This review is about this particular electronic, DirecTV R15 DVR that I have purchased a while back. Unfortunately, things have not been going my way and sad to say, I find this R15 simply very demoralizing for me and this device is difficult for me to handle, much …

One of my favorite kitchen items is my “Magic Bullet”. It is like a compact blender that makes preparation and cleanup a breeze. The “magic” is in the power base, onto which you place either the tall or short bullet cup containing your ingredients, and simply press to …

One of my more recent Blu-Ray players is the Philips BDP5012 Blu-Ray Player. It costs around $100, so it is very affordable, and since I’ve had it a while now, I feel like it’s one of the better ones I’ve owned so far. It comes with a …

My parents had previously bought a Breville kettle which had turned out to be a nightmare to use the lid kept coming off whilst pouring, sending hot steam everywhere which could have potentially caused a very serious accident. So with that in mind I took them …

The George Forman Grilling Machine came out over 5 years ago, and is still going strong. There are simalar products out there, like the Georges Forman Grilling machine, but I however perfer The George Forman machine. I’ve had my family size grill for 6 years, and I still love …

I was in the market to purchase a hand held TV because I travel a lot and I wanted something to be able to watch while on the go. I decided to purchase this Axion TV and it’s been amazing. I really love it. I purchased …

The Hip Street Digital Text Reader is quite an inexpensive e-reader. Although this e-reader is cheaper compared to the major brands, it can still do quite a bit. This is a 4 GB e-reader, with microSD card capacity expansion. On the specifications page, I saw that this e-reader accepts …

I’m not really a Beats fan, but recently after trying out the Beats Headset, I noticed that the quality was definitely there and it wouldn’t hurt to get the Beatbox portable. Putting headphones on my ears for a long time can be an uncomfortable experience for me so I …

Microsoft’s Kinect is the only gaming device out till date that offers controller-less gaming. The camera, otherwise known as the HUB, of Kinect is all that you need in order to get started. I bought mine several months ago and I have played it rigorously ever since. The Kinect, …

My husband and I wanted to get a new air conditioner for our room and had been shopping around for the past four weeks before we had actually found a decent one. Our old one had finally died off and we knew we couldn’t live without one.
The Kenmore 75050 …

This hairdryer is supposed to have two functions. The first one is to dry hair, as every hairdryer has been made to do, of course. The second one is to straighten your hair. For this matter it has a special head that can be put on it to …

After breaking my old iPod, I looked around online for what I thought would be the best mp3 player for me. I settled on the Sandisk Sansa Fuze (Version 2, 8GB) and am overall very pleased with it.
It’s a fairly small player that comes with a soft little …

Persuading perhaps is an easy task for some; as if it’s an inherent trait, others might have developed it later on. Neither did I possess or work on of being able to persuade, fortunately when my mother’s desk fan run-down, I don’t have to persuade her to buy a …

I was recently given a Sham Wow by a friend of mine as a gift. I am reluctant to buy these products that you see on T.V. that claim to have amazing results, so she gave me one of hers to try. As they say on the commercial all …

It was really uncomfortable at first when you just use earphones when listening to Ipod. Then came out Ipod speakers. Thankfully, these were created to subside the damage that can eventually lead to your ears. Sometimes, prolonged Ipod use can be damaging to your ear drums.
I bought …

I am really pleased with the way the De Longhi ironing system works. This is the first iron I ever bought from this brand and I am very contented with it. Except for the Rowenta iron which I am using in Botswana, all the others do not measure up …

A while back, I bought a Slim devices Squeezebox 3 (a network music player manufactured by Logitech) and I then needed some powered speakers to connect to it. Currently, however, the market for powered speakers is a little sparse. There isn’t much choice, ranging from PC speakers with tinny …

Portable power banks are must-haves for anyone toting a smartphone or digital media player, because the juice for these devices usually won’t last a whole day. My Samsung Galaxy S III’s battery was running low by midday one time, so I decided to purchase a MiPow Power Tube Simple …

At first glance, Vizio seems to be a great brand. They’re bringing the latest technology down to an affordable level by mass-producing flat-panel TV’s and selling them at big chains like Wal-Mart instead of smaller, more pricey electronics stores.
Why do I always have to learn the hard way? You …

I recently began seeing a Naturopathic doctor and she suggested I start drinking protein smoothies in the morning to combat my low blood sugar and low energy issues. I did some research online and found the Vita-mix website and knew I had to have this machine. It …

The Playstation 3 is one of the best game consoles on the market that you can buy. The price has dropped to something that most people can now afford at $299. This is for the new model that is much slimmer and sleeker looking from the first …

I cannot imagine my life without a refrigerator. Next to the stove or cooker, it is probably one of the most used appliances in a house. The way that one opens and closes its doors is probably enough for any ref to give up on its own. It does …

The Intel 120 GB Solid State Drive is an upgrade of my computer that I’m happy with. My original hard disk drive has some serious problems. The noise is loud and it takes a long time to read and run programs. This happens especially once the hard disk is …

Well I used to live in hostel and most of the time I give my clothes to laundry. I purchased this iron for emergency. For examples sometime I need to go for presentation or for interview and I need formals. So in that case I need to iron my …

I was able to pick up this charger at Half price which made it worth the risk for me. I’ve never used or know anybody with any Xtreme Mac chargers or accessories, so needless to say I didn’t expect too much.
The base itself is very small, but has …

This is really the coolest little color printer. I love mine! Retail price is $69.99. It’s only about the size of a 3×5 index card and the pictures it prints are 2×3, so if you’re looking for pictures any bigger, you’ll have to look somewhere else. Still, it connects to …

Some rooms in your home don’t require a gigantic plasma or lcd tv. You may want just a “small” tv set for your den or kitchen area.
Almost a year ago I was shopping around for a small tv set for a small room I had. I went to Fry’s …

I purchased this remote about a month ago and it has worked wonderfully since I purchased it. I have not had any problems with this remote and it has worked as well as I expected. I purchased this remote for 30 dollars and I believe it was …

It looks like Samsung finally decided to turn the Galaxy Note from a phone to a tablet. I was quite impressed with the smaller Galaxy Note, and now they have decided to take it to a whole new level. Luckily for me, I managed to get my hands on …

From the last 8 months I have been planning to buy a big LCD TV, and one of my friend suggested me to buy Samsung LCD TV, because they gives the best quality in LCD TVs in the market. So, I went to the showroom, and I liked this …

I bought the Creative Zen Micro about a year ago and maybe 4 to 6 months later I began to notice the headphones seemed to be losing connection. Sometimes I would stop hearing music until I adjusted the end of the headphone while it was in the headphone jack. …

I purchased this small electric fan to use on hot days. Fans, in general, are good alternatives to using an air conditioner. They use less energy and are much more portable. This fan is almost as wide as an adult’s hand, and the only controls are an on/off switch. …

This box has been out for such a long time. We didn’t get 1 when they first came out as they seemed so expensive and also we didn’t understand what the big deal was about these, so we were a bit late in joining in everyone else, but now …

I have owned a number of printers since first starting to use a computer in 2002, none of them have been that robust and have soon let me down. But the one printer that has held it’s own is the HP Deskjet F2180.
This All in One printer has the advantage …

The new Mr. Coffee expresso/cappuccino maker makes brewing coffee, expresso, and cappuccino extremely easy!
I was able to figure out how to use the machine last night (without any instructions) in less than 10 minutes! It’s almost just as easy as an instant-coffee maker. You just take the amount of …

For about six months, this Blu-Ray Player worked marvelously. It provided me with a picture that practically sucked me into the movie because it was just so real! The audio quality too seemed to trounce that found on my DVD movies. I really looked forward to watching and listening …

I got the Sony iPod docking station because I was not satisfied with the sound quality of my iPod. I mainly use my iPod Nano 5th generation as it has a video camera and features a larger screen compared to the other Nano models.
I bought this speaker system …

The HP Slate is one of the worst tablets ever. I simply do not recommend this as it is a complete waste of money. At a price of $799.99, it is more affordable to just buy a laptop. I did not have a very good experience with this tablet, …

Funny story, I seen alot of different media players when I was out shopping a while back. I’m not sure what I was out shopping for but I do know that when it all boiled down to it, I needed a media player that was unlike all the ones …

On my 21st Birthday my dad gifted me apple iPod. I was very happy with that gift. The apple iPod comes with apple iPod earphones. It is obvious that you need earphones to listen to music from iPod. When I opened the box for first time and I saw …

During our various postings abroad, I also lived in areas which were not capital cities. The forms of entertainment were very limited. There was no satellite TV available and the local channels were very few. Having a radio which can at least receive both local and international signals …

I spend most of time working on my laptop with my headphones plugged in. I work for an international call center and receive 10s of calls daily. The most important thing while taking a call is clarity of voice for proper communication which is must for a call center …

Now days electric cooker is what most house use for preparing rice, special in Sikkim locality people prefer electric cooker compared to the pressure cooker as the ice is much more puffy as it keep it free from starch and carbohydrates. Electrically steamed rice is better as it is …

I wanted to get me this portable media player, since everybody was using the very popular Apple Ipod. Having already experimented mostly with Samsung’s mobile phone’s, I decided to try out the K3 portable media player to see if it matched the high quality of their cellphones. Samsung, like …

Handheld televisions can be pretty neat to have. If you are in an emergency weather situation or your power goes out a handheld television can make it so you don’t miss your favorite television show or allow you to stay tuned into the local news to know how the …

For a person like me who works in the field sometimes, a portable hard drive is a very necessity. I bought Transcend 320GB StoreJet 25C for a couple of months ago and I love it very much. At first, I was only using a flash USB drive in which …

I have bought my 3D industrial stand fan about two years ago and I have not experienced any problems with yet. The fan is so durable and has a very powerful motor that keeps me cool during summer days. We have been using my fan about 16 hours a …

With so many remote controls in my place for my TV, DVD player, Cable and HiFi I definitely feel that a “one remote to rule them all” is a useful concept, especially for somebody like me who tends to leave my remotes lying around the living room. I …

The Navigon 3310 Max Europe is a pretty good GPS, actually one of the better ones that I’ve had the pleasure of purchasing. First off the Navigon offers 3 alternate routes one can take, showing the itenerary, the distance and the time to destination. The signal reception is pretty …

Last year when BGE and Constellation Energy went unregulated and the prices that they were allowed to charge customers went through the roof, we sat down as a family and decided that we were going to take our house to Energy Star compliance and get a break on the …