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USB 54Mbps 802.11b/g WiFi LAN Adapter with Detachable Antenna
USB 54Mbps 802.11b/g WiFi LAN Adapter with Detachable Antenna
DX Price: $12.16

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Ownership verified by DX Works better than my D0Link for the price
Posted by scramblepad on 6/11/2009
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: This little guy had to be one of the best purchases I have made. Works like a charm with no problems what so ever. What else is good is that when you right click on the Icon bottom right another menu pops up - zero con fig - for letting windows take control and ap mode - cool - able to use it as an access point - still better than my D-link 900ap. Many different e crypt modes. Able to turn off the rf power by clicking a button - adjustable power setting - Cisco compatible extensions - WPS random pin code settings for clients - Direct link mac address setup - the list goes on - shows all info per ssid - channel- encryption mode - sub - ip - gateway- status - network type - signal - noise - link - link speed rx & TX just goes on! Great software that come with it.

Cons: None that I can think of...

Other Thoughts: Why not purchase 3 or 4 - set one up as an ap and the others as clients.

Bottomline: I will buy more soon and use on all my computers at home - great price and fantastic software.


 
Jelly Lens Hexa-image Mirage Filter for Cell Phones and Compact Digital Cameras
Jelly Lens Hexa-image Mirage Filter for Cell Phones and Compact Digital Cameras
DX Price: $2.58

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Ownership verified by DX Works great with small video - or camera lense
Posted by scramblepad on 5/19/2009
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: Ok this is for fun When you use your imagination it will work good - try to adjust the lighting in the area for best results - works great in outdoor lighting as all cameras seem to - attached to a cell phone camera - small video pocket cam corder and does a decent job for the price.

Cons: Sticky like gel back to attach to just about anything so you must peal it off slow - not fast or it may come off the lenses - type works ok but what do you want for some fun photos and the price it seems ok.

Other Thoughts: Could use it on the small dx color video camera also - anything with a small lens will work fine.

Bottomline: For the price it does a good job and fun for the kids - remember - try attaching it to the dx color camera for 12.90 and hooking it up to you vcr for birthday fun for the kids - they will love it.


 
Motion Activated 6-LED Camping Security Lamp (3-Meter Sensitivity)
Motion Activated 6-LED Camping Security Lamp (3-Meter Sensitivity)
DX Price: $8.54

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Ownership verified by DX Great useful device and long battery life!
Posted by scramblepad on 4/14/2009
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: This is one of the many LED operated device I own and I am a hiker and use led devices all the time. This little guy is great for inside my tent. It takes 4 AAA but will run on 2 AAA. The problem here is that if you run it on only 2 AAA it won't last as long as 4 AAA. The device is running under series parallel battery configuration meaning that it draws about 47ma with 4 AAA and about 140ma using 2 AAA and full brightness leds. I have been using it in the house as a night light when roaming around at night from room to room when you don't need much light to get a drink or something else.

Cons: Timing is wrong. Recommend leaving it on the longest time period and then it only stays on for about 45 seconds

Other Thoughts:

Bottomline: Works great for the price and i use rechargeable batteries and shut it off in the day and turn it on at night and had to recharge the batteries about once a month under night time use only. Saves a bunch of electricity using it this way. The device will flash on and off under low battery and will show you also with a low battery led.


 
High Quality KLOM 31-Piece Set Hook Lock Picks
High Quality KLOM 31-Piece Set Hook Lock Picks
DX Price: $32.49

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Ownership verified by DX Has to be the best I have ever used!
Posted by scramblepad on 4/14/2009
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Several different great working pics for your choice of picking... you have a great assortment of picks for just about any lock. They work great on deadbolts and I have used them on padlocks, I have not succeeded yet on the expensive Master lock padlock with hardened steel yet simply because I don't want to break the pic. The tension springs on the master lock are very strong but I am convinced that i will have no problem. the cheap master locks are as easy as 10 seconds....have not tried it out on medco yet but work great on kwikset,schlage and all the other hardware store type.

Cons: None here....

Other Thoughts:

Bottomline: Great for the price....highly recommended however...do not use too much force when trying to push up each pin....as anything you might break one of the tools so take your time and practice on a lock in the house to get the feel of it..


 
LSTVR-218 TV Card Player with Remote (SD/MMC/MS/OTG /DIVX/MP3/WMA/SUB /SRT)
LSTVR-218 TV Card Player with Remote (SD/MMC/MS/OTG /DIVX/MP3/WMA/SUB /SRT)
DX Price: $22.99

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Ownership verified by DX Outstanding!
Posted by scramblepad on 4/14/2009
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Great replacement for my old one. I use it with a 4gig flash usb drive and sd card.

Cons: Does not re-size photo if it is too large...some photos edges are cut off..must make suitable size photos to make sure they appear properly or part of the photo will not be shown

Other Thoughts:

Bottomline: Just what I need....You can load music files and photo files and play music while it also slides through your photos! This is a great feature, however, you mus create a folder for each, the usb and sd all act like hard drives and you can only place so many items in the root no matter how large the device is. By making folders, this solves this problem. To get it to work great, place all your music in one folder and all your photos in another, 2 folders, then you are able to play all the music in the folder and slide show all the photos at the same time , by having multiple folders it will play only that folder and show only the photos in the folder you chose this is why only having 2 folder, 1 for all music and one for all photos works well...


 
3W 20-Mode Regulated Circuit Board for Flashlights
3W 20-Mode Regulated Circuit Board for Flashlights
DX Price: $4.50

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Ownership verified by DX Works better than I thought For my application
Posted by scramblepad on 1/11/2009
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: The red and black leads are for output to the led [s] and the disc bottom, center is for positive and the outer ring is batt. negative. It's functions are created with the help of the pic micro controller 12f629. Very useful in making your own warning strobes for emergency use. May remove the controller and program one of you own. Operation is push on and off and on again to change modes. Once the mode is at where you want push off and wait a second and push on. This will remain in that mode by doing so. I have measured voltages up to 6 volts with a rechargeable nimh AAA battery when switching modes on an analog meter. oscillation saves battery life and led life in certain modes. Ran all night on a converted 48 led camping light with 1 AA rechargeable battery on dim mode. May be used to trigger relays- just think of the outputs duty and put your mind to use.

Cons: I don't see any cons here. It does what I need and am going to order as many as I can afford.

Other Thoughts: Wiring on the top [ red and black ] should be removed if you are going to apply to some project and replace. The wires come off easy so I replaced mine with computer ribbon cable. I tied a knot in one lead so I since the ribbon cable is all grey [ and 1 red stripe on one side ] and this was my indication for ground. You can use the 1 red striped for positive but their is only 1 on the cable. You can use some red paint of some type like finger nail polish to mark positive. This makes it allot easier down the road win removing or doing something and forgot all about the item .

Bottomline: Great price if you use it for anything you can think of . It has 1 mode that acts like a blinker in a car, convert your old lights to blinkers if you have the time to think this out. This is a great item and if you dabble in electronics it is fun to play with.