Two Stars - update: 4 stars as the skipping can be easily worked around.
928512
Nice feature set. But the cursor skips around. Meh.

Update - The skipping is caused by the surface the mouse is on. Adding two star back as this is a thing that can be worked around very easily just by changing the tracking surface. New mouse pad.
2829885
First is my original review, which I posted after receiving the product. I have added an update at the end.
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We received the eight-panel  version of the "Baby Playcenter Playpen" today. It was  intended to be used by our six-and-a-half-month-old son. However, the product poses several significant safety hazards:

1) Choking hazard: Each of the eight panels has plastic stickers attached to it (drawings of bears and other animals, reflective stickers, and a safety warning sticker). Almost none of the stickers were completely attached to their plastic panel, and probably even a four-and-a-half-month-old could have taken them of with no or little effort. The stickers that were completely attached can also be removed relatively easily.  If your child takes a bite out of it, they present an obvious choking hazard.

2) Injury hazard: One of the panels integrates two hard-plastic balls that sit on an axle and allow a child to make the ball revolve, which produces a loud clicking noise. I noticed that there was a small gap between the two halves of one of those plastic balls. The two halves are not welded together, but instead have plastic pegs that plug into a corresponding socket on the opposite inside half. The two halves can be separated quite easily, as apparently happened with our product during transport. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw peering through that gap one of the objects that the manufacturer uses to produce that loud clicking noise when the balls are turned: small, sharp-pointed Phillips metal screws, about 5 millimeters long. I hardly had to pull on it for the screw to come out completely. Obviously no infant toy that comes apart that easily should use screws to produce the rattling noise. (Actually, even if it did not come apart that easily, using small metal screws to produce the sound effect is hard to surpass in stupidity. Who comes up with such stupid ideas?)

**UPDATE**
We had contacted the seller of your playpen, ibuysource, about the safety issues we found. They replied and said that in response to our e-mail they removed the screws from inside the spinning balls for all the playpens they had in stock. They also told me that they contacted the manufacturer and indicated that their next shipment would no longer have those screws inside those rotating balls. That of course still leaves the stickers, but those are quite easily removed (which is what made them hazardous in the first place). So thanks to our responsive seller, there will hopefully no more screws be used inside those rotating balls to create the clicking sound effect. Without that hazard, I'd give the playpen three-and-a-half or four stars, but Amazon won't let me change my rating, only update my review.
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Updated review:

I received a replacement for the original, defective unit (see below) from Amazon via two-day shipping.  The replacement reported it was fully charged in under an hour, so I'm guessing the battery had some charge on it from the factory.

Fortunately, unlike the first unit, this one powered on with no problems.  I inserted an SD card and took a small amount of video to make sure it worked.  The camera successfully recorded .mov files that I was able to play on my computer after transferring the files off of the SD card.  I can't comment on the video quality as I was operating in pretty dim light.  What I can say is that the view is very wide angle (with significant barrel distortion, not surprising for a lens this wide) and the controls are pretty easy to work.  I'll try to remember to update this review after I've had some time to use the unit in decent light, but for the moment I'm giving it a "middle of the road" rating as it does seem to be functional.

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Original review regarding 1st  unit received, which was defective:

The HD170's instructions indicate that you must insert the battery into the unit and then charge it before use.  They say to plug the unit into a USB charger, or a powered USB port on a computer.  When plugged into a USB charger the unit should turn itself on and you'll need to power it off to put it into charge mode.  When plugged into a computer, the unit should go straight into charge mode.

My HD170 did nothing when plugged into a USB wall charger -- nothing on the LCD display, no charge LED, nada.  So I plugged it into a computer instead.  When I did this the charge LED did light.  The manufacturers says to leave it charging until the LED goes out, which should take about three hours.

Once the unit indicated it was charged, I inserted an SD card and tried to turn it on.  Nothing.  I reseated the card and the battery with no improvement.  I had a voltmeter available so I popped the battery out and measured across the leads.  The battery says it's a 3.7V unit and I measured almost 4V across the terminals so it does appear to have charged.  Several more attempts to get it to turn on, including trying different SD cards and reseating the battery multiple times had no effect.  I then tried plugging it into a different computer's USB port and the charge LED came on again, so I let it sit until it again indicated it was fully charged.  It still wouldn't power on.

I packed the unit back up and have shipped it back to Amazon (who conveniently provide free UPS shipping for returns) and am waiting on them to send me a replacement.  I'll update this review based on what I find with the second unit.  Hopefully the next one will actually work.
2956423
Update 6/30/11:  After 2 weeks, I liked this hoop well enough.  (See original review below.)  However, after 6 weeks of using this hoop for 5 minutes or so each day, I had the same mechanical failure as the other reviewers.  Specifically, this hoop is made of 8 segments that snap together.  One of the male ends snapped off its segment in mid-swing, causing the hoop to snap open.

I pulled out the male end with pliers and tried super-gluing it back to its piece, but wasn't able to reconnect the segments after that.  (Even if it had succeeded, based on the my experience and the other reviewers, it sounds like only a matter of time until the next break).

If you're looking for a weighted hoop, I can't recommend this one -- there have been way too many broken hoops in this first set of reviews.

My original review follows (from 6/1/11):

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Summary:  After using this hoop every day for two weeks, I don't think the exercise is revolutionary (no pun intended), but it's a good aerobic exercise.  If you enjoy hula hooping, a weighted hoop might be a good addition to your workout routine.

Assembly: This comes in eight pieces, four pink and four blue.  Each piece is a weighted segment coated in foam, and "snaps" into the next piece.  It's important to give each piece a good tug once snapped to make sure it's securely seated.  Once assembled, you can take the hoop apart again by pressing the buttons.

Description:  Once you're done assembling, you will have a 3 pound weighted hoop.  The hoop is 35 inches in diameter measuring from inside edge to inside edge, and just over 38 inches from outside edge to outside.

Exercise: This is recommended for exercisers from 100 to 160 pounds.  (Another way to measure is that the diameter (35-38 inches) should come to just over your belly button).  Altus recommends that larger would-be hoopers use the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/5-pound-hoop/dp/B004HFBC3S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">5 pound hoop</a>, but I was able to use this hoop at 180 without much grief.  (I'm hoping to GET to 160, and will let you know if the hoop helps.)

With a few feet on either side, this is a good "tv exercise."  You can hoop and watch tv, which either (1) makes exercise less boring or (2) makes tv more productive, depending on where you start.  I was able to get my heart rate up to 70-80% of max, which is good for cardio.

On the other hand, I didn't think this was world-shaking.  If you like hooping, it would be a good exercise, because you will do it.  If you don't like hooping, then a different exercise would be better.

What could be better:

- The exercise guide that comes with this is incredibly skimpy.  It's literally single photos of people in one pose of an exercise, which doesn't tell me much about how to do it.  (Thank goodness for youtube).

- The hoop hurts a little bit.  It hasn't bruised me, but there's a little more pinching that I would normally prefer from an exercise.

- I haven't had any durability problems, even after using it for at least several minutes a day for two weeks, but some of the other reviews raise concerns about durability.  If I have any problems, I'll update.

Conclusion:  If you like hooping, want a good tv-watching exercise, and have the space, then recommended.  Enjoy!
3474543
I like the size, the solid feel, and the collapse feature.  What I DON"T like is that the silly thing skips and/or doesn't register at times when I'm using it on my iPad.  This seems to happen if there is the slightest deviation from having the stylus vertical to the surface at the beginning of the stroke. Drives me nuts, but not enough to return it.  ...  This skipping happened even with the Bamboo Paper app.  Go figure.

Here's a stylus that works better:&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Friendly-Swede-TM-2-Pack-of-Micro-Knit-Hybrid-Fiber-Tip-Capacitive-Stylus-Pens-5-2-4-x-15-Rubberized-Steel-and-Elastic-Tether-Lanyards-Cleaning-Cloth-Aqua-Blue-Dark-Blue/dp/B009SFX1CW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Friendly Swede (TM) 2 Pack of Micro-Knit Hybrid Fiber Tip Capacitive Stylus Pens 5.2" + 4 x 15'' Rubberized Steel and Elastic Tether Lanyards + Cleaning Cloth (Aqua Blue + Dark Blue)</a>
3572612
Had hopes based on the reviews, but audio was very choppy with the unit only 3 to 10 ft from the BT source. Not sure if it was the reception or a sloppy/bad headphone plug connection. Easy return to Amazon. Not getting a replacement unit felt flimsy.

*** Update 7/30/14 ***
Ok, I've upgraded my rating from 1 to 4 stars.  Overall I'd give it 4.5 stars, but can't quite make it to a 5.

First of all, the company (Patozon) replaced the original unit. I give them 5+ stars for customer service!  They emailed me, listened to my concerns and forwarded the info to the manufacturer.  I really commend them on customer service. Since they went to all that effort I decided to put a little more time into testing.

I found that some of the skipping/interference issues I had were due to my body being in between the device and the BT source. A little research and I found out the human body is a major BT interference, so it's not the devices fault.  I tried using it again with my Samsung S4, listening to audiobooks, and it worked much better if i kept from getting between the device and the phone. It is convenient because the cord on my noise cancelling headphones is a little short and plugging into the very light weight receiver instead of the phone (while mowing the lawn) helps keep the headphones plugs in my ears.

Also, had to use it on the treadmill recently, as my usual BT headphones died. Connected without a problem to my BT audio transmitter connected to the TV. Works well there at 20 feet, as long as it has a clear view of the transmitter. It actually saved the day, until my BT headphones are replaced.

Functionally, the only mildly annoying issue is the volume up/down (long press)buttons are also the next/previous track (short press) buttons. Obviously, the designer tried to keep the buttons to a minimum for the size and weight of the device.  I just have to remember how to use the buttons.

As to my previous comment that the unit felt flimsy, it was mainly due to it's light weight, which is actually a benefit.  The buttons and connections seem solid.

Have not tried it in the car, yet, or with the phone for calls.
1566390
UPDATE:  10 October -- I've downgraded this device to two stars despite my initial positive review and it working for about two weeks.  Lately the Ring much of the time does not operate fully.  The website fails to delete saved video.  The Ring Doorbell connects and disconnects during the day.  No it's not my network.  At the doorbell I have 15 upload and 40 download speeds along with three wifi bars on my iPhone.  When someone rings the doorbell I get an immediate notification on my iPhone but the app fails to connect, gives me an error or indicates connection is lost.  I'm taking this thing down and replacing it with something that actually works before my 30 trial is up and I have to pay fees.

Overall does what it advertises but not without issues.  Video is good/audio breaks up occasionally.  Using it with a dual band Asus high end router on a PC with Windows 10 and Apple iPhone 5S running latest IOS.  Router is about 20 feet from the Ring and upload/download speeds at the Ring are several times the minimum required in the owner's manual.

I live in a townhouse neighborhood with immediate neighbors and sidewalk/road about 20 feet from front door with a fair amount of foot traffic.  This would be a true test of the motion sensitivity settings to avoid constant detection and notification.  Installation through a wired doorbell was generally quick and easy.  I have an uneven ribbed metal mounting surface so I had to modify installation using metal screws and caulking around the bottom plate for a good tight seal.  This is important to keep out water and moisture.

Software installation, app setup, and Ring doorbell to PC and IOS sync was straightforward following the instructions.  No problems.  Because of our townhouse environment motion detection settings were set at lowest setting to avoid spurious inputs.  We get occasional hits from large vehicles but we've managed to tame this somewhat using the settings.  Unfortunately this also means the system delays telling us someone is at the door.  This delay is about 30 seconds from first detection until we can bring up a video/audio feed.  We can live with this.  Considering our complex detection environment we rate detection capability as average to good.  We've never had a situation where the system noticed something that wasn't there.  The Ring is hardwired so it activates our normal in-house doorbell chime when someone pushes the Ring button...a plus.

Video and audio performance on a high speed network is average.  Video is stable in both day and night mode.  Audio tends to break up when conversing with someone at the door.  This is not due to wireless network speed and it happens on average every two or three times the system is employed.  Not a deal breaker but annoying.  A recently added feature is Live video feed and we like this a lot.  We can check the front of our townhouse from anywhere/anytime.  The ability to ratchet down the detection range and limit the detection angle of the motion sensor are extremely important in our environment.  This is essential for us and we rate this as excellent.

It's clear Ring continues to evolve and improve their system and we are impressed.  While we'd like to rate it higher the fact that audio dropouts and breakups occur on our high speed wireless network on a regular basis prevents a higher rating.  If Ring can solve this, we'd give it four stars.
1268556
Update 10/22/2013

I've been using this mouse for awhile and how it's doing the same thing that the first one was doing: registering multiple scroll wheel clicks.  Opening this page in a new tab via the wheel-click resulted in four tabs being opened instead of just one.  At this point I'm pretty much done with this mouse, and I'm not going to bother getting another.  The quality just isn't up to par.

Update 7/17/2013

Anker contacted my shortly after I posted my previous review and they promptly sent me a new mouse.  It arrived yesterday and it didn't have either of the problems that the first mouse had.  However, the replacement had a problem of its own.  The left button felt squishy and made multiple clicks when depressed (the computer registered a single click, but the mouse itself made multiple clicking sounds).  I popped the top off of the first mouse (the blue part that makes up the buttons is just clipped on) and snapped it onto the replacement.  This solved the left clicking problem, and I now have a fully functioning mouse.  I'm quite pleased with the mouse now, so I upped my rating to 4 stars.  I would do 5 stars, but Anker really needs to address whatever quality control problems they seem to have.  I shouldn't have received two defective mice in a row.

Previous Review:

I got this mouse about a week ago and after using it for a little while, I noticed that the scroll wheel frequently gets stuck when using it to click (something I frequently do to open and close tabs in my browser).  It doesn't un-click until I jiggle the wheel around a bit.  Also, even when the scroll wheel doesn't get stuck, it often registers multiple clicks, which means that whenever I click a link, it opens multiple tabs.  Very annoying.

The front left corner is not property seated into the bottom of the mouse, leaving a small gap there.  If I press that corner back together, it makes a snapping sound like it is snapping back together, but as soon as I let go, it comes back apart.

Aside from all those two quality issues, the mouse tracks well, has a nice feel, and is a good size for larger hands.  I've contacted Anker support about getting a replacement, so hopefully I'll be coming back to update this to a more positive review.
1049434
*Update:*  After just 2 years, the card in the soundbar that detects the audio format has started to fail.  Once the bar is on, it is fine but it now takes ten minutes or so of repeatedly pressing the power button to get it stay on and it's getting worse.  It's a really easy to use system but I don't think it's reasonable to have to replace the bar after such a short time.  I've downgraded my rating from 3 stars to one.

The poor sound from my new Panasonic 3D television diminished the overall experience so I decided to get an external speaker set.  Since compatibility and ease of installation were top considerations, I decided to take advantage of a clearance special on this model at a local store.  The soundbar definitely adds much needed depth to the television sound; the difference was noticeable even before connecting the subwoofer and even better with it.  Between Viera Link and ARC, setup and use couldn't be easier: power and volume are controlled with the regular TV remote, just like the built-in speakers.  There are some key deficiencies though that prospective buyers should note:

* Although the Panasonic brochure tells you that "Setting up the SC-HTB500 sound bar is easy and simple. Just place it in front of the TV and connect to the TV and a Blu-ray Disc(tm) player with HDMI cables." -- that's not quite the case.  Placing the bar in front of the TV blocks the remote sensor (and 3D emitters) so using it with a table mounted TV means you really need to raise the TV about 2".

* The soundbar only has one HDMI input and one digital input.  Since most people will want to connect both an HDTV source and a Blu-ray player to the bar, that means you have to fiddle with a digital cable for the cable box to get simulated 5.1 for TV sound-- which involves disabling ARC and losing sound for VieraCast.  To get everything working properly, I ended up reversing the inputs and settling for mislabled remote buttons and indicator lights.

* You can control volume with the TV remote but you loose the capability to adjust the quality of the sound -- the only adjustment available is a lame 4 level subwoofer button on the remote for the soundbar.  You also loose the "volume leveling" capability so I find myself constantly adjusting the volume.

After using this unit for a few weeks, I do not feel that the "Clear Mode Dialog" feature performs as advertised.  It works better with the simulated surround sound but I suspect a 3.1 system would offer clearer dialog.

I am also disappointed/surprised that Panasonic doesn't offer an optional set of wireless rear speakers for this soundbar.  The wireless subwoofer works so well; it shouldn't be hard to add another transmitter and small rear speakers.

Given that I paid less than half the MSRP for this bar, it was a worthwhile investment for me.  I don't think though, that it's worth what Amazon and other outlets are charging.  If I were obliged to pay the going price, I'd look for a 3.1 system.
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My daughter started playing with a hand-me-down My First Leap Pad at about one year old.  I think that using the pen helped her eye-hand coordination, and she quickly learned how to press "Go" for each page.  Unfortunately, it started to malfunction, giving the "oops, that's not a my first leappad cartridge" message and some wacky computer wig-out sounds.  We bought a new pen and changed the batteries, neither of which helped.  So I bought a used one from Ebay, which had the same problems just as soon as it arrived!  Finally, I called Leap Frog.  The technician quickly assured me that the problem could be easily be solved by cleaning the cartridges with alchohol.  She told me to dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and use that to clean the computer "chip" part of the cartridge, then, before the alcohol had time to evaporate to insert and remove the cartridge from the leap pad. That's the only way to get alcohol into the "reader" part of the game.  The alcohol (and friction) should remove dust and grime that were causing the problem.  Then clean the cartridge again with a swab.  I did this several times with each of the four cartridges we have, and noticed immediate and drastic improvement!  We were elated as our daughter is now two and she gets a lot of enjoyment from this toy!  Hope this helps others who are experiencing this frustrating malfunction.
4785155
From the get-go the connection of these earbuds to both my phone and my iPod has been shaky, at best. There is a lot of skipping if I have any kind of interference between the phone/iPod and the headset. Such as my pocket. I take long walks and I like to listen to music but I don't like wires getting in the way. I figured these would solve the problem, but unless I'm physically holding the music player, I get skipping in the music. It's constant and annoying, and the more the battery wears down, the worse it gets. At times even when I'm holding the player it still skips. So much for "hands-free" technology.

The other complaint is that the battery does not last as long as the company claims. I had it fully charged this morning, and when I started my walk it worked well, no skipping, but by the time it was over - only an hour later - the music was starting to skip again. It may be there's a lot more time left on the battery, but what does that even matter if I can't listen to the music properly? Even for $34, that's just poor quality. I'll likely be returning these, and splurging on something perhaps a bit more expensive, as maybe those will actually work like they're supposed to.

Update 9/24/12:

Tried for a return but was offered an exchange. I decided to go for it, in the hopes of getting a better product. I should have insisted on the refund.

This new pair is even worse than the old one. I charged it fully, and again was having issues. Plugged it in before leaving for work, when I got home eight hours later, light was still red. Left it in another four hours, light was still red. Jiggled the wire around and left it another hour. Light finally turned blue.

Took it for a walk this morning. Took me FOUR TRIES to sync it to my phone. That never happened with the old one. Started immediately having issues with skipping/pocket interference once I stepped outside and started walking. Even holding the phone, it still skipped. I suspect my HAIR was the culprit this time, since I left it down due to it being cold out. Skipping every once in awhile at first, but by the time I was about halfway through the walk (45 minutes), it was skipping every other freaking step I took. It got so annoying I just turned it off, cut the walk short and hurried home to write this review and demand YET AGAIN a refund.

No exchanges this time. I'd rather pay $70 for a product that actually WORKS instead of crap like this. I also dropped a star, just for the sheer inconvenience of having to mail this product back a second time.
539012
2nd order for same thing. Good price. Skipping is high, but I bought 5,  so it worked out.
2311188
The copy I got had some very hard to avoid skips.  I was too lazy to return it though so its my own damn fault.  Hopefully it was just a bad press, and not a sign of a bigger problem.
3224897
The usual playing glitches: skips and freezes. May try it on my dvr. Does not work well on a player.
2136407
good fit.  Problem with both sets ( I ordered 2 hoping one wouldn't have this problem) is that the unit "skips" at unpredictable times. Not a long skip, somewhat like hitting a record player and having it miss a note or two.  Very disconcerting.  Strangely both sets had exactly the same problem.  Had to send both sets back--too bad.
3533625
Relatively easy to use if you see some of the other pictures posted by reviewers. Daytime video is good, night video is a little grainy.  Quality is good enough at all times to be able to assign fault in case of an accident.  Easy to lock files even when moving.

Edit- 8-6-2015  Dropping my review to 3 stars from 4.  This camera corrupted a microsd card and didn't record footage for about 3 weeks!!! Thankfully nothing bad happened but I would have been pissed if there was an accident with no footage. The camera said it was recording and did not give any card errors.  I replaced the card and now it works, we'll see for how long!

Another issue! I unplugged the power cord from the 12v plug and it broke in the plug! The ring holding the fuse in place broke and dropped bits of plastic into the 12v plug.  This is very annoying as it was wired into my car relatively permanently, now I need to buy a new power cord.  The 12v plug it was in no longer functions with any of the other cell phone chargers I have.  The plastic pieces may have tripped a fuse or caused other issues.  I'll have  to investigate further.
4150665
I have liked other items in the Skip Hop line (including&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Animal-Zoo-Hug-and-Hide-Early-Development-Activity-Toy-Dog/dp/B00HO0SEA2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Animal Zoo Hug and Hide - Early Development Activity Toy (Dog)</a>) as they seem to be well-made and sturdy. The same holds true to the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Skip-Hop-Giraffe-Safari-Chime-Ball-Toy-Parrot/dp/B00E8NQ9E6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Skip Hop Giraffe Safari Chime Ball Toy, Parrot</a>&nbsp;(despite being manufactured in China).

The colorful parrot has a weak chime when shaken or rolled.  The bird has tweed wings, a cotton tummy, felt feet and eyes, and a velveteen beak.  The main body is a very soft plush. There is a little loop on the birds head, presumably so it could be clipped to an activity ring for a stroller.

The parrot can be machine washed on the gentle cycle & air dried.

A few others reviewers have noted this look more like an owl than a parrot. I agree, but there is an actual owl version by Skip Hop.  If you are looking for an owl chime ball, you may be interested in&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Skip-Hop-Chime-Ball-Treetop-Friends-Owl/dp/B00BGX62IE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Skip Hop Chime Ball, Treetop Friends Owl</a>&nbsp;which is currently the same price as the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Skip-Hop-Giraffe-Safari-Chime-Ball-Toy-Parrot/dp/B00E8NQ9E6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Skip Hop Giraffe Safari Chime Ball Toy, Parrot</a>.