Pretty good, considering whats out there.
347753
This product comes in handy, but it's rather unpredictable to use. It takes us up to 8hrs to fully charge the pack, then, it's very slow to charge my phone.

Also, you may end up have to juggle and squeeze the phone/charge, to get them to connect.
4384778
I've had this watch for two months now. It's a decent watch that does what it's meant to do very well, but it feels like it could be better in a number of places. Here's a list of pros and cons, without much literary ado:

Pros:
 * Incredible accuracy: the 7N43C movement is classed at a middling 15 seconds per month accuracy. After careful checking over 2 months against NTP, the watch has lost only about 1 second (so somewhere around 0.5-0.9 s/month accuracy in practice). That is simply amazing performance, considering that the best, most expensive, quartzes in the world only claim 0.4s/month accuracies.
 * the hardlex glass is very transparent... it almost seems like no glass at all at first sight. No scratches so far, either.
 * the second hand actually points to the second marks. Mostly. It can drift about 20% off mark on some of them.
 * the hour and minutes hands have an inverted V-profile, which helps with reflections and so on (i.e. at least half the hand will usually form enough contrast with the dial face to be visible).
 * The hour markers are shiny and grooved. The resolution of the photos here are not enough to show them properly. I expected them to be matte gray.

Cons (and surprises):
* Its biggest failing is that it is very loud. It's really noticeable and unpleasant when holding near an ear in a quiet setting. It may sound like I'm nitpicking, but it really annoys a lot sometimes.
 * The face is not matte white as might appear in the pictures, but a metallic silver, radially-brushed, one. It's nice, but maybe not what you expect. Under tungsten lighting (i.e. 'warm' house lights) it takes on a golden glow, quite different from the neutral white in most images of this watch.
 * The sides of the band are mirror-polished. More of a surprise than a con, again.
 * The band is a bit stiff, the watch will only lie down flat if the clasp is kept open.
 * The finish is very finely brushed one. It looks nice, but is very sensitive to damage. Almost every link in the bracelet was visibly scratched after only a few days. The titanium that the band is made of seems softer than it could be, overall. Maybe because they wanted to be able to polish it, which is normally difficult do do with titanium.
 * The clasp feels a little thick, making it unpleasant to rest on while typing, for example. Some of the edges on it are a bit sharp as well.
* It could be thinner than it is. I like thin watches, and it feels like Seiko could have tried a bit harder to reduce the height of the stem, for example. Still, it's one of the thinnest men's watches that doesn't claim to be thin, and the market is full of over-sized watches at the moment, so I can't actually complain about this.

In conclusion, it can be an amazing watch or an ok watch, depending on what you're looking for most.
308772
The Elevators' performance here isn't as awful as some would suggest. Indeed, considering the psychedelic ordeal Stacy Sutherland was undergoing on the night, he plays very well for the most part, although there are some tuning issues; and Roky is reasonably "on" vocally, if not guitar-wise. It sounds to me like their troubles had less to do with chemicals than with the stage sound; I get the impression that they're having trouble hearing each other at times.

That said, while it's not utterly awful, it's not particularly good, either. Even John Ike drags the beat at times. Every band has their off nights.

The mostly-previously-unreleased, mostly-instrumental jams (with opening band Conqueroo) on Disc 2 are mostly dull and unbalanced, although the "Baby Blue" one is kinda purty.

As K. Smith has mentioned in the "Forums" section, the remastering by Sonic Boom leaves a lot to be desired - the sound is mushy mono (or very narrow stereo at best), with what sounds to me like an excess of noise reduction deadening what "live" ambiance there is between songs.

On the plus side, the packaging (as with all of Charly's recent Elevators reissues) is lovely, with band biographer Paul Drummond's typically-excellent liner notes and some great photos/handbills/et cetera.

Overall, if you have to ask whether you need it, then you don't.
467337
Klaxons are another band that's popped up on the indie rock circuit. I came across their album Myths of the Near Future and picked it up, and I found that it's pretty good.

George Dionne's review is pretty accurate, but I'll still say that although I'm not sure what songs they released from this album, the only song that sounded familiar to me was "Golden Skans", which is easily the best song on the album. "Two Receivers" and "It's Not Over Yet" are also pretty good. But sometimes you run into songs with problems, whether it be a whole bunch of noise and not much else ("Four Horsemen of 2012") or just plain senselessness ("Atlantis to Interzone" -- I understand that most indie rock songs are just supposed to make you think, but that song is just a little TOO out there). And I can do without "Isle of Her".

Everything else on the album is okay. While I wouldn't necessarily call Klaxons "the next big thing", Myths of the Near Future is an album that should keep indie rock purists satisfied.

Anthony Rupert
833715
"Nonphenomenal Lineage" (3/5): A decent opener.
"A.M. 180" (5/5): This song is simply amazing.
"Collective Dreamwish Of Upper Class Elegance" (3/5): A nice laid-back tune.
"Summer Here Kids" (4/5): This song boasts an awesome chorus.
"Laughing Stock" (4/5): Jason's vocal talents are shown here.
"Under The Western Freeway" (2/5): The first song that i just flat out don't like.
"Everything Beautiful Is Far Away" (3/5): Not a bad song, just not great.
"Poisoned At Hartsy Thai Food" (2/5): Another song that just doesn't float my boat.
"Go Progress Chrome" (3/5): An average song.
"Why Took Your Advice" (3/5): This song's not bad, but again, nothing memorable.
"Lawn And So On" (3/5): Not a horrible closer, but could have been better.
Grandaddy is a good band. Unfortunately, i don't really think this is a great album. I've seen them put on a great show and several great records. This one just doesn't really float my boat. I have to give it three stars, however, because it contains the song "A.M. 180" and that happens to be one of my favorites. Definately check out this band, but try "Sumday" or "The Sophtware Slump" first.
Rating: Three stars.
3098552
Pretty good overall. I have a number of these and they are fairly middle of the road compared to a couple other brands I have at home from local stores. They definitely should be durable enough but the plastic seems a little thinner and a little less flexible than some of the other magazine files I've used. Realistically though, if it's getting occasional use and sitting on a book shelf most of the time, there really isn't need for anything better than this.

The plastic is a glossy texture. I have mixed feelings on the sides. As others have mentioned, the openings allow you to see what's stored in there but there is the downfall of being able to catch the magazines and tear the pages when sliding it in. The size is pretty standard compared to other brands. Probably holds 10-15 average magazines depending on thickness. Even with slightly thicker journals, I can typically fit a year's worth into one file. With thin magazines it would hold considerably more than this.

Even including shipping, the price seemed comparable to what these cost at local stores.
4909248
The concept of building degrees of surround sound is pretty cool--nice use of bluetooth, and had the sound quality been better, it would probably be a worthwhile investment since it works with every device I have tried it with (iPhone, iPad, a few laptops). The initial setup isn't quite as straightforward as pressing a button and waiting for it to show on the other device's screen, but it's not horrible either; it just requires a little reading in the instruction book. Once paired, the devices find themselves easily and it's no longer an issue.
As for the sound, it's a little tinny and doesn't carry as far as other brands in my home (Pioneer and Bose), and considering this one isn't that much cheaper, it might be worthwhile paying the extra hundred or so dollars for one of the leading brands; however, the fact these can be paired with each other to create surround sound does make a compelling argument for buying them.
Interesting and useful product with decent but not excellent sound.
35746
There is some good music on here. There are also some soundj-bites from the movie HEAD. The music part is good, the sound-bites are questionable and get old in a hurry. This album was much better than I expected it to be.
2738008
OK and useful, but nothing eye-widening, profound, or spectacular.
1172315
I've had it for one day, and so far its been solid.  Jog starts from the beginning everytime you hit a different control, which is annoying.  Some of the button functions are pretty odd, and I wish the LCD is bigger to accomodate the ID3 tag display.  Size is okay, could be smaller, but its not incredibly thick so thats OK.  For MP3 buffs, it doesn't do VBR so thats a big minus.  I don't have as muany vbrs as I thought, otherwise I might have to return it.
It's got solid AM/FM/TV/weather radio, so thats a big plus.  Overall the sound quality is slightly below par, though I'm not a very good judge and it is probably due to the poor headphones. its not too hot if you don't care for AM.  But if you do, like me, there's not too many other options out there.
430257
They've been pretty good so far. The mute/volume buttons are a bit low down the cord so I find it hard to find them when I need them.

The mute light is confusing at times. Blinking for mute and solid for working. But there is nothing spelling that out. Would be nicer if the light said on/off or something more straight forward.

Also on an earlier version of these the light for mute was on the microphone so you could see it easily, this one you have to find the button to see if you're muted.

But the sound is clear and they are pretty comfy. So a pretty good buy overall.
1060873
Not too bad, some really good flavors and some not so great.  Seemed like the not so great ones contributed a bit more to the overall weight of the product but it was still pretty good.
4827776
Really wasn't sure what to expect when I bought this.  The detail photos that accompany the listing look almost too good to be true.  From those pictures, it looks like a very well made unit.  Only reason I'm not awarding five stars is because of a few small issues, notably that the actual product is not quite as impressive as the photos.  The pictures are too good to be true.

Having said that, this little guy has it where it counts.  The optics are okay.  Not excellent, but more than adequate for a $50 dash cam.  The video quality is decent.  Some have posted that you only get true 120 degree widescreen at 720P resolution, but I haven't noticed a wider angle difference in either 720P or 1080P (both 30 frames / second).  They both seem to capture the same viewing area.  So I just leave it set at 1080P.  Captures detail marginally better at that resolution.  Operation of the camera is pretty straightforward.  When it receives power, it automatically starts up and begins recording.  When you turn the ignition off, it keeps recording for 10-15 seconds, then shuts itself down.  When the memory gets full, it just deletes the oldest file on the SDHC card and continues writing a new file (buy a 32-Gig card, plenty of space.  Also largest it supports according to documentation).

I had some difficulty getting the ball joint thingy (used to attach the camera body to the suction cup) inserted into the body because the parts did not fit together.  I had to get a file and rub some of the plastic off to get it to fit.  That was annoying, but it did not seem to compromise the stability of this device mounted under my rear view mirror.  I was highly suspicious of how stable it would be.  The plastic nut you tighten down to lock the camera in place feels very flimsy.  It works fine though, but I worry how long it will last before it starts to deteriorate in the sun.

The menu system kind of sucks, but you won't spend much time in there.  It has all the options you really need.  This device just feels like cheap plastic.  The buttons are flimsy.  I've been playing with various settings and tweaks, and am at a point where I probably will no longer have any need to go into the menus (except possibly to update the time for daylight savings).

I realize my review sounds kind of negative.  I'm just trying to set expectations here.  This little thing does a perfectly fine job at actually capturing video, and for the most part is completely hands free to operate.  I'd award it five stars if it wasn't so flimsy and cheap feeling, and if it had a bit more user friendly of a menu.
302865
Not bad.  Most of the functions are about the same.  Needs a function that will fun through All options.
1497859
like ever thing else it is not a silver bullet, but has some good ideas.
4054631
Its pretty good overall,but not that as I expected!
32226
Pretty good.  Used to live in Tampa so I could reference some of the locations.