Here's Talking to You, Kid!

Advantages: Extremely clear recording, reliable memory cards, easy to use
Disadvantages: You'll need a footpedal and program that recognizes DSS or Wave files, not cheap

...For the past 18 years, I've worked for a boss who is a dictater. Yes, I spelt that wrong on purpose. You see, I certainly wouldn't willingly stay working with a horrid, mean boss for all these years - I'm no masochist, I assure you. It's just that my boss likes to dictate his correspondence - hence, he is a 'dictater'. Over the years we've gone through dozens of dictation machines and transcribers - all of which were dependent on micro-cassettes. But the world moves on, and our office finally entered the digital age when we purchased a Philips Digital Pocket Memo. What is a Philips Digital Pocket Memo (DPM)? It is a small, hand-held machine that looks very much like any ordinary micro-cassette recorder. However, instead of recording my boss' eloquence on tapes, it records his wisdom on to memory cards. And, instead of taking...

TheChocolateLady 06.12.2005 (15.12.2005) · Read review
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Review of Philips Pocket MEMO 9350

Can You Believe That Ciao Didn't Get The Memo???

Advantages: hilarious, so real, has become one of the biggest cult films
Disadvantages: truly, i cant think of any!!!

...<<<<< TITLE: Office Space >>>>> <<<<< RATING: **** (out of 5) >>>>> <<<<< CAST: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Ajay Naidu, Gary Cole, David Herman, Stephen Root, Richard Riehle, John C. McGinley, Diedrich Bader, Michael McShane, Orlando Jones, William King (Mike Judge), Paul Willson, Kinna McInroe. >>>>> <<<<< DIRECTOR: Mike Judge >>>>> <<<<< STUDIO: 20th Century Fox >>>>> <<<<< RUNNING TIME: 89 MIN. >>>>> <<<<< RATED: 15 (UK), R (US) >>>>> <<<<< Some Questions to Start >>>>> You know, I?m extremely upset that Ciao didn?t receive the memo on this movie. Well, I?ll be sure to add a cover sheet so that my ass is covered. Now, my dear Ciao readers, I?m proud to be writing the first op on a film that was completely dismissed when it was released in 1999---and now it has become...

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Review of Office Space (DVD)

URGENT MEMO

Advantages: See text.
Disadvantages: - -

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Spike_ 16.01.2005 (17.01.2005) · Read review
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Review of Everything that starts with U ...

The LG Cookie: Easy to use...apparantly

Advantages: Affordable, Light and aesthetically pleasing
Disadvantages: The battery talkitime is low

...switching off even when the battery is full, it just seems to crash... The range of features are great though, its light and compact and fits in your hand comfortably, it has great little apps on one of the home screens which includes worldtime, memo pad, calendar and short cuts to useful applications which makes it handy rather than going through the menu tabs....

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Review of LG Cookie KP500

Fuji FinePix F70EXR - slimline super-zoom

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

...of Playback options that include Trimming, Rotating, Sorting, Red-eye Reduction and Voice Memos. On the downside, there is no HD Video Capture (which many of its rivals have) and I found many of the functions unnecessary because they provide many different ways to achieve the same thing. This could be confusing for the beginner. My verdict? A nice range of features but there are better options for the price....

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Review of Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Apple iPhone, the best phone I have ever owned!

Advantages: User interface, look, feel, convenience
Disadvantages: Cutting edge features

...to bother with phone calendar's but I use this all the time now to store todo's, notes and other bits to keep my brain organised. Voice memo's You can record memo's to yourself just like Captain Kirk. "Captain's Log, Star date 788787827.8, I have just eaten lunch and the klingons are attacking my pants". Weather Good to see if you need your coat before you leave the house for the day. Gives you a good and usually accurate 7 day forecast courtesy of Yahoo!. iTunes Store This is great, you can buy movies, music, audiobooks all on the go now with a wireless connection. Settings One thing I liked so much about the iPhone was that every setting for the device was all contained within one easy area. Unlike a lot of phones where settings are embedded and configured all over the place. Everything is so easy to...

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Review of Apple iPhone

Must buy Handset

Advantages: Great Features, Easy to use, Fantastic battery life + loads more
Disadvantages: None as yet

...and also sync them. *Organiser* There are loads of features on the handset to help make life a little easier such as: Alarms - Set up to 5 at once and have them go off once or set them to go off at the same time every day. Applications - Add your own or use the ones pre-installed as mentioned above. Calendar - Set appointments, birthdays etc. Notes - Helps you remember things !!! Synchronisation - Sync to an internet server. Timer - Exactly that, perfect for cooking I have found. Stopwatch - for all those racers out there. Calculator - On most phones now. Code memo - here you enter a 4 digit pass code and then a check word for confirming a correctly entered pass code. Also something I really like is the fitness feature on this phone. If you are an avid walker or runner this is a great set of tools. Turn...

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Review of Sony Ericsson W580i

the new nano

Advantages: Excellent features, more than you would expect from a music player
Disadvantages: The minimum volume is too loud

...or tidying or exercising. It is actually quite loud when you consider the size of what the sound is coming from! The sound is a bit tiny but this is because of the size of the speaker, it is so small, I can't even find where it is on the player! The nano also has lots of extra features as well as playing music and video. It has a video recorder on it which produces a good quality image. It also has some good games, FM radio, voice over navigation so you don't need to look at the screen to know a songs name, genius mixer to create playlists for you and a built in pedometer! It also has other features such as alarms, voice memos and a calender, amongst other things like that. My only criticism of the new nano, although I don't know if this is the same for the older generations as well, is that you can't turn the volume right down. This means that...

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Review of Apple iPod Nano 8 GB 5th Generation

sony erricson k800i

Advantages: carmera, looks
Disadvantages: chunky

...hard to find compatable memory cards need the head phone plug to use the head phones spec stuff: - bluetooth - 3g - 64 MB internal memory - Java MIDP 2.0 - RDS FM radio - MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player - Image viewer - Picture editor - Picture blogging - Organiser - Voice memo/dial thanks for lookin and i hope it has helped you to decide if tou want to buy the phone please leave a comment if it needs changing...

timme278 29.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony Ericsson K800i Cyber-shot

Panasonic Lumix TZ6 - metal-bodied compact zoom

Advantages: Sturdiness, Ease of use, Autofocus Tracking
Disadvantages: Overshadowed by the TZ7, Tries to do everything for you

...Motion Picture - Video recording (allows zoom during recording) Clipboard - Allows the user to store "memos" or "reference pictures" in a clipboard folder of the camera's memory. I haven't worked out why this is different from taking a picture and deleting it when you don't want it anymore! Maybe it is all about being able to find them easier? Various resolutions are available between 10mp (3648x2736 in 4:3) and 0.3mp (640x480 in 4:3), 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 aspect ratios and Fine or Standard quality options. Picture capacity ranges from around 7 to around 320 (depending on resolution) for the built-in memory, and around 5500 to around 198000 (depending on resolution) for a 32GB SDHC card. Picture format is JPEG (no RAW option) and videos are stored as Quicktime files. Shutter speeds are quoted in the user manual as 1/2000th - 8 seconds...

rabidbadger 01.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6