Lidl have an interesting looking pair of phones being sold together as a package from Monday 8th June 2015. It looks like Lidl are aiming this at those who have problems seeing the numbers on the buttons of conventional telephones. The pair of phones consist of: A traditional plug in corded telephone with large buttons A DECT cordless phone handset […]
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I spotted the Bitmore e-Fuel 2600mAh smartphone powerbank for sale on the Maplin web site and thought that looks neat. Powerbanks that you charge up from the mains and then carry with you to top up the charge in your mobile phone or tablet computer have become common. These USB back up chargers often have a row of LED lights […]
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The video below shows one of those mini dehumidifiers that work using the Peltier effect being dismantled, showing how it works. These miniature dehumidifiers are widely available from retailers such as Coopers of Stortford, Argos and Maplin. The YouTube video was made by BigClive who comes up with all sorts of entertaining techie videos.
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I see that from Sunday 31st May 2015 supermarket Aldi will be offering an Altius 42″ Full HD LED TV as one of their offers at what looks a very keen price. Altius seems to be an Aldi in house own brand, it would be interesting to know who makes these television sets for Aldi and in what country. The […]
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I spotted the Beko WM85135LW washing machine being advertised by Currys as part of a Bank Holiday promotion. The Beko WM85135LW will take an 8kg wash load and has a 1300rpm maximum spin speed. From the arrangement of controls and the visual display panel it looks obvious that this washing machine is part of the Beko Excellence range. It looks […]
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Lidl are selling a small Silvercrest dehumidifier for just £19.99 as one of their weekly special offers. May seems an odd month to be selling dehumidifiers but I suspect Lidl are pitching this at people who own caravans and motorhomes. This is a tiny unit compared to the one Lidl were selling recently which only extracts a maximum of 170ml […]
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I guess most households rely on an inkjet printer hooked up to their computer for their printing needs, but with the proliferation of low priced laser printers in recent years they have become a very viable alternative inkjet printers. The Dell B1160 is a basic low cost mono laser printer. For those who do not need to print in colour […]
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Lidl are advertising they will be selling a Silvercrest 5200mAh power bank from the 10th of May 2015. These are portable units that can be charged up from the mains electricity supply and then used to recharge mobile phones and tablet computers whilst on the go. Handy for those on the go they slip easily into handbags and briefcases providing […]
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I was wandering around a Currys store and spotted a display of Seiki branded televisions. The thing that grabbed my attention was some of the boxes had the phrase “This TV was assembled in the UK” emblazoned on the box. Why ‘assembled’ and not ‘made’? Were they just bolted together from a kit of parts made elsewhere? I did a […]
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Browsing the Coopers of Stortford web site and spotted they were selling an Ondial airband radio priced at £29.99. Airband radios can tune into the radio frequencies used for civil aircraft communication allowing listeners to eavesdrop on pilots talking to air traffic controllers. These radio frequencies are between 108MHz and 137MHz in the VHF spectrum just above the FM broadcast […]
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