daily steals
Fri May 3 22:11:19 EDT 2013
Work was hectic all week.
The Motorola SF600 Wireless Sports Headphones arrived today. The packaging was marginal. I was expecting 5 sizes of earpads. That's how the product was described in every review I read. Nope, a closer look at the site where I bought it: "1 Pair of Ear Cushions". The "USB Charger" is a short USB cable. Definately misrepresented. Good thing I bought some Universal USB Travel Wall Chargers a couple of weeks ago. "Quick Start Guide": The instructions were one sheet with four pages printed on one side. One page was a title page, so uninformative. Page 2 referenced page 7, which was not provided. (Would it have been so hard to print pages 4-8 on the back?) The whole document is available on the Motorola website (not that you'd know that from what I received today), so I'd already seen it.
The headphones may fit well and work great, but once again Daily Steals delivers underwhelmence. If Motorola sells these things with 5 sets of ear cushions, how much did Daily Steals save by dropping 4? If you're using it with a computer, you probably have a USB socket for charging. If you're using it with something else (e.g. a cell phone or a tablet), that device probably also uses a USB charger. Do you have a spare to charge both devices together? You probably want to use them together, so charging them one at a time won't be convenient. Almost everything I've bought from them has been a disappointment - yet I keep checking their website every night.
37-Key Roll-Up Portable Piano Keyboard with 100 Rhythms and Timbres
The battery compartment for the roll-up keyboard is too snug for most of my NiMH AA cells.
TimeX Retro Collection Multifunction Calculator Watch with Quartz Movement and Resin Construction
I meant to order only one of these watches, not two (Poor website design). The backlight doesn't work on one, so maybe it's a good thing I got two.
universal headrest mount for tablets
A co-worker brought in a Kindle. I wouldn't trust this mount to hold it in portrait orientation.
Scosche Sport Wrap-Around Earbuds with Sweat Resistance, 15mm Audio Drivers, and Non-Tangling Audio Cable
I think these would be crappy for listening to music. I use them for news and talk radio on my bike commute; they work fine for that.
Motorola Dual Port Universal USB Travel Wall Charger
This the one thing from Daily Steals that has not disappointed. (Yet. How fast will it charge a Kindle? (And that's another product that doesn't come with a charger.))
Saturday 02:20
I've charged the Bluetooth headset, turned on Bluetooth on my laptop (never used it before), and paired the two. It works fine as cordless headphones. They're awkward to put on, but that may just take some getting used to. They're very light (compared to the various headphones I usually wear). It could be that there's just no cord dragging around. They're not a problem with my glasses. (Sunglasses may be another matter.) There's a multi-color LED that can be red/yellow/green for charging and blue/purple during operation. But you have to take them off to see it.
Saturday 03:11
I have paired my headset with my phone. Don't have any reason to call anyone now....
We've got a conference call Sunday morning. Maybe it will be nice for that?
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/595550.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]
Work was hectic all week.
The Motorola SF600 Wireless Sports Headphones arrived today. The packaging was marginal. I was expecting 5 sizes of earpads. That's how the product was described in every review I read. Nope, a closer look at the site where I bought it: "1 Pair of Ear Cushions". The "USB Charger" is a short USB cable. Definately misrepresented. Good thing I bought some Universal USB Travel Wall Chargers a couple of weeks ago. "Quick Start Guide": The instructions were one sheet with four pages printed on one side. One page was a title page, so uninformative. Page 2 referenced page 7, which was not provided. (Would it have been so hard to print pages 4-8 on the back?) The whole document is available on the Motorola website (not that you'd know that from what I received today), so I'd already seen it.
The headphones may fit well and work great, but once again Daily Steals delivers underwhelmence. If Motorola sells these things with 5 sets of ear cushions, how much did Daily Steals save by dropping 4? If you're using it with a computer, you probably have a USB socket for charging. If you're using it with something else (e.g. a cell phone or a tablet), that device probably also uses a USB charger. Do you have a spare to charge both devices together? You probably want to use them together, so charging them one at a time won't be convenient. Almost everything I've bought from them has been a disappointment - yet I keep checking their website every night.
37-Key Roll-Up Portable Piano Keyboard with 100 Rhythms and Timbres
The battery compartment for the roll-up keyboard is too snug for most of my NiMH AA cells.
TimeX Retro Collection Multifunction Calculator Watch with Quartz Movement and Resin Construction
I meant to order only one of these watches, not two (Poor website design). The backlight doesn't work on one, so maybe it's a good thing I got two.
universal headrest mount for tablets
A co-worker brought in a Kindle. I wouldn't trust this mount to hold it in portrait orientation.
Scosche Sport Wrap-Around Earbuds with Sweat Resistance, 15mm Audio Drivers, and Non-Tangling Audio Cable
I think these would be crappy for listening to music. I use them for news and talk radio on my bike commute; they work fine for that.
Motorola Dual Port Universal USB Travel Wall Charger
This the one thing from Daily Steals that has not disappointed. (Yet. How fast will it charge a Kindle? (And that's another product that doesn't come with a charger.))
Saturday 02:20
I've charged the Bluetooth headset, turned on Bluetooth on my laptop (never used it before), and paired the two. It works fine as cordless headphones. They're awkward to put on, but that may just take some getting used to. They're very light (compared to the various headphones I usually wear). It could be that there's just no cord dragging around. They're not a problem with my glasses. (Sunglasses may be another matter.) There's a multi-color LED that can be red/yellow/green for charging and blue/purple during operation. But you have to take them off to see it.
Saturday 03:11
I have paired my headset with my phone. Don't have any reason to call anyone now....
We've got a conference call Sunday morning. Maybe it will be nice for that?
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/595550.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]