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Dremel 8300-01 12-Volt Cordless Multi-Max Oscillating Kit
Repair, remodel, and restore with the compact Dremel 8300-01 Cordless Multi-Max Oscillating Kit. Featuring quick side-to-side motion, the Multi-Max gives you the ability to take on a variety of projects, from cutting to sanding. Cordless for your convenience, this tool features a soft start and electronic brake to provide you with smooth movements and safe stops. The lithium-ion battery powers up within one hour, so it’s ready when you need it. The Dremel Multi-Max Kit includes two types of blades, two types of sanding pads, and a handy storage case for the whole kit.
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Supreme Performance and Versatility
Featuring a powerful 1.5 amp motor, the Dremel Cordless Multi-Max Oscillating Kit offers various oscillating speeds and accessories for you to choose from. With this kit you’ll get a wood flush cut blade, a wood and drywall saw blade, a hook and loop pad, and three sizes of grit paper. The electric on/off switch provides you with complete power control, while the soft-start ensures you begin each cut and sand movement smoothly. For an added convenience, the Quick Fit Accessory Changer lets you alternate between the cutting and sanding attachments in moments.
Oscillating Angles Get Tool into Tight Spots
In order to get those hard-to-reach places, the Dremel Multi-Max offers an oscillation angle of up to three degrees to the left or right. Whether you’re using the blade to cut through metal piping, or gently sa
nding wooden furnishings, you’ll be able to fit the tool exactly where you need it.
Compact Build with Comfortable Design
Thanks to its compact build, the Dremel Multi-Max tool allows you to easily take project matters into your hands. An ergonomic grip underneath the body not only helps maintain a solid hold on the tool, but also gives you more control over your movements. As an added bonus, the grip also allows your hand to feel comfortable as it holds and uses the tool.
Lithium-Ion Battery Offers Long-Lasting, Cordless Power
Needing only the included Lithium-ion battery, this tool does without a cord so you can do without having to find an outlet. This battery can hold onto its power for up to two years between charges. Thanks to its no-memory effect, you can charge this tool anytime you feel the need. Simply pop it onto the charging dock and your Dremel cordless tool will be back to full strength within an hour.
The Dremel Cordless Multi-Max Oscillating Kit comes with a manufacturer’s limited two-year warranty.
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hard Drive
Since SSD became mainstream, plenty of people buy it just to run their operating system and programs that they use very often. We can’t blame these people because in our opinion, this is by far the most correct way to use Solid State Drive, not to mention its price. An idea to combine both SSD and normal HDD drive came up, creating a hybrid drive and this month, we have the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB.
The Momentus XT looks just like a standard 2.5 inch hard drive with nothing much to talk about but what lies underneath is a 500GB (in our case) and a 4GB Solid State SLC NAND flash storage. So how does a hybrid drive like this work?
It may differ from different brands but Seagate in particular has developed a new technology they call Adaptive Memory technology. What this does is that the drive will monitor the data files you use most frequently and place it in the SSD portion of the drive. This means that every time you call these data up, it’ll take less time, since it doesn’t need to spin and search for it. To the PC, it is just like any other hard drive you have. There are no funny partitions that confuse you. It sees only one (physical) drive and that’s it. We’re not too sure how Adaptive Memory technology classify a data as ‘frequent’ but we will just assure that it works.
We installed the Momentus XT on our test bed and used it as normal. We didn’t really notice and differences opening applications. The hard disk is faster than the 2.5 inch HDD we’ve tested though. We think Seagate should bundle a tools of some sort to let us know what is in the solid state drive, or better yet, let us select the data we want to put in there, instead of relying on Adaptive Memory. Adaptive Memory might be good for novice users but for advance users, we’re left in the lurch, not knowing what went where.
Performance on the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB is good. We do see an improvement over regular hard drives. The idea of a hybrid drive is great as well. We do hope it’ll be more transparent to users though.
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Iomega Prestige 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 34919 (Gray)
The Iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0 provides a simple and affordable solution for all your storage needs. Ideal for adding capacity to your system, this stylish drive offers a sturdy aluminum construction and included stand. Available in up to 2TB capacity, it’s the easiest way to save photos, music, videos, and more, plus the Prestige Desktop Hard Drive is powered by an Energy Star qualified adapter for a better environment! Iomega Protection Suite software is included with solutions to access your PC, easily backup your data, and protect your computer and online experience. Software is available via download! The suite includes Trend Micro Internet Security (1 year subscription), Iomega QuikProtect, EMC Retrospect, and MozyHome Online Backup Service (2GB free).
The Iomega® Prestige™ Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0
provides a simple and affordable solution for all your storage needs. Ideal for adding capacity to your system, this stylish drive offers a sturdy aluminum construction and included stand. It’s the easiest way to save photos, music, videos and more.
Plug-and-Play Simplicity and 1 TB Storage Capacity
The Iomega Prestige Features:
* USB 2.0 interface for fast data transfers, plug-and-play simplicity, and universal compatibility.
* Data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps.
* Preformatted NTFS drive, so you don’t have to waste time formatting to use it.
* Fast spindle speed and an 8MB or higher cache buffer. This provides performance that results in fast access speeds and low latency.
Stylish Aluminum Case
The Prestige has durable aluminum construction with a brushed-metal finish that will stylishly complement your desktop or workstation. An included stand gives you the option of either placing the drive horizontally or vertically.
Not only does the aluminum design look good, it also works to dissipate heat, allowing the drive to run cooler and quieter.
Backup Software Included
It includes Iomega Protection Suite software with Iomega QuickProtect, EMC® Retrospect®, MozyHome™ Online Backup service**, Trend Micro™ Internet Security*** (1 year subscription), and Iomega VClone, letting you take your PC virtually anywhere including files, settings, and applications.
** Not available in The People’s Republic of China
*** Not available in Japan
Compatible with Macs and PCs
Whether you have a Mac or PC, the Prestige will do the job.
* PC: Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional, and a Pentium II class processor with 256MB RAM and a USB 2.0 connection
* Mac: (PowerPC or Intel) with OS X 10.3 or above with a USB 2.0 port.
The Iomega Prestige External Hard Drive is backed by a three-year warranty.
What’s in the Box
* Iomega Desktop Hard Drive
* USB 2.0 Connection Cable
* Quick Install Guide
* HTML User Manual and Help Files
* Backup software license included
* software via download (PC & Mac)
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Digital Caliper 6 Inch LCD with Extra Battery and Storage Case
Digital Caliper 6 Inch LCD with Extra Battery and Storage Case, This digital caliper It’s made of hardened stainless steel. It measures from .001″ to 6″ or .01mm to 150mm. It calibratibles to zero, and can change from mm to inches with the touch of a button. It also has a locking screw, combined display, external measuring surfaces, thumb roller, rail, battery cap, depth measuring bar, step measuring surfaces and knife-shaped measuring surface for inside measurements.. It also in a molded and padded black plastic case for safe storage. It can be used for industrial work, hobby work, jewelry, gunsmithing, etc
This digital caliper you can buy it from amazon.com. Buy it now!
Vizio new accessory components
Vizio knows that most home theater enthusiasts would love to accessorize their setup, which is why they have a brand new line up of accessory components that aim to further enhance the performance and installation of their HDTV and HD audio components. First off the blocks would be a wireless HDMI adapter that comes with a 4-port switch that is capable of delivering HD quality video and audio from a variety of source devices including Blu-ray players and set-top boxes to virtually any HDTV sans the need for an HDMI cable. This would come in handy where keeping a neat living room is concerned, as the lack of visible wires also makes it easier to clean the back of your TV rack/mount whenever small colonies of dust bunnies start to congregate.
Apart from that, Vizio also has a new range of extremely slim wall mounts that cater for HDTVs which range from 19? to 65? in size, as long as they don’t tip the scales at more than 130 lbs. You get both swivel and tilt capability with these new wall mounts that provides for a more enjoyable viewing experience. To make sure that your senses receive the very best performance possible, Vizio is also offering a new range of premium HDMI cables alongside an environmentally friendly cleaning foam which is capable ofkeeping HDTV displays as well as other electronic components free of dust and scratches.
Last but not least would be Vizio’s two new universal remote controls, where one of them looks as though it is from the future, featuring a 3.5? LCD touchscreen display with automatic backlight control. Known as the XRT100, it offers digital touchscreen control of VIA-enabled television sets, but also has the ability of functioning with any legacy A/V component which ought to make it all the more attractive for those who have yet to upgrade the rest of their home entertainment system. You won’t be able to enjoy multi-touch control on the 3.5? LCD touchscreen though, but at least its one-touch controls are more than enough to handle the majority of your home theater system components without missing a beat, alongside the ability to display favorite apps grouped by user or genre.
The Swapped Xbox 360 Controller
The cool mod from Ben Heck. He made because the request from one of his customer, the Swapped Xbox 360 Controller.
You can see the the d-pad and action buttons have been swapped, also the left and right triggers have been swapped and Ben has also fitted an extra set of X Y B A buttons on the back.
