Pretty good considering the alternatives
354440
I wish it came in more half sizes. Otherwise, very comfortable. I have a white cat so maybe I shouldn't have gotten black shoes but I'm happy with my purchase even if they are a half size too big.
3254906
I purchased these headphones as a low-cost alternative to the overpriced Bose, and am fairly happy with the performance.  Audio is decent, as is comfort.  The fold-up design makes them a little less bulky, but not much, and they are a little heavy, which means you'll feel them after an hour or so, or sooner with glasses.  Noise suppression was modest - while it did cut the jet engine background noise, but the crying baby or loud conversation 3 rows back still gets thru. But for the price, can't complain.
1936658
Pretty good alternative to laces, but be careful to look at the shoes you want to use them with. They're great if you have common grommets. My Nikes, however, have a kind of loop halfway up the edges, and the Hickies don't exactly look perfect going through those. It puts them sideways instead of facing forward. Also, you'll have to decide whether to put them through the slit at the top of the tongue that prevents it from slipping down into the shoe. I accommodated this by putting the back of the Hickies through the slot. The extra holes around the neck of athletic shoes also present a bit of an aesthetic problem.
3872081
Bought this as a last-minute alternative after my old Nexus 7 finally died.  The price-point for a tablet this size along with the freebies from Amazon got my attention.  The performance is not as smooth as I'd expect with the Fire OS but response times are comparable to the Nexus 7.  The best part (other than finding it on sale on Amazon) are the services.  Prime Video, free games, and free versions of some Android apps.

Pros:
--Initial cost compared to other Android 7 inch tablets
--Very good built-in speakers compared to other 7 inch Android tablet
--Really free apps and games, and of course Prime Video
--Good battery life of about 4 hrs with semi-continuous use

Cons:
--Really short charger cable (a bit odd)
--Have to buy additional storage (microSD card up to 128 GB) or your gonna run out of space fast
--Have to turn on usage tracking and statistics in order to get free versions of apps
--Redundant tabs in Fire OS that show the same links and apps
1508022
QUICK SUMMARY:  Inexpensive monopod is great for alternative to paying top-dollar for an authentic GoPro monopod.

BACKGROUND:  I don't have a GoPro camera.  I used this monopod with my iPhone 5S instead.

WHAT I LIKE:

- Compared to a GoPro monopod, it's about one-fourth the cost!
- The phone attachment worked well with my iPhone inside its protective outercase
- Very flexible; you can position the camera in many positions to get the shot you want
- Very, very light - 5.6 ounces including the phone attachment
- The four segments of the telescopic extension collapse and expand easily
- For storage, it collapses into a little longer than a 12" ruler
- The locking mechanism worked very well, just like my set of aluminum hiking poles (twist/untwist each segment to lock/unlock)
- Made of strong, lightweight, black anodized aluminum (not plastic as another reviewer said)
- Versatile to use with a GoPro or regular digital camera
- The foam handle and lightweight design made it easy to grasp and hold steady with a surprisingly stable video result

WHAT COULD BE BETTER:

- The phone mount will keep your phone secure if you're not bumping it around, but the phone isn't clasped tightly enough to use this design somewhere that will cause the phone to be jostled (like, say, on personal watercraft)
- The foam on the phone clamp (on one side only) seems like it'll decompose or get overly compressed very quickly.  I wish they had used hard, non-slippable rubber instead (or, at the least, included a few spare foam pieces so if one falls off or gets torn, you can replace it easily).  A better design wouldn't have used foam at all.
-  If you have a remote control for your device, there's no place to insert it into the pole like a genuine GoPro monopod
-  The bottom of the monopod (by the foam handle, the place where it would rest of the floor if you were using it that way) is hard plastic, which would tend to slip easily on hard surfaces.  It also would do nothing to absorb any floor vibrations, either.  Here, I wish it had been constructed with a durable rubber piece to both absorb floor vibrations and to keep the monopod from accidentally slipping on a hard floor surface.

CONCLUSION:  This is a very affordable monopod that, for many uses, is just fine.  My minor quibbles aside, I can easily make use of this item to take selfies outdoors or indoors.  Recommended!  (Vendor supplied free item for unbiased product review).
1497859
like ever thing else it is not a silver bullet, but has some good ideas.
2712125
Wy wife and I had been considering a Hi8 replacement since our daughter was born. Several factors guided our decision: digital format, ease of use, portability, and ease of image capture. I wanted to comment on some of the  stronger features of this model.
First of all, the video works pretty  well. I'm not super-impressed with the image stabilization, but the auto  focus and lighting are pretty "smart". The color LCD is good  inside, but I enjoyed the color viewfinder when filming outside.
The unit  also serves as a digital still camera. The built-in 2MB memory allows for  ~30 images to be stored at a time. I'm not sure how to capture at a size  other than 320x240 just yet, but they look sharp at that  resolution.
Unlike other models, the JVC also includes video capture  software straight out of the box. I was discouraged, however, that the  capture process relied on composite video and not IEEE 1394. Why offer the  port & software if you can't use them together?  I ended up purchasing  MGI VideoWave to use IEEE 1394.
I'm somewhat of a Sony devotee, but I  didn't find many models that had Memory Stick storage AND MiniDV format. If  you're looking for a good alternative to that brand, consider this JVC.
388484
This is an interesting alternative to the Abbado version, featuring many virtues but also certain shortcomings. The main drawback is the recording which - in addition to featuring some rather intrusive stage noise - is not very well balanced, giving far too much prominence to the vocalists and making the orchestral playing sound scrappier than it really is; somewhat distant and unnatural. And the various orchestral sections are not properly in balance among themselves either - the wind and in particular the brass are far to prominent, overshadowing the strings, which often end up sounding thin. And this is no mere quibble, since it tends to undermine crucial climaxes and musical build-ups.

But then, there are the virtues. Wozzeck is well characterized by Carl Johan Falkman, and the doctor and captain appear not as mad people, but as rather normal - which underlines the ominous darkness of the overall work even more than usual; and I have no complaints about the singing of Ulrik Qvale and Sten Wahlund either. The set even features a superb, moving portrayal of Marie by Katarina Dalayman - and there are, in fact, no truly weak links among the other roles. And Segerstam's approach is admirably understated as well; never melodramatic, but always with a chilling streak and smoldering fire.

Thus, this is overall really an excellent performance - although not a first-choice in that respect either; the understated, cold approach has more effect (I suspect) if you already know the work, for example from the excellent Abbado version. And its status as a strong second-version rather than a first option is bolstered by the poor recorded sound. Hence, I'll give it a firm recommendation, but only in light of the reservations mentioned above.
2522069
This is a pretty good book, an alternative history based on the assumption that several developments in 1942-44 turned out differently than they did in our own timeline. That's well and good, but there are a few too many anachronisms for my liking. For example, the authors present figures like William Halsey, Douglas MacArthur, and several others as holding 5-star rank (Fleet Admiral, General of the Army) as early as 1942, although at least in our timeline that rank wasn't created and conferred on them until December 1944. And they refer to Essex-class aircraft carriers as having steam catapults, although in fact steam catapults weren't added to the Essex-class carriers until the early 1950s; as built, those carriers had hydraulic catapults that weren't used much. This sort of thing is trivially easy to check on the Internet, so I wonder why the authors didn't. Still, it's a pretty good book.
1068646
Lots of choices, some workable, some not. But the variety opens up other possibilities.
3468502
Goo book to start with. A few alternatives could have been useful in form of use cases. Anyway, I liked it.
999508
Definitely does it's job, but not THAT much better than cheaper alternatives.
2125083
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It's a clean, minimalist design that mostly works. However there are a few things that might annoy you.

- - - Biggest Concerns - -

Headphone jack cutout: It's too small, and the case is pretty thick. You'll be OK if your whole plug is less than 5.8mm diameter, or if it has a very long "neck" (more than 2.8mm). Some plugs will simply not work. You can enlarge the hole with a Dremel tool and the right bit.

Grippiness: It's about average. Not rubber-like, and the curved edges make it a bit more fumble prone.

- - - Mostly Good - - -

Screen-side Lip: Eventually, your $800 phone is going to do a face plant on a rough surface (parking lot, for example). The front-side lip extends 1.35mm above the glass. Better than most, but less than the 1.5mm stated by MaxBoost.

Cut-outs -- Camera, Switch, Speaker & Lightning port: Mostly good. Some men may have trouble digging for the mute switch because the case edge is quite thick. Camera cutout is a little odd, but perfectly functional. Lightning cutout is generous (6mm x 15mm = .24" x .59") so most of your oversized third party Lightning cables will work. #inches #dimensions #cutouts

Button covers: A little stiff, but no real problems

Overall Protection: The sides are quite thick. Plenty of protection, I'd say.

Overall Fit: Good enough. No real problems.

Overall Thickness: 10.25mm (0.40")

Weight: 33 grams (1.16 oz). Adds 26% to your iPhone weight.

- - - Pricing - - -

Price seems to bounce between $5 and $9. You can set a price alert with camelcamelcamel.

  - - - Alternatives - - -

 -&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Urban-Armor-Gear/dp/B00LCAVV8M/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Urban Armor Gear</a>&nbsp;(recently $30) has a slightly better screen-side lip, a 7.7mm headphone jack cutout, and it weighs a touch less. But it's a different look, and much higher cost.

Leave a comment if you know a better alternative.

~~~ Comments & questions welcome ~~~
2639820
I'm favorable to the usability of this Inatek sleeve, but there are some considerations. On the one hand it's quite versatile and applies to a number of use cases. On the other hand, there are some quirks, and the color I received (as a review sample from Inateck) is a really ugly green--- "DDR" ugly, which I'll explain later.

Utility: a number of computers and tablets fit nicely in this sleeve. I was able to get an old Acer netbook in it with reasonable comfort, and newer, slim notebooks will go equally well. Tablets also are easily accommodated, from smaller ones right through the 10 inch deluxe models. The device nestles comfortably in a big pocket and looks pretty safe.

There is another full-width pocket in front of the main pocket. This is a very nice idea, and can accommodate a keyboard (if you don't put it in the main pouch) or any number and kind of other accessories, possibly even a large battery pack. (Netbook plus whopper battery pack and cable is my own most common use case.)

There are two small pockets on the back. One might be suitable for a small cell phone and the other, slighty larger, might be good for a modest battery pack or a larger cell phone. Earbuds would go nicely in either. The problem is that there is no seal, so smaller things that might fall out, like thumb drives, may not be the best thing here.

In fact, since the closure for the whole case is accomplished by folding down a flap and tucking it under an elastic band, you are advised to carry this is in pretty much an upright position. Also, if you use the small back pockets for thicker items, there will be some bulging and a little discomfort in carry the case.

The manufacture quality of my sample was fair. There were a couple of missed stitches and the whole thing didn't feel strong or durable (although others have reported good experiences, and my sample has yet to see weeks of hard use).

But the appearance?

A little background: Inateck is headquarted in Leipzig, Germany. Before the fall of the Wall, Leipzig was in East Germany, a country I spent a little time in during Cold War days. I don't know if this is inadvertent, but the green color and felt look and feel of the case is an exact match for the insignia of the Grenztruppen der DDR--- the East German border guards. I was so shocked I had to check on the Internet to verify my memory of this and unfortunately I was right.

Besides being terribly ugly, this color makes instant associations for anyone who was there in those days, and the associations are anything but pleasant.

A little advice to Inateck: reminders, even unintentional ones, of the German Democratic Republic (DDR) are not such a great idea. Ditch the DDR green color now and forever.

I'm giving this a marginal four star overall rating; it's five stars worth of utility, and a little off for some strange design decisions.
3790324
I purchased this phone case because I tend to be clumsy with my iPhone. The package arrived ahead of time and came with an adhesive screen protector and a cleaning cloth for the screen. The case consists of a plastic shell that snaps around the phone and then a rubber mold that wraps around the plastic shell. Honestly, it's a much less expensive alternative to something like an Otter Box and gets the job done. The only thing I can't really stand about it is the rubber piece that normally covers the bottom of the phone where you would insert the charger for the phone, it seems to pop in and out of place frequently. Also, when you have the case on your phone there is no way to charge it. The iPhone charger doesn't fit into the insert, the case blocks it. When I want to charge my phone at night I have to take the whole case apart and put it back together in the morning. I figure it's not too much of an inconvenience considering the money I saved when I bought this instead of something like an Otter Box. Other then the charger insert, all of the other inserts work with the case (ie: headphone jack, volume buttons, home button). I purchased this probably a couple months ago and I still use it. Like I said, it's a decent alternative, it gets the job done if you don't have the extra cash to spend.
409254
More and more computers come without disk readers these days, and that is a problem.  While the use of physical media is on the decline, it is not obsolete -- the line at the local Redbox each night proves that.  Installing software without physical media is also a challenge out here in rural America where broadband is often at Third-World levels.

This device solves that for my daughter's Mac Mini.  She is able to install software, burn her pictures to backup CDs,  (typically endless selfies) and play DVDs.  The device was recognized by her Mac and my Windows 10 computers after plugging in.

As both these computers are USB 2.0 units, I can't vouch for the USB speed, but it was able to write DVD+ at 16x, which is probably about the limit for disks anyway.

The unit consists of the type of drive you would find in a laptop, and the enclosure is not much bigger than the actual drive itself.  The integrated cord is a nice touch, and is the right length to sit on top of my daughter's Mac Mini.  All in all, a decent solution to briging the gap between the older, but-still-viable, technology and the diskless future.

I purchased this device at a discount provided by the vendor in exchange for an unbiased review.
286546
This is a pretty nifty workaround if you want to play PS Vita games, but don't want to bother with yet another mobile device. It's hard to argue with the price. The upscaling looks pretty good on a 1080p television screen, although there is a bit of blurriness (as expected). The highest resolution it can output appears to be 1080i. You can try 720p if you think that will look better on your monitor. Unfortunately it seems like the audio output is stereo (2.1ch) only, but that makes sense given that the games were meant for a handheld.

Two drawbacks: it can't play all PS Vita games (some games seem to be not compatible), and you have to buy yet another proprietary memory card for storage (PS Vita memory card format). After shelling out for expensive Memory Stick Pro Duo cards for years on PSP, another new format seems like a blatant cash grab. The PS Vita memory cards, mercifully, have gone down in price a bit, but some more internal storage on the device itself would have been nice.