Applectic
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- First ReviewDecember 28, 2013
- Last ReviewJuly 29, 2017
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- Average Rating4.2
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Frigidaire - 70-Pint Dehumidifier - White
Quick and reliable in any damp space, the Frigidaire 70-pint dehumidifier is effective in keeping attics, basements, bathrooms, and garages dry. Frigidaire’s 70 pints-per-day dehumidifier is capable of continuous operation when the unit is located near a suitable low-level drain. It features full-function electronic controls, an easily accessible collection container with level indicator, and a washable filter. Its Effortless Humidity Control allows you to control the exact percentage of humidity in your room. The SpaceWise portable design includes a top handle, integrated side handles, and caster wheels making it convenient to move your unit from room to room.
Removes humidity
Customer Rating
4.0
Neat, good-looking unit for large rooms/basement. Easy setup, wheels already mounted. Rolls easily, top-heavy. Has a drain attachment for garden hose. Washable filter screen. Push-button electronic operation, no menus. Hard to read water level in the water tank. Does have red light for full tank, but no audible alarm (probably just as well; check for silence instead). Sludge will form in bottom of water tank, with no easy access to it. Tank needs emptying up to twice a day (weighs 15# when full). Tank lacks a pour spout for emptying, water can pour out in two directions instead! High speed fan noise is about 61 dB at 3 feet. Notably warms room (+9°). Consumes about 30 kwh per month. Does its job.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2608797139
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Jawbone - UP2 Activity Tracker - Light Grey
Jawbone UP2 Activity Tracker: Measure your daily activity, sleep and nutritional intake with this sleek wristband. The free UP app lets you monitor your progress, and Smart Coach helps motivate you to reach your goals.
Handy intro to fitness
Customer Rating
4.0
The magic of this inexpensive fitness device lies in the smartphone app. The UP2 app calculates and displays three data categories in numerous ways. Many of the instructions will come by email. The bracelet is the transmitter, rechargeable only via USB. The band is nearly mute; look in the downloadable app. A lot of battery can be saved if you don't leave Bluetooth syncing turned on in your phone (the bracelet will remember its data for many hours). The band latch is not reliable.
1. SLEEP time and depth is automatically recorded, if the bracelet has charge (lasts about a week). Pretty good tracker, shows awake and two levels of sleep. You may need to adjust start and wake time if you know better.
2. STEPS are the currency of your activities, recorded by the bracelet. Steps are the focus of social media. which can be set up competitively. Easy to fake out by shaking. You can also specify the nature, time, and intensity of your activities to increase your allowed calories.
3. FOOD is measured primarily in calories. You have to pick your foods yourself, For the calories you eat and burn, you pick from an extensive, scrolling, and searchable database of restaurant and supermarket chains and package brands; or aided by bar codes or selected restaurant menus. Can add pics. The app forms a favorites list to speed future selections. Enter your scratch entrees as Custom Foods, adjusting their nutritional content. Serving size is scalable, but the measures are sometimes weird and wonderful, so I scale by the calorie count--although that can throw the non-adjustable sugar and salt amounts way off. Increasing your Steps increases your calories allowed.
In the app you can set goals for Steps, Sleep time, and Weight, along with alarms, idle alert, reminders, and a stopwatch activated from the bracelet. Doesn't use much memory. Switch off cellular and location if desired.
Each day starts with some helpful comments and encouraging observations from Smart Coach. Nothing snarky. Notifications and bar charts track your progress. Results depend on your honesty, but also take them with a grain of salt.
The Jawbone UP2 is a fun and easy introduction to fitness devices, as long as you don't need to track your heart directly.
1. SLEEP time and depth is automatically recorded, if the bracelet has charge (lasts about a week). Pretty good tracker, shows awake and two levels of sleep. You may need to adjust start and wake time if you know better.
2. STEPS are the currency of your activities, recorded by the bracelet. Steps are the focus of social media. which can be set up competitively. Easy to fake out by shaking. You can also specify the nature, time, and intensity of your activities to increase your allowed calories.
3. FOOD is measured primarily in calories. You have to pick your foods yourself, For the calories you eat and burn, you pick from an extensive, scrolling, and searchable database of restaurant and supermarket chains and package brands; or aided by bar codes or selected restaurant menus. Can add pics. The app forms a favorites list to speed future selections. Enter your scratch entrees as Custom Foods, adjusting their nutritional content. Serving size is scalable, but the measures are sometimes weird and wonderful, so I scale by the calorie count--although that can throw the non-adjustable sugar and salt amounts way off. Increasing your Steps increases your calories allowed.
In the app you can set goals for Steps, Sleep time, and Weight, along with alarms, idle alert, reminders, and a stopwatch activated from the bracelet. Doesn't use much memory. Switch off cellular and location if desired.
Each day starts with some helpful comments and encouraging observations from Smart Coach. Nothing snarky. Notifications and bar charts track your progress. Results depend on your honesty, but also take them with a grain of salt.
The Jawbone UP2 is a fun and easy introduction to fitness devices, as long as you don't need to track your heart directly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2608797139
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Cuisinart - Custom Classic Toaster Oven Broiler - Stainless Steel
Cuisinart Custom Classic TOB-40 Toaster Oven Broiler: Make a variety of favorites with this toaster oven broiler that features toast, bagel, bake and broil functions for customized use and an automatic shutoff function for safety. The nonstick interior and removable crumb tray allow easy cleaning.
Use update
Customer Rating
4.0
Fast toast and oven. Large size. Exterior hardly wears at all.
The rack levels work fine; however, a nuisance to flip the rack over for middle Position B (especially when hot); only the upper, toasting position C is retracted by the "automatic" door-opening feature, not the lower two.
After two years one of the four heater rods split its outer layer.
The rack levels work fine; however, a nuisance to flip the rack over for middle Position B (especially when hot); only the upper, toasting position C is retracted by the "automatic" door-opening feature, not the lower two.
After two years one of the four heater rods split its outer layer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2608797139
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Garmin - nüvi 52LM Essential Series - 5" - Lifetime Map Updates - Portable GPS - Black
Garmin nüvi 52LM Essential Series Portable GPS: You can easily find your way while you travel with this portable GPS, which provides spoken directions to guide you. If you deviate from the provided route, the GPS automatically corrects the directions from your new location. Once your trip is complete, you can review stats, including mileage and total time.
Basic GPS
Customer Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
2.0
What's great about it: Inexpensive, works well
What's not so great: No traffic, deep menus
GPS is amazing. It plots a route out of thin air! A great addition for traveling into new areas. Nüvi 52LM operates simply (download the manual!). Gets the job done. Lots of destinations on menus. Can enter waypoints, or view entire planned route. Very accurate speed readout. Predicts arrival time. Customizable settings. Selectable or downloadable voices and car icons. Low glare. Powered from car cigarette-lighter (5' 6" cord) with engine running. Motel battery life up to 2 hours or use 1' 7" USB cord. No traffic info at this price.
Nits: "Lifetime maps" means life of device to accept ever-larger updates, and this is an older model.... Updates require a computer. Before using the supplied suction-cup mount, check whether your state(s) even permit "obscuring" your windshield with one, or risk a hefty ticket fine! Seven ways to enter destinations. Destination menus are 4-5 clicks deep in subcategories. Where is Best Buy buried?!
Routes provided do work, but not always what you would choose with local knowledge ("fastest" route may have lots of stoplights, or require crossing a busy highway w/o stoplight). May not navigate private roads and mall parking lots. Screen a bit dim on sunny days. Car engine has to be running to charge battery. Not waterproof.
This product has... Free map updates
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Apple - iPad® Air with Wi-Fi - 32GB - Silver
iPad® Air is 20 percent thinner1 and weighs just one pound, so it feels unbelievably light in your hand. It comes with a 9.7-inch Retina display, the A7 chip with M7 motion coprocessor, ultrafast wireless, powerful apps, and up to 10 hours of battery life.2 And over 475,000 apps in the App Store are just a tap away.3
Even nicer!
Customer Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Lighter, speedier
What's not so great: ?
Lighter, faster, thinner—isn't that what we're all supposed to want?! The iPad Air certainly brings these improvements + Camera is better + the best App Store. Skype stutters less with the A7 chip. Runs iOS 7, which works for me and is not as "flat-looking" as some complain. Most of us spend more time inside apps, anyway, and they can be as retro as you like. Headphones or an outboard speaker will sound better than the iPad's tiny speakers.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Logitech - Ultrathin Portfolio Keyboard Case for Apple® iPad® Air - Mars Red Orange
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Folio Case for iPad Air: Maintain the slim profile you love about the iPad Air while adding damage protection and versatile functionality. Type on the keyboard and view the screen like you're using a laptop, then fold up the case and you're ready to take your iPad on the go with a securely shut magnetic closure.
Highly useful
Customer Rating
4.0
What's great about it: Protective, keyboard, color
What's not so great: Landscape-only, no auto turn-off, smudges
I wanted 1. a keyboard case, and 2. tablet protection front and back. I got both.
Experience shows the case is both anti-slip and -skid (which is part of protection); is easy to carry and to set up. Holds tablet well, especially when closed.
Experience shows the case is both anti-slip and -skid (which is part of protection); is easy to carry and to set up. Holds tablet well, especially when closed.
Nits include: when keyboard is folded under, the tablet doesn't lie flat. but canted to the left. Keyboard works only in landscape mode; case only props tablet in one landscape position. (It cannot be waterproof because the sides of the case remain open, which should be obvious!) Light color shows smudges. Case should protect the tablet from drops (because its edges extend well out from the iPad) as long as it doesn't pop open (there are no latches, only magnets). Of course, it adds a lot of weight.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Jawbone - UP2 Activity Tracker - Light Grey
Jawbone UP2 Activity Tracker: Measure your daily activity, sleep and nutritional intake with this sleek wristband. The free UP app lets you monitor your progress, and Smart Coach helps motivate you to reach your goals.
Which app do I use to activate the UP2?
Follow the instructions hidden inside the package to download the UP2 app: up.jawbone.com/setup
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Garmin - nüvi 52LM Essential Series - 5" - Lifetime Map Updates - Portable GPS - Black
Garmin nüvi 52LM Essential Series Portable GPS: You can easily find your way while you travel with this portable GPS, which provides spoken directions to guide you. If you deviate from the provided route, the GPS automatically corrects the directions from your new location. Once your trip is complete, you can review stats, including mileage and total time.
do you sell a gps with maps installed of Spain and Portugal ?
I think not. But I think they are available via Garmin Express online as downloads.
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