Hands Free Cell Phone
Posted November 17, 2007 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Electronics, Safety
Driving these days requires full attention. One of our pet peeves is people who drive and talk on the cell phones.
When in your car if you decide to make a call pull over and talk to your hearts content. If someone calls you they can leave a message. Now we all know that this isn’t going to work.
When we use our phones in the car we use a hands free speakerphone. It allows us to place and receive calls with simple push of a button. It will require some time to setup the voice commands, it will handle 150 of them, but once done it works well.
We never have to take our eyes off the road. When we travel this is great as we navigate through new or unfamiliar territories. As well there are jurisdictions where the use of cell phones while driving is illegal without a hands free device.
The Parrot Mini Kit is a Blue tooth device that clips on to the sun visor. it comes with a car and home charger.
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Cross Country With Sirius Satellite Radio
Posted October 16, 2007 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Electronics
When I retired and moved from Ontario to British Columbia, Ros and I drove across the country.
We had taken many road trips in the past and reception in the hinterlands proved at times limited if not non existent.
I became aware of satellite radio and after reviewing the options I purchased a SIRIUS Sportster Radio with Car Kit. The installation was simple and it only took a few minutes on-line to activate the unit.
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Hand-Crank Flashlight Doesn’t Need Batteries
Posted January 21, 2007 by Rosalind Gardner · Filed Under Electronics
stashed away in every room of my house.
The beauty of it is, there are no batteries needed! You just Shake it to light it.
A 30-second shaking generates power for five minutes of bright illumination. OK, so it’s wise to shake them up BEFORE you need them.
They’re shockproof, rubber-guarded, waterproof, floatable and ideal for every vehicle or home emergency kit. The LED bulb never needs replacing and there are no batteries to worry about ever!
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Extend your iPod video’s battery life up to 55 hours!
Posted December 7, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Electronics
iLuv extends your iPod video’s battery life up to 55 hours! High-capacity rechargeable lithium polymer battery secures to the back of the iPod video with an easy-grip, scratchproof silicon skin. Extends the playback time of the iPod video up to 55 hours! Extended dock connector lets you charge without removing the protective skin. Included AC adapter with USB power output lets you charge your iPod anywhere no computer necessary!
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Kill the Monotonous Drone!
Posted December 6, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Electronics
Would you like to drown out the constant low rumbling noise on long flights? Then you should check out the new noise-cancelling headphones.
I tried out several different sets from different manufacturers and they all worked well but… Read more
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Top Ten Electronic Gifts for Travelers
Posted December 5, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Electronics
Top Ten Electronic Gifts for Travelers
- Bose Noise-Cancelling Headphones - Drown out unwanted noise and enjoy peace and quiet.
- Magellan Prestige RoadMate 6000T Portable GPS - Never get lost again!
- Best Weather-Resistant Travel Radio - The absolute best-sounding portable clock radio of all time!
- Water-Resistant Hand-Crank Radio/Cell-Phone Charger - several emergency tools in one handheld unit, this water-resistant unit includes a hand-crank cellular phone charger.
- Portable iPod Travel Alarm Clock - Enjoy geat sound from two powerful speakers with the bonus of an alarm clock and iPod charger.
- Dual Wireless Headphone Portable DVD Player - Wirelessly transmits the audio from the DVD being shown to two separate pairs of headphones.
- Wristwatch Television - Keep up on breaking news or just watch your favorite show anywhere.
- RoadTrip - Listen to your iPod on your cars stereo system!
- Smallest Multi-Function GPS Watch - GPS, altimiter and compass on your wrist. Neat tool for the great outdoors!
- Ear Muff Headphones - Provides cold weather comfort and your favorite music.
Listen to Your iPod in Your Car
Posted December 2, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Electronics
RoadTrip FM transmitter and charging cradle for iPod inside your car!
Plug RoadTrip into your dashboard power socket and listen to your iPod on your car’s stereo system! Serves as a convenient cradle and charger for any iPod.
Send your iPod’s music or audiobook to any available FM frequency between 88.1 and 107.9 on you car radio; backlit screen confirms the frequency.
Stream your iPod contents as far as 40 feet to an FM stereo!
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Traveler’s Automatic Power Converter
Posted December 1, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Adapters & Converters
Waterproof Picture-Taking Binoculars
Posted November 30, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Binoculars, Electronics
Ear Muff Headphones
Posted November 30, 2006 by Ed Szajniak · Filed Under Electronics, Headgear
Technorati Tags: Ear Muff, Headphones, all-weather protection
