Sunday, August 28, 2016

Neojdx Venice V2 Wireless Headphone

I recently bought this headphone and amazed with the sound quality and the bass effect. It came in a nice packing and the headphones were inside a carrying case along with an AUX cable, micro USB charging cable and a manual. The carrying case is good, which kind of looks like a baseball, with a metal hook. The head phone is foldable and fits in the case. It is a nice design.



This head phone comes with a dedicated on/off switch and separate buttons for play/pause, volume up/down, forward and backward.  These function keys are big enough to easily access. Headphone also has a micro USB port for charging and a 3.5 mm jack to plug in AUX cable. This headphone has both Bluetooth and AUX options to connect with other devices. I felt very comfortable when wearing the head phone and the cushioning is good. It fits in my head perfectly and it can be adjusted.




Bass effect is excellent and the sound clarity is very good. The headphone also provides noise isolation and I can feel that as soon as put it in my ear. Head phone has blue and red light indicators. Blue indicator appears during play mode and red indicator when the head phone is charging. The headphone can be charged with any micro USB cable. Red light disappears when the head phone is fully charged. A fully charged headphone provides close to 18 hours of play time.



Connecting the head phone to a Bluetooth device is very easy. The head phone automatically appeared in my phone when Bluetooth was turned on and was able to connect easily. The head phone remembers the last two connected devices and connect to them automatically when turned on and in range. The battery is needed only for the Bluetooth mode. When used in AUX mode, the battery is not consumed. So when the batter is dead, you can continue to hear music with AUX cable which is an added advantage.



I am also able to take phone calls with the head phone. Also, holding play/pause during phone call transfers the call back to phone in case you want to use the phone directly. I don’t find any issues with the head phones so far. Overall the design, performance and quality are very good and I would suggest this to others.



Summary:
+ Excellent quality and Bass effect
+ Bluetooth + AUX
+ Aux when battery is dead + also saves power
+ Foldable design
+ Good battery life
+ Separate on/off button
+ Blue and Red indicators
+ Easy to take calls
+ Noise isolation

+ Carrying case

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Ozeri BP2M CardioTech Premium Series Digital Blood Pressure Monitor with Hypertension Color Alert Technology

This Ozeri BPM2 Cardio Tech Premium series digital blood pressure monitor comes in a small box with two AAA batteries and a user manual. This blood pressure monitor is very handy and easy to carry and is highly portable. This monitor is very simple to use and have very clear instructions about how to use in the user guide.  This monitor comes with a wrist band and is designed to wear in the wrist.



The screen is big enough to display the readings and the numbers are clear to read. This monitor can be used to store readings for up to 3 users. For every reading, the monitor displays the user number (1/2/3), date and time, systolic and diastolic readings and pulse rate.

This BP monitor has advanced Hypertension indicator with three color codes. This Indicator color codes the Systolic and Diastolic readings in green (normal), orange (prehypertension) and red (hypertension). Per the manual, this BP monitor can stores up to 1197 blood pressure readings (399 x 3 users) with date and time recordings. I have not used that much to confirm but I can find all the reading I have taken so far for 2 users with date and time.



User selection needs to be done when the monitor is turned on otherwise it will default to user 1.  It also shows the average of last three BP readings. One other advantage is the color coding split up between systolic and diastolic readings. That means if the diastolic reading is very high and systolic is normal, the upper half will be different color (orange or red) and the lower half of the screen will be in green color. I also noticed that no color is shown if the reading is too low and this is not mentioned in the spec.

On the negative side, I feel that the results are not accurate sometimes and found slightly varying results when I recheck immediately. The wrist cuff position and the hand position have major impact in the results. There is an instruction to follow specific cuff position to achieve accurate results. If the specified positions are not followed then I get inaccurate results and sometimes make us feel unhealthy. Usually the blood pressure monitors that measures blood pressure in upper arm are more accurate than the wrist monitors, but they won’t come very handy. So both have their pros and cons.




Summary:
+ Handy
+ Easy Usage
+ Highly Portable
+ Batteries
+ Travel BP box
+ 3 Users can use it
+ Color Hypertension indicator code
+ Power on/off button
+ Good wrist cuff which fits perfect
+ Average of last 3 readings
+ Good Storage of the readings with date and time, hour and minute
+ Pulse/heart rate for heart health
+ 5 year Warranty

- Slightly inaccurate when the cuff/hand positions are not perfectly followed

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

TecBillion High Speed HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable, 6.6 Feet

I spend most of the time doing work at home in my laptop and I have connected a monitor with my laptop to work using two windows. I recently bought another monitor as it was easy to perform my work with multiple monitors. My laptop has a VGA port and a HDMI port and I have connected one of my monitors on the VGA port. I was looking for a cable to connect my second monitor with my laptop and found this cable.



I was able to connect my laptop and monitor using this cable perfectly and its works like a charm. This cable is a bidirectional cable to connect a HDMI and a DVI port enabled device. The cable is totally 6.6 feet which is excess for my need. The ports are gold platted and have perfect finishing.





I don’t see any issue with the cable so far. My monitor resolution is 1600x900 and there are no connectivity or performance issues. The ports are easily pluggable and the DVI port screws are perfectly fitting. 

Amazon Link: Amazon

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Innogie Air Series 4600mAh Portable Charger

I like this power bank very much and look wise it is very attractive. I did not expect it to be so thin but for my surprise the charger is really very thin and so sleek. The charger casing is attracting and is very smooth with great finishing. Along with the charger, I received a short length micro USB cable.



This portable charger holds up to 4600mAh. The thickness of this charger is almost same as my phone, which is very thin and the length and height is smaller than my phone. The charger is light weight and weighs lesser than my phone. It is easy carry and perfectly fits in my pocket. The power bank has two slots – a USB slot to charge the phones or other devices and a micro USB slot to charge the power bank. So, the same cable can be used to charge the phones and as well as this power bank which is good and helpful. You can charge the power bank with laptop or with our regular phone adapter.




It accepts 5V/2A input and provides 5V/2.1A output. 2/2.1A input/output provides quick charging of devices as well as the power bank. It initially came with half the charge and I had to charge it closed to an hour. The charger has 4 indicating blue lights on the bottom. No of glowing lights represents the amount of charge left on the charger. The charger turns off automatically when not connected to anything and turns on as soon as when it is connected to devices or charged. The blue light blinks when the power bank is charging and indicates the charging level.




I am able to charge my phones (Samsung galaxy S4 and S5) fully twice with a full charged power bank. The charging speed is very good, and I was able to charge my S4 from 15% to 100% in an hour. Only thing to improve would be to have more charging slots than just one but I personally like this product very much and would recommend others to buy.

Amazon Link: Amazon

BoriYuan - 360 degree rotating case for iPad 4/3/2

My wife knows me very well as a game freak. I used to play game in my phone and IPad most of the time. I already have an IPad case but that is almost gone and most of the time my IPad drops out of the case. I was thinking to buy a new one and I got this IPad case.

Let me start with good things. I ordered the dark blue color. As mentioned in the site, the IPad case came with good justification. The dark blue color is absolutely an eye stealer. The case was neatly packed and the quality of leather in which the IPad case is made up of is good. I have an iPad 4 and it is perfectly fitting in this case. iPad case rotates 360 degree and it is really helpful and mandatory for me. iPad case has an elastic band to keep the IPad closed when folded. The case has various opening slots which helps using camera, speaker, lock button and charging. For volume button there is a provision in the case, which I felt harder to use sometimes. The finishing is smooth. The case really protects the iPad. 



This comes with a stylus and screen protector. It is really nice to get all in one pack together even though I had no intention to buy screen protector or stylus. The screen protector looks good, but I have not used it yet as I already have one in my iPad.



I watch lot of movies in iPad and for that I had to keep in half stand position. This case has 2 holding slots inside which are supposed to hold the iPad when kept in standing position. I felt that the case is doing it but sometimes it slips away. I won’t say it happens often but I noticed few times. Second thing I noticed was that the finishing of stylus is not so great but it serves the purpose. Overall the product is very good.

Amazon Link: Amazon

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Eye Cream for Puffiness, Dark Circles, Wrinkles & Bags

My wife had a very bad dark circles around her eyes and it made her feel uncomfortable whenever she goes out. She was looking for a good gel for long time to get rid of her dark circles. She tried few before but with no luck then I got a chance to get this product. Initially I thought this is also like previous products, but soon realized differences in her face.


This eye cream is mainly meant for puffiness, dark circles, wrinkles and bags. It came in a small squeezable bottle, containing 1.6 ounces of eye gel.  The gel is in white color and is made of safe natural ingredients. It does not have any alcoholic or sulphate substances which is good. As it is made of organic ingredients, it is very safe to use on all skin types.

So far, she has used this product continuously for 15 days and I really see good improvement in her face. She apply a very gentle squeeze twice a day on dark circles area. No allergic feel on skin. For my surprise, her dark circles are getting lot better now. This can also be used all over the face to make it brighter and more complexions.


The main ingredients which attracted us are aloe, cucumber, vitamin E and rosehip oil. They help to nourish our skin. After applying eye gel on dark circles, she felt that the skin is getting firm and tight. I would suggest this product for sagginess, puffiness and dark circles. She feels happy and more confident these days, so I would highly recommend this product.


Amazon Link: Amazon

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Ozeri 3x Tower Fan

This is my review on the Ozeri 3x Tower Fan.  I love the Design and it is a perfect Fan with lot of useful features. The fan came in a perfect packing. Everything was already fit except the base and it is easy to fit the same.  I ordered the black color as I like Black the most. The fan is so sleek and the design is eye capturing, with a remote control.

There are 3 fans in the tower and you can turn on/off any particular one. I use the fan in my bed room and so have turned the bottom one off. Good thing is it remembers the one which was turned off and it keeps in the same way when switched on (if you don’t unplug).

  
3 different speed variations are available and I mostly have gone with medium speed during my sleep. There is a mild noise when the fan is operating and it is mostly because of the air. So the noise increases a little when the fan runs in maximum speed but the noise is at the very tolerable level and I don’t think it affected my sleep. The noise level is very less when compared to a regular stand fan.

This fan has 3 different modes. Regular mode runs the fan in constant selected speed. There is a mode which has a palm tree image which is to make us feel like sitting outside in a natural wind. When that mode is turned on, fan switches between various speeds quickly to provide a natural wind feel. Third mode is with sleep sign which varies the fan speed not so quickly and in regular intervals.




I love the swing function. It swings the fan for about 90 degrees and it is perfect for my sleeping position. Average night temperature in my place now is in 70s. I don’t turn on AC because it makes me feel too cold in the early morning and this Fan is really helping me every night.

One another feature in this fan is the Timer function. You can set the timer in intervals of 30 mins. Minimum timer setting is 30 mins and max is 7.5 hours. There is a blue light on the bottom which glows brighter when active and dims after some time, acts as a night lamp.
 


The major advantage is the remote control. Remote control has all the buttons needed and you can control the fan completely with the remote control. The fan is light weight and easy to haul. Material quality is good but not too sturdy.
 
Overall this is a perfect one with an eye catching design. 

Amazon Link: Amazon

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

WISEWO Android TV Box T95M 4K2K HD Quad Core


I already have a ROKU 2 old model and I wanted to upgrade it to the latest one as it was freezing often when playing HD videos after the last software update. That’s when I got this android TV box and this is great. I am an android phone user and it made easier to setup and synchronize with my google play store account.

This one comes with lot of preloaded apps and the most helpful one is KODI. If you have already used KODI then you will love this TV box. I will provide more details on the preloaded apps later in my review.

Important Features of TV Box:
-          Amlogic AArch64 Processor Quad core CPU
-          1747 MB – Available memory for applications (2 GB total)
-          4.7 GB – Available storage for applications
-          WIFI
-          Bluetooth
-          HDMU Port
-          2 USB Ports
-          1 Micro SD Slot
-          Android 5.1.1 version

Along with the TV box, I received a Bluetooth remote control mini keyboard which is extremely helpful in operating the box. You also get a remote controller for the box, which in my opinion not very useful and so far I have used it only to turn on/off the box. I also got a HDMI cable to connect with the TV, an adapter and a charging cable for keyboard.
Performance:
The performance of this box is great. I have not seen any lag and the box is very responsive. I am able to play HD videos with no issues and I tested the video performances in KODI, YOUTUBE and AMAZON VIDEO. The box supports 1080P and 4K decoding as long as you have a TV supporting that. You have an option in the home page to clear the unused memory when needed. I tried to quickly switch b multiple apps and the transitions were smooth. I did not notice any issues when scrolling the content inside the apps. No performance issues in playing quality games. Refer my sample video of ASPHALT 8 gameplay.

Interface:
The interface is very good. Home page has 6 big icons (Link to KODI, Music, Video, Settings, Memory Clean and My Apps) in center and small icons in bottom. The bottom icons are customizable and you can add your frequently used apps. Navigation is smooth and settings menu is well organized. Please refer my video for an overall look.
Preloaded Apps:
KODI is unbeatably the best app to use and I noticed KODI was already loaded with lot of addons. Unfortunately mine did not have Exodus and One Channel (which are the best video addons) and I have to install them manually. I am already using KODI in my laptop so it was easy for me install the necessary addons. Using KODI in this TV box is so easy and comfortable and unarguably better than doing the same in laptop.
Apart from KODI, lots of other apps are preloaded in the box. Some of the noticeable apps are – Netflix, Browser, Facebook, Skype, Video and Audio player, Show Box, Sky Live, Mobdro, FilmOn Live. 



Bluetooth Keyboard:
The mini keyboard is very useful and really makes easier to use the TV box. You have to plug in the Bluetooth USB in TV box to use the keyboard. The TV box automatically detected the keyboard as soon as I connected. The keyboard has lot of shortcut buttons – home, player, play and pause, forward and reverse, search, browser, volume up and down, mute. Keyboard is powered by a rechargeable BL-5C battery and is chargeable with a USB cable. The keyboard also has a mouse touchpad.


 Other noticeable things:
-          This box has an SD card slot and 2 USB slots. I can plug in a card or USD device with media contents and play them in TV.
-          One other good feature is we can connect with Bluetooth devices. I have already connected with my headset and enjoy watching videos and playing games.
-          The TV box has a small display to show time and there is an LED indicator (blue when turned on and red when off).
-          I installed many of the android games and really enjoy playing them in big screen 




Amazon Link: Amazon

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