Oregon Scientific DP-200

Advantages: Motion sensor, Radio controlled, Bright projection
Disadvantages: Cost £85 - £100, Radio signal dependant on weather

...I have been using a previous Oregon Scientific projection clock for the past couple of years, and I have been very pleased with it. I decided to get this model because one of the main points is that the projection is strong enough to be seen in daylight. Even on a really bright day, it is still possible to see the time on the ceiling or wall, unlike previous models. As with previous models, it has the radio controlled time feature, meaning that it is always up to date, and requires no manual changes. Although it is possible to turn the radio signal receiver off, and do it manually. This may have to be done if you are using it in an area of weak or no signal. With this clock, it has a switch so that it can be taken anywhere in Europe, and it should continue to work. The clock also came with an outdoor temperature sensor which...

bindie 29.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Oregon Scientific DP 200

Oregon Scientific DS9300 - Get what you pay for

Advantages: Price, Extras
Disadvantages: Performance, Robustness

...My Experience? I've had the Oregon Scientific digital camera for around 2 years now, and overall I have been disappointed. However I have a little relief in the fact that I paid very little for it through a TV bidding channel, Bid-up TV, I recall that it was about £100 along with an array of free image editing and gallery software. Ever since I received the camera it has gone down hill consistently. I know others have had good experiences with this camera, so it would appear to be on an individual basis, but do take heed. Also as other owners have reported the camera will often freeze on random occasions. To resolve, remove the batteries and replace them, this usually makes the camera work again. Even the slightest little tap will crash the camera and it will turn off. Schematics? The camera has a very simple, conventional...

liam_coops 22.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Oregon Scientific DS 9300

The Oregon Scientific mp3 player. orange. 128 MB

Advantages: Very Handy in size,self-charge ,compact, very discreet, and quite cool looking. simplicity at its finest.
Disadvantages: delicate, could be potentially easily broken without the right amount of care.

...feature, I was amazed. This Mp3 Player (the Oregon scientific) has different sound settings, for example, the ''Rock'' setting??this one has a more significant bassy theme to it. Where as the ''classical'' setting had more of an easy-listening theme going on. You can choose which you prefer to suits your tastes from around three or four of these different settings. Rock, Blues, Pop, Classical and Jazz. To navigate this mp3 player is very simple. There is a cursor to the left of the main screen and if you press it down in the middle, your menu appears. You can easily navigate from there flicking the cursor left, right, up or down to choose what your looking for switching between tracks and even deleting a few along the way. You can set it to ''Random'' or you can select tracks to put into a list. Another amazing feature is that...

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Review of Oregon Scientific MP100 128 MB

My new toy

Advantages: As good as the Psion 5, cheap
Disadvantages: Slightly smaller screen than the Psion 5

...Direct had them on offer recently for £99, so it is worth shopping round and/or waiting for offers. ~ FOOTNOTE ~ In researching this article, I visited the website of the Osaris’s manufacturer, Oregon. They make a wide range of goodies for techno-freaks like me, such as : Pulse Rate Monitor, Heart Rate Monitor (only £49.99, they give the prices on the site, which is unusual), Digital Stopwatch, Electronic Pedometer (complete with radio!), Digital Map Reader, Educational products, Home & Environmental Monitoring products (such as air quality monitors, weather monitoring systems, etc.) Digital and Projection clocks (they project the time onto the ceiling!). All in all, a bit of an adventure playground for people who like gadgets. If you do, stay away at all costs! The site is at : http://www.oregonscientific.co.uk....

MichelleScott 05.08.2001 (09.08.2001) · Read review
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Review of Oregon Scientific Osaris 8mg Organiser

Alarmingly Good!

Advantages: Alarm gets me out of bed every morning
Disadvantages: Build quality and design don't look the best.

...Of all the things I expected when I upgraded my mobile phone, the need to buy a new alarm clock wasn't among them. Unfortunately, for all the things my new phone does bigger and better than the old one, the alarm on the Nokia was far better than the one on the Sony Ericsson. I'll never know whether I slept through the alarm or inadvertently turned it off when I was trying to set it, but within a few days of having changed my mobile phone, the new one failed to wake me up, which was something the alarm on the old one never did. I decided on the Oregon Scientific projection alarm clock largely because my flatmate had one and it looked pretty funky with the time displayed on the bedroom ceiling. I'm not normally one for fancy gadgets, but that did seem like a pretty cool feature. In addition, she sleeps quite deeply, as do I...

Soho_Black 19.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Oregon Scientific RM 313 P

An Organiser By Any Other Name

Advantages: Looks a lot dearer than it is. Links to PC for proper typing
Disadvantages: Currency converter limited to ?.

...assistants, and some even sprouted ?proper? keyboards, albeit rather small, like the Psion range. Of course these also had pretensions to be a PC, with built in word processing and spreadsheet facilities. For a while, I had one of these, never made any use of the new features, and then lost interest when it started going faulty. If I?m honest, what I?ve been looking for all along is an electronic address book that can be input to from a PC. The Oregon Scientific PDA188 is exactly what I?ve been looking for. At £20, it is DEFINITELY what I?ve been looking for! You can also buy it packaged by Boots at the moment for the same price. So what do you get for your £20? - 256K of memory* touch-screen organiser, with Telephone Number\Address Book, Scheduler, Memo Pad, International Time\Alarm Clock, Calendar, Calculator and Currency Converter...

BNibbles 05.11.2002 (08.11.2002) · Read review
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Review of Oregon Scientific PDA 188

"Toys" For All Ages

Advantages: Great humor and non-stop adventure.
Disadvantages: You should not operate heavy machinery while watching this show!

...This movie brings out the inner child in me! When I first saw this movie, my aspiration became to one day work in an awesome toy factory like the one in this show. Robin Williams is absolutely hilarious as Leslie (Williams) embarks on an childlike adventure with his strange yet comedic sister (Joan Cusack) as they try to bring back the joy and purity of their father's toy factory after it is taken over by their uncle (a stern military man). You will relive your dreams and fantasies as you experience the kind of toys that most of us wished we had. From dolls and stuffies, to war toys and videos games - it's all here! Have you ever seen a Sea Swine or Hurly Burly Helicopters or Maui Waui Fake Vomit or a Woozy Helmet? If you haven't you've got to see this show. It is a totally goofy and crazy flick that will have you laughing out...

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Review of Toys (DVD)

Toy Story: One for the children.

Advantages: Good gameplay, alright graphics, fun for the kids.
Disadvantages: Unmemorable music, will become quickly boring to adults.

...Age Rating: 3+ Around £3 - £5 on Ebay.co.uk. Minimum Requirements: Double Speed (2x) CD-ROM Drive. 486DX2-66MHz or faster processor. 8MB of available RAMC12MB recommended. 10MB free disk space. Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 or later (Windows 95 compatible). 8-bit sound card. 256 colour Vesa, Pci or other local bus video. (There is no multi-player) I'm sure everyone's seen or at least heard of Disney's Toy Story movie which is about toys coming to life when the humans are not around. This is a video game following the storyline and creating fun levels to play. I'd had bought this years ago when I was younger and had promptly given up after becoming stuck on one of the earlier levels, four to six years later and a pound sign next to the title on Ciao! (It's all about the money) I'm loading up the game on my laptop...

Mistybrook 03.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Toy Story (PC)

21 hours a day

Advantages: Communicate, for free, in any condition
Disadvantages: Instruction's bill not very user friendly

...kind of matter, my choice fall to the Oregon Scientific Atlanta PMR TP-329, its specifications (skills) going over the avarage standards. It is stupendous, having a trip with friends with several cars and getting in touch each other with these fabulous devices. Even along the ski run, or inside supermarkets, for a walk on the mountain, every time you could surely find the usefulness of these radios.. Personally, me and my wife, often use them when we go at the shopping mall to get in touch each other: she fills the shopping chart while I search specific produces that interest me.. lol.. The quality of the loudspeacker is wonderful. With a dimension and look of a bar soap, this little and cute station could find place in any pocket. Batteries, 3 x AAA and 700mAh each, rechargeable and supplied, last 21 hours. Inside their lodging...

ik2xnw- 11.02.2006 (12.02.2006) · Read review
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Review of Oregon Scientific TP329 8-channel PMR

This year's tag for non-offenders!

Advantages: sleek design, built-in clock, light, effective alarm, safe clip, measures steps and distance, adjustable sensitivity
Disadvantages: too easily reset to zero, sometimes not sensitive enough, questionable calorie calculations

...2004 was the year of the ?stepometer?! Thousands of people in the UK, with no previously expressed interest in measuring their fitness level, responded to freebie offers and kitted themselves out with simple pedometers to determine how many steps they took each day. I was among them. 2005, I now declare, is the year the ?pedometer?! Pedometers typically display the distance travelled on foot not just the number of steps taken. And thanks to a lot of clever marketing people, many do much more besides. Some of them will talk to you; others have built-in radios; while The Oregon Scientific Sport pedometer (PE319(N)) is one of a number to have incorporated both a clock and a panic alarm for personal safety. I have recently seen pedometers on sale at prices ranging from as little as £3.50 to as much as £35. At a recommended retail...

Discerna 22.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of Oregon Scientific Personal Safety Pedometer with Panic Alarm