what so ever with these. It's been impressive since I even see interference creep into bluetooth sometimes over here.
The last issue I had with the headset was the lack of sidetone initially. I tend to find it weird when I'm speaking and I can't hear anything that I'm saying so I like to have some sidetone pretty much always. An update of the GHub app, I was able to check out the settings and sidetone is indeed available with adjustable volume. After setting it up, I didn't need GHub to be running all the time so that was definitely a plus.
Overall, I'm really liking this headset. When I'm not streaming (and require a wired headset), I'll probably be using this one as my main. It's lack of interference, easy charging and ability to connect to multiple devices make it a real contender for best gaming headset I've used. Noise canceling and a hot swappable battery would have been nice but everything else works so well that I don't tend to miss them too much. If you have the budget and are looking for something that's good for gaming on multiple systems and has a microphone that doesn't totally suck, this one might be for you.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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The HP OfficeJet Pro 9135e delivers fast color printing, 500-sheet paper capacity, and duplex scanning and copying. It's AI-enabled to intuitively adapt to your workflow, with wireless and security features that keep your multifunction printer up to date and secure.
Customer Rating
4
Good printer. Lousy philosophy.
on February 15, 2024
Posted by: swemoney
HP printers do a good job at their primary function. I haven't had any issues with them as far as them just being printers (or scanners or copiers). My biggest gripe is just the philosophy behind the company and how expensive it is to replace the ink. This isn't new news but with recent remarks stating their whole goal is to DRM all of their ink and push everyone into subscriptions, I'm just not a huge fan.
As far as the printer goes, it was pretty easy to set up. I ran into a hiccup that just sort of resolved itself when setting up the wifi settings. You do everything from the app which gave me the option to skip logging in (surprising) but I already had an HP account so I logged in anyways. You follow the steps to insert paper (they say to insert paper into the bottom tray, but the bottom tray is labeled 2 which just irks me), insert the ink that's included, print out a test/calibration page and connect to wifi. I tried over and over to connect to my wifi and kept getting an error message. Google told me that I could resolve it by changing a setting on my router but I eventually just bypassed the setup on the printer and printed out a wifi connection page that said all of my wifi details were correct and that it was receiving an IP. So who knows what that was about. It took a little bit of time but eventually my phone and computers started seeing the printer on the network. So the hiccup didn't really stop anything but it was annoying at the time.
Usage is nice and simple. Most devices just see the printer on the network and allow me to print straight away. I don't need any extra drivers or anything. Just select the printer and use the device's print dialog to send it. The copy screen is displayed up front on the printer's screen so it's easy to access and you can just insert some papers into the tray or lift the top and then copy with minimal effort. Scanning will definitely depend on your setup. You can set some things up inside the printer to send any scans to a network drive. Or even email them to you. I think the easiest way to go about it (since USB thumb drives are so cheap and everywhere) is to just insert a USB drive into the port on the front and tell the scanner to send the scans there. No extra setup required. Just works.
Print quality is quite nice. I haven't used anything but standard paper and thicker stock standard paper and the prints look good. Images print out nicely. I'm not sure it'll replace a professional photo style printer or anything but it gets the job done. Copy/scanning quality is also top notch. I haven't seen a ton of improvements on this front for many years. This one doesn't disappoint.
My favorite thing about this printer (and past HP printers I've used) is just needing wifi and that's it. Being able to plug it into power without worrying about connecting a network cable or powering on a PC it's connected to is just so nice. Being able to print from any device without a lot of extra steps (i.e. not needing extra drivers on most devices) is very nice. Like I said, HP printers are good printers. I'm just not a fan of how much they price gouge their ink and how gung-ho they are on getting everyone to subscribe to their ink subscription plan. Their subscriptions are based on how many pages you print and they charge you every month no matter if you hit this number or not but they only send you a new set of inks if they detect that you're running low. I'm just not a fan of their ink policy even if I enjoy using their printers.
Bottom line, if you need a printer for the office and you're confident you'll save money on an ink subscription, this might be the printer for you. It does it's job correctly, just be ready for the cost of ink as you move forward.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Cook delicious rice with the touch of a button. The COSORI 5.0-Quart Rice Cooker offers 9 functions to cook your favorite type of rice to the perfect texture. Following a precise 6-step cooking process, the rice cooker produces evenly cooked rice every time. It's simple and easy to use with a guided LED display that walks you through the cooking process. When you~re done cooking, all accessories are dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
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4
Set it and forget it. Very nice.
on January 27, 2024
Posted by: swemoney
I'm a rice newb. Never really made rice myself before and never used a rice cooker. I like rice, though, so I thought this would be a good buy for my ADHD brain since there's not a ton of steps involved. I was right. It's not an instant process, but it makes good rice and it's mostly a set it and forget it exists until it beeps at you kind of thing so I've been doing well with it.
Setup is as easy as it can be. Read the instructions to get an idea of how much rice and water you need and that's about it. You plug in the rice cooker and select the type of rice and it figures out the rest for you. I was a little worried when I winged my first batch of rice and said 50 minutes on the timer. I was also thrown off by the lack of time controls since every other kitchen gadget you use lets you customize the time. It makes sense when you stop and think about it since this cooks the rice until it's done so the timer is just an estimate. After you press start, you just kind of forget about it until you don't. It'll beep at you when it's done but I didn't even notice the beep the first time. After it's done cooking, it'll just start a new timer counting up while it keeps the rice warm.
As stated before, I winged my first batch of rice. I basically had read something online a while back that I remembered about just barely covering the rice with the water. I did that and the rice turned out perfect as far as I was concerned. Subsequent batches, I used the measuring cup included and it feels like you basically get the same result. Pretty much always just a little more water than rice. Every batch has turned out great through and the best feature is just hitting start and not needing to do anything else until it's ready.
Even as a rice newb, I've at least heard plenty about needing to wash your rice before you cook it. So I can safely say that washing the rice is the only pain point as far as cooking rice is concerned with this cooker. Obviously no fault to the rice cooker there. Once it's washed, it's a really nice set it and forget tool. I'll be eating a lot more rice now.
I don't know what else to say about this one. It seems very idiot proof. I've been really lax with my measurements and it always just turns out good. If you're in the market for a rice cooker and this is in your budget, even though I don't have any experience with other cookers, this seems like a good one to me.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Fuel your system performance with the Crucial T500 Gen4 NVMe SSD. Experience faster gaming ~ perfect for PS5 upgrades. Amp up your creative potential with solid state storage that moves as fast as you need it to. Heavy tasks are no problem with better performance to power efficiency, and our heatsink gives you quiet heat dissipation in a sleek design.
Customer Rating
5
Quick and easy storage expansion
on January 13, 2024
Posted by: swemoney
There's not much more to want here. This drive installs effortlessly into a PS5 and gives you plenty of storage for at least one Call of Duty update. It's one of the fastest advertised drives out there so you really shouldn't have any issues feeling like this is a built in drive.
Installation is painless. Honestly, figuring out how to hold the top panel you have to remove in order to get it to slide off is the most complicated part. After that, you just insert it into the slot and screw it in and close 'er back up. Setup on the PS5 side is just as painless as the PS5 will notice you've installed a new drive and ask what to do with it right away. Then you can just select the new drive as your default install drive and you're off to the races to install whatever you want.
There's not much more to say about usage. I didn't notice any sort of slowdown when using this drive. Feels just like the internal PS5 drive. The only pain point (to me) is a software thing on Sony's side where you can't select what drive you want to install to each time you install something. This is definitely no fault of Crucial and the drive works great.
If you're looking to more than triple your PS5's storage capacity, you can't go very wrong with this one. It's easy to install. One of the quickest drives you can get (I haven't tested it in a PC but I'm sure it would do wonders in there as well). Not much downside here. If it's in your budget, get it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Say hai to a smart sustainable showerhead. Water-powered Bluetooth technology connects to the hai app, helping you track your water usage - no batteries required. Save water with customizable LED alerts, indicating when the water's reached your perfect temperature and when you're at your set water use target. A specially designed patented spray slider makes it easy to adjust between a high-pressure stream to a steamy fine mist. hai features more coverage than the average showerhead and is perfect for low-flow environments. Constructed with durable, high-quality, stainless-steel materials and a smooth bacterial-resistance hose, hai can be mounted on the wall or used as a handled shower device. A 2-year warranty lets you buy with confidence.
Customer Rating
4
Nice shower head with some lacking smart features
on December 30, 2023
Posted by: swemoney
This is my first "smart" shower head and for that, it's pretty nice. But as far as the smart features go, they leave me sort of wanting and hoping a firmware update can fix it up later.
Install was really easy. I've installed a few shower heads in my day so I was prepared already. Taking my old shower head off was the biggest struggle. Attaching this one was a breeze though. You don't need any tools, really. The quick start guide recommends you have some plumbers tape which I had some extra laying around. The shower head has a lever of sorts that jiggles between two different positions. One to tighten the shower head to the wall outlet and the then you can move it down to tighten the whole unit. At first I was concerned because any movement of the shower handle (or just placing it in it's holster) would make the whole smart base swivel around a bit. I figured out that the second position on the tightening level was for locking that into place though and it was all good.
Setup through the app was pretty easy too. You need to create (another) account to use it which is really annoying. After that annoyance, it does a good job of walking you through setup which was really quick and easy. You need to turn the water on (which is how it gets it's power, it says power should be available for up to an hour after your shower which is pretty neat) and then the app just finds the shower head and updates the firmware and it's ready to go. Really straightforward.
As a shower, it works well. Pressure is good and doesn't feel any different than my old shower (which I enjoyed the pressure of). If you're used to (and actually use) a lot of different "modes" on your shower head, this one might not be for you because it only has a strong stream and a mist. You can slide between the two so you can find the pressure you like but there's no single stream blast or pulse or anything that you find on a lot of other wand shower heads. Luckily, our old shower head basically never left the setting that this one is always at so I'm not going to worry about that.
The smart features are alright on this one. The app is pretty well designed. It's a bit simplistic and there's not much to it, but it's a shower head so I can't fault it there. It'll give you a rundown of the last shower you took as well as a breakdown over time. It also offers you hints on how much water and power you might have saved with that shower based on how much water you used and how hot the water was. I don't believe I will ever see a non-zero number in those slots because my first shower almost doubled the amount of water they recommend and the temperate they recommend is barely warm to me. But I didn't get it to save money so I can ignore those zeros for now.
The shower head features a little pillar with a small light on it and in the app you can set up "alerts" for water usage and temperature. You can specify a color for each alert and a number. That's where it ends though. By default it'll give you an orange light when you reach 20 gallons of water and it'll light up green when the water is at 90 degrees. It even looks like it tries to light both lights at the same time but it's pretty hard to see. When the orange light came on, it looked like the green light was still trying to take up half the dot. It's neat and all but I would have loved to see more. For starters, given only two alert states that are independent, I would have thought two separate lights would have been a little nicer than just one. Not much that can be done about that one.
But more importantly, I would love to see the ability to add more than one alert per category. For instance, turn blue when the water is 70 degrees, orange when it's 90 degrees, red when it's 100 degrees. This would help out when getting a shower ready for the kids as we could aim for a different color of water based on who was using the shower. Then for water usage, we could have one color when we get to 15 gallons, and then another at 20 gallons and a red alert color of sorts when we get to 30 gallons. I think this would have a bigger impact on me trying to save water if I get a little bit of a warning as I approach my goal usage and then a get a big red flag when I blow past it. If anyone from hai might see this, I would love to see a firmware update add this kind of functionality if possible.
All in all, I do like the shower head and the few smart features it provides for now. I hope for an updated firmware but I won't hold my breath. As is, it's a little underwhelming but I'm not disappointment.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Begin your cryptocurrency adventure with the Trezor Model T ~ a perfect blend of open-source security and style, featuring a large and responsive color touchscreen. With the Model T's seamless integration with the free Trezor Suite app, managing all your digital assets has never been this straightforward. Easily send, receive, trade, and track your assets while maintaining transaction privacy through Trezor's advanced privacy features. Dive into the world of crypto, knowing that the Trezor Model T has your back.
Customer Rating
4
Pretty neat from a casual
on December 30, 2023
Posted by: swemoney
I don't have a huge stake in crypto or anything. Very casual observer and even more casual dabbler over here. I tested out another hardware wallet and it was alright but the tiny nature of the device and limited controls made navigation and overall usage a bit of a pain. This one solves those problems pretty well.
Setup was fairly straight forward. You download the software for your computer and peal off the hologram seal covering the USB port. I still have to take goo-gone or something to the leftover sticker since it's made to not come off. Loading up the software with the wallet plugged in gave you some pretty straight forward setup instructions to follow. By the end of the 10ish minute process, I had a new, offline wallet ready to accept coins.
The software is pretty well designed and easy to navigate. You do pretty much everything you want to do from inside the software. Initiate a transfer or setting up to receive is all started in the software and then you verify and confirm everything on the device. The largish screen makes it fairly easy to navigate and see. It's about the size of an Apple Watch face so even typing your pin code on the onscreen keypad (where the numbers are randomly placed every time) is pretty easy. I ran into no problems working any of the casual things I wanted to test out.
When I was done, I found it pretty handy that this wallet came with a nice magnetic back and a plate with adhesive on it so you can stick and store it any place you'd like.
A reminder, I'm casual into crypto. This thing is probably just going to store a little bit and only be broken out occasionally for transfers. I'm happy with the ability to store it away on the magnet and with how easy the software was to use. No complaints but I can't speak for more advanced or regular usage or anything. For my needs, it works well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Wireless Headphones, featuring a completely redesigned and optimized acoustic system, an angled ultra-high-resolution carbon drive unit, deliver detailed, rich audio performance with incredible clarity. With its proprietary active noise cancellation, the headphones are designed to block out unwanted external noise, ensuring clear, crisp playback of your favorite tracks. With the redesigned microphone arrangement with 2 external adjustable mics, the wireless headphones ensure exceptional call quality. Easy set up offered through the iOS/Android compatible Bowers & Wilkins Music App that allows you to control he sound and noise cancellation, enable voice control right from your phone. Offers 30 hours battery life from a 2-hour charge, plus quick charge support delivering 7 hours playback from a 15-minute charge. Comes with all round improvements to headband that ensure comfort across differing head-shapes, coupled with lightweight aluminum and fine leathers for a superior fit and finish.
Customer Rating
5
Light with a nice sound
on December 4, 2023
Posted by: swemoney
I always preface my headphone reviews with a disclaimer that I do not consider myself to be an audiophile. I enjoy music and sound but I am not the one to look to if you're looking for how well a pair of headphones can distinguish between two subtly different frequencies. That said, these are definitely one of the nicer pairs of headphones I've used and will probably just be my new wireless set for listening to music.
Setup is dead simple like it always is. There's an app that walks you through the entire process but it's a bluetooth headphone set so it's the same process as it is everywhere. The app is one of the better accessory/headphone apps I've used. It doesn't feel bloated or slow or anything. It doesn't get in your way. I'll probably leave it installed, which is saying something for the countless headphone apps that didn't survive.
The sound is quite nice. It somehow strikes a really good balance of loudness where it sounds loud without being deafening or anything. Bass sounds really good. All the frequencies, from my non-audiophile ears, sound really good. The bluetooth connection is also good and, even in a home with a lot of 2.4Ghz interference around me, I didn't notice any stutters or anomalies that I notice in some other bluetooth devices or separate 2.4Ghz transfer tech. It just sounds good to me.
The headphones also feel really nice on your head. They're really light weight and the cups fit around my ears nicely. The cups might be a tad smaller than I'd usually like. They do "touch" my ears but not in a distracting way. There's a good amount of pressure into your head keeping the headphones secure and sealed without causing any discomfort that I could notice with prolonged use. The carry case requires the headphones be completely collapsed. This is weird to me because every other pair of headphones I've used I basically leave the strap in the place I like it so it always fits nice. But the strap extends in a very smooth and easy manner so you always don't notice doing it when you put them on again. You could also just leave the headphones laying on a desk or something and not worry about collapsing them, but the case is nice so I enjoy using it.
The controls feature an actual toggle switch for power (I really dislike needing to push and hold an ambiguous button to power on my headphones). I found all of the control buttons were pretty easy to distinguish and press on both cups.
The noise canceling sounds good. There's no trouble getting a good seal around your ears and it does a really good job canceling out noises you don't want to hear.
Overall, these are some of the best bluetooth headphones I've used and I've used a lot of them. They're well built and feel nice to wear. Connection is great and they sound great while keeping out the sounds you don't want. If you have the budget, give these a listen and see how you like them.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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ScanWatch 2 is more than a hybrid smartwatch, it is a health guardian on duty 24/7. This next generation includes new and exclusive sensors, including TempTech 24/7 module which for the first time, delivers day and night body temperature variation tracking, alongside proactive heart health notifications, atrial fibrillation detection via a 1L ECG, and blood oxygen levels. Together these sensors can help anyone maintain a healthy lifestyle, effortlessly. ScanWatch 2 also features its trademark sleep and activity tracking plus an extraordinary battery life of 30 days before needing to be recharged.
Customer Rating
4
Nice middle between smart and traditional watch
on November 18, 2023
Posted by: swemoney
I've been using smart watches for quite a while. Way back when one of the first smart watches came out, The Pebble and then a handful of different series of Apple Watch. This is a really nice middle ground between a full on smart watch and a more traditional watch. If you're looking for something that "looks" more like a traditional watch but has some smart watch/health features as well, this might be the one for you.
Setup was quick and easy. The Withings app on my Apple Watch is actually not a terrible mess like a lot of peripheral apps. It walks you through setup and I didn't find any huge hiccups while getting things going.
The focus on heath metrics is nice. It feels like it's constantly monitoring things like your temperature and heartrate even though it takes them at some sort of interval. Things like O2 and ECG need to take a full 30 seconds but I think that's pretty common. The one fault I could find with using the watch was the awkward hand hold they try and get you to do in order to take your ECG or O2 reading. It's incredibly hard to maneuver your hand in the way they show you to take your ECG so I just did what I could and it seemed to work. Very awkward, though. Especially coming from an Apple watch where I just have to put my finger on the digital crown. This one wants you to kind of make a circle with your thumb and index finger and get that to wrap around the watch face. Most times, I'd basically end up just pinching my thumb and index finger on each side of the watch face instead. It seemed to work, but I could tell it sometimes struggled. Not the best.
Features are pretty basic but they're the normal essentials. Heartrate, temperature, O2 saturation, ECG, workouts, steps/distance walked. They all seem to work pretty well. Depending on your wrist position, some things could take a little longer to get a reading (or give wild readings to start with before it realizes what happened). I've had some ECG readings that came back "inconclusive". But I found that all of the readings worked well enough for my needs. Without setting up anything, I slept with the watch the first night I had it (I usually don't like sleeping with a watch) and it just detected that automatically and gave me a sleep quality and O2 average the next morning.
A couple oddities or things I'd like to see.. A more comfortable/longer band to start with. The included one barely fits my wrist. I'm on the 2nd or 3rd notch from the end. And after sleeping with it, the ridges on the back of the band went etched into my skin and felt very uncomfortable. ECG was a little weird but I should probably blame my state's regulations. It needed to verify and approve me for ECG use so after my first ECG reading, the tutorial things didn't compete and I had to back out. It took a handful of hours for approval before I could get my readings. After this, everything was fine. The charger isn't just a nice magnetic thing which is going to just be a preference things. I'm not a huge fan of needing to place the watch into the little springy contraption. Getting it out felt just as weird. Not a huge deal but it's no Apple Watch.
One thing I would love to see is an API of sort to take advantage of some of the data. For instance, sending my heart rate to another app via web sockets to display for a Twitch stream. Just some sort of API to extend the functionality a bit would be great in general though.
My favorite thing about this watch is just that it doesn't really look like a smart watch. I like that it just looks like a nice watch and the bells and whistles are hidden away for the most part. If you're looking for a nice health tracker that also doesn't really look like one at all, this might be the watch for you. Give it a shot if it's in your budget. I'm a fan.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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The PowerShot V10 is a vlog and still camera in a new highly portable form factor with components from the popular G-Series line that lets you create impressive videos on-the-go. With stereo sound capture, a built-in stand, and easy live streaming, this cam is ready to go when you are. Don~t let its size fool you, this is a vlogging studio in a compact package that can be operated with one hand to let you express your story!
Customer Rating
4
Quick and convenient over features and quality
on November 18, 2023
Posted by: swemoney
My review title isn't meant to disparage this camera. It's a tradeoff. It's not the highest quality or most versatile image around, but everything about the camera is designed to be quick and easy to use. It doesn't take long to get used to the interface and the included kickstand along with the single button located on the front just makes everything pretty simple for taking face cam imagines and videos.
Setup is easy enough. The camera doesn't come with a micro SD card so that's up to you to provide if you don't have an extra one laying around. A small 32 GB card would have been nice to included for getting up and running without any hitches. Some of the initial setup just wouldn't complete (like saving wifi information) without an SD card installed so it seems like a pretty big oversight to not included ANY card at all. Even if it was tiny. Otherwise, it's just a matter of following on screen instructions for setting up the camera. Doesn't take long.
Settings are fairly basic and don't really overwhelm you. It's most everything you find on standard digital cameras. Shooting mode are limited enough as well to not overwhelm you and I don't think it needs more. I'm not a professional photographer or anything so I don't need most of the tiny details. The screen is also touch screen so you can adjust some settings without pressing any buttons on the camera. This is important when you have the screen flipped towards the front.
Usage is dead simple. After you have the settings you like, just hit the red button on front. The kickstand is fantastic for setting the phone up on a flat surface without needing to worry about lugging around a tripod. The screen flips up over the top to face forward which I really like. Gives you a really nice preview really close to the lens so you always know if you're shooting the right thing. Battery life could definitely be better even for such a small and light device. And especially for a device that's made for mobile shooting. It feels like the battery should have been more of a concern. Just keep a charging brick available so you can charge it if you're going to be out for more than a couple hours.
One of the reasons I was looking forward to this was the ability to use it as a straight up webcam via USB-C. It "just works" great. Plug it in and it's ready to use in OBS or whatever other software that can take advantage of a webcam. You're also able to connect to the micro HDMI port to show things off to your TV (or connect to an HDMI capture on your computer). The wide angle lens is really nice but I'm a little sad there's no optical zoom available.
Picture quality is pretty good. I wouldn't notice tiny things that might be against the picture quality and I don't notice anything really wrong with the picture at all. Well lit is your friend but if you're a content creator already, you're probably already aware of how much proper lighting helps. No complaints on the picture.
Overall, for a content creation camera, this is a really good product. I'm sad that any sort of digital zoom or stabilization is going to eat into your resolution but it's not something that really affects my content at all. A starter SD card would have been nice but it's not a deal breaker, just a little odd. Picture quality is good and everything is made to be quick and convenient to use just without all the bells and whistles. The USB webcam feature is going to get a ton of use in live streams. I can recommend this camera if you're looking for something for content creation and it's in your price range.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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I understand its cheap but performance is bad
on November 13, 2023
Posted by: swemoney
I've set up and reviewed a lot of computers and laptops. Be it my own systems (I've been building computers for at least 3 decades now) or helping friends set up their computers. I understand that this system is meant to be about as entry level as it gets but oh man, my patience was tested. I was hoping to use this for my kids so they have something to watch some videos on and MAYBE play a really simple game. It might still be OK for videos but I'm not even sure yet.
Setup was a nightmare. Even the transitions between screens during the setup questions were laggy and jerky. Running Windows Update after setup was a full night en-devour. I didn't want to judge the overall performance of the PC based on initial setup but I can't think of having a worse experience with performance ever before. Nearly everything feels like a click and wait activity. I don't think CPU usage fell below 100% the entire time (which isn't hard for it to get there so I guess that's not much of a feat).
After setup was done, I didn't find that performance was getting much better. CPU was still pegged at 100% almost all the time. Finally loading up Edge so I could download Firefox took literal minutes. I wish I timed it, but I sat staring at a blank tab with a loading throbber for at least 5 minutes before the website finally loaded. Then downloading Firefox led me to my next snag because I've never heard of or experienced "Windows S Mode" before. So googling that (on another machine because I was not about to open another tab on this one) got me the instructions I needed to turn it off and install Firefox.
With Firefox finally installed and WIndows S Mode deactivated I finally felt like the machine was running at under 100% CPU for the first time. Things were still slow but it almost felt usable. I say this because I don't think I'll be installing anything else. Aside from the small storage space, I can't imagine using this machine for anything other than some really light web browsing and video watching and maybe some word processing.
I loaded up YouTube and Netflix and was able to watch videos alright. The resolution on this machine is just over 720p and playing a YouTube video at 720p works well. If you bump it up to 1080p, I started to see some dropped frames but nothing really noticeable (it just showed in Stats For Nerds). Netflix logged in and played just fine as well. I think this is predominantly what you'll be using this machine for. Watching some videos and checking your email.
Build quality is pretty OK. The keyboard doesn't feel bad. The system is light and plastic but it feels solid enough. I'm not sure how badly my kids will damage it but it feels, at initial usage, that it'll withstand a little bit of abuse at least. The screen quality isn't too great. Things appear a bit washed out and too bright and the resolution is pretty low. Some text is hard to read. Ports aren't too bad. It's got a 2 USB 2.0 ports, a USB-C port and an HDMI port. Also has a flash card reader slot and headphone jack. I'm a little confused and surprised that such a low end machine didn't opt for USB-C power, this thing somehow has a smallish 45W power brick for power.
Bottom line on this system is just not really great. I know it's cheap but I'm not sure the performance you get out of this is even worth how cheap it is or maybe even half of that. If this was packed with ChromeOS or another light weight Linux distro, it might be a bit more functional than the bloated Windows 11. I just don't think the hardware can keep up and this machine won't improve over the years so you're probably better off looking some something else. As much as I wanted to love this as a low cost, single purpose machine, I was just so frustrated with all of the waiting it made me do that I can't really recommend this to anyone.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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With no wires in the way, Bose SoundSport Wireless Sports Earbuds keep you moving with powerful audio. Perfect for exercise and running with a sweat and weather resistant design and StayHear+ tips designed for comfort and stability. The Tile app makes your headphones easy to find if they ever go missing.
Is it possible to remove that clip on the wire?
Clip is formed plastic around the wire, so not unless you break the clip. You can move it up and down the wire. I barely noticed it, myself.
9 years, 4 months ago
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swemoney
With no wires in the way, Bose SoundSport Wireless Sports Earbuds keep you moving with powerful audio. Perfect for exercise and running with a sweat and weather resistant design and StayHear+ tips designed for comfort and stability. The Tile app makes your headphones easy to find if they ever go missing.
Is this earphone compatible with Andriod phone?
I didn't test them out on an Android device, but they're bluetooth headphones. So if your Android device supports Bluetooth audio, they should work fine.
9 years, 4 months ago
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swemoney