Tuesday, November 29, 2011

12V Power/20 in. Blue NeonTube

Hello people I purchased a neat little interior accessory for my car; it's a Blue Neon Tube.  This neon tube is made by the company Pilot from what I have read is the largest selection of neon tubes.  This can be picked up at your local Autozone and i'm sure many other stores.
 It can be wired to your car or can be plugged right into your 12v.  I have mine plugged into my 12v. 
The tube has two different settings, one that pulsates to the music (my favorite), and another that just stays the same  with no flashing. 
In order to have it stay where you want it to, a bag of screws come with the tube or you can go to Home Depot and pick up some Velcro works great, make sure to get the heavy duty kind!  Depending where you place this you may need to make a blocker made out of paper or whatever you can come up with.  The light is extremely bright can be dangerous when driving at night :/.  Here is a pic of what i did to help with that problem. Wanna add a little funk to your car?  Yea I did, so I purchased this, easy to use, looks cool, nothing wrong with that for something that doesn't cost much! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAEYr-nrMEY

 http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/12V-Power-20-in-blue-neon-tube/_/N-4ai5?counter=10&itemIdentifier=927397_0_0_

Dynex Flexible Tripod

Bought a new product, it is a Dynex flexible tripod from Best Buy for $21.99.  This tripod can be wrapped around everything!  Works well with small pocket cams and smaller digital cameras.  I wouldn't suggest putting a slightly heavier camera on the tripod if your hanging it on odd things, but it is okay if it is used on a flat surface standing upright.  This tripod holds a max weight of 3.3 lbs and stands at a height of almost 9 inches when fully erect.

Other people seem to have issues with the tripod with figuring out how to make it stay in place when wrapped around a object.  For me it works out great though, just need to think about gravity.  Use your surroundings to your favor.  I'll put a short list of some of the places if gotten this on to.  The doorknob, stair railing post, kitchen sink faucet, bed head board, tree branch and more to come!

One thing that would be nice on this tripod would be suction cups on the bottom of the legs, that would help in times when the tripod needs to stick to something a little better.
Overall i would give this product a 4 out of 5, great for small cameras, can get many different angles compared to standard tripod.  Can be put in some strange places :)    Here's a link to my YouTube video of the tripod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaEhRCKaU24

Have a great day!
Joseph

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Nikon L105 Review


I purchased a Nikon L105 this Black Friday Weekend for $100 bucks. Was $200.  Great dealll!  I must say I'm pretty please with this camera very easy to use.  I was a little worried since I COULD NOT find a review on this camera, but i took a chance and am pleased.  The camera does feel a little bulky at first and I would suggest putting a strap on it, one drop and it will be destroyed.  Comes with a lens cover and usb cord.  Takes 4 double A's, No more charging the battery.
  My previous camera was a Samsung U20 pocket camera.  No comparison obviously to the Nikon L105 15x optical zoom and smooth 720p video taking.  The Samsung had choppy high definition videos and awful picture taking (need a significant amount of light for a decent picutre). 

The L105 comes with a CD with editing/picture software.  The movie maker that comes with it is more on the difficult side to use.  I would suggest using WMM or apple movie maker. 

I took a quick picture and a video. Nothing special as of yet.  Had some rainy days, would hate for the camera to get wet :/.