A Cranky Affair?

One of the handiest accessories I have come across lately has to be the Electrilite flashlight.
Particularly in emergencies it's great to have a flashlight that does not depend on batteries or on solar charging and which can supply your mobile phone with enough power to make those essential calls.
Is the Electrilite flashlight/charger going to be part and parcel of my overnight kit or did I have too many expectations of this device?

 Samsung has been known in making LCD monitors that are fully functional and provide the latest technology while making them very affordable.  Over the past few years, we have seen a variety of Samsung monitors with the usual use of silver and black designs.  Also to mention is the faster response times which are being put in monitors these days as well as better contrast ratios and overall brightness.

Today, I will be reviewing the Samsung 970p LCD Monitor.  This monitor deviates slightly from the usual Samsung design by capturing the 'simple, yet elegant' approach.  This will be understood further in the review.  With this in mind, Samsung still manages to pack in the rest of the features such as a 6ms response time ideally making it an excellent choice for gaming as well as the razor sharp 1:1000 contrast ratio.

 There are a variety of noise-cancelling headphones available in the market today.  Most noise-cancelling headphones emphasize portability because they are meant to be used on the go where it matters most...on the airplane.  But you aren't just restricted to using it on an airplane, you can basically use it anywhere where noise might be a distracting factor for you: on the bus, on the street, or even in your home.

Today, I will be reviewing a set of headphones which claims to be comparable to the highly praised Bose Quiet Comfort II headphones as seen in other reviews from different places. What's interesting is that these headphones don't come from a well-known brand names such as Sennheiser or Sony.  Instead, these headphones were made by a company called Outside the Box.  In fact, these headphones seem to be the company's only product that it sells.  These headphones sell for approximately $200.  The key point for this review is whether these headphones are good enough to tackle on the Bose QuietComfort series at a price point which is $100 less.

 Easy Internet Voice Calls on Any Computer
Let’s face it: free calls are attractive.
Free long distance and international calls are very attractive.
And free and easy communications is the ultimate.
That’s where MPLAT’s FlashPhone shines: it’s a USB device that’s uses programs like Skype or Google Talk to make calls over the Internet. Even if you’re not on your own computer.
How easy is the FlashPhone to use and how clear are the conversations?
Let’s explore a Telco’s worst nightmare: free calls for everyone…

 Every Pocket PC and Palm Pilot owner knows that entering large amounts of data via the on screen keyboard into handheld devices can be a long process.
The answer to this has been the external keyboard.
Available in a variety of brands, configurations, and methods of connection, the most common type of connecting has been infrared mainly because it is inexpensive and universal.
Bluetooth has been growing in popularity recently because it doesn’t need line-of-sight connection and its extended range.
Several companies have come out with fully featured and relatively inexpensive models.
The ThinkOutside Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard is such a one!
So let’s unfold this wonderful little tool.

How to Monitor and Kill Expensive Electrons
This is a device that I started designing in my mind’s eye decades ago.
I wanted to be able to see how much electricity the various devices consumed in my home.
And over the years I kept wondering why nobody brought out a product like that.
Enter P-3 International with their aptly named Kill-a-Watt P4400 monitor for electric usage.
It was all I wanted in a device and using it led to a few surprise discoveries.