Posted by Notcot on Oct 16, 2010 in
Gadgets
Average Rating: 4.0 / 5 (8 Reviews)
Cross It’s A Wonderful Life with ET and Invasion Of The Body Snatchers and you’ll get something close to these entertaining and occasionally grotesque tales from producer Steven Spielberg, writer Chris Columbus and director Joe Dante.
In the first film we meet Billy Peltzer (played by Zach Galligan), a young man whose inventor father (Hoyt Axton) gives him an odd Christmas present in the shape of a tiny, adorable furry creature called a Mogwai, which is named Gizmo. The pet comes with a set of rules: don’t get him wet, don’t feed him after midnight and keep him away from direct sunlight. But Galligan breaks the first rule and the damp little critter pops out a dozen smaller offspring. Then the offspring break the second rule and, overnight, turn from cute furry guys to malevolent scale-covered trolls with world domination on their mind. The only way to stop them: rule three. But it’s an anxious (and extremely funny) battle to make it to daylight, with the bad gremlins finding ingenious ways to multiply over and over until they’re a force to be reckoned with.
In the sequel, Zach Galligan is back, along with Phoebe Cates, his girlfriend from the first film. They’re both working in an ultramodern skyscraper owned by a Donald Trump clone (a hilarious John Glover). Galligan’s furry little buddy is captured by a mad scientist, who not only helps it multiply, but invests the nasty, scaly offspring with intelligence and the ability to talk. What follows is imaginative mayhem that spoofs old movies, modern television, and the conveniences of postmodern technology. In many ways, the sequel is even more inventive and laughter-inducing than the original.
Both films are packed with special effects, all the most impressive when you consider the gremlins are puppets, not computer generated imagery. Expect a wild and fun-packed (if occasionally dark and scary) ride.
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Posted by Notcot on Oct 2, 2010 in
PCs & Laptops
Average Rating: 4.5 / 5 (22 Reviews)
Amazon.co.uk Review
If you’re setting up a network, you are going to need a switch to sit at the centre of your network amd direct communications between computers. Netgear’s Platinum Series 5 Port 10/100 Switch FS605 is a five-port switch, so you can connect up to five computers. It supports fast Ethernet, running at 100 Mbps, but is also compatible with the slower Ethernet standard at 10 Mbps.
A switch is a device to which all computers in a network or section of a network send their data. A switch works out which computer should receive the data and sends it out to just that port. This is different from a hub, which directs everything it receives to all available ports, leaving it up to the receiving computers to work out if the data is intended for them.
It shouldn’t be hard to see that a switch is a lot quicker than a hub. All ports on a switch have the potential to run at the full speed of the network to which they’re connected. In a hub, the top speed of any port is the speed of the network divided by the number of ports in the hub. There’s also a limit to the number of hubs you can connect together to extend a network–there’s no such limit when connecting switches.
The FS605, about the size of a Pocket PC or portable CD drive, has a set of six LEDs on its front edge. The first shows when the power from the separate mains power pack is connected, while the other five show when individual ports in the switch are active. They shine yellow for an Ethernet connection and green for a fast Ethernet one, and flash as data passes through them.
You can position this Netgear switch horizontally on the desktop or vertically using the stand provided or wall-mounting. With all recent versions of Windows, all the software you need to set up a network is built into the operating system and no extra programs are needed or supplied by Netgear.
Should you need to connect the FS605 to another switch to extend your network, you don’t need to worry about using special cables or designating one of the ports as an uplink between the two switches. This device is intelligent enough to work it out itself and any of the five ports will automatically switch to an uplink mode as required. –Simon Williams
Netgear FS605 Platinum Series 5 Port 10/100 Unmanaged Switch
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Posted by Notcot on Oct 1, 2010 in
PCs & Laptops
Average Rating: 3.5 / 5 (26 Reviews)
Product Description
Belkin Switch2 for PC USB with AudioTwo computers. One monitor. No Problem. Business professionals who bring home their laptops spend countless evenings in front of a small display and cramped keyboard. Thanks to Switch2 for PC, you can now use your big monitor and full-sized keyboard for both your laptop and home computer. It’s simple. Just press the remote to switch your monitor from one computer to the next. Switch2 for PC is also great for connecting your old and new desktop computers, so you can access files and programs effortlessly using the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Two computers. One monitor. No Problem. Business professionals who bring home their laptops spend countless evenings in front of a small display and cramped keyboard. Thanks to Switch2 for PC, you can now use your big monitor and full-sized keyboard for both your laptop and home computer. It’s simple. Just press the remote to switch your monitor from one computer to the next. Switch2 for PC is also great for connecting your old and new desktop computers, so you can access files and programs effortlessly using the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Features:Shares one monitor, USB keyboard and USB mouse between computers Connects instantly to notebook computers Shares one set of speakers between computers Supports notebook and desktop computers Supports high video resolutions up to 2048×1536 Supports monitors with VGA connections Comes with a Belkin 3-Year Warranty
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Belkin Switch2 KVM for PC – USB Only With Audio
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 27, 2010 in
Noir
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 20, 2010 in
Phones
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 19, 2010 in
Handhelds & PDAs
Average Rating: 4.5 / 5 (7 Reviews)
FDA Approved and Medical CE Certified Fingertip Pulse Oximeter Model CMS-50DLP is designed to provide an affordable yet accurate way for spot-checking blood oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate. This oximeter helps physicians, nurses, patients, athletes, and pilots to obtain accurate oxygen saturation readings very quickly. Its small size makes it easy to carry around in its soft carrying case.Simple operation allows it to turn on and off with the touch of a button.
- Bright LED display
- Integrated SPO2 probe and processing display module
- Low battery level indication
- 30+ hours continuously monitoring on one set of batteries
- Low power consumption on 2 AAA batteries
Fingertip Pulse Oximeter and Oxygen Meter CMS50DLP with Soft Case (In black, blue, pink , white or yellow)
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 14, 2010 in
Gadgets
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 12, 2010 in
Handhelds & PDAs
Average Rating: 4.0 / 5 (6 Reviews)
Product Description
FDA Approved and Medical CE Certified Fingertip Pulse Oximeter Model CMS-50DLP is designed to provide an affordable yet accurate way for spot-checking blood oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate. This oximeter helps physicians, nurses, patients, athletes, and pilots to obtain accurate oxygen saturation readings very quickly. Its small size makes it easy to carry around in its soft carrying case.Simple operation allows it to turn on and off with the touch of a button.
- Bright LED display
- Integrated SPO2 probe and processing display module
- Low battery level indication
- 30+ hours continuously monitoring on one set of batteries
- Low power consumption on 2 AAA batteries
Fingertip Pulse Oximeter and Oxygen Meter CMS50DLP with Soft Case
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 10, 2010 in
Home Cinema & Video
Average Rating: 4.0 / 5 (4 Reviews)
Product Description
Scart Freeview Receiver works in the same way as a digital freeview set top box but much smaller and discrete.
The device is hinged, to allow it to fit in confined spaces behind your TV
it has got Recording Function, you can record a TV Program onto an external USB memory device via the built in USB port.
You can play music in MP3 format, view photos or watch certain types of video files from an SD CARD or an external USB DEVICE
- BRAND NEW FREEVIEW RECEIVER and RECORDER
- PERFECT DESIGN FOR FLAT TV’S
- RECORDING FUNCTION via USB MEMORY
- SAVES YOU THE SPACE TO PUT ANOTHER BOX UNDER THE TV
- COMPATIBLE WITH ALL TV’S WITH A SCART INPUT
SCART FREEVIEW RECEIVER RECORDER DIGITAL TV TUNER SET TOP BOX, USB SD MEMORY CARD READER
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