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Play your favorite tunes almost anywhere with this Marshall Stanmore speaker. It has Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, so you can listen to music without remotes or wires, and its two 15W Class D amplifiers ensure precise, clean sound. This Marshall Stanmore speaker has a textured vinyl covering for added durability and style.
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from Lewiston, NY
If price is not an issue, this is definitely the best Bluetooth speaker you can get right now.
First, let talk design. Probably the most premium looking and feeling Bluetooth speaker out there. From the leather finish, to to the gold colored metal control knobs and panel. Last, but not least, the front of the speaker with the Marshall logo is just fantastic. It is a welcome retro-modern design in a sea of plastic competitors.
As for sound quality, it is second to none. Clear, crisp, with and impressive amount of bass for a speaker its size. The loudest volumes available will probably never be used as they are ear splitting. I only have it at about 60% right now and it is already loud enough to make it hard to have a conversation in the same room.
The Marshall App is pretty basic, most useful feature of it is to set the equalizer settings and perhaps a quick way to connect to the speaker over Bluetooth, otherwise I don't see using it very much.
You have to go to an upgraded version to get Alexa or Google assistants built-in. But if you have an echo or Google home, you can easily pair them with this speaker to get full assistant functionality with much better sound than anything from Google or Amazon.
The only strike against this is the price, it is expensive compared to other Bluetooth speakers out there, but considering the premium build and sound quality, the price is probably justified.
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Capture your biggest adventures with this AirSelfie2 portable drone with leather carrying case. This drone records 1080p Full HD and features a 12MP still camera for high-quality results, and the compact size makes it easy to take this drone with you when traveling. Featuring a vibration-absorber system and multiple sensors, this AirSelfie2 portable drone records clear, blur-free images.Fly Responsibly:Before takeoff, update all software and firmware, and read the instructions thoroughly.See the FAA website for registration requirements and information about flying a drone safely: https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/. Additional state or local requirements may apply. Check your local jurisdiction. The following websites may help you make informed decisions about flying your drone: www.knowbeforeyoufly.org and www.modelaircraft.org.
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
This is my first experience with drones of any kind. This one is pretty easy to control and the portability can't be beat. The main application is to capture pictures from vantage points that would otherwise not be possible or easy to get to. For this, it works well. You can send it up fairly high and grab a selfie or a nice landscape shot (without anyone else's head in the way).
Control is pretty easy in "easy mode", I need a bit more practice to get comfortable with medium and expert modes.
Battery life is short - about 5 minutes or so. Enough time to set it up and grab a few shots, but you'll need to wait about 30 minutes to charge it before you can do more. The short battery life I'm sure is to keep the weight down and it is probably the best trade off that can be made with available battery technology.
I did find the controls weren't always responsive as well, but this did not happen too often.
Portability makes this an easy choice for me, I plan on using this when I am hiking and I don't want to carry around a heavy full sized drone (which you are not allowed to use in most places anyways).
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Ninja Foodi's TenderCrisp pressure cooker allows you to achieve all the quick cooking and tenderizing wonders that you love about pressure cookers. The Foodi's Crisping Lid allows you to air fry, bake/roast, and broil. That means you can give your tender, juicy pressure-cooked meals a golden, crispy finish. The secret is TenderCrisp Technology, which produces the perfect combination of heat, fan velocity, and air circulation to give your food even crisping from top to bottom.
Customer Rating
5
Fantastic! Pressure Cook and Air Fry in 1!
on October 20, 2018
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
This is the my first experience pressure cooking and I am very impressed with the results.
The Ninja Foodi is the most recent addition to the "instapot" arena and their addition of air frying to the unit really make it the best choice for an all in one cooking machine.
Design:
-Ergonomic
-Attractive and Modern
-Most parts clean in the dishwasher, just the pressure lid needs to be washed by hand
-Controls are easy and intuitive
-Unit has a large footprint, but it is a family sized machine so the size is justified.
-Ergonomic
-Attractive and Modern
-Most parts clean in the dishwasher, just the pressure lid needs to be washed by hand
-Controls are easy and intuitive
-Unit has a large footprint, but it is a family sized machine so the size is justified.
Usage:
So Far I have cooked frozen chicken wings, frozen fries and a whole thawed chicken. All have come out perfectly. The whole chicken was tender and juicy and still has a golden crisp skin - delicious.
So Far I have cooked frozen chicken wings, frozen fries and a whole thawed chicken. All have come out perfectly. The whole chicken was tender and juicy and still has a golden crisp skin - delicious.
I'm slowly making my way through different recipes, but I am sure this will see a lot of use in our house.
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Watch over your infant with this Panasonic long-range baby monitor. It comes with a pan-and-tilt night vision camera with smart sensor alerts to keep your child’s environment in check, and two-way communication, lullaby and white noise functions let you soothe your baby. The DECT technology of this Panasonic long-range baby monitor provides strong wireless signal reception.
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
I live on a 1.5 acre lot and this monitor works incredibly far. Much farther than I was expecting. Display size and quality is great.
Other features including the lullabies, white noise, various sensors for temperature, motion and sound all function great and are very useful.
Tilt/pan/zoom makes it easy to set this up to be looking wherever you need it to, and it is as easy to mount as hanging picture.
Easy 5 stars on this little unit.
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Handle storage demands with this Western Digital SATA solid-state drive. Its 560MB/s read speed and 530MB/s write speed are suitable for intensive applications, and its 2.5-inch form factor fits most desktops and laptops. The solid-state drive has no moving parts, making the drive resistant to shock to protect your data. Includes the WD SSD Dashboard to keep track of the drive's status.
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
I am using this as an external drive with a portable USB 3.0 Enclosure. It is incredibly fast for file transfers compared to my old USB 2.0 external drives, about 10 times faster I would say.
Also, since this is a fairly low power device I can use a portable enclosure that can be powered from the USB port alone. The size, even in the enclosure, makes it easy to fit even in my pocket.
Great SSD from a trusted brand, Western Digital!
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Prepare fun food on the grill with this BakerStone pizza oven kit. The porcelain-enameled steel box heats on the rack of most three-burner or larger gas grills, and it displays the temperature range, so you know when it's ready to cook. Make cookies, bread or meats with this BakerStone pizza oven kit, which comes with a pizza peel and turner.
Customer Rating
5
Detailed Review - Great Restaurant Style Pizza!
on July 7, 2018
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
We rarely order in pizza at home anymore and have been making pizza in our oven using a pizza stone for over 7 years now. What's great about this is that you can put on any toppings you want, any kind of cheese in whatever quantities you like.
The downside of this has been that the crust is never quite as good as what a restaurant with a proper pizza oven is able to do. Nice and crisp on the outside and soft and bread-like inside.
The BakerStone addresses this and does it well. We have a 4 burner propane grill (3 regular burners and one infrared). The BakerStone box fits perfectly over the 3 regular burners. It was sunny and about 75 degrees outside and with the BBQ lid open and all 3 regular burners on max (as instructed) the BakerStone took about 25 minutes to reach about 700 degrees in the back of the box (measured using an IR thermometer). This corresponds to the BakerStone temperature dial being in the last 3rd of the "Flame" area of the dial. While the back of the box was around 700, the front was around 450-500, so it is important to rotate the pizzas frequently while baking. I can see that if I tried to use this in colder weather, it is very likely I would need to close the BBQ lid to reach 700 degrees.
We used the included "basic" pizza dough recipe and the included wooden pizza peel to put the pizza in the box. One thing we found was that even though we started with a round pizza on the peel, the act of launching the pizza into the box deforms most of the pizzas to be more of an oval shape. Not a big deal, just something to be aware of. This may improve with practice as well.
Our pizzas took about 6 minutes to cook and the result really was what you would expect to get from a restaurant pizzeria. Perfect crust and perfectly cooked toppings.
Clean up is easy, just keep the burners on for 15 more minutes after the last pizza to cook off any debris and push it to the back. The stones will stain, but this is normal.
All in all, a great product for those that want restaurant pizza at home, but don't want to pay the cost and space for a dedicated pizza oven.
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Tell Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant to turn on the lights with this 3-way control TP Link smart light switch kit. It has Wi-Fi connectivity and includes two switches to control a single unit in a stairway or other location. This TP Link smart light switch kit works with the Kasa app for remote control.
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5
Easy to install and use, Voice control Alexa!
on June 2, 2018
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
Not too much to say here. For me, installation was easy and the app guidance was all I needed. These switches are in the kitchen to control the lights over our island where we do most of our food prep. So a lot of times, we'll get started and our hands will be dirty, we'll realize we need the lights on and we'll have to wash up to turn on the light, or find a clean knuckle to hit the switch with. The switches can be a bit of a reach and often have other things in front of them, making it a bit more of a pain.
So my favorite thing about this kit is the Alexa compatability. We have an Alexa device in the kitchen, so now we can just say "Alexa, turn on Kitchen Island" and voila, let there be light! No washing up, no moving things out of the way.
Not too many 3-way wifi smart switch options out there right now, so this kit fits the bill nicely.
My Best Buy number: 2134406543
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Ask Alexa to turn on the lights and music with this ecobee Switch+ smart switch. Its built-in speaker lets you access Amazon Alexa with voice commands, and it automatically turns off a light bulb at sunrise or when no one’s in the room. Control this ecobee Switch+ smart switch remotely from your iOS or Android device.
Customer Rating
5
Great smart switch, Easy to install
on May 5, 2018
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
My favorite thing about this switch is that it lets me have an Alexa enabled device without having to have a puck or a speaker taking up valuable counter or table space. Also, you don't even know this switch is there until you say "Alexa...". I think these kinds of devices should be the standard when it comes to creating a smart home - unobtrusive devices that blend into a room.
In any case, playing music on this is obviously not going to be as good as a nice Bluetooth speaker, but for everything else, this is just fine.
I installed this in the kitchen and I have used it to check the weather, get recipes, do unit conversions, look up other things that have come up during conversation. It has been great! It works from a good distance away and is very clear and easy to understand.
If you have installed any "special" light switch (like a timer switch or any other kind of smart switch) in the past, this is the no more difficult that than you'd expect. It is a tight fit in a standard switch box, but I was able to have the switch installed in about 15 minutes.
Even though I would not recommend this for music, this is the best Alexa device on the market in my opinion - mainly because you can barely tell it is even there.
My Best Buy number: 2134406543
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Get absolute precision with this Logitech wireless mechanical gaming keyboard. Place it anywhere you like thanks to the long-lasting battery and the efficient Bluetooth connection, and enjoy the feel of a mechanical connection that provides the perfect resistance. The full-size layout ensures this Logitech wireless mechanical gaming keyboard makes your games easy to control.
Customer Rating
5
Best Keyboard I've used, Not just for Gaming!
on January 10, 2018
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
I work and game from Home so I can say this keyboard is great for both. Disclaimer: This is the first "gaming" keyboard I have ever used.
Wireless:
-No detectable lag whatsoever with the Logitech's Lightspeed Wireless Connection
-Great to be able to switch between Bluetooth and Lightspeed with the tap of a button to quickly move between your desktop and mobile device (cell phone stand included).
-Battery life is claimed at 18 months, so it really shouldn't be an issue for anyone.
-No detectable lag whatsoever with the Logitech's Lightspeed Wireless Connection
-Great to be able to switch between Bluetooth and Lightspeed with the tap of a button to quickly move between your desktop and mobile device (cell phone stand included).
-Battery life is claimed at 18 months, so it really shouldn't be an issue for anyone.
Gaming:
-The bread and butter of this keyboard is advertised as gaming. In that regard it is fantastic. Macro keys are easy to set up once the Logitech software is installed. Response time is the same as a wired keyboard, tested with multiple games.
-Has a gaming switch to disable certain keys when you are gaming to avoid inadvertently switching back to windows and messing up your experience - this is a pretty simple idea that works well.
-Probably the only real wireless gaming keyboard on the market right now that has no downsides to wired gaming keyboards.
-No backlight - not really a con for me as I never really use a backlight anyways.
-The bread and butter of this keyboard is advertised as gaming. In that regard it is fantastic. Macro keys are easy to set up once the Logitech software is installed. Response time is the same as a wired keyboard, tested with multiple games.
-Has a gaming switch to disable certain keys when you are gaming to avoid inadvertently switching back to windows and messing up your experience - this is a pretty simple idea that works well.
-Probably the only real wireless gaming keyboard on the market right now that has no downsides to wired gaming keyboards.
-No backlight - not really a con for me as I never really use a backlight anyways.
Non-Gaming/Office performance
-Best tactile feel I have experienced in a keyboard. Just the right amount of key travel and resistance for my taste.
-Keys are quiet as well.
-Media Keys are large and well positioned
-Macro (G Keys) can be used to set up highly customizable macros for office use as well - launching apps, games, etc...
-Wrist wrest is perfect for me and I find it to be very comfortable. As such I don't mind that it is not removable.
-At over 3 lbs, this isn't really an ideal couch keyboard and is aimed more at your desktop.
-Best tactile feel I have experienced in a keyboard. Just the right amount of key travel and resistance for my taste.
-Keys are quiet as well.
-Media Keys are large and well positioned
-Macro (G Keys) can be used to set up highly customizable macros for office use as well - launching apps, games, etc...
-Wrist wrest is perfect for me and I find it to be very comfortable. As such I don't mind that it is not removable.
-At over 3 lbs, this isn't really an ideal couch keyboard and is aimed more at your desktop.
Overall, the best keyboard I have ever used wireless or otherwise, really can't go wrong with this one. If you're looking for a wireless gaming keyboard with no lag, this is the only choice as well.
My Best Buy number: 2134406543
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Nest Connect extends your home network for the Nest Secure alarm system. It will make sure motion sensors and alarms are connected and operational, even for larger homes.
Customer Rating
5
Great Range Extender
on December 20, 2017
Posted by: JoeBlow25
from Lewiston, NY
Only useful if you are using Nest for your home security, but works great for allowing your to place Nest Detect sensors farther away from the Nest Guard Hub. Not too much else to say except set up is easy and this unit just works and doesn't need any attention (the way it should be).
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Make a smart solution to upgrade your home security to IndoorCam Mini. Never second-guess what you see in clear 2K resolution, and give yourself control with pan and tilt functions to monitor your home’s most vital areas. IndoorCam Mini features On-Device AI Human Detection, a technology that identifies humans in the frame and only sends you the notifications that matter. After returning home, you can turn on Home Privacy Mode, which turns off the camera and rotates it to your preferred privacy angle. Best of all, there’s no monthly fee after your purchase.
Is this camera battery powered? Or does it need to be plugged in?
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2 years, 5 months ago
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Spend your time off in a new city with this carry-on American Tourister Stratum XLT hardside spinner. The rugged ABS plastic shell withstands full loads and plane turbulence, and the expandable capacity keeps you prepared for longer vacations. This 20-inch American Tourister Stratum XLT hardside spinner has a book opening case design for easy organization of belongings.
Would like to know if it meets airplane’s carry on measurements
22" H x 14" W x 9" D - Should be fine for all airlines
4 years, 1 month ago
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Spend your time off in a new city with this carry-on American Tourister Stratum XLT hardside spinner. The rugged ABS plastic shell withstands full loads and plane turbulence, and the expandable capacity keeps you prepared for longer vacations. This 20-inch American Tourister Stratum XLT hardside spinner has a book opening case design for easy organization of belongings.
What is the weight of this piece?
7.46lbs
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Nomatic’s Carry-On Classic is a sleek black roller bag perfect for a 3-5 day getaway. Constructed of durable Makrolon polycarbonate, its outsides are strong. The internal luggage compartment has a 30L capacity and includes thoughtfully designed features to help organize packing. Internal side pockets help to organize cords, accessories, and other pieces you want to keep track of while packed.
How much does it weigh?
7.46lbs
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Nest Connect extends your home network for the Nest Secure alarm system. It will make sure motion sensors and alarms are connected and operational, even for larger homes.
Do it extend range for camera
No, this only extends the range of devices that connect to the nest guard. The cameras connect over Wi Fi and not directly to the nest guard.
6 years, 4 months ago
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Listen to your playlist in peace with these Sony headphones. They have a 40mm dome driver to deliver the full depth of audio, and the noise cancelling feature minimizes outside disturbances for a better listening experience. These Sony headphones have a battery life of up to 30 hours for extended jam sessions.
Will these head phones need to be connected tot he phone to use the noise cancelling function or can they operate as noise cancelling headphones whithout having to be connected to anything?
They will cancel noise whether or not they are connected to anything as long as they haven't run out of battery.
6 years, 6 months ago
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Listen to your playlist in peace with these Sony headphones. They have a 40mm dome driver to deliver the full depth of audio, and the noise cancelling feature minimizes outside disturbances for a better listening experience. These Sony headphones have a battery life of up to 30 hours for extended jam sessions.
Hi, I just read that these headphones should be charged thru a booted computer. Does that mean I can’t use a wall charger for this? I’m a frequent traveler and I don’t always a laptop or pc around. Can I not just plug it in thru a wall adapter?
You can use a wall charger to charge. This is how I charge mine.
6 years, 6 months ago
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Listen to your playlist in peace with these Sony headphones. They have a 40mm dome driver to deliver the full depth of audio, and the noise cancelling feature minimizes outside disturbances for a better listening experience. These Sony headphones have a battery life of up to 30 hours for extended jam sessions.
Can these headphones work as noise cancelling without having to be connected to the phone (like the Bose)?
Yes, noise cancelling turns on whether or not Bluetooth is connected. It turns on by default when you power on the headphones and there is a button to toggle it on/off.
6 years, 6 months ago
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Listen to your playlist in peace with these Sony headphones. They have a 40mm dome driver to deliver the full depth of audio, and the noise cancelling feature minimizes outside disturbances for a better listening experience. These Sony headphones have a battery life of up to 30 hours for extended jam sessions.
Let’s say the battery dies and I connect with a wire. Will noise cancelling work? I know Bose QC35 will provide a sound but no noise cancelling on that case. What about Sony?
Noise cancelling requires power, so I would imaging the noise cancelling turns of as well.
6 years, 6 months ago
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Listen to your playlist in peace with these Sony headphones. They have a 40mm dome driver to deliver the full depth of audio, and the noise cancelling feature minimizes outside disturbances for a better listening experience. These Sony headphones have a battery life of up to 30 hours for extended jam sessions.
Does the quick attention mode turn on when you rest your head against the the side of the airplane or headrest ? If so, can this feature be turned off ?
No, it seems to need your hand (or something conductive - similar to a touch screen).
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