Supermarket chain Lidl are advertisings a Livarno Lux remote controlled LED colour effect lamp which will go on sale from the 2nd of February 2015. This is a 3 Watt LED light bulb with an E27 screw base. It comes with a remote control which allows the colour to be changed to any of sixteen shades, including white. The brightness […]
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I got an email from Ebuyer advertising the Hisense 40″ LTDN40D36TUK Full HD LED TV for £209.99, this seemed a reasonable price for a 40 inch television with a HD LCD panel. I then discovered AO.com also stock the Hisense LTDN40D36TUK 40″ HD TV and that their price was even cheaper at £199. Hisense are a major Chinese manufacturer and […]
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Modern televisions tend to have a hidden built in engineers mode which gives access to technical service settings for the TV set. This menu is normally reasonably easy to get into if you know the trick, but of course you will not find details in the user manual. Below are the steps that will get you into the service menu […]
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Perusing the website of Swedish retailer IKEA I noticed their ‘Alkalisk‘ own brand alkaline batteries are very reasonably priced. For example as I write this they are selling packs of ten Alkalisk LR6 AA sized batteries for only £1.50. That is just 15 p each, or to put it another way the equivalent of 60p for a pack of four. […]
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Faulty washing machines that have display panels may display error codes to help diagnosis by washing machine repair engineers. So how do you interpret the error code on your washing machine at home? Well if it is an AEG, Zanussi or Electrolux the list of fault codes below might prove useful as all of these brands are part of the giant […]
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As I write this Argos are promoting the Beko WM6120W 6Kg 1200rpm Spin washing machine at a penny under £160 which seems a very good price for a washing machine from a major brand. Features include: 6kg max washing capacity 1200rpm spin speed Up to 9 hours delayed start 15 programmes 28 minute quick wash Baby cycle Automatic half load […]
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The speakers built into modern flatscreen TVs can be disappointing when it comes to sound quality and so many people ad a soundbar to improve their audio experience. There are a huge number of different soundbars out there on the market so how do you know which one to buy? I was interested to see that the i newspaper set […]
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I came across the Sony Bravia KDL32R433 Freeview TV on sale on the Argos web site and decided to take a closer look at this 32″ HD ready television. The first thing I did was see what others were charging for the Sony KDL32R433 and found a range of prices on offer. Below are four major retailers who stock this […]
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Have you ever thought “I just need a basic mobile phone that makes and receives calls” when looking at modern mobiles packed with web browsers and all sorts of other features? If you have then Doro had you in mind when they created their range of straightforward mobile phones. I recently got to handle a Doro PhoneEasy 508 mobile phone […]
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Have you got a mobile phone? If you have it will have a unique identifying serial number known as a IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity). It is this IMEI number that mobile phone networks use to block cellphones that have been reported lost or stolen. So what can you find out from your phones IMEI number? Well the web […]
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