Looxcie 2 Review

Sony X Series SRS-BTX500 Bluetooth Speaker Review

Sony SRS-BTX500 Premium 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Wireless Speaker, 40 W Output Power, NFC Technology, USB Charging Port, Built-in Rechargeable Battery

Update on 2013-06-13 00:14 by Mike Mu

Sound comparisons between:

SRS-BTX500 vs Big Jambox

SRS-BTX500 vs Klipsch G17 Airplay

Bestek Power Center with USB, dock

Magellan Smart GPS Review - It Doesn't Live Up to Its Name

Available at:

@ BestBuy Magellan - SmartGPS 5" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth and Lifetime Map and Traffic Updates

PowerPod 360 Vibration Speaker

Update on 2015-11-06 20:13 by Mike Mu

I discontinued the video service I was using, hopefully will transfer to new one later this year after I find the video.

I do have a much better speaker to recommend - yes it costs more, but its more substantial.  Its shaped like a weird egg cut in half, balanced on itself: Bass Egg VERB Bluetooth Vibration Speaker - Black

Sony Bloggie Duo Review

Intro and Unboxing:

Available at Amazon:

More coming soon!

Goal Zero Guide 10 Adventure Kit Review

Yes, its finally here.  After over a year of usage and testing I finally put this little review together.

Available here:

Some real world tests posted here:

Tested 6/7/2012 with Original GoalZero AA Battery Fully charged via Solar in Guide 10+ Pack:

iPad2 Verizon 32GB:

Started with 48% charge ended up with 74% charge before the pack went red and wouldn't charge iPad2 anymore.

Batteries still had 20% capacity left and can still be used to charge a low powered iPhone some percentage points. (tested to be true).

Samsung HM7000 Bluetooth Headset Review

Unboxing:

Review with sound samples:

Update on 2012-05-09 03:17 by Mike Mu

$39.99 Today @ Newegg.

Bluetooth Headset w/ Android Application Support (HM7000) Type: Bluetooth Headset Ear Coupling: In the Ear Talk Time: Up to 4 hours, 16 hours with charging case Music Time: Up to 4 hours, 16 hours with charging case Standby Time: Up to 160 hours, 640 hours with charging case Compatibility: Bluetooth 3.0 Dimensions: 1.89" x 0.75" x 0.47" Weight: 0.39 oz.

Update on 2012-06-22 03:57 by Mike Mu

So I get asked this a lot, and I thought I covered it in the video review with real sound samples too.  Bottom line, for $40, you can't beat it for a wireless bluetooth headset package.  I just checked my link, and its just $41.99!  That's a fantastic deal!  Keep in mind these went for $129 or $149 when they first came out and for what you get it seemed justified.

However, for general day to day use I prefer a wired microphone headset.  In fact, I still use the Apple microphone headset. I tend not to lose those, and the audio fidelity for listening to music is generally better not to mention that most don't need additional batteries or power to work.

DriveNTalk BHF-1800 Bluetooth Speakerphone Review

HP TouchPad Tablet

Save up to $80 instantly on a HP Touchpad with $50 instant rebate plus $30 coupon SAVE30HP!

Orange Joos Solar Panel Review

The Joos Orange is supposed to offer 6 to 20 times more son to power conversion and efficiency when compared to its competitors. The price is right at just $100 (introductory) for the base model, plus some extras that you may or may not want in order to adapt it for your charging and portable power needs.

It's also supposed to be able to charge an iPad! (yay!) - (it does but check out my demonstration above).

I was pretty excited at the time when they first introduced it and announced it last summer and showed some demonstration videos about how rugged it was. I have a few solar panels myself to use for travel, but almost all of them state that they are not to be used for an extended period of time outside.

What is the point in that?

Anyway there are some sample videos shown below about how rugged the Joos Orange solar charger is including underwater tests as well as shooting a 22 caliber rifle straight at the solar cell.

Update on 2011-02-27 08:36 by Mike Mu

Sorry for the delay folks, I've been informed that the latest major batch of solar panels are heading over to the states and I will keep you posted as soon as I get one in my hands for review.

Update on 2011-03-27 20:27 by Mike Mu

As you probably figured out already, they are in fact in stock now at their website.  I have ordered one two weeks ago and it arrived last week.  I'm putting it through some tests now and will post a first look review within the next week or two.

If you would like me to test anything in particular, let me know and I'll do my best to include it in my tests.

Update on 2011-09-23 16:57 by Mike Mu

I was hoping to post a meaningful review of the SolarJoos panel - at least a first look review but I've been busy traveling and then catching up with some work when I got back.

A number of things also happened.

Update on 2013-08-25 06:27 by Mike Mu

I took the liberty in reviewing a version 1 and a version 2 of the internals.  I found some screws loose due to some hairline fractures in the plastic casing - one of the weak points of the solar joose orange.  

Besides the fracture, I also found some waterproofing gasket missing on a brand new unit in version 2.  So... definitely be careful about trusting the weatherproofing of any of these Solar Joos units out in the wild if your life depends on it.