Great in theory - but has serious issues!
929204
This little kit is great in theory, but I have had some issues with it. The whisk broom is very small. I repurposed it to clean up our small animal cage and it's the perfect size for that. But it would take quite a bit of effort to sweep any larger area with it. Very slim and packs super small. Would be perfect for keeping a hikers tent clean but not a family tent. The stake puller tool is a brilliant little helper, although ironically it works great with those cheap skinny standard metal stakes (not included) better than the ones included in this kit. If you have to pull the included stakes with any real force the plastic attachment at the top of the stakes can't take the pressure and will snap before pulling the stake out. Helps a bit to wiggle your wrist while pulling, but I've still broken 2 after only a few uses. And finally I loved having a designated mallet just for camping so I could stop stealing the one out of my toolbox, but it broke after only one days use, with the rubber mallet literally flying off the wooden handle when in normal use. It was very dramatic and made my son laugh his head off! Luckily no one was hurt but as you can imagine that's pretty dangerous. I was thinking of repairing it with epoxy glue but not sure I would trust it enough - I'm worried someone will end up with a mallet in the face!
4259102
With all the outstanding reviews and the great price offered on Amazon, I was really looking forward to giving this a try.  The manual makes it easy to set up and reset.  The buttons are easy to use, although they are nearly impossible to avoid touching when using the clip (and the clip is a good one).  I could overlook the button issue but can't overlook the fact that apparently I'm the only person reviewing this for whom the device does not work properly at all.  I set it up, reset it with the buttons and with the reset button on the back, and also removed the battery and reinserted it to see if that made any difference at all, but all those attempts to get it to work correctly still finds it wildly adds steps when none have been taken.  If it is moved suddenly (like in just being unclipped and moved to another location) sometimes lots of steps are added and sometimes they aren't.  If I'm sitting when I clip it on I find that miraculously I've walked 63 steps before ever getting out of the chair.  It added 100 steps or so when I was driving.  Not only am I disappointed, but I'm very surprised, too, that nearly all the other reviews are 5-star.  Sadly, I will be returning this and looking for a pedometer from another company.
4405590
Gosh I want to LOVE this product.  The monitored ones are a complete rip off.  Unfortunately, the device has some major issues.  For my mom it kept 'loosing connection' with the cell phone - even when phone was 1 foot away.  It would regain connection after a 10-30 seconds, but EACH time this happens it sends a message/alert.  Imagine getting 25 of these in one hour - you pretty much just ignore - so needless to say it is now in the trash.  Not sure if unit was flawed/damaged, but not willing to take the time and risk trying to get one that works.
296341
I've had this device for just a little over a month and already it has begun to display flaws. Ear speaker has been working intermittently with very scratchy sound for the last 3 weeks, therefore, I'm unable to have private calls cause I'm forced to use the hands free speaker. There are moments when any given app will appear to be frozen or have a delayed reaction during normal/ regular phone operation which can seriously test your patience. The device is very nice and has the potential to be a high end personal companion if these flaws can get sorted, PERMANENTLY!!! - Unsatisfied User
2068579
I was so impressed with all of the features on this product, but it has one major flaw that made it unusable for me.

First the positives:
-great video quality
-talk feature
-temperature alert
-pairing the cameras
-panning the camera (you can see everything!)

The Negative/Deal Breaker
- The monitor filters out any "background sound," which also includes any of my 18 month-olds coughs, whines, or other noises.  If she screams, the monitor "wakes up" to a small whisper.  But this does not help me know if something is wrong or if my child is having a restless night.  I got this monitor because my Summer Infant monitor lost video quality, reception range, and the cord went bad.  BUT, I could at least hear my child. That helped one night when she had a funny cough that concerned me, so I went in to check on her and she had thrown up all over herself. The Lorex monitor would not have alerted me to this problem!  The Lorex has a sound alert so I might have known she made A sound, but I wouldn't have actually heard the noise she made. And if she goes back to quiet (like she did the night she threw up), I would not have known something was wrong until the next morning!  There is NO way that could work for me.  We are going to have another baby, and I want sound quality that is good enough that I can hear all the little noises or rustles my baby makes.  All of the bells and whistles are useless to me if I can't hear my baby.  So disappointed!
3397528
I love the concept of this drive, being a wireless drive, a network drive, a USB 3.0 drive; the mechanics of it, make it unusable for my purposes and most users should share my concerns.

FAIL

These are the points I find absolutely unacceptable about this device:

It creates files and foldrers by itself. You'll end up with folders like $recycle bin$ and .vopc and thumb files for photos that aren't in the source folders.

Deleting finders sometimes you'll get obscure permission errors relating to unix users.
1117330
It's a great idea. I bought with the intention of hanging it as shown. When I did, I found that the batteries don't stay in! The AAs and AAAs fall out, as well as all of the button batteries, which, with kids and dogs, is a huge danger. I also found that the batteries don't seat properly, even while the caddy is laying flat. When trying to slide them in, they don't go all the way to the bottom of their slot, like the organizer is too narrow. The last thing is who ever buys eight D batteries or ten 9V batteries at once? I wish there has been more room for the AA and AAA sizes. The tester is okay, I find that it tends to not register the charge accurately for rechargeable batteries, and I cant get it to work to test a 9V. I wish I'd bought a different model. I will be replacing this, eventually.
1372927
The idea of the Up Band and the app are awesome. I really like tracking my sleep and activity, which I do regularly. Unfortunately, this has got to be the most poorly designed product of this type available.

I've already sent back 2 Up Bands to be replaced because of hardware issues. After a while, they stop responding to commands or holding a charge. Just two days ago, my 3rd Up band stopped working as well. So far, customer service has been helpful in getting these replaced, but I might pursue a refund this time around and switch to the FitBit Flex. This is getting ridiculous.

My roommate also ordered a Jawbone Up, but his died a month or so later (same issue... not holding charge, not responding to commands). This, combined with the astounding number of users experience the same issue(s) lead me to believe that this is a critically flawed product. Additionally, the makers of the band claimed that bluetooth and a display couldn't be incorporated due to size constraints with the technology. They clearly haven't seen their competitors' products. Either that, or they were beat to the patent.

Another note that may be important to many users is the thickness of the band. I regularly take mine off during school or at work to type/write, as it's almost impossible to do comfortably while wearing such a huge band under your wrists. Be aware of this.

In summary, the app is awesome, the band is great (for the first month when it works), but I would stay away from this product. Look for a FitBit if you're in the market, they might save you some frustration.
757343
I've had this TV for more than 18 months now and am, admittedly, late in posting a review. Why? All the other Vizio TVs I've had were awesome, and I kept thinking my problems were just hiccoughs with the tech--I thought they'd go away. Sadly, they did not.

As others have noted, this TV decides to freeze/hang periodically. It stops responding to the remote, and sometimes will not even respond to a forced shutdown (holding down the power button for five seconds {or more--I've tried!}). In such cases, I have to pull the power cord, wait 10 seconds, and the plug it in again.

It also has problems in some of the streaming applications. Those problems might originate in the TV or in the apps themselves, but after 18 months of hitting support forums, I can attest that a large percentage of those users reporting the problems I had were also Vizio TV owners.

Because I delayed, I missed the opportunity to seek remedy under warranty. I'm simply at the point where my wife and I are thinking about replacing it. We try to keep our TVs for about 10 years, so this is particularly annoying.

While I won't close the door on another Vizio, I will be checking for customer reviews first.

BOTTOM LINE:  AVOID THIS SPECIFIC VIZIO MODEL!
3769033
This is such a cool idea for a product and when it's working well it's amazing. I love all the motion detection and doorbell video options and the cloud storage for monitoring or looking back at past video. But, unfortunately, there are still too many links for this to be on the market. Customer service is awesome and even replaced my original unit but more problems problems. It drops wifi regularly and you must take it down to reconnect. And most recently it wouldn't power up and when I pulled it off the mount, the connections on back of doorbell and on the mount are corroding (I carefully placed the unit under protection from rain). It's an outside doorbell. It has to be built to withstand normal air humidity and moisture. Great invention Ring - but keep testing and making changes and bring this back out to customers when you advance that technology and the durability of the unit. I would buy again in a few years with changes!
2094525
First I must say I love the idea of the kevo. When it works it is great. Unfortunately it has a few flaws. First the iphone app drains the battery from full to under 20% overnight - so I deleted the app from our 2 iphones (solved that problem - now the phones stay charged for about 6 days again). Second I had to purchase additional fobs because we could not use the app (more garbage on my key chain). Third I thought it would be a good idea to ask kevo customer service about this problem. After hearing their canned music and announcement for over an hour I gave up - I would say they lack in customer service severely. Guess I will return it. What a shame.
4725742
I was very excited to receive this as a substitute for the overpriced apple smart case. It looks great, but there are some major issues that are going to compel me to return the item:
- the cover obscures the headphone jack, meaning I have to take the case off if i want to facetime / skype / watch a movie!
- the case does not have any ability to stand up on its own, any slight movement will result in the case falling down.

wish I could give this case a better review, but those 2 major issues are game breakers for me.
1415704
I really wanted to like this thing. It looks great!

...but it's all downhill from there.

I bought 2. The first one worked, the second gave me an error everytime I tried to pair it. There was no customer support to talk to, and no information information about the error anywhere, except in forums where other people were looking for answers to the same issue.

On the mynt that "worked":

- If I was looking for my keys, it couldn't find them for various reasons. Most of the time it wouldn't pair or the app would crash when searching.
- Sometimes when I had my keys, my phone would start beeping, asking me "Do you lose your keys?" (sic) Yes, Mynt, I lose my keys...that's why I bought a @#$! Mynt.
- Sometimes when I had my phone, the Mynt would start beeping. I would hit the button to silence the Mynt, and then a few minutes later it would be beeping again. And again. And again. This is really, really not fun in a movie theater.
- Finally, after this last time Mynt didn't work, I found my keys and saw that the battery had fallen out. I threw it out and wrote this review.

Time with Mynt: 3 months
# of times it worked: 0 out of lots of times
Conclusion: utterly DISAPPOINTED.
3632951
Loved this.  Loved the idea of this light.  Loved it based on reviews (so jealous of anyone who seems to have a durable version!).  Loved it when it arrived.  But the neck is tricky, not quite long enough for some books and not so easy sometimes to get in and out.  The on/off button on mine was also a bit temperamental, sometimes wouldn't click on without pressing a few times.  But the real kicker was the battery door that never seemed very steady.  I could get it to work but always worried it would pop off ... until the day it fell off my nightstand and the battery door and associated assembly shattered into a billion pieces.  Okay, 3-4 pieces but who cares if you can't get it back together.  I'm sad.  Seems like you would do a few tests like this on a $30 light!  Sadly, at last, I simply had to throw it out.  Although I had it for a few years, I imagine I didn't use it more than 10-20 times and always in my bed.  Extremely disappointing performance, particularly based on price, company and expectations.  I agree with reviewer who said fix the "small" (but critical) problems and you could command the booklight market (I'd pay more!).  Meanwhile, I might get a headlamp.  Much easier!
1370481
The case is great in theory, and it's great for the price, but I suggest paying that extra few dollars for a better case. It'll be worth avoiding the hassle in the long run!
I loved this case until I realized it was causing my phone to randomly turn off by itself! I've had problems with my Galaxy in the past, but I recently got it replaced, and this case seems to have made things worse than before.
I cut back the black rubber part that pushes into the lock and volume buttons and that seems to have helped, but not entirely. The hard plastic blue pieces don't fit together properly and everything is just really bulky. The kick stand isn't that great either...
2796918
I was soooo excited for this solution to an incredibly major problem - using my MacBook Pro on cross-country flights and all day road trips for work.  For the first few times of using, it seemed like an excellent solution. Then I started noticing really slow re-charge times.  I would have 1 light left (out of 5), plug it in for recharge overnight, and wake up with the same 1 light.  Or maybe 2.  I started having to leave the battery charging for 2-3 days, before it was fully recharged (using a 2A wall-powered usb charger.). Then I started noticing reverse charging!  I would plug it in to recharge with 2 lights, and wake up in the morning with zero!  At this point, I've had to stop taking it with me on trips, as the odds of it being able to be re-charged in my real-life schedule, seem to have just about reached zero.
811189
This unit by far has the best features and usefulness for the price!  The problem is that there have some serious technical problems with the routing function (what we buy the unit for) and mapping a route function.  You can see the various discussions yourself on[...] and the GPSPassions forum in the Magellan 4700 section.  Many of us have had our units reboot themselves when plotting trips in several areas of the country, making the unit essentially useless for those users.  Magellan is supposedly trying to fix the issue, but there is no news on their website, only comments from users that they are or are not working on the fix and when it might be ready.  Meanwhile the unit continues to be sold on line and in retail stores, despite the serious problem.  If this unit is updated to work properly, I will keep it and highly recommend it for its many useful (if it works!) functions. If Magellan fails to provide a fix to the problem, for me the unit is totally useless!