Well, this review is based on one the christmas present antics. I decided to go ahead with a Gaming chair from Playom. But this was a pretty decent idea since I usually use a chair for typing, gaming, video editing and more in my life now. But coming in at £130 from Playom, it was a nice deal and something to help me be more productive. Note, there is no review on this in terms of video since I have a fair few things to catch up on. But Enjoy how it works and sets up. Amazon also have it.
The Box.
Its big and boring yet there is some nice labelling and warnings of it to cover legal issues and red tape. But Its good to say the weight, warnings and the chair's features.
The top of the Box.
That was about it, but then inside was a fair bit of packaging and boxes inside to cover what was in and the manual. That was very easy to tear up sadly.
Setting it up.
Well getting it all out and the intstructions were pretty clear with it all. Big diagrams and bold text underneath the diagrams made it easy. So we started on each step.
Step 1: The base
This wasn't too bad, but it did need a push to get the wheels in the stand a bit, no screwdrivers needed either, the allen key provided would be better later on though.
The base of the chair
The Manual and the screws needed for this
Then it was getting the Gas cyclinder and the plastice covers on, this did take some work but the diagram partly helps, maybe the plastic should of had some engraving on which one to use but then again, it worked out nicely to get on there.
The gas and plastic on the stand.
Step 2: The chair base.
This wasn't that bad, but those screws can be stiff to get off and the washers can easily be misplaced and fall out, but I managed it get it screwed down. But it can be really hard later on without any help, as I discovered. The allen key is pretty strong too, and works on the Bike, so ideals for multi usage.
The bottom of the chair going on the bracket.
Then it got to the sides and THAT IS HARD. Washers falling out making it harder to align it is one of the reasons this was tricky. But luckily, mum did help me on it. It took about 30 minutes on this bit with my mum and trying it alone.
The screws on the side of the chair, this is a bit of nightmare
Step 4: The chair to the stand.
This bit is actually easier than it looks, its fitting it it to the right hole, making sure to remove the red cap beforehand. But then it goes into the hole futher up than the bigger taller hole, sop bear that in mind. But once that is done, you can say you have made a chair yourself.
Placing the stand in the hole on the chair.
The Result,
Its a chair with some extra padding and it actually does make it stylish and its taller than the other chair I have, even without the high difference due to the gas. But it adds more for comfortable seating.
The Chair, complete
The new chair vs the old one.
The testing, well.....
Actually its comfortable and its a good height, it might have to be a lean back for the full experience, but its ideal for long moments on the PC and gaming on a desk. For something that is a bit more than a Fast trax chair in B&M but this can really be good for gamers.
omracer's Rating: 6/10
The Good Points:
Reasonable Value than what it used to be
Very comfortable with the pads
Moves up and down
Not a poorly translated set of instructions
The Bad Points:
Can be very bulky for delivery.
Some instructions can be tricky
The side panels can be really hard to fit when alone
Washers can fall easily
Well there might be one more Review coming out by the new Year but I have some last minute things to finish off, but for now, we can rest in the wet boxing day.l
Now this review was quite a quick one, lets be fair here. With a usb drive, sometimes waiting for things to be copied over like Windows installers can take time and after a recent purchase of a 64GB usb 3.0 drive for £15 (this was for my smart TV to help record and actually teach my farther that pausing live tv is as common as a deal in morrisons tempting to purchase), I felt it was needed and since i've used Kingston before and was impressed by the USB 3.0 speeds on the other drive, I hoped that it would be able to compete, which sadly i was a bit mistaken, but i'll get into that later.
There was a video recorded but reviewing a usb drive isn't really that popular so i'll put it off for now.
Well with most USB drives, the packaging is thin but clear for the most part, and Kingston is no exception, with its famous statue face (I actually saw something similar in outrun 2006 C2C, but different colour) and a clear font to show the Size and Model as well as the Speed along with the Drive itself. taking up the width of the packaging.
the Front of the drive packaging
The back however, now that is quite unclear and full of text it puts alot of people off reading it, sure its important to have this documentation on there but it seems too filled, there is info like Warranty, Social Media and Operating system support which is a plus. Also barcodes and various translations are there too :).
The back of it with much writing
Now one thing with the inside (when you have to use scissors or teeth to tear it open, is that there was MORE small print, of course since a USB drive is simple and common, no manual was included but its not not not not that hard to use a usb drive to copy things to and from the thing. But a platic holder for the stick is nicely presented.
So much writing
So much more writing
But as we get to the stick, with a lovely white coast, embedded Kingston logos on the back, a blue USB port, covered with the white cap and a yellow big hook, it was a really well crafted drive from its outside, the cap is quite stiff which is good for safety in one way but stressful in another way when using it it often, but wear and tear over time will fix that.
A nice design
The bottom of it with a imprinted kingston logo
The standard USB Connector
Th bottom of the usb connector
The testing.
Now this is where i was going to learn a truth of some speed. Since using CrystalDiskMark is a very good idea with testing devices, I installed it once again since i didn't when i used the Toshiba Canvio to backup. The drive was picked up in windows within seconds and I could access it in a similar fashion, but then I ran the tests and i was in for a suprise. The speeds were different than what I would expect.
The speeds for the drive in a usb 3.0 Port
I was a bit holy um..... The wriste speeds were just poor, especially with the 4k read and write, i mean 0.003 MB/s is WORSE than a Toshiba TransMemory USB 2.0 and that was a 2 MB/s write speed. The Read speeds however were pretty impressive, like more than what i would of guessed
Then it was time to just do a test of how Rufus will perform with it, since I had decided that this will be use many a time (before this review) that i would be copying Windows to it quite a lot so i can get friends and customer's laptops and devices installed with windows. But after how long it took in the USB 3.0 Port, that changed my mind. 37 Minutes and HOLY fuck that is slower than actaully INSTALLING windows to a device FROM a USB Drive.
The 2.;6GB file was actually the quickest part of it
This was near the end. but these small files are a terrible problem for it
So with that in mind...
omracer's Rating: 4/10
The good points:
The value is good
The read speeds is pretty impressive
The design is nice and easy to attach to a keyring
The bad points:
THOSE WRITE SPEEDS ARE ABYSMAL
It can burn young children due to the heat causes from a copy such as windows isos or a film.
Well that sums up a quick review. More reviews in 2016 to appear
Another review, this time this was a review my mum actually inspired me to do since she was intrested in smart bands and fitness wrists, now since i do cycle and run everywhere, this was to keep an accurateish trail of how i actually perform since mytracks is not as easy.
Only costing me £25 from Banggood. This seemed like too good to be true, but my mum got hers, and 2 weeks later, I ordered mine and my sister's (christmas present). Its a nice concept and from what my mum has with hers, it actually works nicely.
The video Review is below:
The packaging:
I'll admit. the size of the box is smaller than what most would expect, but its a decent modern design, white background, simple text on the front. But the back is actually nicely laid out if you can understand Traditional Chinese. Showing off the band, the product features and also the requirements to use the product, But sadly it is NOT compatible with my phone, since thats android 4.1 not 4.4.4. My mum had the same problem but flashing CM11 onto her phone did the trick.
The packaging does explain the product nicely so i can't really complain.
The front of the box
The left and right side of the box
The bottom of the box with the shipping seal still on
Take the seal off and it sows the detail nicely.
Lets look inside...
The contents of the box was quite small, only the cable to charge it, the band itself and a manual, which actually it ideal from the getgo. The cable is a nice apple feel to it with the magnetic attaching by the battery. It does NEED a few HOURS to charge as the video didn't show turning it on easily but, thats like any eletronic gadget. Also the band looks very light and feels light but still solid and clear when lit.
The look into the box
A look at the usb charging cable
A Closer blurry look at the band
The bottom of the band with the logo is actually metal, if you have skin problems this might affect you
The Manual
From the video, I actually reviewed and read both the English and Chinese parts, at least when filming the raw footage, it got me thinking there was only an chinese section, but its quite useful to know, such as the charging for a few hours and also how to pair and setup the notifications. Pics are only for the English Side.
The first few pages of the Manual
The middle pages
The last pages
Getting it setup.
Now i had to delay myself a bit for this, well the battery was flat, but charging it is a breeze but NOT with a power bank, at least the solar one i had didn't get on with it. But using a normal mains charger did and after an hour and a half, it was up to 70% ish. It did feel light on my wrist eventually, its better than a normal watch, thats for sure.
Charging it through the power bank didn't work
After updating the Firmware after charging it to 65%
Then i connected it to the tablet, the onda's android is ideal for it. Since Vidonn do have a APK copy of it if the playstore isn't working for you. Which for me i actually just wifi transfered the apk from the playstore since i put it on my phone, which DOES NOT WORK WITH IT, which is because its android 4.2 which only 4.4 and BT 4.0 and higher work with it. I signed up a few days before so i skip the registration process for better use.
Once its setup, it tracked 14 steps before i updated the firmware
It can set alarms (which buzz on the thing)
I can set my sleeping times, i say 1:30 since i fap between 12 and 1:30
More details about the band
The testing of the steps
Ok so now it was testing the thing, which is actually quite easy, but one thing you can do, is track a route manually, so holding the diamond (its a button) on the band for 3 seconds and a timer appears, which lets you record that distance, Well i ended up going with my mum to Lidls by walking with Rosie. We took an hour due to me not thinking where the cooking chocolate was, But for that hour, I took 3000 steps, luckily i could logon to the website and check the stats. Which when i got back, it was about 5,000 total, so about 3700 steps and over 300 calories burned.
The website shows the stats nicer.
So it was even counting steps as i was walking, it was pretty cool. The only downside for me so far is the fact i have to use Android on the Onda v820w to sync the data. But later on i will have to check the other part of the app, the one that lets you measure the sleeping pattern you have and how the alarm feels. But that will be for tomorrow (this was done over 2 days).
The first full day
After a shave and haircut, i get to be about the 12:30 mark and then head off to sleep at 1ish, which was peacful, especially according to the chart, but i'l get to that later. Nearing the time though, I noticed my phone went off first and NOT the band, but the band had been 3 miutes out of sync compared with my phone, which means it wasn't the correct time from what devices I had with me, the buzzing was quite assertive, so it won't shock you but you will feel it in some way.
Eventually i got up and got running to work. The day went meh and after a nice end with a home visit, but running home did help boost steps.
checking the time before running home
4,385 steps before running home
248 calories burned
2,986 m travelled.
Then after getting home and food and things, it was time to upload the data and see how i performed today. it was quite less than i thought with only 6,000 steps. But the sleep data, was interesting.
This showed how well i slept over that night.
A better look of how it performed
Well the battery was quite weaker but i've not fully charged it yet. I'm proud of it and i might as well review the conclusion:
omracer's Rating: 8/10
The good:
Good value
pretty accurate,
nice design
works with android and ios
light on your wrist
The bad:
Requires Android 4.3 or IOS 7 and Bluetooth 4
The battery needs to be fully charged before using it.
There can be hard to fit if not fitted properly.
The app isn't that easy sometimes, also no PC support.
(this was for my smart TV to help record and actually teach my farther that pausing live tv is as common as a deal in morrisons tempting to purchase), I felt it was needed and since i've used Kingston before and was impressed by the USB 3.0 speeds on the other drive, I hoped that it would be able to compete, which sadly i was a bit mistaken, but i'll get into that later.
