Wintec FileMate Light 7" Touchscreen Internet Entertainment Tablet with Enhanced Resistive Touch Technology, Built-In digital camera, GPS and Bluetooth supported, Expansion Interfaces up to 32GB and Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS Ready Review

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(More customer reviews)I currently use a Acer W 500 windows machine as my portable computer. I wanted a smaller light android tablet to use around the house, on the train to listen to music, watch videos, check mail and surf the web. Read all the reviews on many 7 inch tablets and settled on this one. Wally is selling this at an incredible price, and I could not resist. I have a Android Phone (Samsung intercept)so I knew how to use this tablet from the start. Here are the pros and con:
PROS:
Touch screen works perfectly, better than many capacitive screens
Very light weighs .8 lb also very thin .5 thick
Came with a 8gb micro SD card
Kindle for Android works great for reading Ebooks
Web surfing is fast, the included browser works fine (no need to upgrade)
Mail apps make it a breeze to check email
Tablet comes with Docs to go (which is a great app)
WiFi connects fast to my network
Bluetooth music to my headphones works perfectly
Plenty of memory for the processor to function quickly (420mb)
Built in FM radio (I also use tunein radio app for fm and am)
Battery life is great (haven't run it past 40% despite using it for hours)
Operation is very fast, and there are many fantastic apps to download from the Android market
Cons:
Does not have 3G built in
Does not play all videos or flash
No HDMI output
162mb app memory (wish it had more)
No front facing camera only a rear camera (not really a con for me I use my Acer for skype)I'm liking this tablet more and more! This tablet allows me to connect without having to sign a contract with the big wireless cellphone companies. I ordered the Virgin Mobile MiFi 2200 which will convert the 3G signal to wifi which this tablet accepts easily. Will comment after I receive it. For my problem with some videos, I have downloaded many video players from the market and found the Mobo player to work the best. All in all I am very happy with this unit, using it out by the pool, on the deck, in the house. Great unit!
UPDATE: received the Virgin Mobile MiFi 2200 and now I have 3G anywhere with this tablet!!! No contract!! Buy from Wally and you will get 1gb upgrade!! Additional points on this tablet. I have loaded quite a few great apps from the market, but I wish the app memory was larger than 160mb. The Processor memory is 420mb which really makes this tablet fly. You must download superbox so you can control your apps and cache. Superbox can also load all your apps on your SD card to give you room for more apps. The apps I recommend are, yahoo mail (if you use yahoo), kindle for android, us newspapers, power amp, mobo player, tunein radio, angry birds (if you like games), textplus if you want to send text messages, software data cable will allow you to send files wirelessly to any computer using your wifi.
TIP: Screen is so sensitive when scrolling through many items, I turn my finger around and use my nail. Works great to avoid selection. Try it.


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ASUS U36SD-A1 13.3-Inch Thin and Light Laptop (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this laptop from a local Microsoft Store yesterday after stumbling upon an external link Amazon gave on this page. THIS was the laptop I had been waiting 9 months for since the U36JC debut. Felt like I just had a baby.. so joyous!
Anyway, as I unveiled it, I was impressed on how THIN the body was while having an AMAZINGLY solid frame. The laptop base does not bend if you hold it at any of the corners! It definitely does not feel like cheap plastic (probably because it really IS made of lightweight metal) & has a classy satin feel to it. It has a fingerprint-repelling nano-coating seemingly all over the body too. It is also so light for having such a powerful processor + graphics card. My computer friend was right to have me wait/hold out until this came out. I was tempted with HPs, Sonys, Acers but from his repair experience on so many laptops, those were all junk! (HPs were decent in the middle but still the construction felt cheap/plastic).
Such a powerful [Sandy Bridge] processor in such a solid body with such a thin profile has finally become a dream come true. Portability without the sacrifice of quality & power.. such is the legendary motherboard manufacturer ASUS!
GREAT JOB ASUS!!!
Kai

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Contour+ Plus Camera Review

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(More customer reviews)Update 9-16-2010 This is no longer their top of the line cam - the new one is based on this camera but includes a GPS and tags your images with location. You'll need their viewer to see the map movement as the video plays.
Update: 7-2010
Tonights episode of Dirty Jobs showed this camera strapped to a head strap for the host, Mike Rowe, who was 408 feet above the cement floor decending & window cleaning in Hawaii. Troy chickened out on the first 100 feet so alot of the contour HD footage made it into the show. By the 300 foot balcony they got troy on the ropes but his hair got snagged in the safely line and had to get his second "shearing" on Dirty Jobs - it was also filmed on contour HD cams 300' above hawaii. The quality was as good as the cable company could deliver in their 6:1 re-compression of HD. A full HD viewfinderless camera has value when you must get the shot.
using a sandisk 16GB microSD card and the maximum detail [1080P] + best quality I could get 3 hr, 6 minutes of video recorded with battery leftover. If you use the lower resolution setting the battery may be the limiting factor - I have not tried that yet.
I bought this to produce a bluray disc of a police helicopter team, using a gyro stabilized canon professional camera in back and wanting a 2nd angle up front. This comes with an adhesive patch that sticks to the side of the pilot's helmet to give a 135 degree wide field of view. The integrated rails on both sides permit the ultimate flexibility in mounting the camera, and second options for this cam are car mounts, etc.
The quality is GREAT. The lens is the downfall - there is some pincushion effect due to the inexpensive lens and wide angle. I'll deal with it for the price and the shots you can get with it, plus I can trim out the distortion in post editing.
One note - the output is .mov which is fine for macs, but for pc's you will need to transcode if you run premiere pro cs4 from adobe as it does not import .mov natively. Perhaps that is a good time to clip the edges where the bent picture is most noticable.
Another factor to like is the simplicity. With gloved hands you slide the top forward to record and back to stop, with a beep to start and and double beep to stop - it's very hard to mess up except for your horizon, which is why there are detents and lasers.
Detents and lasers?
Yes, - there are detents in the event you mount it on the right and left hand side of a helmet or rotate it in a mount. The 2 lasers can be turned on to tell you what is level with resepect to the imager. This is helpful when you rotate it but you must manually keep track of the bottom of the screen (below the laser points ) as you rotate it, otherwise your output will be upside down.
For the price, you simply can not beat it. Buy a 16 GB sandisk micro-sd card to go with it Sandisk 16GB Microsd Card Note that they have a low packaging option which the card is inside a plastic carrier and inside an ESD bag but no box or other trash with it that goes in the landfill - smart packaging.
One of the other great applications for this is taking HD video where you otherwise would NOT take your $3K camera - the beach - the water park - etc. You won't get the absolute best quality but you will get 1080 p hd that is playable on macs or pcs in native players!
Another great use is for children. It's easy to use, inexpensive, and highdef. For the kids who are beyond the toy grade cameras but not ready for a professional unit, this fills the gap. Adults will love its simplicity. On or Off - no fancy buttons to press, and everything complex is set while attached to the computer.
Finally there is my use - have a 2nd angle view for use with NLE systems. You can now do a/b video fades by time syncing the output from this camera with your primary cam. Be sure to expose something that will sync the two that gets recorded on both at the start of shootng.
I'm only deducting a star becuase of the pincushion effect of the lens. I realize for this price you are not getting an HD lens, and I realize that HD will show any defects, but a few more dollars in the lens would have made this 5 stars - it is oh so close. Be sure to pick up extra memory and batteries if you plan to use it at maximum definition because it makes some big files fast.


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The hands-free Contour+ Camera doesn't just record all of your cliff-hucking, base-jumping, and wicked surfing skills in stunning HD; it also features built-in GPS capability to track the location, speed, and altitude of your every exploit. The Countour+ is water, impact, and vibration-resistant so it can handle extreme environments, and it also comes packed with so many features that you should prepare yourself for the inevitable streams of drool that will emerge from the corners of your mouth should you decide to read on.Product Features
Material: (shell) aluminum
Dimensions: 58 x 34 x 98 mm
Zoom Length:
Effective Focal Length:
Field of View: (960p, 720p, photo) 170 deg, (1080p) 125 deg
Aperature:
Resolution: (full HD 1080p) 1920 x 1080 pixels, (tall HD 960p) 1280 x 960 pixels, (action HD 720p) 1280 x 720 pixels, (original HD 720p) 1280 x 720 pixels, (5 MP still) 2592 x 1944 pixels
Megapixels: 5
Memory Card Type: MicroSD
Video Size:
Video Formats: H.264 Codec (.mov file type)
Video Processor:
Sensor: 5 Megapixel Codec Sensor
Photo Formats:
Frame Rates: (full HD 1080p) 30 FPS, (tall HD 960p) 30 FPS, (action HD 720p) 60 FPS, (original HD 720p) 30 FPS, (5 MP still) 1 photo per 3, 5,10, 30, 60 seconds
Battery Type: Lithium ion
ISO Range:
LCD Size:
Manual Exposure:
Manual Focus:
Flash:
Mic Type: built-in, external mic jack
Operating System: Mac (10.5, 10.6), Windows (XP, Vista, 7)
PC Connection: yes, USB port, , Bluetooth v2.1, , HDMI port
Attachment Type:
Weight: 5.3 oz
Recommended Use: video storytelling
Manufacturer Warranty: 180 days

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(More customer reviews)I recently purchased this unit via Amazon from Koolertron. I received the shipment earlier than promised by the seller via DHL. I was nervous opening the package ..... However, I was honestly very pleased to see a Original like VW Jetta Car Radio/DVD/GPS receiver. I was quite impatient to get it installed and the product quality including DVD quality picture, GPS connectivity was excellent and very honestly it looks and functions like the factory fit set-up (RDS 510)!
The only downside which is negligible is, there is no option to separately control the Bluetooth Telephone volume. The Bluetooth volume is dependent on the volume level of the Radio/CD/GPS which is not sufficient for a clear telephone call. This requires manual adjustment of the volume when a call is in progress. This is off course a very negligible downside, therefore no stars reduced for this minor flaw.
Then my encounter with the seller.... I must admit, the seller's responsiveness towards all my concerns and queries were answered quickly and efficiently. I had a problem of a damaged wire on the can bus connector and without many questions, I was promised a Free of Charge replacement. This is service par excellence and I congratulate the Koolertron team.
I highly recommend this product and certainly give full stars for product and supplier's customer service.


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