Product Reviews
In Car camera Kits – Nextbase In Car Cam 402G Professional
Having fitted In Car camera Kits to each of the family cars and fully tested the Nextbase InCarCam 402g Pro is a a floor less piece of kit that really gives you piece of mind in the event of a no fault accident,
Prepare for the unexpected with the Nextbase In Car Cam 402G Professional NBDVR402-Gwhich allows you to automatically record every aspect of your journey in 1080 high definition so you can clearly read signs and number plates on the recording.
- Bright, clear 2.7 inch 16:9 LED screen for easy viewing
- Instant evidence to support insurance claims to help prove an incident was not your fault
- Please note – requires Micro SD card class 6-10 up to 32GB (not included)
- 140 degree wide angle view with automatic 1080 High Definition recording at 30 frames per second
- Six-Element Sharp Lenses made with 6 layers of glass to provide stunning clear images
- Built in GPS and G sensor record location and force data
- Wide Dynamic Range image processing ensures clear recordings in bright and dark light
- Parking mode detects motion and automatically records whilst your car is parked
- Photo mode allows you to take still images for further evidence
- Easy to Install with included 12v power cable and window mount
- SOS data protection prevents the impact/event recording from being deleted
- Loop recording feature prevents recording from stopping when the SD card is full
- Dimensions: 11.3 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm (WxHxD)
Its easy to fit and to setup, the in car windscreen bracket is steady and the power cord very long so you can tuck it behind panels and under the side steps for a permanent fitting.
It uses a Micro SD card and playing the footage either through your HD tv with the HDMI cable it comes with or by removing the Micro SD card and playing through your computer.
The software that the device comes with is easy to use and displays any impacts on a G graph and linked into Google maps so it plots your route.
The device itself records on a 3 or a 5 minute loop allowing the files to be manageable, it will then cycle through the SD card once full and overwrite the oldest file. The unit has a one touch lock feature if you press this the current file being recorded will be locked preventing it from being over written.
The only thing i was disappointed on was the battery life its very poor not sure why it has one to be honest.
Again most impressed at the features and functionality and for the price point of £138.00 well worth the investment
voodoo hoodoo mountain bike 2014 Review From Halfords
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voodoo hoodoo mountain bike 2014 Review From Halfords
I purchased from Halfords, Yes i know Halfords those people we trust to PDI our children’s bikes and don’t get it right every time but i will go into that later in this post but at the end of the day Voodoo only distribute through Halfords, so i was stuck really
So what made me buy one, well i did research as i was moving away from my road bike to off road, so i wanted something that would be good on road and off road and i believe at the time this was the answer.
My main criteria was that it needed to be reasonably with lockout forks and a good gear set.
So what else did i look at before making my choice. I looked at many many bike from Argos to local stores in St Albans the other mounting bike that ticked all the boxes was a Specialized Rockhopper 29er with its positive reviews i thought this could be the bike for me but with its £650 price tag it was a big purchase. Then i came across some reviews online that mentioned it was not as sure footed as some proclaimed. At this point i came across the Voodoo range and allot of people raving about the pedigree behind the design. These bikes are designed by Joe Murray, five times champion of the rockhopper race.
Some references
Rockhopper review Bike Radar
Voodoo Hoodoo 2012 review Bike Radar
Voodoo Hoodoo 2012 MBR review
I was really interested in the Voodoo Hoodoo but some people had pointed out that the 2014 model had been downgraded it no longer had the 120mm suntour Raidon X1 forks with remote lockout but this is the biggest change. There were some big reviews online especially from Bike Radar that had some wonderful things to say about the Voodoo Hoodoo and after going in to halfords and looking at what was on offer and at the price point i made my decision and parted with my £449.00.
The one thing i know i needed to do was to carry out my own PDI, just before i took it away from Halfords i asked the technician why the breaks had so much travel on the leavers, he said he did not know and he would get the manager to take a look. The manager came and was trying to take the travel out of the levers and he said he had done the best he could. So when i got home put it up on my maintenance stand i knew he had been adjusting the wrong grub screw on the breaks, so i found the right screw and adjusted them to remove %50 of the travel in the break leaver.
Halfords Poor Bike Check
Next i went over the entire bike and this is what i found.
On the gears the low and hi gear stops had not been set and the gears were derailing.
I found that the cables where they travel at the bottom of the crank were not placed in the plastic guides and if i had not spotted it would have damaged the cable and the bottom of the bike.
Some break calliper nuts were not tight.
So over all nothing i was not expecting when you consider some of the Halfords staff get a half days training, and they never follow procedure. Not setting the gears correctly is kinda bike school 101. So ban on you Halfords stevanage.
One i was happy with my PDI check off out i went and boy first impressions were good, covered about 20 mile that day all road and locking out the forks really made a difference, a little road noise but i was expecting that but over all a very comfortable ride.
Day two was off road day and again i was so impressed the bike was shore footed and took everything that i could throw at it, it did not miss a heartbeat. I covered about 8-10 miles off road.
over all i could not have made a better choice this is the best bike i have ever owned and in the first week i have covered over 50 miles, you would not regret buying i can assure you but as you can only purchase this from Halfords make sure you can double check the bike or have a friend that does.
voodoo hoodoo mountain bike 2014 Review From Halfords
The best Ipad case Lifeproof
I found it so hard to find me the ultimate ipad case one that was easy to use, nice to handle but functional. I have spent nearly £500 on many different styles shapes and colours, all offering one of the features i wanted but not all.
Lifeproof Ipad Case
There are plenty that clame to be the best Ipad case but many fail in my journey to find that ultimate ipad case
That was until i came across this little bad boy in thee apple store and simply the best feature is it keeps the screen tactile and i don’t have to prod it through a piece of plastic, that also does not degrade the visibility of the screen.
Look no plastic screen
Now this is a capital purchase as the price tag is £99.95 so a little scary but worth every Penny. Because it brought all the things i wanted from a case
- Waterproof
- Tactile
- Protection
- no screen obstacles
- stand
It was easy to fit and even came with a dummy ipad so i could test it without putting my Ipad three in danger, but still able to test its waterproof claim’s for myself and yes not one leak.
Its also comes with a plastic travel cover with built in stand (very handy) overall worth every penny.
Overview
Price: a little high
Value: worth every penny
Fitting: Easy
Overall rating is based on the end result and being fit for purpose and living up-to the manufacturers claims and of course me bung happy ….
9/10 highly recommend
