2010/07/23

UNITEK Hard Drive Docking Station-Review

UNITEK sent us one of their ideal docking stations for review, now some are taking a look at it wondering why and the rest are saying ‘wonderful', I fall in to the "wonderful" crowd. Why you ask, well I cannot tell you how plenty of times I tore apart a drive enclosure to make the hard drive docking station for a file recovery setup so I didn't must keep installing/uninstalling drives in to a outside cage or my laptop computer case.

The UNITEK comes in a pleasant box sporting the docking station. This combination would make for a pleasant conversation piece, but chances are in the event you have one of these drives its in your case not setting on your table gathering dust.

There is nothing like upgrading your computer, right? What about getting your elderly information from the last hard disk docking station to the unitek y 1064? Sure you can set it as a slave, but what if the drive is failing and you need to get the elderly stuff fast? Or what in the event you need to prep that drive to be installed in another computer and do not require to must put in it and then take it out, only to put in it again? But then again, there is the installation work. What in the event you could slip the drive in to a dock and pull it out when done without much work?
I have always been an advocate of outside devices. Except for HDD enclosures - the dearth of heat dissipation on most of them makes me shudder in my Spiderman jammies. But other stuff, like thousands of unitek 1064 devices out there, have always made my eyes glaze over and my tongue hang like a puppy with a mouthful of peanut butter. The one thing that always draws me in is Convenience of Function.

2010/07/18

Cell Phone Jammer Brings You Benefits

With the help of a mobile phone jammer, mobile signal traffic can be temporarily blocked. This expertise is innovative & yet very simple to make use of. People, who think that taking calls at public places is inappropriate, will certainly appreciate the ,cell phone jammer kit expertise. Marketing of this expertise has been done effectively in the general public. Due to the safety reasons, the use of mobile phone jammers has been termed as illegal in most parts of the world. Here is some information about how a mobile phone jammer works.

The main purpose of a mobile phone or a gsm jammer is to generate a dead zone in the surrounding of the phone tool. This ends in temporarily blockage of the mobile phone signals & the call transmission becomes impossible. You can find a few mobile phone jammers in the market that are smaller in size & can basically slot in your pocket or even your palm. One of the factors about these devices is that their range is limited & goes upto 50 to 80 feet. If the mobile phone jammers are bigger in size, they will certainly have their range in miles.

The frequency wavelengths of mobile phone jammers & the GSM is the same. In different parts of the world, the programming of mobile phone jammers is done differently to block the signals of the mobile phone. This means that in case you are residing in Europe or any other country, you won't be able to make use of a mobile phone jammer that is programmed for use in North America. The use of gsm jammers is not limited to public places. Even the government agencies make use of the jammers to keep away from terrorist activities. There's been occasions when the terrorists have made use of the cell rings for bombs in the kind of remote detonators.

In such cases, the rings are placed near the bombs. The bomb blows off when a call is made to the mobile phone by the terrorists. The reason for the explosion is the electromagnetic waves that are created by the call. With the help of mobile phone jammers, the transmission of the calls is stopped & thus the electromagnetic waves are also not created. The bombs cannot be thus detonated using these waves.
Mobile phone jammers are also used for commercial purposes in casinos, classrooms & even film theaters. A kind of corporate espionage may even be avoided using mobile phone jammers. Sometimes, in the corporate meetings, people acting as spy bring cell rings that are switched off but are still receptive. The person can listen to the conversation going on the room even when he is out of the room. He must make a call to the phone & listen to the dialogue. Mobile phone jammers are of utmost importance in such cases & can be used effectively.

Purchasing a mobile phone jammer can show to be problematic for people in plenty of countries. The regulations for purchasing these jammers are different in different countries. In case you are planning to buy a jammer, make sure that you know the regulations well, before you make a purchase.
More info about mobile phone jammer at:
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2010/07/16

iPhone Solar Charger Will Keep You Twittering in the Sun All Day

Usually, I’m not that crazy about iPhone peripherals, but since my most of my smartphone activity is Internet related (thus, sucking up battery juice in a matter of hours), the idea of an iPhone solar charger is really appealing.
The folks over at Inhabitat have posted about the first Apple-approved solar charger for the iPhone, created by a company called Novothink. Without going into the device’s design and color choice, the important thing it can get your iPhone fully charged as long as that big fiery ball is in the sky.
Check out some more pictures and details after the jump.
The Surge, as this device is known, also features a USB cable (for those awkward times when the Sun is absent) and a LED indicator which lets you know if your iPhone battery is fully charged or not. The price for the Surge is $70 and it’ll become available later this fall.
When you power on the notebook (laptop), this high capacity solar laptop charger can automatically detect a smart charging voltage, and only charge for the right voltage, if not the right one, it can't work. At the same time, the hybrid solar laptop battery charger supports for manual adjustment. Intelligent overpressure also has the overcurrent protection, when manually select the wrong time, it will automatically shutdown. This portable solar charger also comes with a voltage selection button to ensure full compatibility with a wide variety of electronic products, such as; MP3/MP4 players, portable DVD players, mobile phones, or any other USB powered device using the built-in 5V USB port.
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2010/07/15

Don't open the door to strangers! You need a video doorbell to protect your security.
SECURITY
You and your family can see & converse with callers without opening the door!
SAFETY
Get rid of unwelcome visitors and salespeople safely?- Easily say "no thanks" and hang up!
CONVENIENCE
Answer the door from your bedside table if you are unwell or in your pyjamas!
Open the door to friends with the touch of a button
The DIY Video Intercom lets you to SEE, HEAR and SPEAK to visitors at your front door from the safety and comfort of your home.
When your doorbell rings, the DIY Video Intercom sends live B/W images of your visitor to the monitor. Simply pick up the handset and you can HEAR, SEE and SPEAK to the visitor?- without opening the door!
The DIY Video Intercom also features an electric lock option so you can open the door with the touch of a button.
Add a second camera! Purchase any security camera to monitor and you can also monitor the nursery, backyard, a sick child or the back door. So easy to use and install, simply plug the DIY Video Intercom in and see it work straight out of the box!
Electric Lock Not included.
FEATURES
SEE, HEAR & SPEAK to visitors before opening the door
Compact design
Unlock the door for friends at the touch of a button
Second camera option?- monitor the nursery or back door!
Infrared lights (LED's) so you can see at night!
Electric Lock Not included
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Second Camera Input? RCA
Power? when on, 14W; when waiting 120mW
Display 5.7" CRT angle display
Scan Frequency 15625Hz(H), 50Hz(V)
Image Sensor 1/3 inch/8.5mm Black & White CMOS
Night light source 6 Infra-red LED
Automatic Shutdown Time 180seconds
Power DC12-16V
Package Contents
Handset monitor unit
Doorbell camera Unit with cable.
Protective metal casing
Power Adapter
Other product of video doorbell at:
http://secsur.blogspot.com/2010/07/video-doorbell-of-7-inch-tft-lcd.html

2010/07/02

How To Converte DV to DVD

DVD Burning Xpress is an integrated tool which can be used to convert home video DV tape to MPEG-2 and burn to DVD disc easily.

Step 1. Capture DV from Mini DV Aee

Generally we call the process of transferring video from your camcorder or other video sources to your computer capturing. The function of DV capturing is integrated with DVD Burning Xpress.

Before the capture, camcorder need to open and switch to VCR mode. Click the'DV capture 'button on the main screen, DV capture dialog box will appear. In this dialog box, you can see the next DV screen and some playback control buttons. You can use these buttons control the camera's DV rewind or pre-recorded the exact location, you have to start capturing. Then click on 'Start Capture' button to start. In the position you want to stop capture, you can click on 'Stop Capture button. After the film has been successfully captured, the video file will be saved in an uncompressed AVI file format the hard drive. You can use other software to process the AVI files, and capture the DV tape again in the future. Click 'OK' button to close the dialog box after the capture.

Step 2. Organize Video sources


After capturing from DV tape, the video staff will be put on the video sources list in the main screen. The following functions are available for video sources:Trim Video. You can choose which video segment should be put on the DVD disc and which should not. Click the ‘Trim Video’ button on the right side: When you are playing the video file, click the ‘Start Point’ button at the position where you want to keep, and click the ‘End point’ at the position where you wouldn’t keep. The segment you want to keep will be marked as green color in the video position bar.

Transition Effects: Transition effects can be added between any video clips, which make the output DVD disc look very professional. More than 150 transition effects are integrated in DVD Burning Xpress. Clicking the ‘Transition’ button on the right side will launch the transition setting dialog as left. In this dialog, you can select a transition from the transition list or let the software to choose randomly from the transition effects. Transition duration can also be changed.

Change video orders: By clicking the ‘Move Up’, ’Move Down’ or ‘Remove’ button on the right side, The order of video clips can be changed. You can decide which video clip is presented first and which one comes later.

Add background music: Background music can be mixed to the source video. By adding background music, your video disc will impress your friends deeply. Most music formats, namely such as MP3. WMA, WAV etc, are supported. You can click the‘Properties’ button to adjust the background music volume or enable/disable the fade-in/out features. Double-clicking the music file in the background music list will let you preview the music file.

Step 3. Burn Video to DVD Disc

Click the ‘Burn DVD Disc’ button in the main screen window. In this dialog, you can change the output disc format, select PAL or NTSC TV system. Inserting an empty DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW disc into your DVD burner and clicking the‘Burn Now!’ button will let you burn disc. The burning process will encode the video files into MPEG-2 format and write it to DVD disc. The totally encoding and burning time varies from several minutes to a few hours. It depends on the length of the video source and the hardware configuration of your computer. As tested on the P4-2.0G CPU with 512M RAM, burning a 30 minutes video normally takes about 2 hours.

Some Tips of Converting DV to DVD:

1. The free trial version of DVD Burning Xpress has a 10 minutes limitation and you may need to order a license code to burn more than 10 minutes video.

2. Capturing DV and encoding video files consume very large disc space. For example, to successfully burn a whole DV tape to a DVD disc may require as large as 25G bytes free disc space.

3. A 1394 card is required to connect camcorder with your computer. You may need to buy a 1394 card. DVD-R/RW has better compatibility with DVD player than DVD+R/RW disc, especially for some older DVD player models.

Now begin to enjoy convert. By the way, what kind of DV are you using? Do you ever be told a dv named aee mini dv? As far as I know,it looks looks very small and cute and very convenient to take and put any place you want.

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Several Reasons for Mini DV’s Popularity

MiniDV is one of the three most common digital formats which can be used to record sounds and pictures. MiniDV Catchs video and audio on high-density cassette tapes by using digital technology. This format is very popular, because it can deliver decidedly sharp and high quality sounds and videos.

1. Foremost manufacturers like JVC, Sharp, Canon, Sony, Panasonic,and many others offer MiniDV camcorders. These camcorders made by them deliver video that is much clearer than Similar camcorders. They also offer stronger color reproduction.
2. Mini dv aee camcorders make shooting video and importing video content to a PC easy. Once on the PC, video content can be edited, converted for Internet use, or even burned to a DVD. Transferring video to a PC can use an IEEE-1394 interface, commonly known as Firewire or I.Link. Therefore, the cards are easy to purchase if a computer is lacking one.

3. There are many MiniDV camcorders from being chosen, from which designed for the budget-conscious to professional-quality models. Usually, MiniDV camcorders can be connected to a television or VCR for display or copying purposes.

4. MiniDV tapes are tiny, only a fraction of the size of other digital video (DV) cassettes. They are commonly used for both personal and semiprofessional-quality video. The tapes are available in recording lengths of 30, 60, and 80 minutes.

5. Among digitally recorded cassette tapes, MiniDV tapes are the most widely used. These tapes offer easy compatibility for playback on almost any type of DV-compatible device. In fact, MiniDVs can even be used for playback on devices intended for DVCAM and DVPRO tapes.

6. MiniDV is highly compatible with a full range of devices, conversion to DVD or other formats may be desired sometimes. Conversion can be accomplished inexpensively using automated application, hardware, or manual procedures. MiniDVs can be converted basically, even by those with tiny experience.

7. Camcorder manufacturers has reduced the size of their video cameras significantly,and this evolved into the small size Mini DV tapes . Some cameras Mini DV tapes that consumers use are smaller than the size of your hand.

The very little digital video camera – aee mini dv md91 captures the amazing actions of your outdoor pursuits. Being little, it can be installed on your sports equipment, such as mountain bikes helmets,etc. to record the picture in front of your eyes. It is the best tool to keep your thrilling outdoor adventures in your mind.

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