Keyboard Light - led light, book light

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I rarely write reviews for the products I buy. This product is an exception. Never in my life was I so pleased with such a simple product as a book light. It is just very smartly designed: It is dually compatible with both power supply and computer usb port. It has dual intensity lighting. It has a magnet at the base so it connects sturdily to any metal object. It runs on standard AAA batteries that are easy to find, not some impossibly rare lithium stuff thats impossible to find. It has a blue backlight that reduces strain on the eye by reducing contrast. Oh and I almost forgot to mention that the LEDs give off light at just the right intensity for reading/typing. Seeing that no reviews were written to date I just had to let you all know that being priced even less than the competition this is certainly the one to get. Ritelite LPL792XLB 5-LED Computer and Book Light, Metal

My search for the right lighting system for my laptop finally ended with the discovery of the RiteLite Wireless Light. Mounted with five LEDs and three power settings, this outstanding tool more then covers the basics.



With its all metal 8" flexible neck, this model spreads the perfect amount of direct light to both my laptop or hardbound books. No matter if its a laptop or notebook, keyboard real estate is easily covered. The push button power switch is conveniently located on the tip of the light head. A nice surprise was the aesthetic, soft blue glow emitted from the top of the light head via five portholes.



The RightLite operates via a USB port or by plugging directly into the battery powered magnetic base. Three AAA batteries supply the juice for the base. I strongly suggest users avoid placing the magnetic base near your laptop. A metal clip is attached to the base for book reading. The gray finished RightLite comes packed with instructions, power base and the standard one year manufacturer's warranty. Batteries not included.



After going through several inferior, overpriced lighting sources its indeed a pleasure to finally find a product that delivers in both quality and price. Ritelite Computer/Book Light is an excellent tool that won't leave you in the dark.

First, the good: The light is nice and bright, but also directional (so as not to disturb others nearby). The gooseneck is very flexible and can twist at least 180 degrees.



The not-so-good: The clip is metal and curved (over the battery housing) with relatively sharp edges. It could easily end up scratching whatever you clipped it to (I don't use it on my leather e-reader cover). The USB cable is short, so an extension cable is necessary for an e-reader (as well as a nearby powered USB port) but not a laptop/netbook with a spare port. Note that when using the USB cable, the battery-pack and clip are disconnected as the gooseneck plugs into either a USB port or the battery pack.

The attractive feature of this item was that the light can be plugged into a USB port or into the supplied clip/base unit. It may be a little too bright reading in bed when your spouse/partner is sleeping (even on the dimmest setting) but it's light is sharply directed where you want it. The entire unit is too heavy for even the thickest of paperbacks. However, my main reason for purchasing this was so that I could see my keyboard at night while my wife is sleeping and this item allows me to keep all of the house lights off. Even considering how cumbersome the item is with paperback books, this is well worth it's money and does not disappoint.

I bought this light because of its dual use. There are pros and cons with every product. Yes, its nice that the light uses AAA batteries, however, that makes the base bulky. On paperbacks it seems to work better on the half of the book that is larger (more page support to keep it from flopping). However, on hardbacks, the clip isn't quite big enough. It only clips on about halfway, which is fine, but occasionally you have to adjust as it starts to fall off the book.



It does work great on my laptop, no complaints there.



Overall, I'm satisfied with this light. My husband is also happy that I do not need the lamp on as I read in bed, he claimed he didn't even realize I was up reading.

We got this to go with our kindle. It's a great design and appears to be good quality.



The light worked great ... for about one month.



Then it stopped working. Permanently.



It didn't even last as long as the first set of batteries.



We didn't get around to returning it and now it's headed for a landfill.



I ignored the 'broke immediately' warnings and now i'm one of the hundereds of diapointed costomers.



Do not buy.

I bought a Mighty Bright XtraFlex2 Clip-On Light (Black, Kindle Version) a 2 years ago to use with my Kindle and had been disappointed with that light from the very beginning as the light it provided was very "blue" hued and did not provide enough brightness for me to read without eye strain at night. I finally broke down and bought Ritelite LPL792XLB 5-LED Computer and Book Light, Metal to replace it and I'm kicking myself for not doing it sooner!



When I was shopping for a new light last week, there were many that were less expensive. However, I noticed that this light works not only with a battery pack for use reading, but also detaches from that battery pack so you can plug it into your laptop or netbook via the USB port to get great directional task lighting. In fact, amazon sells the USB only version of this light: Ritelite LPL792 5-LED Computer Light, Metal for not much less. I think having the option to charge this light via AAA batteries and effectively go "wireless" with it is great.



In terms of design, I can only find one drawback. The battery pack attachment has a slot where you can slide the cover of a book through it in order to hang the light for viewing. The light is really too heavy to do this effectively with a paperback book. This slot also means that there is no clip to use to attach the light to other surfaces such as desk or table ledges. The 5 on-board LED lights provide a great pool of light that is fully adjustable by the flexible arm of the unit. There are 2 settings though there isn't much difference between them. There are 5 blue dots that glow on the top of the unit that may bother some users. An easy fix for this is to just place a piece of tape over them so that their soft glow isn't shining up at you. - Book Light - Booklight - Led Light - Laptop Light'

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Cassette Player - usb, tape converter

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I ordered this tape player from Amazon about three months ago and it's been on back order since then. It finally came in this week. This unit is going to replace an old Realistic SCT-17 cassette tape deck that bit the dust earlier this year. Not sure how old the Realistic deck was, but I bought it sometime back in the 80's. I've been looking for a new deck to replace it, but nowadays there isn't a whole lot to choose from. At least not something that doesn't cost more than I was willing to spend. Looked on Craigslist and found a number of old used decks - but was concerned that anything used would probably be prone to the same problems all my old tape decks did - old belts and/or dried out capacitors. So I wanted something new. This Tape2USB seemed to fit the bill. Like the Realistic deck I was using, it is a table top top-loading unit with a small footprint. And I like that you can connect it to a computer via a USB cable.



Ok, now for the meat of the review. This is just my initial thoughts and observations. I might come back and add to it later as I haven't spent a whole lot of time using the unit.



Number One: What is in the Box?



* Cassette Player / Recorder

* Power Adaptor (standard transformer)

* Stereo audio RCA cable

* Stereo audio RCA to mini-phone plug cable

* Two standard USB to USB "D" cables (same as what most printers today use)

* 35 page manual

* Software CD



Not sure why there were two USB cables, you only need one. Think the second one might have been a mistake.



First impressions: The main unit itself is about the same size as a regular box of tissues. The first thing I noticed is that the quality of the materials is a bit inconsistent. The case of the unit seems to be of fairly good quality heavy duty plastic - similar to the materials in the tape deck that I'm replacing. What seems to be of slightly lesser quality are the knobs and switches. My impression of them is that they would look more at home on a cheap toy than on this unit. Maybe it's just the way they are shaped or the plastic they are made out of - but that is my impression. Over all I like the look of the unit - just not the knobs. The unit has slots on both ends of the case - I thought this was for ventilation, but when I first tried playing a tape in the unit I discovered that it has built-in speakers. The volume control knob for the speakers is on back of the unit, which I thought was a bit inconvenient, but once I set the volume level I pretty much left it there. Also on the back of the unit are RCA inputs / outputs for connecting the unit to regular stereo systems. On top of the unit are all the controls. There are the standard cassette tape player controls (rec, play, rew, f.fwd, stop/eject, and pause), plus there is a power button, cassette out / line in selector switch, and buttons to switch between normal & CrO2 tapes. There is also a REC Level knob. You also have a basic rec level indicator in the form of a light bar as well as a mechanical counter for tape length. Basically the same or similar setup to what I had on my previous tape desk.



Now for my thoughts on my experience of hooking this up to my computer. You really don't need to do anything special - like installing any drivers. Just connect the power transformer and the USB cable. The unit does come with the free audio software "Audacity" - which is pretty easy to install. About half of the manual details installing the software. I didn't need to as I already have it installed and have been using it for years. The version that ships with the unit is up-to-date, it's that same as the version I'm currently using. This is where I started having some problems. My off-the-shelf PC (which is running XP) came with just the basic audio circuit that comes on most mother boards and my system is running the basic OEM version of RealTek audio utilities. While the system recognized the USB connection, for some reason I couldn't get the audio from the cassette player to play on my computer's speakers. I can record the input in Audacity, just not monitor it while it was recording. Which makes the unit's built in speakers very useful. The problem I have seems to be with my system and not with the unit as I tried connecting to my laptop and didn't have the problem.



So far I'm happy with the operation of this tape deck and the quality of the output I'm getting from using a computer to record my old tape collection to MP3s. TAPE2USB Cassette To PC Recorder

A+. Here is the entire experience:



1) You purchase this item on Amazon.com.

2) You get it in under a week (usually.)

3) You bring it home and there are all of 5-7 buttons on the entire device (and that includes the volume!) Not complicated at all.

4) There are only 2 cords. One is the power cable and the other is the USB cable. There is a 3rd cord as well, but you would probably never use it (it has the capability to make the TAPE2USB machine do manual recording from the radio but why bother when you can just tape from your radio/tape deck combo directly.)

5) Install the software that comes with the machine (Audacity, if you do not already have it.)

6) Plug the USB cord from the TAPE2USB machine into your computer.

7) Change the button on the TAPE2USB machine from Line-Out to Line-In (or vice-versa.)

8) Press "Play" on your TAPE2USB machine.

9) Click on "Record" on the Audacity software.

10) You're done.



The software allows you to manage your recordings so that you can have songs fade in and out and the most important feature of all....YOU CAN ADJUST THE SPEED OF YOUR SONGS! That is the biggest issue with recording songs, in my opinion. You also have this issue when you purchase an mp3 online and it is too fast or too slow. But the Audacity software allows you to make the song as fast or as slow as you like. I actually now prefer to initially record songs to tape for the very reason being that I can edit them with the Audacity software.



Also, the quality of the tape deck is good but not TOO good. If the sound quality is too good, you start to hear all the nastiness like hiss and distortion in a low-quality format like tapes. Your final mp3 will sound just like your tape, but slightly better (since your external speakers for your computer are probably better than the speakers in your tape deck.)



This is an all-around good experience. - Cassette Player - Usb - Recorder - Tape Converter'

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Canon Digital Camera - image stabilization, canon

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I'll start by saying that I'm a Canon fan. Three out of four of my current digital cameras, including both my DSLR's, are Canon. When I was looking to upgrade my compact zoom, this unit caught my eye for both its price point and its feature set. For a sub-$200 compact zoom, this camera definitely leads the pack.



Pros:

* 12 megapixel image capture

* Very good image quality

* Full 720P HD video capture

* Excellent low light performance for its class

* Excellent image stabilization capability

* Full manual control, including Av, Tv and full manual modes

* Great zoom range, especially at the wide end

* Excellent, fast and intuitive performance

* Reasonable battery performance with rechargables (a MUST!)

* Works with convenient AA batteries

* Excellent flash for its class

* Excellent color fidelity with no detectable image artifacts

* Fast continuous shooting for a compact camera

* Perfect size for a compact zoom, fits in a large pocket

* Fantastic price/performance ratio



Cons:

* No CCD cleaner that I've found

* No flash shoe for an external flash

* No external audio inputs for video capture

* 10 minute video capture limit

* No RAW image support

* Terrible support for HD video codec

* No optical/digital viewfinder / LCD display only

* My unit got a speck of dust inside the lens, creating a spot on images/video for awhile



It's been a couple years since I've purchased a camera and I was a bit surprised to see how far the feature sets have come, especially on the lower-end compacts. I've now put this camera through the paces in many different situations and overall, I'm very pleased with everything about it so far.



My criteria for this camera purchase was fairly simple. I wanted a compact zoom with decent optical range, AA battery support, excellent color fidelity, reasonable low light performance and a unit that provided full manual control. I'm an amateur/semi-pro photographer and I expect a lot from my cameras. After reviewing the options out there, this one was a clear winner.



First, I'll speak to the image quality and zoom. I've been very impressed with both its color fidelity and the overall image quality. Images are sharp and its ability to provide vivid color and great dynamic range within images is fantastic. With the unit's lack of RAW support, this was very important to me. At the low end of the zoom, there is a bit of the wide-angle effect...but I really appreciate how wide this camera is able to go. At the far end of the zoom, the optical quality is still great and I haven't detected any weak spots within the optical range. I've never been impressed with digital zoom, and I nearly always avoid it...but as is typical with digital zoom, you'll get artifacts at the furthest end of the spectrum. For a compact, the macro mode is also quite functional, allowing a very short focus range of less than 1/2" - and the 2" focus minimum for normal mode is also quite impressive.



Aperture performance was up to my expectations for a camera lens of this quality, if not even a little better than I expected. The range is from f/3.4 to f/8.0 in aperture priority mode, and I typically would want more on the far end, but as far as I'm concerned, this camera produces f/22 and above quality in landscapes. You're not going to get beautiful bokeh effects at the low end (f/3.4) but this is typical of compact cameras with inexpensive lenses. With that said, though, I was surprised to see any bokeh whatsoever...and it is possible to get a little.



Low light performance is important to me as this is one of my strongest interests in photography. Up to ISO800, there is very little noise in the captured images and I've found that my noise filters will clean up what little there is quite well. ISO1600 starts to introduce a fairly strong noise characteristic, but I expected as much. There is no ISO3200 support, but personally, I feel like this is a waste in a camera at this price point as there's no way you're going to get good performance at such extremes. The image stabilization works well, especially when you're right on the edge of needing a tripod. The camera features an auto focus assist beam, which is a welcome addition within a camera at this price point. Low-light video performance was quite good, although it does take a performance hit in the noise department...but I was still very impressed that it performs as well as it does by producing very watchable low-light video results.



The overall feature set for a relatively inexpensive compact is just staggering to me. All of the basic features are there for a person who appreciates some creative control, including full Tv, Av and manual modes. The automatic modes are great for those times when I don't want to put effort in and P-mode (full auto, except for control over ISO) was an absolute necessity for me. The time-to-live is quick and from an off-state, I can capture an image in less than 3 seconds. I've tested some of the newer, fancier features and I have to say, they're quite impressive. The smile detection blew my mind because it actually worked! The ability to auto-shoot portraits when new people enter the scene is also pretty amazing to me. Blink detection? I would have never thought of that, but it's actually worked for me in a couple of cases. The HD-video is a great addition to my camera lineup and I've started playing with it fairly extensively. I have noticed a bit of discrepancy between the image stability on the LCD screen and the actual result in the produced video, but then again, if I wanted super-stable video, I'd use a tripod. There is a 10 minute limit to video capture, which could be a deal breaker for some, but for my purposes it's just fine. It picks up audio quite well, which was surprising to me - although you're not going to get movie studio quality out of the thing.



Physically speaking, the camera is very comfortable to hold and all of the buttons are conveniently placed. Anyone who's used a Canon camera will feel quite at home with it...and even if you're not, I wouldn't anticipate much difficulty. I haven't had any notable difficulty with the button placement, but have inadvertently turned off the camera when I was trying to capture a picture in a hurried situation. It's not exactly a sub-compact, but for a compact zoom, the size is perfect and exceeds my expectations. (It fits in a large pocket quite easily, but not well in smaller ones, such as most rear pockets.) The lens retraction is very nice and the lens portion only sticks out about 3/4" from the body when fully retracted.



Battery performance met my expectations, for the most part. The use of rechargeable batteries is a must for any digital camera - it's no secret that ALL digital cameras suck up a lot of juice. (This is WHY most of cameras use proprietary NiMH batteries!) For me, I'm fairly heavily invested into NiMH AA batteries, so it was very important for this purchase to support them. I don't get the rated performance, but I never trust those values and I can certainly squeak 200+ images out of a set of 2300mAh batteries, without flash usage. Video use does suck up the juice, but I've still been surprisingly impressed with its performance as I expected a lot less. I wouldn't really consider using standard alkaline batteries in a digital camera for all but a pinch situation and if you expect good performance on alkaline batteries, you're not going to get it. I did find the camera did not like a couple of my sets of 2700mAh batteries, and wouldn't even turn on...and while that bugged me, it wasn't a deal breaker as it does work with 90% of my batteries. A quality battery charger/tester goes a long way, as you won't get good performance if your batteries aren't up to snuff and aren't properly matched according to actual capacity.



I really only have a couple of complaints. Somehow my unit got a fairly large spec of dust inside the lens, and for awhile, all my images/video had a blurry spot on them - particularly in images with fairly strong light/midrange backgrounds. I'm a little concern about the seal and its ability to prevent dust from entering into the lens. Eventually, this speck of dust went away and my images are back to normal - but it's frustrating when you can't do anything about something like this. Additionally, the HD video codec that is used by this camera (H.264/Apple Quicktime MOV) is very frustrating to work with on a computer. It's just not well supported yet and takes a LONG time to open on my computer, even within Apple's quicktime application. (My machine is a quad-core 3.2Ghz proc, 4GB RAM...fast, for all intents and purposes - perhaps I have an issue with my computer's video codecs and I am willing to concede that possibility.) With that said though, I've found it best to convert it to a different format for editing...a step that I would rather avoid. These two issues prevented me from giving the product a full five-star rating.



Overall, though, I'm impressed with this camera and it fit the bill perfectly for me. I hope you've found this review helpful! Canon PowerShot SX130IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom with 3.0-Inch LCD - Powershot - Canon - Digital Camera - Image Stabilization'

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Iphone 3gs

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iPhone 3GS is simply the best smartphone out there to date. I was using Blackberry before this one and now I can't even remember why. This phone has so far the largest application pool -- and all the ones that I need are free (Skype, Facebook, etc). You can't get that with Blackberries, unfortunately.

You will love this phone more than anything else you have ever owned. Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB - Unlocked

I almost bought this product from My Crazy Phone but changed my mind after receiving less than satisfactory customer service. I had emailed to verify some of the details and requested photos. I was told that photos could NOT be sent. So I asked about the return policy in case I received the phone and it wasn't what I expected (if it had a crack in the screen, for example, like one of the images posted above!). The reply I received was sarcastic and rude stating that no returns would be allowed if I had "buyer's remorse." I was also told to consider a refurbished rather than used phone - the product I was inquiring about from the beginning was the refurbished, as clearly stated in my original email.



I think it's perfectly reasonable for customer's to want to SEE a product before committing nearly $400. If the pre-sale customer service was this bad, I don't even want to know what post-sale service would be like.

My Iphone 3GS arrived earlier than I expected..ordered on Thursday night, arrived on Monday via USPS .Thanks...It arrived in the condition as advertised and the accessories ..However one note, not a deal breaker, but being designated as "NEW", I attempted to register the phone and was told by Apple that it was already registered to a Shawn person (I believe).



It would have been nice to know upfront that the phone was already registered with limited warranty coverage for the reminder of the year. I purchased the AMAZON protection coverage..I believe the breakage coverage make the plan better than what Apple sells. other than that fact, I would definitely purchase goods from this merchant again. Great experience!'

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Mp3 Boombox

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I resisted buying this product for a while due to lack of reviews, then I discovered it offers more than its competition so I took a chance. Hopefully this review answers similar questions for you too.



These multi-purpose devices are hard to find nowadays with all the iPod docking stations, or similar clones out there with a higher price tag. But this little machine is worth the price.



It's very compact (10 inches in length), so the picture is a bit deceiving. But that's not a bad thing.



It even comes with its own auxiliary cable, which is awesome because those little cables are a rip off when sold separately due to recent demand.



The sound is solid, but the speakers are not for music that demands a lot of bass. This is a great item for casual music, a healing practice with soothing music, or even little kids' music, but not rap or hip hop.



There is no headphone jack, but I don't see this as major set back (personally).



Overall, the device is deserving of 4 stars as a good compromise for what it offers, its price, and the limited selection of availability for something similar. Coby CXCD230BLK Portable CD Player with AM/FM Stereo and AUX-In Jack (Black)

My daughter is almost 2, and I wanted an inexpensive CD Player with an auxiliary input. We've only been using it about a week, but I have no complaints at all. It's compact, and it has repeat all or repeat only one song (which is perfect for her because there's one song she wants to listen to over and over). The cd player is not noisy, like some can be (the buzz when the cd spins). For the price, I'm very satisfied.

My husband and I play CD's at night as background music/white noise to help us sleep. We bought this CD player to replace one that broke. It plays music well, has repeat functionality, all the things we look for - but I do have one complaint. Once it reaches the end of the CD, the disc spins before playing again. Unfortunately, this "end of CD spin" is somewhat loud and squeaky. First time, I thought there was a mouse in the room. It's woken my husband up a couple of times during the night. With luck we'll get used to the noise and be able to sleep through it, but it's something folks should be aware of.

This is a very inexpensive player that does the job for us working outside. It plays CD and my wife's mp3. The speakers are small and sound quality is second rate, but that is not a concern as we are outside. My wife likes it as it is small and easy to carry around. I would have given 5 stars except the tuner is tiny and very difficult to get the proper radio station tuned in. For the price I couldn't beat it anywhere. I would like to add that it is a pleasure doing business with Amazon; they have never let me down even when I had a problem with an order. Thanks, Amazon!

Antenna broke the first time it was used. Tried to return but it says I'm outside my return window. I had put it up for a birthday present and did not open the box right away. I am extremely disappointed.'

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Headphones - ear buds, bose

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If you need replacements these are great. They come in 3 sizes so you can try out all 3 and figure out what size is best for you. This allows you to have total comfort with your ear buds. I bought my headphones originally with whatever ear buds it had with it on ebay and now can get the right size for me. Replacement tips for Bose in-ear

Love my BOSE head phones, I just wish I wouldn't lose the ear buds so quickly. Almost wish they clicked onto the headphones better. But for the quality of sound that comes from these head phones its worth it!

I had lost one of the earbud covers from my Bose earbuds. These were exactly like the originals that came with my earbuds (SM, MD, LG). And they were a great price, much less than I was expecting to spend.

I purchased these JUST in time! After I bought these, I lost the bud to one of the ear phones and I was not happy! But because I had these as back up and they had just arrived two days before; I didn't miss a beat; literally! Thank you so much!

These things are a necessary pain as the ear phones will not fit properly without them. I am glad to find them somewhere although shipping was more than it should have been, in my mind for these little things.

I really love my Bose ear buds, but had lost the medium size covers that actually go in your ear. The Bose were expensive and sound fantastic and I didn't want to have to buy a whole new unit just because the little rubbery cover thing was gone. These replacement pieces are perfect and saved me a lot of cash. - Bose In-ear Headphones - Bose In-ear - Ear Buds - Bose'

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British Metal - british metal, kashmir

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This vaulting, lumbering tune is one of Zeppelin's most progressive songs which is enhanced by the longish 8.5 minute length. There are great, if understated, performances by all the musicians. The new digital remaster was much needed and is very well done. I really love the key changes and rhythmic syncopations mid-song, complete with mellotron and acoustic strings playing a haunting eastern harmony. I have never actually ferreted out the meaning of the lyrics, which again, suggests they were really trying to do a progressive rock tune. And they do it quite nicely. Kashmir (2007 Remastered)

I have always liked Led Zeppelin, it's more of remembering the late 60's when I was in college. Kashmir was one of my favorites. Young artists today are using this song in some of their compositions. I find that they are students of music and can recognize the "good stuff" - Classic Rock - British Metal - Rock - Kashmir'

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