TomTom XL 325 / 325s / 330 / 330s / 340 / 340s / 340s LIVE Car Charger

• Brand new non-OEM
• Vehicle Lighter Adaptor. (12~24v DC)
• Intelligent IC chip inside recognizes a full battery and automatically switch to a saver
• Plug never heats or overcharges the battery

My GPS was stolen along with the charger. Thankfully the wonderful police officers in my town recovered my GPS but the charger was not found. I purchased this one from amazon and it has worked very well for about a year now. I recommend buying it!!

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I bought this and the of TomTom XL 325, 325s, 330, 340, 340s LIVE Wireless Solutions® POWER PACK Car + Home Charger + USB Data Cable [ASIN: B00400GOK6]from CellPower.com.

The Power Pack just didn't fit, but it was not cost-effective to return it.

However, I could use the TomTom Live Charger. But after about a month of light usage (2-3 times) the metal frame around the pins of the connector to the car charger got stuck in the TomTom. I managed to remove the frame and replace it on the connector. I carried needle-nosed pliers with the charger just for this purpose. I seldom used the TomTom in that vehicle so it wasn't a big problem

I was at a critical time on a trip to TX when the entire front part of the connector fell apart (after about a dozen uses). Since the electric charger never fit I couldn't use it with my inverter in the car. And since the decent car charger was in my other car in GA, I had to think long and hard for a way to use the TomTom on this important trip.

Lessons learned: First lesson--complain long and hard immediately if it doesn't work and you care about throwing away your money. Second lesson--don't depend on a wonky piece of cr** for anything important.

Third lesson--this could have ruined the GPS, so not only was it a piece of junk but it could take a much more expensive piece of equipment with it. The first time the metal frame got left behind in the TomTom would have ruined it for many users. However the second time one of the tiny pins from the crud connector could have stuck in the TomTom and made it inoperable.

I voiced these complaints to CellPower.com, but they reasonably refused to offer any satisfaction since it has been 16 months since the purchase. So I can only fault the vendor with selling crud.

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I bought a TomTom about 2 years ago I only used it to go up to my cousins house a few times a year since I typically had to stop for gas and tomtom has excellent POI. After 3 uses the manufacters included cords broke and I didn't want to call them up and pay 25 dollars for a new car charger. I found this on amazon for a couple bucks and bought it. It has held up much better than the original cord. The only complaint I have is the cord is a bit short so when I have the Tomtom on the windshield dock the cord is stretched and barely able to reach.

Good cord.....Too bad my cousin moved much closer and I never use my TomTom anymore!

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I had forgotten about this product until I went to see all my purchases. This item was cheap, and in order to fit my GPS I had to carve it out, this thing broke in lees than two weeks. The positive thing about this is that it worked.

Great service item shipped the day after placing order. Price is terrific too!

LOC8TOR Lite

Considering the cost, I am disappointed in the unit. It has a very limited range and you get a false direction when you use it. I put it on my dog and had her go in the yard. When I turned on the unit it showed that she was in the front yard and not the back. Bottom line is you have to play with it for a bit when you first try to locate anything. The other bad thing is the range, I was VERY lucky to get 50' away and still have a signal and this was in an open space. It might be good for locating keys but for dogs or anything that moves I would not recommend this item. Replacement transmitters are VERY overpriced, they should sell for half of what they want for them.

My cat had been hit by a car and dragged himself into a crawlspace underneath an abandoned, foreclosed house, down the block in my neighborhood. He was hemorrhaging from internal injuries and unable to answer my calls with a meow, as he normally does. I believe he hid himself under the house in the expectation that he was going to die. This was the first time I had tried to find him using the Locator Lite. It was raining, as it has almost every single day this last April(broke the all-time record for rainiest April, even in Seattle), so I had to put a baggie around the locator unit to keep the water off.

After searching his favorite areas without success, I was about to go in, as the rain was coming down even harder. On a whim, I walked up to the busy street bordering my house to the west, an area where my cat normally doesn't go, and suddenly I recieved a signal, albeit weak, but a definite signal nonetheless. I starting rotating in the spot where I was standing, to get a direction, and then began following it. It pointed me diagonally north, to a location that was 2 houses north and across the street, again, an area where I didn't think my cat ever went, I thought maybe it was a false reading. I followed the signal until I was standing in front of the now abandoned house, calling his name, still no answer. At this point my "NEIGHBOR FROM HELL" came out and announced that my cat had been hit by a car, and promptly LEFT without trying to help me in any way.

I realized he must be dying underneath the house, the crawlspace was completely boarded up. I ran around desperately searching for a way to gain access. I found one in the back underneath the stairs and ran home to grab a flashlight. I shimied into the dank darkness, inside it was pitch black, even with a flashlight I could hardly see anything. Then a few feet in, out of my reach, I saw the flashing red light on his tag, as he lay motionless on the ground. Carefully and gently, I was able to get him out. He was still breathing, and attempeted a weak meow.

I jumped into my car which I had by brought to front of the house and sped to the after-hours emergency vet in my area (Five Corners VCA Hospital) which happens to have vets specially trained in veterinary trauma medicine. They gave him an 80% chance of surviving the night. Thankfully, my kitty made it, and will be enjoying his 8 remaining lives. I'm planning on building an outdoor cat enclosure, so this will never happen again and my Locator Light tags will be given a new homes (such as my cell phone and keys).

The negative commentary on the product made my wonder if I should keep it, as I live in a wet (Seattle) hilly area with a lot of obstructions. According to scaled maps I've looked at, my kitty was around 150 feet away when I picked up his collar signal. Maybe a few people received duds, or they didn't know how to use the product (I practiced using it in my living room before sending my cat out), and it worked when I NEEDED it.

Without it, I would very certainly have lost my cherished pet(who is now expected to make a full recovery)and not even had closure, as I would never even have known what happened to him.

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My son wanted me to have this so we could locate my cat when he (the cat) was playing hide and seek and we weren't being very successful seeking.

This little locator works perfectly, on the "getting colder" or "getting warmer" principle.

It would work just as well for keys, or anything else the tag part could be attached to. The locator part, of course, needs to be put where IT won't be lost. (It is fairly small, like a credit card.)

This would be a perfect stocking stuffer for someone who keeps misplacing his/her keys, or even briefcase or purse.

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This RFID tracking device was a replacement for one that was accidentally broken. I use it to keep track of my cat, Cleo, who is basically an inside cat but I allow her to ocassionally wander outdoors for a little each morning. She never goes very far but has been known to hide in the bushes around our house or our next door neighbors. The receiver on her collar flashes and beeps when I am in range. While I usually can't hear it, she can and immediately knows that I am looking for her and usually comes out of her hidden space where I can see her. If she doesn't, I can zero in on her very easily. The Loc8tor Lite is easy to use and the batteries last about a year or so. The receiver on Cleo's collar is very small and light so it doesn't add any weight at all. This device gives me great peace of mind when it comes to finding my very special cat inside or outside. The effective range is about 100 to 150 feet which has proven to be quite enough for her typical wanderings. I highly recommend the Loc8tor Lite to anyone needing to keep track of a pet or some other valuable object.

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First impressions were good well packaged quality looking item. The tags looked substantial but the locator unit looked a bit flimsy.

The locator has a nice "soft feeling" finish and the tag buttons feel nice but the volume button is opposite the on/off button and that can be a pain. I do not know how long the battery cover will stay in place.

I setup the first tag and everything worked well but when I came to the second tag it would not register. I then tried to unregister the tag and reregister it without success. I then unregistered the first tag and tried putting the second tag on button one; neither tag will now register.

The instruction book does not contain a troubleshooting section and there is no "reset to factory settings" button on the unit. The manufactures website is of no help.

When setting up the locator up you get beeps and an LED light flashes; these do not seem to relate to what I am told will happen in the instructions. Although the unit has red, yellow and green LEDs to locate the tag it is only the one power on LED that flashes for every stage of the setup process.

In conclusion it is a good idea but I have lost faith in the item and have returned it for a refund rather than exchange.

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Cobra Walkie-Talkie microTalk CXR925 35-Mile 22-Channel Two-Way Radio

• 35 Mile Range, 22 Channels & 142 Privacy Codes
• 10 Channel NOAA Radio
• Rewind-Say-Again Digital Voice Recorder
• 2 Rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries with desk charger
• Lead-Free Packaging

I recently bought a pair of these Cobra MicroTalk CXR925 two-way radios to use as 'test' replacement radios for our 6.5 acre, 4 building mini-campus (mostly we purchased based on various strong customer reviews and the longer charge life of lithium batteries, which we need for a full 8 Hr workday's usage.) Five years ago, we purchased several pairs of earlier Cobra MicroTalk LI 6000 WX two-way radios, which were perfect for our facilities; they are durable, and perform wonderfully for our day-to-day staff operations purposes. Unfortunately, a couple of them have begun to fail due to almost 5 years of hard, daily usage and normal wear and tear ... but they were a great investment during their working lives and some are still working like champs. Disappointingly, our 2 newer and more expensive 'test' Cobra MicroTalk CXR925 replacements have proven to be an unsuccessful replacement of our older Cobra LI 6000 WX models. The only problem (but a major one) is that at the highest volume setting of '8' on these CXR925s, these 2 new radios are barely audible and my maintenance and janitorial employees have complained that they often have to place the units right up to their ears to clearly hear transmissions. We now only use these 2 newer CXR925 units with office personnel and with earpieces. Wish Cobra still made the LI 6000 WX model.

IMPORTANT REVIEW NOTE / CUSTOMER FOLLOW-UP FOR THE ABOVE REVIEW: This is a follow-up to the above review by the myself, the author. I sent the above mentioned 2 radios back to Cobra's factory repair services per instructions from their repair department shortly after writing this review. Within a couple of weeks, my 2 radios (the same ones I sent back) were returned to me and the previous volume issue with both units was completely corrected. Both units are now working perfectly and at volume levels that are more than acceptable. Great customer support!

THANKS COBRA for standing behind your product and repairing these radios to my satisfaction!

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I received these in the mail yesterday, and charged them overnight. The next day I was a little skeptical whether or not they would function properly. They both work perfectly, and the sound quality is great. It is also nice because the radios have just the right amount of functions. You can get done what you need to, withought being dragged down by an insane amount of worthless functions. I tested them today and I was able to get a mile and a half range out of them while I was in my house and my sister was in a car. We were both in a city and it was rainy (I actually don't know if rain would affect it). On the box Cobra states that you can get 35 miles on a mountain (with perfect conditions), 17 miles in a forest, and 3 miles in a city. Overall this is definetaly worth its price. Great buy.

Pros

lightweight (can be a con)

VOX works well

Just the right amount of functions

Sound quality is good

Comes with rechargeable lithium batteries

1 year warranty on the radios

Cons

You don't have these amazing walkie talkies

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We are so impressed with these radios that we bought a second set -the clarity of the voices is so much better than the old Magnavox radios we had before. We got these primarily to go skiing with so the family can stay in touch. We haven't had a chance to use them for that, but we have tried them out. My husband drove down our road approx 2 miles from the house and we had no problem hearing each other. They are easy to use. We predict these will work great in the mountains skiing.

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These were purchased to replace a pair of Motorola radios, mainly because of the rewind feature and the longer battery life. With out car club, we always carry radios when we are meet up for a run so we can communicate between cars and keep the group together. These radios work GREAT for that! As more and more people start using these radios, we are trying to put one or more of them at either end of the group as the range for these radios will allow conversations back and forth. The rewind feature is awesome to have because you can be focused on driving and the navigator can just hit rewind to hear what you missed.

The only negative that I can report is that the quality control from Cobra seems to be a little lacking. We are the fourth couple to buy a set of these radios and 3 out of 4 pairs came with a defective radio (2) or a defective battery (1). Amazon and/or Cobra have both been very responsive in providing replacements so the issue is partially mitigated. We still recommend these radios to friends and we are 100% happy with the performance, charging, battery life and overall user friendly features of the radios.

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Had a few radios over the years (Motorola, Uniden) and recently tried the Cobra CXR825 and Motorola MR350, both good but I returned them after a friend showed me his Cobra CXR925 that I proceeded to order on Amazon, why ?

CXR925 compared to CXR825 :

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much better battery life, battery capacity almost 2x (could still use a battery meter, right now it only shows when the battery is going...)

thinner, the CXR825 is a bit "thick"

the 20 second voice recorder is useful, especially when reception is spotty

(slightly) better range, possibly due to the (slightly) taller antenna

CXR925 compared to Motorola MR350:

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More compact

Better battery life, CXR925 is 1500mAh Li-Ion, Motorola is NiMH 800mAh (?)

(slightly) better range

the 20 second voice recorder is useful, especially when reception is spotty

no LED light, that could have been handy from time to time

CXR925 would have earned 5 stars if :

real battery meter, not just low bat alarm

some weather resistance, top of antenna is already a bit scratched although it didn't fall

Kuryakyn 4219 Chrome L.E.D. Battery Gauge

After experiencing catastrophic stator-rectifier failure on a long motorcycle ride, I installed a Kuryakyn battery gauge. The gauge displays a series of LED lights with red on the left, then orange to the middle and green from center to right. As long as you have green lights flickering, you know the charging system is working. In the event of system failure, you get red/orange warning lights, and instead of a dead battery and motorcycle beside the road, you have some time to remove headlight fuse and shut off any other non-essiential electrical accessories, and hopefully have enough battery left to get home or to help. Pros: This thing is tiny, so you can mount it about anywhere, bright easy to see day or night. You can order it in chrome or black finish. Connect to any source that is normally on when riding, like tail light circuit. Negatives: In my opinion, the red light on the left is almost distractingly bright (of course you can tape over it).

This is a nice looking volt meter that looks good on your bike. It installs with very strong double-back tape. It's accurate enough to use as a baseline reference. Mine reads a little on the low side, but then, I connected it at the end of a small diameter switched accessory line. My Fluke meter showed lower voltage out there then at the battery. So I just consider what it normally reads as my standard to compare to if there are problems.

This thing is pretty bright. Enough so that you may be drawn to look at it too much. And in the wrong place at night I suspect it could be quite annoying. I decided to mount it on the steering neck, just below the handle bars. Meaning, when I look at it, I see it past the bottom of the handlebars. Most of the time I can't see it unless I look down. And at night it's far enough away, and at only a small angle up from flat, so I don't get the full brightness all the time.

It's a good gauge to add to your bike. But don't get obsessed with looking at it all the time.

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I had problems with battery going dead so I bought this gauge to watch my electical system. It is just plain inaccurate. I gave it one star because it doesn't do it's basic function. I compared with a Fluke meter that I know is accurate and there is 2 volt difference. I called Kuryakyn and they said don't worry about the numbers, only the LEDs. However, there explanation of the LED scale doesn't match the 8 16 Volt scale.

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Good product, easy to install. Only negative is the red and yellow and green LED's are always illuminated. At night they are a little distracting. Wish only the LED corresponding to the voltage would illuminate.

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i love it,don't have to worry about my batt. any more,i can go any where now and know my batt. will get me there and back

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USA Spec Pa11-hon 1994-2005 Honda and Acura Ipod Interface + Aux Input

• Auto memory feature - Auto locates last song listened to on each play list
• Auto skip to end of play list with factory CD Changer FF button
• Auto Maintain current play list when migrating from portable to in car use
• Auto Charge feature charges IPOD battery and auto stops after 1 hour of non use
• In some vehicles if Vehicle has existing external CD Changer it must be disconnected.

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The first unit failed after a couple weeks and then after installing a replacement unit it failed again. Complete junk that I wouldn't rely on. Also, be careful that the seller you buy it from through Amazon is an authorized dealer for USA Spec. I bought mine from Audiosavings.com through Amazon so USA Spec wouldn't repair my unit and it had to be send back to Audiosavings, which took some communication and time. I do give Audiosavings high marks for their customer support though, so far at least.

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The install in my 1999 Honda Odyssey could not have been easier. Just pry off the bezel surrounding the stereo/heater controls with a screwdriver and you have access to the screws that hold in the stereo, remove the screws and just plug this adapter into the rear. I tucked the box behind the cup holder drawer and routed the iPod wire down to the small storage box at the bottom of the center console (below the radio).

It works as advertised but you'll need to read the instruction manual as it's not too intuitive. I just put the radio onto CD-6 so I can control the music directly on our iPod touch (2nd gen) or iPhone 4. You can still use the steering wheel controls to skip songs like you're playing a real CD, which is nice. Woud buy again and would recommend to a friend.

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I broke my radio transmitter that I used for my iPod and when I saw this device I did hesitate to get it. But when I got it, it is just what I was looking for. It is easy to install and the quality of the sound is just as if you were listening from a headset.

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My wife has a 2005 Honda Civic EX Sedan. After moving to a new state, there weren't enough available frequencies for a Radio iPod adapter. After researching iPod interfaces, most forums, recommendations, and "How-To"'s used the USASPEC brand. We've used this interface for a year now and I'm still getting husband points for installing it.

The hardest part of the install is the access and dash removal. Almost every plastic part from the rear center console up to the radio had to be removed. While this isn't difficult, it's very cumbersome. The next biggest challenge is accessing the rear of the factory radio. You will need to pull/push/pry in multiple ways, but once you know the trick it's pretty easy. In the end, the connections for the interface are really simple and come together quickly -2 minutes at most. Use automotive tape to secure it somewhere inside your dash and run the extra long iPod connection to anywhere you would like before reassembling your car.

My biggest complaint is the terrible instructions that are included in the package. There are only a few toggle switches, but you'll need to make sure everything is working before you reassemble your dash. Despite all the available functions, you'll only use the "Disc 6" option which allows you to use your iPod as normal (selecting play lists, etc on your iPod), but the forward and reverse on the dash can change songs too. Look for a YouTube "How-To" for better instructions on how to use the interface.

**Overall**

Pros:

-Highly recommended on Honda Forums

-A simple addition to your car with a huge benefit

Cons:

-Included instructions are terrible

-Cars can be a pain in the butt to disassemble and reassemble

Combo Rapid Car Charger + Home Wall Charger + USB Data Charge Sync Cable for Spring HTC EVO 4G Spri

i brought this for my samsung galaxy player it works fine and its a good price for three charge and i can use these charger with my phone too so that a bonus

Got it for a spare for when we travel would recommend for other to buy it works well thank you

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iPhone 5 USB Cable, Car Charger 5V 1A White with AC Wall Charger Adapter for iPhone 5

I wasted my money.....please don;t wasted yours.....The charging cable will not fit iphone 5 at all...soit's basically useless...please don't waste your money...Hope this helps others

You get what you pay for....

The car charger gets too hot when in use and the smell of burnt or burning wire permeates the air. I can't use this. I have to assume that something is seriously wrong with the car charger portion of this device. The other concern is that the other items (USB Cable, Wall Charger) might be of such inferior quality that they are going to short out my new phone.

I'm worried to use the products and at $11.55 total cost including shipping I can't afford to return it because the cost of shipping it back to China would be more than the entire purchase price.

I guess I'm stuck with a lemon.

PS~ The wire shorts out my phone when I use it. It also sparked today in an outlet at work. When others saw that I couldn't even give it away. So I threw it away.

I'm buying apple products. But no more cheap knock offs.

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The cable fit the iphone but the car charger was too small for my car lighter, I don't know why they would manufacure and sell something before making sure it would fit!

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I will not work. Does not work on the I5 Phone. I would not purchase. It is a cheap item

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This charger didn't even work. I didn't bother returning it because it was shipped internationally. I paid a couple extra dollars and bought one locally that works great

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Cellular Innovations Tune Free FM Transmitter for MP3 Players

• Works with all ipods , plays music from any portable fm-equipped audio device, wirelessly transmits audio on fm frequencies,
• Tune-free transmitter plugs into audio device, set the transmitter & a stereo to the same fm frequency
• 9.84-FT Operating range, up to 15 hours of operating time, standby time: 45 days, requires 2 aa batteries, 1-year war

I plugged this into my laptop in my home so that I could hear my MP3s or an audiobook on A) the kitchen radio and B) my cheapo shower CD player radio. It works GREAT! I don't even have the volume cranked up much on my laptop not even 20% of 100% volume. Maybe around 15% or so. I think if you put the volume up too high on your device that it is transmitting from, then you will get more distortion at the receiving radio. Also, the instructions say, "Note: for best results, select a frequency that has the weakest or no signal from a radio station." I chose the last / highest one 107.9. Works like a charm!!! Yeah, it stinks that it uses 2 x AAA batteries instead of an AC adapter, but for just $16.00 and change, it is more than worth the purchase. Plus, rechargeable AAA's go for only $9 $10 for a 4-pack, so it's not like it's going to break anyone's bank.

Also, to transmit to my bathroom's shower radio, if I drew an imaginary line through the 3 walls, I would say it is about 17-20 feet away. To get to the kitchen, that is also going through at least 3 walls, and I'd say it's closer to 20-25 feet away. Pretty sweet! :)

One final note when I first plugged it into my laptop, I had it actually sitting ON my laptop just to see what would happen. I got a lot of static / loud hum from my kitchen radio. But the instant I took it OFF my laptop and set it a whopping TWO INCHES away, it worked perfectly. Just a hint for non-tech people who don't understand interference. Both my laptop screen AND my 26" widescreen external monitor were on, but some people with older monitors might want to turn theirs off to keep any possible hum and/or interference down.

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I've had a car with a broken tape deck and sporadic power supply to the lighter outlet, so I have always needed a battery-powered FM transmitter for listening to my iPod in my car. This one is the cheapest one I've ever had and so far the best. The signal is strong. I recently drove from Minneapolis to Detroit and back and only had to mess around with changing the stations once each way--waaaaay better than any of my other transmitters (the Griffin iTrip was the worst). The sound quality is adequate, but not perfect. As other reviewers have said bass can get distorted. I remedy that by turning the volume on my iPod down and turning up the volume on my car stereo. Every once in a while there is extra static, but it's almost exclusively when there is someone in my passenger seat. It may just be a combo of my car's FM receiver and the TuneFree transmitter, but it's not a huge deal. Battery lasts much longer than I expect it to. The only other drawback is that the blue light is super bright. It's a good way to gauge how low the battery power is getting though--if it doesn't hurt to stare directly into the blue light, you should keep some spare batteries around. I give this 5 stars because it works better than most more expensive devices and the slight drawbacks are not that much of a problem, especially when considering the face that this is under $20. I will also add that the device feels very cheap and flimsy, but I have had mine floating around in my purse for over a year and it's still working as well as it did when I got it.

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I replaced a $8 piece of junk(bought only a week ago) with this and I made a awesome choice... Connected this to my computer and I am rocking crystal clear songs from my stereo system. It transmits clear waves, static-free tunes. This is definitely a 5-star product and worth the money. This product comes with a 1-year warranty also. As mentioned by others, it has a very bright blue light and I am thinking this sucks most of your battery. I have not tested the battery life as yet. But if you have rechargeable AAA batteries, don't even think twice to buy this product. You will love the clarity this showers you with. The only short fall is, it comes with a short cord and not with a coiled cord. But if you are not bothered about having short cord, this product is awesome in all ways. Just follow the instructions on the small user guide this comes with. Don't worry, instructions are also crystal clear and you will figure it out.

UPDATE after more than 1 year (on 31-July-2010):

Still fully functional and really nice. No regrets on this. Battery life has been staying for over 10 hours easily.

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This is a very good FM transmitter. I always use to have static interference with my old plug-in transmitter. This one has not had any static problems and works flawlessly. You can take it anywhere and make use of its very good range. One time I used it to make my own radio station that my roommates could listen to on their radios.

Cons:

It needs battery replacements every 15-20 hours. (last me 3 weeks at the rate that I used it.)

Blue LED in the front is WAY too bright.

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I was hesitant to buy it, but I'm pleasently surprised !

Pros:

Transmitted Music from my laptop to my home theatre system, which is about 5 meters away. When I hit pause on my music, I hear absolute silence .. it's amazing ! No hiss.

Great transmitter basically, I'm keeping it although it has it's draw backs.

Cons:

Packaging feels kind of cheap.

No digital controls or display, frequency is selected using a a set of switches according to the combination.

No fancy electronics in there to condition the audio input. You have to pick a good volume for the audio you send to it: if it's too loud, it will saturate and beats start to sound bad, and if it's too low you will have to turn your radio receiver up, and you start to pick up hiss from FM.

I still love it.

eForCity Universal AC to DC Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Adapter

The seller says this thing weighs three pounds. It doesn't. It weighs about 2 ounces. That should be your first clue that the seller is ripping you off. I went ahead and ordered one anyway, and after about 2.5 weeks of waiting it finally arrived. I took it out of its packaging and plugged it into the wall. It immediately exploded, leaving black marks on the wall and tripping the circuit breaker.

Well I'm pissed. I need much more current. Nowhere on the product page did the seller say it's limited to 300mA. I'd return it, but shipping is more than the price of the item.

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This didn't work for me. Admittedly I did not think it was going to. The Adapter likely has a very small usable amperage range. I tried it for a portable DVD player and it failed completely. Seemed to work fine for a cell phone though.

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Limited to 500ma. This limitation is not shown anywhere in the ad. Will not work for my intended purpose.

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I purchased this item to use with a tire pump which plugs into the 12volt outlet in a car. It does not work. I plug it into an outlet in my home and plug in the 12volt auto plug and nothing happens. In fact the light on the adapter plug goes out

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USB Sync and Charging Cable Compatible with Apple iPhone (White)

I compared the cable I received with my original iPhone 4 and 3 cables. I cannot tell any differences other than a slightly different feel of the rubber/plastic material along the cable length, which by the way also differs between my genuine Apple iphone 4 and 3 cables. Another reviewer posted pictures on Amazon in which the cable in question appeared to have a slightly wider or larger connectors, but mine are identical in size, and appearance.

I am very happy with this purchase and will purchase several more.

ADDENDUM April 20, 2011

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After my initial great experience with the cable (that I ordered from Amazon's merchant Cellular 5 Star), I ordered 3 more cables, and did not realize that the "default" merchant had changed to Importer520. I just received these 3 cables and they look similar to genuine Apple cables at quick glance, but on closer inspection, they all had surface blemishes and slight irregularities. They also had a suspicious looking "Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China" stamped on the cable length.

The cable from Cellular 5 Star was of very good quality that I could NOT distinguish from genuine Apple cables, but the ones from Importer520 are slightly inferior. The feel of the cable length material is good though, in that it is supple. It will coil and uncoil without keeping the bent shape.

I have contacted Importer520 to see if I can get a refund, but their stated return policy states that they will not refund shipping costs, which when I ordered was almost all the purchase price.

ADDENDUM June 16, 2011

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I purchased another "OEM" cable, this time from Item44Less and this cable is the worst of the bunch. The length of the cable is made out of a rigid plastic that does not bend like the more supple rubber-like material of the genuine Apple cables or even from Cellular 5 Star or Importer520.

ADDENDUM September 2, 2011

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I purchased another "OEM" cable, this time from C and J Accessories, which actually qualifies for Amazon Prime since their order fulfillment is through Amazon. This cable is clearly not authentic with the end that connects to the iPhone being larger by about 0.5 mm width and length. The other Amazon merchants cables were identical to design, but differed in quality. This cable actually differs in its design with its wider and thicker connector end. The length of the cable is also more plastic than a flexible rubber, compared to authentic Apple cables. I would say this is almost as bad as Item44Less.

ADDENDUM September 19, 2011

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I purchased a cable from Niceeshop and it looks genuine except that the cable length material is not as supple as the genuine Apple cables. The cable length material is not as rigid as the Item44Less cable, but more inflexible (retaining bends) than the Importer520 cables.

SUMMARY (Ranked in order of similarity to an authentic Apple cable)

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1. Cellular 5 Star cables are the best and indistinguishable from my genuine Apple iPhone cables.

2. Importer520 is acceptable, but slightly inferior to Cellular 5 Star with some cosmetic blemishes. The cable length is made out of a high quality material.

3. Niceeshop is acceptable, but the cable length is not as supple as the Cellular 5 Star or Importer520.

4. C and J Accessories, although it qualifies for Amazon Prime, has its iPhone connector end as larger than the authentic one with a cheaper cable length material.

5. I would avoid Item44Less because of the rigid plastic cable material that does not bend and keeps the angular bent formation from its coiled position during shipping. The cable length material is the lowest quality (i.e. most plastic like) compared to the above four competitors.

I browsed Amazon for weeks teetering between about 3 different sellers for my replacement dock cables for charging/syncing my iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 160Gig iPod Classic. I found these cables to be the least expensive of the ones with predominately "good" reviews. There were a few people who said they got the "real thing" when they ordered the cables as "OEM Apple cables", a few people who said the cables were good but not "OEM Apple" quality, and finally there were a few who said to "stay away from these cables" because they tore up easily. I figured I'd chance it and order them. I am VERY PLEASED that I did. I ordered the cables 3/29/11 and was given a forecasted delivery date of 4/4 to 4/7/11. I received the cables today (4/1/11). VERY SPEEDY SHIPPING!!!! The cables were sent via USPS in a small brown envelope that was coated inside with bubble wrap. The cables were coiled up, much as anyone would coil a dock connector cable for storage with plastic wraps that were similar to the style wraps for the cables that come with all new Apple products. I was curious but kind of dreading opening the package because I just knew these cables would not fit my iPhone 4 with the bumper like just nearly every other "after market" cable I've seen. I was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED when I saw the design of these cables. They are as close to being "OEM Apple" cables as I've ever seen without actually being "Apple cables". They fit snugly in all of my iDevices, charge the 4, 3GS, and Classic with NO ISSUES. I tested the sync speed of the cable and found it rivals the speed of the newest "Apple cable" that was included with my iPhone 4 purchase back in July 2010. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE CABLES!!!! If you're an iPhone 4 owner who uses a bumper, GET THESE CABLES!!! THEY WORK!!! I've also taken "comparison" pictures and posted them to the "user pictures" on this item's display. Hope my review is helpful and thanks to everyone who writes these reviews and to everyone who reads them. Together we can help each other make sure we get what we pay for!

Brandon (Shreveport, LA)

***(More to come on their durability after I've used them a couple of months)***

***UPDATE 8/28/11***

Got these cables almost 5 months ago, one connects to my iMac, one to my wall charger, one to my XP machine at work, and one connects to my car charger. All are working and none have presented any issues so far. A friend was looking for similar cables but purchased them from a different seller and found they didn't fit his iPhone 4 bumper. I thought on it a bit and found an excellent resolution. Just get an emery board (flexible fingernail file) and file down the edges of the 30 pin connector. PRESTO it fits now! SO if the seller does change the type of cable that is being shipped and you get one that doesn't quite fit the iPhone 4 bumper, I can tell you (from experience) that it will not hurt to file the 30 pin connector to fit the bumper. Hope the review and this update are still helpful to people looking for new charge/sync cables.

***UPDATE 3/25/12***

Had the cables nearly a whole year now and still going strong. I haven't checked this post in a while now but I noticed there were some questions about sync speed. My original Apple cable for my iPhone finally went out on me so I replaced it with one of these. I sync to a Mac, I have a 32GB iPhone 4, and I keep a lot of stuff on my phone. If I erase it and have to sync it from scratch, we're looking a a couple of hours but just moving a few hundred songs around, some voice memos, pictures and stuff only takes a few minutes. The cables I got were definitely USB 2.0 cables. I also got one of the new iPads (3rd gen), it's 64GB and I use these cables to sync and charge it with no problems. I'm about to order a couple of extras for my iPad now and this time, I'll make sure to post the seller I get them from on the update about the new ones. Oh yeah, the cable I use in my car has gotten stepped on, spilled on, heat, cold, moisture, and even slammed in the door a couple of times... still going strong. No breaks, no kinks, no exposed wire at the ends, it's taken a beating for nearly a year and still works like a charm. Still highly recommend these cables.

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This video will show you this after market cable. It works great and it is not cheap construction either. Works on my iphone 4 and ipad. Charges great. It is the same size as the OEM cable from about which is about 3ft. Quality I would say they are about the same.

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I ordered this cable because the image shows a real style Apple cable with rounded edges. I have an OtterBox case that requires a rounded edge cable in order to charge it. I received this cable and it is a generic square ended cable, which is completely useless to me. Though it might work it would require I remove the phone from the case every time I wanted to use it, which is not an option.

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Dual Electronics XGPS150 Universal Bluetooth GPS Receiver for iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone and

• Wirelessly adds GPS to iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone and other Bluetooth-enabled smartphones, tablets and laptops
• Allows your device to be used with most apps that require GPS, including apps for car and marine navigation, golfing, geocaching, hiking, GPS tracking, cycling, running, social networking and more.
• Rechargeable battery lasts up to 8.5 hours of continuous use and charges via the included USB cable
• Small portable design. 2.25" x 2.25" x .75". Works anywhere in the world.
• Includes 12V car charger, a non-slip pad for use in a car or boat, and an adjustable strap to attach to a backpack or to use as an armband

The XGPS150 is a small (2"x2"x0.5") self powered device. It is small enough to fit easily into a pocket. It works with all iOS devices that have Bluetooth. To use it, you just turn on Bluetooth in the General Settings. It takes just a few seconds to discover the XGPS150. Click on its name in the list to pair with the device.

When the GPS is paired with your iOS device, you will get a message asking if you wish to download the app required to use the accessory. Click yes to launch the App Store and download the Dual GPS Status Tool. The Status Tool is worth getting. You can use it to display the signal strength of each GPS satellite just like you can with a stand alone GPS receiver. This screen is extremely helpful if you want to use the GPS indoors or in some other location where reception can be challenging. I know I will use this feature when I am on an aircraft.

One accessory that comes with the XGPS150 is a rubber dash mount. The mount uses simple friction to keep the GPS on your dash board. It is soft rubber so it will mold to any shape. It stayed on my dash for several drives without moving at all.

The XGPS150 has numerous advantages over the built-in GPS on an iPhone or iPad 3G. First it seems to get much better GPS reception. I can easily track my location on an aircraft, in a car or even in my house with the XGPS150. In fact I typically get 10 satellites showing almost full bars indoors. Of course there is no way to know what reception my iPad is getting but being able to see the signal strength of each satellite is another advantage of the XGPS150. The really remarkable thing about using a Bluetooth GPS is how little power is required for an iPod Touch to track your location. If Scenic Map is tracking your location in standby mode (GPS centering turned on with the screen turned off) it can run all day long and still have a full power bar. The XGPS150 has about ten hours of battery life. You charge the XGPS150 with a standard mini USB cable and it comes with a cigarette lighter adapter for your car.

I only have one small complaint about the XGPS150. To turn the unit on or off, you have to press and hold the center of the circular red pad for several seconds. Unfortunately the power icon is near the edge. It is very difficult to turn on the device if you press directly on the power icon. The device makes a plastic crunching noise if you try and it may even be possible to damage the device if you push too hard or too near the edge. If you press the center of the pad (where there is no icon) it is quite easy to turn on or off. Dual should move the power icon to the center or have some other indication of where you should press to turn on the power since there is no visible switch.

Combined with the XGPS150, the iPod Touch becomes an extremely capable GPS receiver. With a high quality mapping app such as Scenic Map, the utility of the Status Tool plus all the other great iOS GPS apps, it is easy to say that the iPod Touch is the best GPS money can buy. It costs a lot less than a high end mapping GPS receiver and you won't have to pay hundreds of dollars more for additional maps.

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It's simple and it works for everything, Laptop, IPad, IPhone. I like the non slip dash mount it comes with, seems to get good signal from weak areas. I bought it for use with Foreflight and I just used it for a 3 hour flight. It worked great even during steep turns of 60 degrees. I like that it has a simple push on/off button and an app to see how many satellites it is picking up. Great little device. Included car charger works with 24 volt systems and the device turns on automatically when it gets power.

I've used the GNS5870 and found it to turn off when I didn't even press any buttons then when I finally got it on I couldn't turn it off... The GNS5870 is sleeker and smaller, but this Dual Bluetooth GPS just works right!

The bad elf GPS looks pretty good, but I think i'd break it with it attached to the bottom of my ipad all the time.

This is the #1 way to go for Foreflight.

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I just purchased this last week and have been very happy with it. I use it with a WiFi only iPad. It picks up the satellites quickly and hasn't dropped the signal yet. I am a pilot and use it with ForeFlight for in-flight tracking and have been very pleased with its performance. It's a nice compact size too. I like the non-slip pad that it comes with. I recommend it!

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I got this handy little device because I'd had reliability problems with the built-in GPS on my iPad-3G. It works well, allowing me to locate the GPS sensor up on the dashboard where it can see the satellites and position the iPad or iPhone wherever I'd like. With Navigon app it has proven a complete substitute for my Garmin GPS as well.

Only dislike I have is that it automatically syncs to the last bluetooth device that used it, so sometimes I need to go get my other device to turn off bluetooth in order to use it with the one I'm holding. It would be nice if there was a simple button on it to ask it to be receptive to an active bluetooth request. It also can take a minute or so to get position lock and in the meantime you'll get false data in some apps. Not really a fault of the device, all GPS requires a bit to lock on. Just something to watch out for.

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I had wanted this GPS device ever since its debut. Fortunately for me I found an awesome deal for $50 so it was a no brainer. When I first opened the box, for some reason the unit appeared much larger then I had expected, but it is still small and manageable. The description stated 2" X .5" and that would be accurate.

When you turn the unit on the acquisition time is blazely fast. In fact it is faster than any other GPS unit that I had ever used, and I own a lot of units which mostly are Garmin's with the SIRF chip. The chip in this unit is scary fast and is even faster than the DUAL XGPS251 which I wrote a separate review on in 03/11. When I first turned the unit on which was in-doors from a cold boot it had acquired 7 or 8 satellites in less than one minute, and DUAL claims 30 seconds for a lock regardless of a cold or warm startup. I tend to believe there claim as the unit uses a -65-channel SkyTraq GPS chipset-. That is phenomenal. The unit appears to work with every GPS application that I have thrown at it so far. I am using the device with a 2nd GEN iTouch. Setup was a breeze which is primarily the Bluetooth pairing. If you plan to use the unit with an apple device be sure to download the DUAL utility from the app store. The utility only has 2 stars, but I have no found a problem with the utility and it does exactly what it was designed to do, which is to provide status on the device and signal strength. I think most people have give the device two stars because they expect a full blown navigation utility, but that is not what it was designed to do.

Some of the review that I wrote for XGPS251 can be applied here which include several free GPS applications that can be used with this device. Unfortunately the device does not include a microphone, speaker or the ability to charge your device like the XGPS251, but they are two entirely different devices. I had also looked at the Bad Elf unit, but I decided against it for reasons that I won't state as I don't want to impact sales one way or another for something that I do not own. Another plus is that the unit is firmware upgradeable by the end user, unlike the firmware issues that plague some user of the XGPS251. If your XGPS251 does not have the 10/10 firmware and you are using an iTouch 4 then your investment just got a whole lot more expensive since a upgrade to the firmware will be required, which is another $60 +/-. I got extremely lucky when I purchased my XGPS251 from Amazon in 03/11 and I don't even have an iTouch 4 model. In my opinion it is not worth rolling the dice on the XGPS251, and that is exactly what you would be doing until someone announces that their units are the new 10/10 firmware. I would suggest this unit or the Bad-Elf as a better option for future compatibility with your Apple or in the case of the XGPS150 model your non-Apple products as well.

Now for the quirks:

Quirk #1:

For some reason the outsourcing that DUAL does with this type of hardware provide several quirks. The quirks are mostly with the I/O of the power source and on and off switch. There are quirks with the XGPS251, and there are to a lesser extent quirks with the XGPS150. As others had mentioned the on and off button is buried under the RED top of the unit, and it can be difficult to accurately press the button to turn it on or off. Although when the unit is plugged into a power source it comes on automatically. The unit should have been designed so that the power button actually comes through the red top where the on/off symbol is. It would not have been difficult to do with the existing switch and no hardware modifications would have been need as all that would have been needed is an extended button preferably made of dense material (plastic, silicon or rubber)r to require less energy to push.

Quirk #2:

OK the dash mat that is included with the unit is nice, in fact very nice. But for the love of humanity why wouldn't the manufacture design the dash mat with a hole in it so that you can plug a car charger into it. DUAL include a car charger, but the only way to charge the unit is out of the Silicon dash mat. So you have to insure that the unit is charged prior to your trip or keep the mat out of the unit while charging. Go figure, this is a huge oversight in my opinion. There are issues with the XGPS251 ability to charge in the car as well which again is in a separate review. Even worse is that even if I cut a hole in the mat I still wouldn't be able to charge the unit while it is in the mat, because there is a plastic door that covers the USB port and the operating mode switch. The door swings out of the way to access the USB port, but once the door is swung out of the way the GPS won't fit in the mat until the door is closed. The door is necessary I suppose for boating and or outdoor sports, and it is not easily removed.

In order to resolve the USB port accessibility I am going to attempt to punch a whole into the silicon mat using a paper punch. This may not work because I would expect that the silicon would just stretch instead of punch out. If it does not punch out I will be using an exacto knife most likely. To remove the door I will have to take the unit apart and collapse the door keeper from the inside. I suspect that just like the XGPS251 there will be a screw under each rubber plug on the bottom of the unit. Four screws total.

All in all a fantastic unit, but DUAL come on please pay more attention to the user's I/O needs of your devices.

Update: 07/16/11:

I was correct that there is a screw on each of the four corners under the plugs. I removed the plugs and the four screws and the top came right off. Once I was able to remove the top I removed the USB cover and cut a small piece of tape to cover the pass trough hole for the cover. the tape was not required, but I figured why not since I had it apart. I then put the top back on, the four screws and the rubber plugs. All in all took less than 5 minutes. If attempted just insure that you don't rip the rubber plugs when removing, as there is mild adhesive on the bottom of each plug. I recommend a small screwdriver, and be sure that the plugs go back in adhesive side down. You may ask why the rubber plugs are even used and should you put them back in. I would answer by suggesting that they are used for three reasons:

Reduce the amount of moisture exposure that could make it's way past the screws (remember that this unit is not water proof and is even less moisture resistant if the plugs are left out and the USB door is removed. This is not a problem for me since my unit won't be subjected to moisture. Give careful consideration if you plan to use the unit in harsh environments. I'll stick to my Garmin for those type of environments. My unit will be primarily used for vehicle navigation.

Conceal the location of the screws to keep someone like me from taking the unit apart

To keep the fours screws from falling out if they should happen to become loose for any reason

The paper hole punch worked flawlessly. Actually I was surprised at how easy the unit punched through the silicon. Just make sure to take your time and get that hole position correctly for the USB port. The hole should be on the same side as the embossed word "DUAL" What I did was just put the GPS into the dash pad, and feel with your finger where the USB port of the unit is, and mark the spot with a Sharpie marker. Once you have done that just take your time and align the Sharpie mark with the punch of the paper puncher. You only get one shot so do it right the first time. Once done you will be able to charge the GPS unit via the USB port while the unit is located in it's dash mat.

Save the USB door and the silicon that was punched out. I would put them in the unit's retail box if you still have it. The modification made to the GPS unit is totally reversible if needed by repeating the steps outlined above to reinstall the USB door cover. As for the reversal of the dash pad the only thing that you can really do is re-glue or tape the punched out piece, which I would do from the inside of the dash mat, not the outside.

I can't think of a reason to reverse the procedure but the option does exist.

Directed Electronics 520T Back-Up Battery System

Any alarm installer will tell you that the first thing a fairly proficient thief will do is to pop the trunk ( very easy to do once you put your mind to it) and pull the battery wire. That allows him to work comfortably in getting around the alarm without calling attention. Someone with a open trunk may even draw some sympathetic looks from bystanders.

Well, if you are investing hundreds of dollars in a effective alarm system, it is not very intelligent not to spend a few bucks and get a stand alone battery.This also allows you to have a second hidden siren ( I have two) that keeps blasting after the thief has pulled the battery wire.He will realize he is up against a professional job and will move on to an easier steal 90% of the time.

If you have a remote transmitter that will also mean the car owner is on its way.Here in Chicago where the second amendment blatantly ignored, and a law abiding citizen is prohibited from carrying a firearm for self defense, that means you will probably resort to throwing rocks at an armed criminal or wait for the police so that you can tell them how you lost your car after the thief is gone.

Anyway the only thing that keeps me from giving a 5 star rating is that the battery does not have any indicator or link that will let know how much charge it is holding.

This product is quality. I have been using it with my civic alarm for over 3 months now. I have had no issues thus far. Easy to hook up, quality product. The only confusing part is the power. When hooking up the wires your your alarm, you use the power wire from the battery. You do not join it with a separate power wire from the car. The alarm is powered by the car through the battery during normal operation. When the car power is lost, the battery continues to power the alarm module.

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Nice product, very well built but quite a bit larger than I expected. Finding a spot under the dash may be an issue but I'll figure it out.

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This is just like having a UPS for your car alarm. Things happen, vehicle batterys can get accidently discharged if you leave something on, batteries can become disconnected, need replacement, etc.. This product ensures that power gets to your car's security/GPS system when it needs it most.

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After 1 year the battery was dead. When I first installed it, I tested it by disconnecting my car's battery, and it worked great and immediately triggered the alarm. 1 year later, I tried it again and nothing. Oh well.

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I haven't had the opportunity to use this product. I received it as a new item for a used DVD player.

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This little thing just saved my life! At least, during our long driving trips. We have two kids, who were watching movies in the car until they broke the original cable. Their DVD player eventually got broken too, but cable is still good (I purchased it in 2009)!

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the item was exactly what we needed works great. We bought the DVD player at a yard sale without the adapter and we were so happy to find an adapter for it since the player was several years old.

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This is just want I needed for my portable d.v.d.player now I just need a car so my son can watch the lion king

I bought this adapter for my daughter's portable dvd player. The one that we had quit working & it was hard to find a new one for a reasonable price. I happened to look on amazon & found this one at a very reasonable price. The only drawback on this one is that it is hard to get the plug into the outlet in my car. I have to really push to get it in & wiggle it to get it out. All in all, I am happy with it because it works & my daughter can watch her movies now. I just wish it fit better into the outlet in my car.

Husky Liners Custom Fit Heavy Duty Front Floor Mat (Black)

Used the Amazon wizard to see if these would fit in my 2002 Mazada Protege LX and it said they would. Found out after they got here that they do not fit. What you see in the picture is what you get, nothing more or less. Returned these for a refund.

Far from being a great fit, these are really just stock mats that fit well enough you don't have to cut them.

Outstanding product quality, no so great fit for the VW Golf -some left foot rest/mat overlap.

OK for this set, but I will look for a better fit the next time.

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1987 Jeep Wrangler -DOES NOT FIT

Amazon's find parts says they fit, but they do not.

I will cut them to fit but I expected "custom fit" as represented in the product's features.

In this case I guess "custom fit" means that you will have to customize them to fit.

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had to trim both sides.would have bought truly custom ones for more if they had them available.these are one size fits all but they are durable

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These are nice thick rubber but they are not made to the contour of my vehicle....the 'see if it fits' feature says it does fit, and it does fit if you don't mind curled up rubber around the edges.

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Garmin Nuvi 750 Battery Replacement Kit with Installation Video, Tools, and Extended Life Battery.

My Garmin Nuvi 750's battery would not hold a charge. If you check the Gamin website you'll find they don't sell battery replacements. I guess they expect us to buy new Garmins. I wanted to look at the battery before buying this kit, but was unable to find the right size star-screwdriver. This kit comes with a screwdriver, prying tool, battery, and CD that shows you how to replace the battery. It was easy to replace the battery and now my Garmin's battery can hold a charge. This kit is definately worth the money!

The process to replace my battery was simple and straigh forward. The tools and instructions provided were excellent. My GPS is now functioning like new, perhaps even better.

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Nov. 2, 2011

Received the kit and installed the battery today. This part of my review will be only on the kit and installation of the battery since I have not had time to do a real duration test of it. Therefore, this portion of my review will not cover the life of the battery.

The kit came with two screw drivers: a Philips head and a star head. The screws on my 750 were star-head, so there must be some out there with Philips head ones.

The DVD that came with the kit is adequate and basic but could have covered a few additional issues, hence the four star rating. The first was the difficulty of getting the back off the GPS unit. The kit comes with a plastic pry tool that you use to remove the back after removing the screws; however, the back on mine was a lot more difficult to remove than the one in the video. After about four or five tries, it finally yielded and came off. Removing the actual battery was also a lot more difficult than shown in the DVD because of the double-sided tape holding it in. The DVD demo showed the old battery merely falling out. Some reviewers remarked that there was no mention of double-sided tape being required for the new battery [the piece on the old battery would not come off it] because it would rattle around inside the GPS without it. Since the tape I had would have been very difficult to remove if it prevented the back from being replaced, I decided to try it without the tape first. As it turns out, I didn't need the tape at all; the new battery fit snugly in. Therefore, I recommend trying it without the tape first.

The new battery came about two-thirds already charged, and I re-charged it for about two hours to the four-bar level. I then ran a two-hour simulated trip, and it was back to about two-thirds. At the time of this writing, it has been on for about two hours and forty-five minutes and is down to about half charged.

[To be continued.]

Nov. 7, 2011

I fully charged the battery [overnight] and ran a 4-1/2 hour simulated trip. At the end, there was still some charge left so I left it on. It lasted an additional 20 minutes for a total of 4 hours 50 min.

Apr. 18, 2012

Battery is still working great. No complaints.

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I was leaving on vacation when my Nuvi 750 died in the car. I was forced to replace it with a newer model because we were driving about 6000 miles. Since I really missed some of the now discontinued 750's features I ordered this replacement battery kit as soon as I got home. The kit arrived quickly. The tools were simple and the video was easy to understand. I think they could have mentioned how the original battery is stuck in really tightly using double-sided tape. The actual replacement was very easy after the battery was "unstuck". Saddly enough the new battery didn't seem to hold a charge. I was miffed and contacted Innovate88 (via email through Amazon) expecting a hassle but they couldn't have been nicer. They immediately apologized and sent another battery which has been working just fine. There is a chance that I did something wrong with the first replacement, but they didn't even ask, they just sent another one right away. Thanks Bill at Innovate88.

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I really liked the fact that everything you need to change the battery is included along with the cd to visually see how to do it. It would be helpful if they would also include some type of double stick tape to hold the battery in place. Being a crafter, this was something I already had on hand. This would be a great benefit for others who purchase this.

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The 3rd generation powerprobe includes a number of changes for additional flexibility. In short, it is a vehicle powered DVM with both a 20 foot cable and an additional 20 foot extension giving you a 40 foot working range around either the battery terminals or cigarette lighter outlet, both clips and a plug are included in the kit.

With the series 3 units they use a hard gold plated banana jack to hold the removable probe or cables to extend your reach. If you purchase the accessory kit, it includes piercing probes that self center on a conductor, pierce the insulation, and attach to the jack allowing you to tap a wire at any point to locate intermittant problems.

While the DVM is backlit all the time, it also has 2 bright white LEDs facing forward to aid in finding and probing terminals in dark places. The actual probe is hardgold plated with a sharp tip and removable at the banana jack. Another identical probe is included with a screw-in female banana jack in the accessories kit to retrofit the powerprobe I and II units to accept external cables and probes.

If you need to excite a circuit with a connection to battery ground or to battery positive, the switch allows a momentary connection to bridge the probe tip to either voltage which is useful in testing relay driven circuits, indicator lights, and other small current loads. The prope voltage is always displayed during testing on the meter. The voltage/ground switch is circuit breaker protected in case you accidentally drive 12 volts into a chassis ground. Additionally, since the switch takes abuse it is easily replaced if it fails with just a screwdriver.

Combined with the testlead set, the powerprobe 3 greatly simplifies testing of vehicular wire and big rigs up to a single trailer. The DVM has 5 selectable modes of operation designed for different problems. Reading the manual is important to get the full value from this meter.

Although the price is a little high, the design and construction quality are excellent. Enough wire is provided to check running lights on trailers or to look for blown fuses. All of the wiring is exceptionally flexible and heavily insulated with top quality connectors. Both the tester and accessories come in hard plastic cases that can be stowed in a service box.

Not mentioned in specifications is that although the probe runs from 12-24 VDC, the meter can be used to measure voltages up to 80VDC.

I saw this tool on Speed network on a few different programs and looked it up on Google/You Tube. Found the video and had to have one after one look. I have already used it to find a bad powrer door switch and install a keyless entry system in my 82 vette. The probe/piercing point and voltmeter is worth the money alone. The continuity checker and ability to power up stuff has saved me hours playing with jumpers and my digital voltmeter. You still need a true multimeter, but not for much if you hav e a PP3. I got mine from Etool. I love it.

Phil

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You may be thinking to yourself why do I need this tool when I can already do everything it does already? I have a DMM to measure voltage. I have fused jumper wires to apply power and ground.

The power of this tool comes from stream lining 90% of a mechanics everyday electrical tasks. Using a power probe I can perform an electrical diagnosis task in 5 minutes that would have taken me 30 minutes using a DMM and jumper wires. Radiator fans, melted fuse boxes, ignition coils, fuel pumps, relays, electrical modules, actuator motors, are just some of the the things it has helped me diagnose.

And this model with the voltage display and speaker has many other uses which I have not learned how to use yet.

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this is a great tool for anyone doing electrical work on cars. it lets u test components and circuits and gives u a voltage drop reading. as long as you know how to use it its like have the answers in the back of the book.

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Use this tool constantly in my business. Makes short work of testing circuits and providing a power and ground source all at the tip of my fingers.

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Tripp Lite APS1250 Inverter / Charger 1250W 12V DC to 120V AC 30A 5-15R 2 Outlet

I used to be a big APC fan, but over the years I have had all kinds of problems with them not behaving well after a battery change. They don't even like the batteries purchased from APC.

I wanted something to use with my computers that did not require specific batteries.Tripp Lite APS1250 1250W 12V DC to AC Inverter with Automatic Line-to-Battery 30-Amp Charger

This product worked out great because I just picked up a couple of Marine Deep Cycle Wet batteries (approx $60 ea) used some cables I had around (#2 Battery cables from auto parts store work great) Just get short ones with two eyes for the connections between batteries (wingnut on bolt connections on most deep cycles) and one longer one to cut in 1/2 and use for both connections to the APS.

The APS takes a 5.5mm allen wrench to tighten the connections, I had to cut the plastic around the outlets a little to get my power strip to plug in directly.

A large (8D) battery box will hold up to 3 size 24 batteries, so I am going to pick up one of those this week.

This unit does not have the B series of DIP switches.

This unit also initially charged the batteries at 50A and then dropped down as they took a surface charge.

The transfer to UPS is seamless when unplugging from the wall for testing.

No flicker or anything on any of the computers.

I am running two computers (+LCDS, Drives, etc) one with a 1000W DA1000 SilverStone DA1000 1000W ATX 12V 2.2 and EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply Retailthe other with a really old 350W supply.

I also have 5 SATA drives in the desktop.

The desktop really only drew 25A on a bootup on battery which = 300W, the constant draw on the batteries with both systems in active mode is 24A The load also includes UVerse box, 8 port switch, two external drives, usb hub, phones, etc.

Am very pleased to retire my SU1000, my SU700R, and my SU420NET upses as well as the various BK500s in my office for this one, much more efficient unit.

When I do some AC testing for how the unit performs from a generator, I will add to my review.

I have installed this along with an AGM battery as a power back-up for my sump pump. It had no trouble starting my 1/3rd hp pump. A good feature is the "charge only" mode that allows you to shut the inverter down when not needed (the winter months in my case), thus preserving the battery. It also has a setting for the type of battery being used (wet cell or glass-mat). I bought this unit to replace one from the Inverter Store that failed in less than a year.

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This Tripp Lite 1200 watt inverter/30 watt converter combo is working perfectly. It provides power to the RV entertainment center up to 5 hours a day. It is connected to a12 volt, 220 amp hr battery. The maximum power drawn is 350 watts in this service so this unit is not working hard, but it certainly works well. The converter is in parallel with a 5 amp solar charger and there has been no problems with this connection.

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I bought one of these to provide uninterrupted power to my computer, internet and a NAS. The device failed less than two months after the 1 year warranty had expired. It no longer charges my batteries and says it's over loaded, even when nothing is plugged in. I now have a 400 dollar boat anchor, not to mention another 400 worth of batteries, cables and the trip-lite remote switch that I bought to go with it.

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this is a great all-in-one solution for battery-based off-the-grid power. I spent a lot of time researching chargers and inverters and which ones I should combine before I found this, which does both easier and much cheaper for comparable performance.

my only suggestion would be for them to add a couple of fused terminals for direct DC power that could be shut off when the voltage is too low, but we can't have everything I guess.

UPDATE: after about 3 years of light summer usage, this thing up and completely quit on me. no power, nothing. it was nice while it lasted, but far too much to spend on something that is just going to fail after a while.

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Wouxun KG-UVD1P Dual Band U/V 136-174/400-480MHz Two-way Handheld Transceiver

• Dual Band - Dual Frequency - Dual Display - Dual Standby
• VHF&UHF, UHF&UHF or VHF&VHF working modes
• Frequency Range: 136-174MHz & 400-480MHz
• Work Mode: U-V , V-U , V-V , U-U Can Be Set Freely
• Band Can Be Set Freely on The Same Channel

I know buying Chinese electronics is a roll of the dice... That said, I only seriously considered this unit after reading a positive review in QST magazine and after doing some further research. Several other consumer reviews said essentially the same thing: that it is a pretty good HT for the money. These days, even some of the Japanese "big names" are using Chinese components. So I decided to order one for myself. After purchasing this HT and using it heavily for two months I have to say I was very impressed with the audio quality, the sensitivity of the receiver, the features and also the durability. Furthermore, the cost of accessories is unbelievably low. That is an area where you will save a ton of money. On the downside, the manual is virtually useless because the English (Chinglish) is so bad and that it makes programming without a PC a bit of a chore (but not impossible). A bit of advice: Buy yourself the programming cable. For $15 it is totally worth it and makes programming a breeze. Lastly, I did have one problem with the unit just last week. The transmit LED indicator went out. I contacted my vendor (DuplexCom of Ohio) who sold it to me and they had a brand new replacement unit to me in just four business days (door to door). Which leads to my final point: Choose a vendor who has good customer service like DuplexCom because you will not get much help from China! The product support is all up to your vendor so choose your vendor wisely. Also, your warranty is only 3 months. But in my case it worked out fine. The warranty covered everything except the shipping back to Ohio and I have a brand new unit which I am happy with. I have no regrets and am seriously considering ordering Wouxun's mobile transceiver that will be coming out in February. I think this radio is a steal.

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Very nice, good signal reports, easy to use but programming from the HT keyboard is a bit laborious. The programming features are very flexible but that means you have to input many values for each channel. Software to program the HT from your PC is available for a free download from Wouxun. I found the correct driver for this radio, its usb_Vista09.exe. Even though it does not say Windows 7, it does work. Make sure the programming cable is FULLY inserted. Very nice HT for the money.

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I most say! this little radio has an incredible power and its really clear!

i have baofeng uv3r nd uv5r! those are good little guys to! but wouxun has 5 watts

that its able to hit and turn on any repeater at 25 to 30 miles away!

im think on buying a second one!

one thing that i loved from this little guy is that the radio allow u to manually enter the alpha tags!

its a big difference from boafeng that you can only do that tru the computer and is kind of a major hassle!

love this radio an love wouxun! fcc rules? they suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

wp4bbs out!

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I purchased one of these from another vendor for about $130 shipped. I have used it for several months, including the collar mic, surveillance kits, multiple antennas, both as an amateur radio operator and in public safety. It works fine with good audio quality, but there are a few issues:

The radio's scan feature is crippled. If the radio is in scan, and you press the button to turn on the backlight, it stops scanning. If you press the button to turn on the LED, it stops scanning. If you try to lock the keypad, it stops scanning. If you want to change which channels are included in the scan, you have to reprogram it from a computer. You can't even use the dual VFO feature while in scan mode even though the second channel is still shown on the screen, it is never checked.

The radio itself has developed a problem. Under certain circumstances which aren't entirely clear, it will occasionally completely reset itself. I suspect this is due to a power connection issue inside the radio, but for something this cheap I'm not surprised. I'm probably going to replace it and use the broken one as a base station radio.

The belt clip, where it connects to the battery, is too tight. It takes serious effort to remove the belt clip. Which would be fine, except that it's also weak. The piece that actually fits in to the battery has broken on me, necessitating a replacement. In fact, all of the plastic pieces here are of significantly poorer quality than what you would get with, say, a Motorola.

I have used the longer antenna. It's too long to use in the field, but as a base antenna it works fine and does improve quality. While we're talking about antennas, on my original antenna the plastic piece has chipped, resulting in the actual antenna coming out of it at an angle. It still works, but yet another example of poor materials. The replacement antenna, the end cap fell off and got lost, so I had to cover it with gaffer's tape.

The surveillance earpiece works fine. The surveillance microphone does not. I am told that it results in a 'muffled' sound which is barely readable. The collar mic works fine.

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I bought this radio last year. The battery would run down

all by itself in a few days even though it was off??? Now

the charger has quit working so its useless now. Oh, well.

For $100, you can't expect much.