So far so good, PocketBook 360

Advantages: Mostly
Disadvantages: Read the review

...Technically speaking any PDA (Personal Data Assistant) which can display text on a screen is capable of being an eBook reader but it doesn?t have the advantage of an electronic link display. Simply an e-book reader, known also as an e-book device also, is devised to for its portability, makes reading easy under bright sunlight easier and having a long battery life. LET?S GO TECHNICAL: CPU: Samsung S3C2440 AL-40 400MHz OS: Linux Display: 5 inch LCD (600x800 166dpi) Internal Memory: 512 MB (having a MicroSD slot) Built-in accelerometer Batteries: Changeable Li-Polymer 1000 mAh Format support: FB2, TXT, PDF, RTF, HTML, PRC, CHM, DJVU, DOC, EPUB and TCR. Image format support: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF. Also includes: RSS, calendar, notes, dictionary and clock functions. Games: Sudoku...

roktimdutta 15.11.2009 · Read review
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Dangerous Book for Boys - Pocket Version - Diverting Miscellany

Advantages: Easy to dip in and out of. Well written. Good "little room" reading.
Disadvantages: A little too big and heavy to be a true "pocket" sized book.

...INTRODUCTION As a fan of Conn Iggulden?s writing - having read his excellent ?Emperor? and ?Conqueror? series of historic novels - I was a little surprised to learn that he and his brother, Hal, had branched out into the genre of miscellany. I was therefore quite pleased when my brother-in-law bought me ?The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do? as a Christmas stocking filler. BARE FACTS The book comes in a sturdy, textured green hard cover. In the introduction, the Iggulden brothers state that the purpose of the book is to provide a smaller, more portable version of their bigger work ? ?The Dangerous Book for Boys? - but given that it measures around 6.5 by 5 inches and runs to rather hefty 200 pages, it barely merits the description of ?pocket sized?. That said, its rugged construction and size does lend...

Hishyeness 07.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do - Conn Iggulden

Architects Pocket Book

Advantages: Contains valuable info in a compact package!
Disadvantages: £18 seems quite deer for such a small book

...This book contains more information than i could ever believe they would fit into a book smaller than A5 size! I am a student studying Architectural Technology and own the third edition of this book. It has saved my skin on more than one occasion this year, helping me out with drainage and law, but most of all with my drawings in contains valuable information on: - Various types of hatching - Dimensions of fixtures, fittings and various objects (both in plan and section) - Stair, fireplace, door, window and security fittings. It details how to build them to comply with building regulations. The book goes into good depth on materials and the properties they poses, I found this section very helpful when designing an eco house. I would recommend this book to anyone on an architecture course, It is a valuable resource....

nick--e 08.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Architect's Pocket Book - Charlotte Baden-Powell

A small player in the market that packs a definite punch.

Advantages: Great for on the go reading and bok management
Disadvantages: Isn't a book.

.... From start up the device takes about 20 seconds to fully load all the screen information and you can hold as many files as your SD card can handle. What is a very handy feature is that you can alter the settings easily so the start up screen can take you to any location which includes the page of the book that you are currently reading. The internal memory is adequate allowing you to hold about 15 folders. All books are in both the internal and SD cards are listed in the menu index. Alongside each book listings you find different icons which inform you as to the state of each book as either not opened, being read or read. For books currently being read, the page is remembered. In terms of the interface, you can access the menu by holding down the OK button. The menu gives you loads of options and you can manage all of your books...

Nothing-But-The-Truth 14.11.2009 · Read review
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Cheese & Ham Pockets

Advantages: taste nice, don't burn in the microwave
Disadvantages: unhealthy

...I have been off a lot lately since it is the summer and I am not at university. So I do find since being a student I did get lazy but for going back in Autumn I have been trying to find different products that I could use for snacks or lunch in between classes. While at my local supermarket I came across the Maggi Hot Pockets which were microwavable which I do try to stay away from as it is unhealthy but they looked too good to resist and with a preparation time of only two and a half minutes it sounded like something I would benefit from. The packaging is very eye catching with this product, I haven?t heard of Maggi before but I soon would. The cover has a very appetising photo of the hot pocket piping hot with steam arising from it and a very filling tasty flavour oozing out. The box is yellow, read and orange so all the warmest...

ms19 09.07.2007 · Read review
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Braun Pocket Go 570 Shaver

Advantages: Size, long hair trimmer
Disadvantages: Shave wasnt as close as I would have liked

.... The instruction manual isnt exactly comprehensive. It folds out to the size of a small country but is also written in every language imaginable. The English section barely covers 1 fold and tells you how to insert the batteries, clean it and very little else, but then again, you dont really need much help to use a basic shaver I suppose. The shaver itself is fairly small, being approximately 4 inches long and would find into your pocket without being noticable. --The Shaving experience-- I used this shaver when I had quite a lot of stubble on my face, expecting it to all disappear in next to no time. The shaver felt comfortable on my face and I began sliding it across my skin. I was somewhat perplexed when, to the naked eye it didnt look as if it was taking anything off. In fact, I had to open up the top of the shaver to see if it had...

craggybuk 30.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Braun 570 Pocket GO

A Pocket Gem

Advantages: Sturdy quality; nice little touches like the pocket at the back; Nostaglic Romanticism
Disadvantages: None

...Moleskine proudly boasts that it was the notebook of choice for a number of influential thinkers, artists and writers, ranging from Van Gogh to Hemingway, via Matisse and Chatwin. A lofty pedigree indeed, so what made these great minds choose such an unassuming little black book, and why should you choose one today? I actually started with Moleskines when I received one of their diaries for Christmas, and finding it a handy little thing decided to branch out with a notebook. I run a couple of websites, one of which is an online monthly magazine, and find the need to jot down thoughts, and start writing article introductions, straight away lest I forget what was going through my head. At a diminutive 9x14cm this notebook easily slips inside a coat pocket, with the 192 lined pages proving enough to get a huge amount of thought...

blackpuddinonnabike 13.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Moleskine Pocket Ruled Notebook

Postman Pat ...... Before the Helicopter!

Advantages: Cheap and Sturdy
Disadvantages: none

...Postman Pat Pocket library......... Jack is a little bookworm and loves nothing more than a good book. His latest obsession (well his first one really) is Postman Pat. Of course, the Postman Pat Special Delivery Service, which is on every weekday morning 9.15am on BBC2, is a lot jazzier than Postman Pat used to be, so it not surprising he can't get enough of it. With Pat jetting about in his "Special Delivery" helicopter delivery parcels to all over Greendale it would make any little boy aspire to be a Postman! Anyway it was a little while ago now that we purchased these books from Waterstone's and there was a buy 3 for 2 offer on but these books were selling for £3.99p. I have seen them cheaper on the Internet but the saving is merely a few pence (and with postage would probably tot it up over £4). What you are getting...

newby2 27.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Postman Pat Pocket Library - Egmont Books Ltd.

Vtech V Smile Pocket educates and stimulates

Advantages: Turns game time into brain time!
Disadvantages: Need to separately purchase the Pocket Travel Bag to protect the LCD screen.

...When my eldest child (the one that is 6 going on 60!) received the V Smile Pocket I won on Ebay last Christmas, I received the biggest smile EVER! And so far, it has lived up to all that my eldest child expected from it. - THE PRODUCT- The V Smile Pocket is the handheld version to the V Smile TV Learning System, which is marketed for kids aged 3+. However, the V Smile Pocket is marketed for children between the ages of 5 and 9. Thankfully, the games you buy work with the V Smile Pocket as well as the V Smile TV Learning System. In addition, the V Smile Pocket can be played as a hand-held unit, or plugged directly into the TV for an at-home game play experience - thanks to the AV cable it comes with as standard. As a plus point, the V Smile Pocket can accommodate both right and left-handed players. To switch to either right...

semitysam1978 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of VTech Pocket VSmile

Oscar Wilde's obsession with books

Advantages: Full of fascinating information about Wilde's life and love of books
Disadvantages: None really, except maybe best enjoyed by those with some prior knowledge of Wilde

...The controversial Victorian playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, so the introduction to this book tells us, ?devoured and luxuriated in books?. He had a lifelong thirst for reading, so it?s not surprising to find that his house in Chelsea was packed with them. Not only was he an avid collector, but he was also an accomplished speed reader with a remarkable ? and to some extent photographic ? memory which helped him to absorb and recall instantly vast amounts of prose and verse. As a reviewer for the Pall Mall Gazette, he could master a book's content, plot or argument in minutes. (If only ciao had been around in those days as well). Maybe it is only fair to get the one major chink in his armour out of the way quickly. Once, when he was preparing a lecture on the poet Chatterton, most of his notes were made up of entire pages and paragraphs...

JOHNV 24.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Oscar's Books - Thomas Wright