Great small cable-free vacuum for little tasks

Advantages: It's great! Cable-free, rechargable, handy-sized, portable, efficient!
Disadvantages: You may grumble at battery life dwindling now - but 3 years use and still-going

...If you are looking for a handy vacuum to zap up a little mess or spills, this Black and Decker Wet and Dry Dustbuster is the thing! Retail price: Around £45. No maintenance costs. Background With small children at home, things are constantly knocked over by mistake. When you have a little spill to clear up, and you don't want to hoist a normal-sized vacuum out of the cupboard, use the Dustbuster. It is a hand-held vacuum, and weighs about 2kg. It has a 4.8V motor - sufficient for sucking up a small mess, in my opinion, and can be used for 10 minutes non-stop. Power and storage This is a cable-less. By this I mean that you place it into the docking station to charge it up, and this is powered by the mains socket. There is a very handy docking station, which can be conveniently mounted on the wall (in the cupboard under...

pinkelephantuk 13.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of 7.2V Black and Decker Wet and Dry Dustbuster Vac

Dust Buster

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: re-charge often

...I have often wondered what these handly little tools are like to use but when I have enquired various people have told me they are useless, so I have not bothered to investigate further. The only use I could see for having one is for cleaning the boot of your car of if you have a pet in the house. While shopping in Woolworths one day I spotted the Black and Decker Dust Buster in a sale for £9.99. The brand name persauded me to buy it as it seemed good value although I had no particular interest in using it. The box has a clear description of the six dustbusters in the serious. There is a 12v, 9.6v,7.2v,4.8v,3.6v and 2.4v. version. MIne is the 2.4 v version. When I opened the box and switched it on there was some power in it, enough to last a few minutes and try it out. It has quite a powerful suction. I used it on the back of trhe...

damien.gallery 24.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Black & Decker Black AND Decker

The bridge from amateur to professional.

Advantages: Can be fully automatic or manual, produces great images!
Disadvantages: Video capture not great, could have gone a little further with the manual controls!

...Off LCD Monitor 2.5 Inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (230K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100 per cent, AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode, High angle mode Power Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710mAh) (Included) You will notice from the list of specifications that this camera allows you to store images in RAW format this is especially important for professional photographers or for anyone serious about image editing programmes. When shooting models I always use RAW format because this allows you to trim figures and airbrush imperfections from the photos with the best results. The images I have taken in the few weeks of using this camera have mostly been of very high quality, there is sometimes a very slight discolouring at the very edges of pictures taken on the highest ISO setting but this will not affect the average...

thebigc1690 08.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

Wizard Works Magic

Advantages: Makes Light Work of Cleaning
Disadvantages: Remembering it's not a vacuum cleaner

...The Carpet Wizard is a cordless, rechargeable carpet sweeper. It is NOT a vacuum cleaner! I make this statement because it is extremely difficult to believe this ? and it?s absolutely no use ?hovering? over something expecting it to be gone when you move on. You have to SWEEP it up. This is a lot easier than it sounds as this is a motorised carpet sweeper. It is made by the company Home-tek who specialise in innovative domestic electrical appliances. It is powered by a 7.2v Ni-Cd rechargeable battery and once charged will give a full hour of continuous use before it needs recharging. This should be enough power to clean through the average house. It has patented ?Dual Action Technology?. This means it has two brush heads both motored separately and two anti-spill dust collection cassettes which are easily removed...

Minha 24.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Home Tek Light 'n' Easy Carpet Wizard

My Supersonic Panasonic dvd player

Advantages: Easy to operate, fully compatible with most DVD formats
Disadvantages: No Blu Ray or remote function, handbook a little too technical

...data, the actual dimensions are as follows, 242mm wide x 46mm high x 173mm deep. It is light enough to transport with ease, the total weight is approximately 1000g including the battery. Recharging The unit is operated from the rechargeable Lithium ion 7.2 v battery, mains power or from a 12v adaptor. Recharging takes between 4 and 7 hours depending on the recharge method used. Other info The Panasonic LS83 is i-pod compatible and can be used with other electrical equipment for example a television set, and the relevant cables are supplied with the unit. Over all the DVD player is easy to operate and I particularly like the fact that all the controls are in what I deem to be logical order. In my opinion there is nothing worse than having to get the handbook out to discover the location of the volume control! What was...

brittle1906 03.04.2009 (04.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Panasonic DVD-LS83

Just say cheese!

Advantages: read op
Disadvantages: read op

...the good old camera they are used to using but I would say that this is much more convenient because you can develop them yourself and also send them to other people over the internet via photo files. The LCD is 1.8 inches - is that good? Well it's good enough for me! How to use the beaut - Well just take the picture! Also I have to tell you that it is powered by a rechargeable 7.2v battery. That battery is wkd because it lasts a fair amount of time (well long enough for me!) It is also extremely easy to upload the picture onto the computer and you do not need to worry a bit.. I would also say that you get a brilliant camera here and I would definitely recommend it. So my conclusion - great camera even if it did cost me £250...

siso 15.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S85

easy to use, compact, robust digital video camera

Advantages: compact, fairly lightweight, tilting lcd viewer, excellent microphone
Disadvantages: makes beeps and whirrs when turned on.

...We bought our panasonic video camera, which takes mini dv cassettes, when we knew we were expecting our daughter to capture all her firsts. The camera has lived up to Panasonics good reputation and takes very clear video with excellent sound with good clarity of both audio and visual. The twisting lcd viewing screen is a brilliant feature too, especially for videoing my daughter as you are able to shoot film without holding the camera to your face, so you can interact with her as normal and she's not put off by the camera. It has got 500x digital zoom, which is excellent for taking natural footage of your loved ones while they are playing in the sea, or down the bottom of the garden etc! The camera takes a 7.2v battery, which lasts quite well. The only problem is you have to remember to turn the camera completely off...

bryony9275 03.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic NVGS33B CCD Digital Video Camera

Printing on the move

Advantages: Small and portable, fun (but the novelty soon wears off), cheap to buy, needs no ink
Disadvantages: Paper is very expensive, picture quality not up to standard, it's no more than a gadget

...and small enough to fit in the pocket of the tightest jeans. The Pogo is powered by an internal 7.2V lithium-ion battery, which is fully rechargeable. Polaroid claims that each charge will give 15 photos, however I find I get around 10, which is one pack of paper. This printer is very power hungry so if you are going to print of several photos then you need to take the charger with you, which kind of reduces the portability of this device. Availability and Price The Pogo is readily available from many online stores and physical shops, so getting hold of one will not be a problem. The ZINK paper, on the other hand, may prove to be a bit more problematic and I would suggest getting this online for the best deals.When the Pogo was released it cost a whopping £99.99, which is far too much for this product. I would never have...

yackers1 04.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Polaroid PoGo CZU-10011B

The best camera that is NOT a SLR

Advantages: 12x Zoom, Image Stabilizer, Picture Quality
Disadvantages: Manual Focus, No Manual Zoom,

...-Segment Evaluative, Center-Weighted, and Spot Exposure Compensation: Yes /-2EV in 1/3EV increments Noise Reduction: Yes-Automatic on shutter speeds of one second or longer Image Formats: TIFF and JPEG Sensitivity: TTL Auto, 80, 100, 200, & 400 ISO equivalents White Balance: TTL auto, Pre-sets (Daylight, Cloudy, Halogen, and flash) plus a retrieve prior WB setting and a Manual WB setting Image Storage: SD/MMC Connectivity: USB, A/V out, DC in, Audio in Power: Panasonic CGA-S002E 7.2v/680mAh Li-ion battery pack...

steveking5000 18.10.2005 (21.11.2005) · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20

TRV255E, A Very Handy Cam

Advantages: Great for Newbies & Old Hands with Steadycam & Easycam
Disadvantages: nothing too major

...music for a background track or to Compile your own Music CD/DVD, Direct Burn is available from the Camcorder Unit AND through the "Picture Package". Software Basics: Windows ME, Windows XP HE or Windows XP Pro. Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or better DirectX 9.0b or more recent version Windows Media Player 7.0 or newer one. (WMP Version 10 available through Windows Update) Memory: 64 MB or more Hard Disk: 250 MB or more USB port, i.LINK (Needs an i.LINK cable), CD drive with CD-R drive to create a Video-CD or a DVD-R Drive for Home made DVDs In the Box you get. 1 x Sony Handycam DCR-TRV255E Camcorder. Thankfully!! 1 x InfoLITHIUM NP-FM30 Battery. This is only a 7.2V 5.0Wh Battery so don't expect the greatest performance. It will last about 100 minutes at best. 1 x Lens Cap. Not...

SteveMason77 15.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Sony Handycam DCR TRV255E