Pretty decent capabilities for not a lot of money
928707
I'm a fan of this product for traveling. I was a bit skeptical about buying it because some other reviews slammed the charging performance, but I got good results. The long and short of it is that I was able to charge at up to 1.5A with a single device attached and it's pretty lightweight. I'm happy with the purchase.

A few details about the product, since it's for traveling and I don't see them elsewhere:
* Weighs 163g (5.8oz)
* Height (with the plug folded down, not up) is 132mm or 5 3/16"
* Width is 50mm or 1 15/16"
* Depth is 34mm or 1 5/16"
* The cord is 1.5m or 59"
* Carrying bag weighs 8g (0.3oz)

I tested the charging capabilities of the charger with a few devices plugged in one at a time.
* iPad Mini 2 (6% battery)
* iPhone 6 (75% battery)
* Kindle Fire HD (10% battery)

I was able to get the iPad mini to charge at about 2A, the Fire to charge at about 1.5A, and the iPhone 6 to charge at about 1.0A. I got similar results with an Anker charger. I suspect that the iPhone 6 battery was lower, but I don't know without testing it. I also don't know how much current it will actually put out when multiple devices are charging, but I wouldn't be surprised if I can get a solid 3-4A out of the charger based on what I've seen and what it advertises.

Other Notes:
* Packaging product number is LB-288, which appears to be the product number of the original manufacturer in China
* No UL certification, though the product claims to have safety circuitry. I did not crack it open to validate this, but the weight on the box is advertised to be 260g, which is notably heavier than the hardware I have.
* Having shutters on the extension cord is a nice thing on a product in the US. I wish that were more common.
4109719
Lots of features, cheap price.  Somewhat fragile but for the money I can't complain
1119991
Sound is decent and set up was very simple. Controls are pretty intuitive.

The microphone does not have great noise reduction and creates an echo when you talk on the phone.
4844996
I've tried this along with a handful of other portable Bluetooth speakers. It's not perfect, but it's a pretty decent product given the price.

It was quick and easy to charge with the included micro USB cable, and while I didn't actually time if it lasted "8 hours" between charges, I did go several hours between charges.

The sound quality is pretty good. I wish I could say great, but it's very heavy on the mid-range and light on the bass and highs. I'm not too critical about this given the "value" price of the item, but I will say other speakers of a similar price range and size have performed noticeably better in the sound quality area. Most people probably won't notice too much though, since they typically just want something louder than their phone to play music from.  And it can certainly get loud.

Connecting Bluetooth is as simple as you'd expect. Press a button, have your phone (or other device) search for available devices, and connect. Easy. I only wish the robot voices weren't so jarring to listen to. They only need to program about 5 (tops) different voice sentences, is it really unreasonable to expect them to record an actual human speaking these lines?

Anyway, minor complaints aside, this is a great, inexpensive, easy-to-use Bluetooth speaker, that can definitely fill up a small or medium size room with plenty of audio. While there are better ones out there, for the price, it's still a great deal. Sample provided by Truffol.
1612030
These work fine.  For the price, you can't really expect much more.  The sound is pretty clear, and the 2 channels are nice, so you can have two monitors in the same house.  If you have them turned all the way up, there is some static noise.  Our house is pretty small, but I haven't had problems with the range.  It would be nice to have a talk back feature, but again, they are a good buy for the price.  Verdict: Buy something higher quality if you can afford it, but these are a good cheap substitute that will probably be just fine.
479163
If you're looking for decent computer speakers that produce bass, this system shouldn't disappoint you.  It sets up pretty quickly, and the sound from my Creative soundcard is acceptable.  The highs are a bit bright, and there is a recessed midrange, but what do you want at this price point?  Think about it: you're getting a subwoofer, an amplifier, two satellites, and a volume control/remote power switch.  Keep in mind that this is not audiophile equipment.  If your expectations are reasonable, you'll be pleased.

I was replacing a Klipsch ProMedia 4.1 system that I'd had for about six or seven years.  The amplifier on the Klipsch was failing.  I also disliked the miniplug solution Klipsch used to run wire to the satellites.  Those miniplugs often created static in the signal at specific speakers because they didn't make good connections.  The Klipsch system sounded good, but it wasn't so much better that it warranted the price difference.  (I do most of my music listening on good headphones with a dedicated headphone amplifier and DAC anyway, so I can live with a bit less fidelity from the computer speakers.)
2321941
Pros:
1. Small, Satellites Fit right under my 23 inch Acer LCD monitor.
2. Sound quality is decent. The bass does have pretty good output.
3. Separate on/off switch, with headphone jack
4. Inexpensive

Cons:
1. No control of bass and treble.

Other thoughts:
My family members, including myself, don't like loud bass that can shake windows and tables. And I personally pays more attention to sound quality. This system isn't capable of reproducing every bit of tiny details, but is decent enough for most uses -- unless one is a picky audiophile.
904711
I bought this system for $[...] after rebate from office depot. you can not ask too much for this price. however, it does provide something beyond my expectation: it can play almost all the media format, including some odd avi and wmv codec. it plays the files stores in my USB external hard drive, which I found very useful. I stored 50GB mp3 and 400GB MTVs and now I don't need to hookup the computer.

However, several cons:
1. its decoder doesn't seems to work right. when you turn the surround mode on, you will find the main sound power are from the center channel.
2. there is no a decent audio output. usually a DVD player should have some digital audio outputs so that you can connect it to an external receiver, quite often an optical one is included. but this one only comes with analogical output with just two channels. I don't understand why it is designed like this. just place a cable before its amplification circuit and drill another hole in its back will do. it won't reduce much cost but missed a very important and basic feature.
3. its subwoofer is weak.

in general, it is good buy for people just want something to watch and listen without asking more on the sound quality.
205744
For about 125 dollars, it converts music to a reasonable quality, and is portable enough that it's a good road warrior piece of gear, it's not going to go toe to toe with your discreet DAC/AMP pairings for home use or your 500+ committed DAC/amp combos, but it doesn't really need to either. I largely bought this as a budget piece for laptop and portable use I wouldn't have to stress out about (Your mileage may vary, depending on the device you use for a portable, side-note here). It drives nearly all the gear I own reasonably enough, more power hungry cans like hifimans don't pair well with the built in amp, but with cans like grado (325is and 225i respectively) it pulled out more than enough power to get them closer to their full potential than my devices on-board jacks, and certainly gave them strong volume, I've rarely had to put the volume past half. I can imagine this being a good entry unit for beginning audio enthusiasts, There are some issues with desktop use worth noting, mainly that it may not go all the way up 24 bit/192k quality without some hassle, or in the worst case not at all. I eventually worked out how to get it to go all the way, but know that you may not be, if other reports online are accurate. The build quality is like a lot of other things with this little DAC, of agreeable, and good enough quality, the usb line-in actually has some little notches on the top to hold the connection in place, the volume knob and enclosure feel solid, and the headphone jack isn't loose, and forms a good connection. For more money, there are certainly better units, but at 125 dollars I feel like it represents a competitive, and worthwhile option - it has, with the exception of some struggles to get it working at full quality at the start, met my expectations of it quite well.
2060995
Good value for a budget starter system. The DVR has basic features like motion detection, record scheduling, variable frame rate, etc. The cameras are acceptable for what they are, but I will definitely be upgrading when I can afford to. Auto focus and IR, no zoom.

I have installed camera systems in the past, and the difference between cheap and high quality cctv cameras are significant. The ability to ID a person's face, or a license plate is worth the money in important areas. These cameras work fine if the subject is close and well lit.

Beware if you are planning on adding a cable extension and running them long distance, the coax cable for these are very thin and only good for a certain distance. You will lose signal strength.
3596102
The product delivers on its promise for under 40 bucks
2346554
To summarize the use of this product for those still trying to figure it out, this turns just about any device with a USB port on it into a bluetooth unit.  That means that you can use it to transmit to another bluetooth device or set it up to receive signal.  On other words, your laptop, phone, TV, radio, or whatever can now become bluetooth wireless.

As far as functionality, it wasn't hard to figure out.  The directions are pretty small print, so have good eyes or reading glasses.  I have the latter and would suggest to the manufacturer that providing larger instructions will help your customer satisfaction a lot and at very little cost per unit.

Performance was adequate but not superb.  There was a little bit of loss of definition on the music, but this isn't an expensive top end unit either.  It's not something you'll hook up to your high end speaker system.  But other than being slightly muddy, the overall quality was fine and I'd buy it again.

I received a coupon to buy this unit at a discount in exchange for my honest review.
1383935
First off I ordered this BEFORE reading these reveiws and probably wouldn't have had I read them. However for the 6 bucks geeks wanted for one I figured it was worth a shot. My unit took some work to get working right. It was preset to PAL which made the picture funky but that was an easy fix in the settings. I had a bit of trouble with the memory card but then I realized it won't take HC SD cards, kind of a bummer for a device like this, especially in this day and age. I haven't tested setting up recording times (doubt its worth it) but it does record manually. I can't figure out how to remove the little display in the corner while recording but it isn't too bad. The recorded files are decent quality for the purpose although the sound is lacking. Keep in mind this device is for recording video for mobile devices, as in cell phones and ipods, not TV's, so don't expect exceptional quality. The build quality is decent and the controls are pretty straighforward. Overall I am pretty happy!

However, after reading the other reviews I am pretty sure I got lucky (aside from the one complaint that the device isn't "mobile" enough even though it is designed to record videos for mobile devices).  Should you buy one? It is a risk alright but at least not a very expensive one!
571498
This is an inexpensive that worked almost immediately for me. If you're not too picky about the quality and don't need any bells or whistles, then this might work for you. The webcam installed the drivers automatically when I plugged it in. The quality wasn't very good, but it was acceptable.

Several people complained about the auto-zoom, which I thought was a plus for me. I do customer calls in my bedroom and didn't want the camera to include all the messiness. If it was zoomed in, maybe the rest of the room would be hidden. However, it still had a pretty wide angle, so you could still see some messiness. It also focused closely on my face, which meant you couldn't see any hand-gestures.

To get better control, I downloaded the Logitich Webcam Software for the c310. However, when I tried to install it, I couldn't access the software. This means that I have no good control over the camera. It turns out that the most recent driver is from 2012, and Microsoft says it's not supported on Windows 10.
2909936
Pretty good device that's simple enough to install and easy to use.
The process is basically to install the app on your phone, open said app then scan the barcode on the back of the plug to add it to the app. You then add your wireless settings into the app and it sends it to the device. Presto, now when you're on your network you can send commands to the device from your phone.
It's pretty handy. I have mine set up connected to a light in my living room that doesn't have a switch. This way the light doesn't need to be on all the time (it's a hanging light that was refurbished and we didn't run a switch in the power line and instead plugged it into an outlet so we could remove it easily if needed). This way I can leave it plugged in all the time and control it from my phone when I walk into the house.
The plug itself is built decently. It feels a bit cheap to me but it's not much different than the ones you see at hardware stores. I don't think it'd be a problem over time.
I received this at a discount for review
4157448
Just to try this thing out when I got it, I took a picture of some print across the room (20ft away) that I can't read with my eyes.  I could read it in the blowup of the image.  If I can see things in the photo that I can't see with my eyes, the resolution is 110% fine for snapshots.  The color balance and exposure isn't perfect, but it's close enough that you can fix it with Photoshop without too much work (autolevels does the job usualy).
Battery life with the included rechargeable AAs is sufficient for my needs.  You'll need a better memory card, though, as the included 16mb job only holds ~13 pictures.  It is good that it uses SD, which is a standard, rather than the proprietary MemoryStick that most of the Sony cameras use, so you can find a 256mb card for under $60 if you look around.
552620
For the price paid (less than $75), it's not half bad.  I connected it to my LAN and HDTV, configured for DHCP, and was easily able to detect my Ubuntu Linux based Mediatomb server.

When I attempted playback of various media, I wasn't able to get sound over HDMI.  I then tried component video (YPbPr) successfully.  I went back to HDMI, lowered the bit rate for the sound, and had it up and running fine (including 720p .MKV playback).

From time-to-time the screen goes blank when you've been wandering around in the menus for too long and as of now, I have not been able to make use of the USB port (always reads folder empty no matter what's connected).  I have a trouble ticket in with Hauppauge, will update with results.

Pros:
Low price
Played every video format I threw at it
1080p HDMI Output
Decent WAF (Wife Approval Factor)
Instinctive remote control (could be better)
Intuitive on-screen menus
Easy network setup
Automatic video setup built into the software

Cons:
Unit itself could look better
OSD needs polishing: speed, smoothness, fonts are big & blocky (can't really complain for the price)
Has to reboot after some setting changes
Screen goes blank every now and again while in the menu system
No automatic audio setup

Conclusion:
Setup could have gone more smoothly.  For the problem I had with sound over HDMI, there was nothing in the manual, on the website, or in any of the forums that gave me any insight on this problem.  I literally stumbled onto the fix.  The problem was likely due to the limitations of my HDTV, but the average consumer might not catch that.  Although it's not important to my intended application, I'm still waiting on an answer for my USB port issue.  All-in-all, for what I purchased it for, (multi-format Upnp/DLNA player w/ HDMI output) it's not horrible when you take into consideration that other comparable consumer products cost anywhere from $30 to $125 more and a custom-built PC with an HDMI output could cost upwards of $400 to $500 at a minimum.

Update (12/20/2010):
I've not heard anything beyond the initial response (addressing my already resolved audio over HDMI issue) from Hauppauge support.  I've also discovered that the MediaMVP-HD cannot play OGM video.  The format is summarily ignored by the media browser (as in doesn't even show up as unknown).  Although it's not advertised as one of the supported formats, I'm still disappointed.  As for .MKV playback, if you have an MKV video with multiple audio tracks, there's no way to switch betewwn the two tracks.  I also contacted Hauppauge about this and have gotten no answer.  Prehaps I'll have better luck after the holidays.

Update (03/30/2011):
Still no response from Hauppauge, I've moved on to using a PC with XBMC Live installed.  The MediaMVP will still serve as a spare in my workshop, but isn't quite smooth and polished enough (software-wise) for my living room system.  Eye candy is important.