A Fine Gadget

Advantages: Many features, Looks great, Easy to use
Disadvantages: Takes a while to switch on

...Quite recently, I bought an iPod touch from amazon.co.uk with a gift voucher and some money of my own. It cost me £245.99 for the upgraded version, which means there are more applications to make use of. It really is a fine gadget that was well-worth buying. You can do so much on it and it is very small to easily fit in your pocket. I decided to get the 16GB version so I can hold plenty of songs on top of videos, photos and all the rest! It is very fun to use and easy too. Although there are no instruction manuals that come with the iPod touch, you can figure it out for yourself. When using the iPod touch, it is quite self-explanatory as you can see all the different options in the menus and you simply tap around to progress through the menus. The applications that are on the iPod touch are very useful. Some of the features make it...

Recon3 31.08.2008 · Read review
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Fuji FinePix S1500. Descendant of the S1000fd

Advantages: Huge zoom, Focus Tracking, Easy to use
Disadvantages: Bulky, A little slow, AA batteries are a bit inconvenient

...The Fuji FinePix S1500 is the latest incarnation of the very successful FinePix S1000fd. It is very SLR-like in appearance and the added bulk of the battery-holder/grip does give it an assured feeling in your hands. Of course, this can be a disadvantage, and if you want a camera that you can just slip in-and-out of your pocket, then maybe a slimmer compact should be considered. The 12x optical zoom is excellent and it equates to 33-396mm in 35mm terms - and if this isn't enough, there is a 5.7x digital zoom feature too. The menus are friendly and easy to navigate, and there are helpful explanatory prompts that appear on thew LCD screen when the mode-dial setting is changed. There are 14 preset scenes to choose from, each setting the camera to its optimum settings for the given scenario, but on top of this, the camera can be used...

rabidbadger 31.08.2009 · Read review
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A Fine Album from A Fine Frenzy

Advantages: Great clean vocals, good songs
Disadvantages: A couple could be better

...Review number 471 and this is a little different from the previous Gospel/R&B of Yolanda Adams which I reviewed last. A while back I had bought an album by Thea Gilmore on amazon and was given the usual "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought". One of the albums that was included in this section was "One Cell In The Sea by A Fine Frenzy. I was intrigued as I had never heard of the artist so decided to check her out and did a google search, I was quite impressed so wanted to listen to more of her stuff so as I have Spotify I checked out the album on there. **Who is "A Fine Frenzy?** Alison Sudol is a 24 year old musician from Seattle, Washington who is based in Los Angeles, California, At 18 she started a band named Monro as "Alison Munro" but changed back to her real name Alison Sudol for A Fine Frenzy. She is predominantly...

jcneil 13.09.2009 · Read review
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One fine contraceptive

Advantages: Makes you not want children
Disadvantages: Is generally pretty dire

.... Melanie Parker is a single mother with a good career as an architect. One (fine) day, she is made late for work because she is supposed to take Jack Taylor's daughter to school along with her own son. Jack is late, neither children make it to school in time to go on a school trip and so Melanie and Jack end up having to take their children with them to their respective jobs. Things go from bad to worse when Jack and Melanie's phones become switched and Melanie's son ruins the model for a building project that she needs for a vital meeting that afternoon. Re-enter Jack Taylor, who agrees to babysit for the course of her vital meeting, if Melanie babysits for the rest of the day when he has an important task to complete if he wants to keep his job. Nothing quite goes to plan, but Melanie and Jack slowly become attracted to one another. Will...

sunmeilan 29.11.2006 · Read review
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Fuji FinePix F200EXR - The Party Animal's camera

Advantages: Low-light capability, Auto-focus is brilliant
Disadvantages: Awkward menus, Slow start-up

...Much has been made in recent years if the quality of low-light/high ISO images produced by the Fuji FinePix F30 and F31d cameras - and rightly so. By not trying to cram more and more pixels onto their sensor, Fuji have been able to concentrate on getting better performance out of the ones that are already there and the 6mp cameras certainly make the most of the available light. This tradition has been upheld with the development of the EXR sensor and the release of the F200EXR - a serious compact camera, with a serious price tag of around £330 (RRP). It is basically an old Fuji FinePix F100fd with the new EXR sensor. It is a different colour but there aren't many other differences on the surface. What is EXR Technology? If I could answer that, I'd be considerably richer than I am! As I understand it, it is all to do with the way...

rabidbadger 31.08.2009 · Read review
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GHD thermal protector for normal- fine hair

Advantages: Smells great, non greasy, really does protect your hair, lasts ages
Disadvantages: Relatively expensive- no other negatives

...Ghd thermal protector is used to protect your hair from the heat damage caused by styling when using appliances such as a hair dryer or straightners. It can be used before, during and after styling. It protects the hair from damage by locking its mositure and nutrients into the hair. This particular pruduct I own is for normal- fine hair and consists of a light weight oil. To use this product you should spray it on to clean damp hair, prior to drying and benefit from spraying each section individually when drying or styling. I am really impressed with this product. I have used a number of products for this purpose and this is the only one that I have used that does not make my hair look greasy. It really does protect you hair too. Since using the products I have noticed the difference in my hair. My hair seems to look...

Lisab3410 09.01.2008 · Read review
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Absolutely FINE

Advantages: Original, Nice and HAPPY, excellent singles
Disadvantages: Singles a bit better than the rest, one or two tracks predictable, if original

...First let me sum up a few points as to why this album is great. 1) The record has gone over 3 times platinum in the U.S, selling over 1,000,000 records 2) The Album was hailed as the best album of 1998 by Q magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, and the Sunday Times newspaper 3) The song "Closing Time", on the album, was nominated for the best rock song at the 1999 Grammy awards 4) The single "Secret Smile" was a huge hit in 1999 in the UK, reaching number one in many countries. Now for the detail. Semisonic are from Minneapolis, and consist of 3 members - Dan Wilson, John Munson, and Jacob Sichter. "Feeling Strangely Fine" is the second release for the trio, after the critically acclaimed "Great Divide" of 1995. Their third album is due for release in the UK in the next few months. I was aware of semisonic from...

Scotty 05.01.2001 · Read review
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Fuji FinePix F70EXR - slimline super-zoom

Advantages: Features, Low-light capability
Disadvantages: A little confusing to master and a little too expensive

...The Fuji FinePix F70EXR is billed by the manufacturer as the slimmest 10x zoom camera on the market and, at less than 23mm in depth, it is certainly very easy and convenient to carry around. The zoom is great for magnification, being the equivalent of 27-270mm in 35mm terms, but I found it to be a little fuzzy at the long end. There is also a 4x digital zoom for anyone who wants it. The FinePix F-series cameras are renowned for their low-light (high ISO) capabilities and the F70EXR should be no exception, sharing as it does the 1/2 inch sensor of the F200EXR but with 2 million fewer pixels crammed onto it. Also the EXR technology is great for combating noise on higher ISO shots. Obviously the F70EXR is small, compact and lightweight and, in general, feels great to hold, with all the controls being conveniently placed ? apart from...

rabidbadger 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Ten Times the Fine Pix

Advantages: Amazing clarity on close-ups, Looks like a reflex camera, The zoom is truly fab!
Disadvantages: Uses 4xAA batteries, on the heavy side, no carrying case, looks like a reflex camera!

...Megapixels, shemegapixels! Yes, you heard me. Here I am, pooh-poohing what seems to have become the zenith feature of digital cameras - the pixel count. You know why? Because I can't really see the difference between a picture taken with a 1mp camera and a 10mp camera - that's why. But ask me if I can see the difference between a 2x zoom and a 10x zoom? Then, yes, the truth is, I certainly can with no doubts whatsoever. And that's why my son was easily able to convince me to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S5000 digital camera - because it not only has a 10x optical zoom, it also has a 2.2x digital zoom, which (if you know your maths) will tell you that this camera can zoom up to a whopping 22x! Uh, huh, you read me right - 22 times! Stick that into your pixels and mega it, baby! Of course, if the rest of the camera wasn't also good...

TheChocolateLady 06.01.2006 (12.01.2006) · Read review
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Gorgeous gooey and sweet : Ooer for Duerrs fine orange marmalade

Advantages: Tasty, refreshing, attractive product
Disadvantages: Contains sugar!!

...looking for a bittersweet tasting marmalade with a not too gloopy texture and this fits the bill nicely. The texture is jelly like but not too solid so that it spreads evenly across the toast. This is important for me as if I can achieve an even spread I am less likely to use butter on the toast as it is moist enough. It contains shred (orange peel) so that it retains some bitterness against the sugar, but the pieces are fine and therefore do no disturb the overall smooth texture of the preserve. The shred is evenly distributed too. The sugar content to marmalades is by nature very high, but this one does not leave you with a sickly aftertaste - more of a citrus buzz - and so does not leave you feeling as if you may s well have eaten a donut or two! *Ingredients Glucose-fructose syrup, oranges (glad about that!) sugar, gelling agent, sodium...

Cutecandy 21.10.2009 · Read review
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