"Backlit in blue..."

Advantages: amount of buttons, cool looks, excellent performance
Disadvantages: no tension control on joystick, no throttle readout on MFD

...to be a highly sensitive button that lies almost flush with the joystick head. It is constructed of rubber and is not backlit. Hats (multi-direction buttons) The joystick head is equipped with two hats, one POV hat and one other hat, perhaps useful for weapon selection or mechanisms on a plane. I use the top left hat for the latter, and the POV hat for radar function, because the throttle has something far better to control the point-of-view (more about that later.) Both hats have 4 rubber grippy trapezia, to help in accuracy, and have a recessed circle in t he centre with a blue LED in the middle. All hats on the joystick are able to be profiled in either 4-way mode, or 8-way mode. The POV hat blinks when the clutch is activated, and, using the hat, you can navigate through the profiles you have stored on your computer (they come up...

mac101 11.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Saitek X52 Flight Control System - joystick

working in the dark no more. (Now includes photo)

Advantages: backlit keys, heavy non slip base, simple controls (no silly extra's)
Disadvantages: No sleep button.

...So.. how do you write a review on a keyboard? Obvious puns aside, I'll try. I was looking for a backlit keyboard for my work years ago, but all the ones I seen then where indeed lit from behind, but the light did not shine through the letters (unlike the Saitek) and all you could see at night was shadows of keys, and the others had such a bright light it nearly blinded you. Anyway I spotted this one on eBay one night, and after one can of beer too many I took the plunge and bought it. When it arrived, straight away I noticed how heavy the box was (usually a good sign) and as it's a USB board I simply plugged it in and waited for windows to "see" it. 30 seconds later all done and ready to go. First impressions, well the silver keys make it easy to type in low light conditions even without the backlight (other makers take note...

brianmcc 25.05.2006 (18.09.2006) · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Excellent for gamers

Advantages: simple, to the point and very responsive - back lit!
Disadvantages: Lacks media keys, wired might not be everyone's cup of tea

...this is very good news. The main gimmick of the board has to be the backlit feature. This really does make a difference when playing in low light conditions ? with normal keyboards you simply can?t see the keys so unless you are a good touch-typist this feature will be very useful indeed for late night gaming! Ergonomics are pretty good ? adjustability is via two swing out arms are the back of the keyboard which raise or lower its height. There are several rubber feet on the base to prevent movement so all in all it sits well on your desk and is very comfortable to use. Although the keyboard is wired, this does have it?s advantages. Wireless sets do have a slight latency in processing the signal so for fast gamers a wired keyboard and mouse are very important if you don?t want to die all the time! It?s not noticeable to the casual...

piloteer81 28.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Keyboard of the future!

Advantages: Cool blue LED backlit keyboard
Disadvantages: Not wireless, only 3 extra feature buttons

...depressed. My Final Thought Saitek's Eclipse keyboard is great and I would not go back to a non-backlit keyboard. The Saitek Eclipse keyboard is not wireless but the back-light makes up for it in a big way. Looking great, being very well built and a quality design adds up to a great product. It would be very hard not to recommend the Saitek Eclipse keyboard....

lex061284 31.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Saitek Eclipse: Blue, brilliant alround keyboard

Advantages: Back light, very well built, great for gaming, great for office use, erganomic, durable.
Disadvantages: back light not quite bright enough - but still impressive

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andybuck123 02.08.2007 (05.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Pushes all the right buttons

Advantages: Very comfortable, good blue backlight, sturdy, good looks
Disadvantages: Limited 'extra' features

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spoonstar 26.10.2006 · Read review
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Xbox 360 is surely the god of consoles

Advantages: Great hard drive capacity, top notch graphics,backwords compatible, downloadble content + loads more
Disadvantages: quite a large character, quite noisey but bearable, not many other flaws

...are wireless. Microsoft's first-party Xbox 360 controller is similar in design to the "S"-style controllers manufactured for the original Xbox, though the "black" and "white" buttons have been moved to the spine of the device, as triggers. A globular, green, back-lit "X" button on the center of the controller offers gamers quick access to the console's built-in user interface, which is similar to the original Xbox's "dashboard" but far more extensive. The standard Xbox 360 controller is manufactured in silvery white plastic, to match the console. Xbox 360 uses a three-core, IBM-designed processor that runs at 3.2GHz and is protected by a water-cooled heatsink. The machine's graphics processor was designed by ATI, and features 10MB of imbedded DRAM. The unit has 512MB GDDR3 RAM, which is shared by the CPU and the graphics processor...

king1mate 14.05.2007 (15.05.2007) · Read review
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Phillips CD445 Cordless Digital Phone

Advantages: Stylish, Good Answerphone and Great Price
Disadvantages: Poor Battery Life

...Good Phone for a great Price but very poor battery life I like this phone very much and bought it for around £30. A great price for the selection of features you get in comparison to similar phones in the same price range. Firstly I would recommend looking closely at the specs of any phones you get. For example some don't come with a backlit display so you could be left fumbling around in the dark if the phone goes during the night. Luckily the Phillips CD445 has a nice blue backlit display. It was also very simple to setup and use within 10 mins. The instructions were great and proved a good reference guide for anything that I couldn't work out myself. The answerphone is great and means I can screen all those annoying sales calls that you get during the day. A speakerphone option is also available for hands free calling...

aliwhiteley 29.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Philips CD 445

Great budget buy

Advantages: Good reception quality and battery life
Disadvantages: T10s transmit side is not brilliant.

...The keypad is protected by a Motorola-style ?flip?, but it doesn?t answer calls. The backlit keypad is likable. The display, which is also backlit, can show three lines, each of 16 characters. The display has icons for signal strength, SMS/voicemail receipt, divert, and battery condition. A screw-on belt clip is supplied. However, it tends to fall off the belt with the slightest provocation. The T10s has a vibrate alert and 11 ringers. You can also compose and store up to two of your own melodies. The battery life is good. The sound quality is good. The T10s is an attractive proposition for the budget user....

m_kingdom 26.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Sony Ericsson T10S

The Day The Sony E reader Changed My Life

Advantages: It is very useful and very simple to use and it looks and feels fantastic
Disadvantages: The screen isn't backlit, and the zoom only has three sizes

...sleek and its covered with a really nice brown leather cover that opens out like a book. You simply press a button to bookmark a page and press it again to remove it. Perfect for those fast exits off the bays or traffic warden moments in London. It comes with 100 classic titles to start you off from William Shakespeare to Treasure Island. You turn the page by clicking an easy to find button that sits naturally in your grip as you hold the device. The bad points about the e reader are the fact it doesn't have a backlit screen so you need a light on to read in low light situations ,that's just like reading a paper book you might say, well yes but this costs £200 +. Other things I am not happy about are the the battery life, It lasts at least a day on one charge, but I once left this switched off,unused at home for a week when I got my new...

lorryday 06.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony Portable Reader PRS-505