Friday, August 13, 2010

dyson vacuum cleaners

My first experience with a Dyson was a DC07 vacuum that arrived at our shop (see our walk-in customer check-out area shown in photo above) after it fell out the back of a pick-up. The vacuum sustained very minimal damage considering the impact and circumstances. We quickly determined which parts were needed and contacted Dyson. We received the parts quickly, with no charge. Upon servicing the vacuum we recognized how well it was built and the quality of the parts. Once the repair was complete, we tested in our showroom and immediately fell in love with the Dyson’s ability to clean. I will never forget watching the amount of dirt and debris collecting in the vacuum’s clear bin in a very short time. Soon after, we became a Dyson Dealer, and have never looked back.

From the age of 20, I typically bought a $125.00 vacuum that would last a year or two, then buy another, repeating the process. It always seemed that some cheap plastic part would break, or the unit would simply lose suction. Worse, these cheap vacuums would kick-out dust everywhere. Therefore, I appreciate the fact that the Dyson we use at home is nearly 5 years old and still looks and operates like new. I will never miss the days of the smelly, dusty vacuums that end up being nothing but landfill in two years or less. For this reason, I do consider the Dyson a “Green” product.

Many customers ask; “which is your favorite model”. This brings up the point that we use a DC14 Animal at home. However, this is not to say that the DC14 vacuum is our favorite Dyson, we simply have no reason to move into a new Dyson model. We use a Dyson DC28 in our showroom for regular cleaning. I do favor the DC28 over the DC14 vacuum. From experience, the DC28 handles a wider range of floor types and offers a switch to turn off the brush bar within a finger reach. Dyson equipped the DC28 with two motors, one for suction and one for the brush bar. This allows the vacuum suction to be constant. It is also equipped with Dyson's new Airmuscle Technology that reduces suction loss and ensures the brushroll deep cleans carpet fibers.

Beyond the DC14 & DC28 models, Dyson offers several other canister and upright vacuum models with updates and improvements over an already great design. You may notice that the higher the model number, the newer the model. Presently, the DC28 is the newest Dyson model. The first mass marketed Dyson vacuum in the USA was the DC07 Upright, then followed by the DC14 Upright, DC15 Ball Upright, DC16 Handheld, DC17 Upright, DC18 Slim Upright, DC21 Canister vacuum, DC22 Turbine Head & Motorhead Canisters with Dyson's new Digital Motor Technolgy, DC23 Turbinehead & Motorhead Canisters, DC24 Lightweight upright, DC25 Ball Upright, and then the DC28 upright vacuum with Airmuscle Technology.

 Out of the current Dyson vacuum line-up, I favor the Dyson DC25 vacuum  for overall design and performance and Ball Technology. However, the DC28 model truly ties as a favorite with superior Airmuscle cleaning technology, but does not offer the Dyson Ball Technology. The DC25 is a few pounds lighter than previous models, slightly smaller, but still offers full size clean width and power. The fully motorized brush bar works well across all carpet types, and the on/off switch allows the user to turn off the brush roll on hard floor surfaces. The vacuum also uses Dyson’s ball design, with parking improvements over the DC15, and reduction in the size of the ball. The DC25 is a happy medium that seems to be a great hit among users. We have had nothing but positive feedback on this vacuum. PriceRilla.Com

 

 

 



goodyear tires

 

The Goodyear Assurance TripleTred is the most recommended all-season tire for passenger cars. Tests indicate it delivers very good traction on both wet and dry pavement, and good grip on snow and ice. Very few all-season tires perform better on winter roads, although the budget-priced Hankook Optimo H727 (*Est. $95) does beat the TripleTred in one snow-and-ice test, and the performance-oriented Continental ExtremeContact DWS (*Est. $100) excels in another. 

However, both the Hankook and Continental are new tire models, so they -- like most other all-season tires -- can't match the TripleTred's longtime track record as a standout in independent tire tests and owner reviews. The TripleTred costs more than other highly rated all-season tires, but owners say its long tread life makes it a good value.

PriceRilla.Com provides the best review of the Goodyear Assurance TripleTred, comparing it with other standard all-season tires in a series of thorough, objective tests. TireRack.com also tests the TripleTred, but it includes fewer competing tires and no winter testing. Owner reviews often consider longer periods of time and provide more detail; more than 2,200 owners rate the TripleTred at TireRack.com. We found far fewer owner ratings for the TripleTred at 1010Tires.com and Epinions.com. The manufacturer's official treadwear, heat-resistance and traction ratings, posted at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, SaferCar.gov, are also useful..

Looking for a new set of all-season tires? Our reviews report that the Goodyear Assurance Triple Tread Tires are a great tire all-weather tire and perform very well on the road. One reviewer’s wife thanked him for buying the Goodyear Assurance Tires saying, “thanks honey, now I can drive 80 in the rain”. While we don’t recommend that, we can report that our reviewers are mainly happy with the life and performance of Goodyear Assurance Triple Tread Tires. The majority of owners say this is the best tire they have ever purchased, while one reviewer was a bit disappointed in the tread life. Check out another high performance tire at PriceRilla.Com

 

 

 



ge appliances

The GE Refrigerator is just one of thousands of products that the General Electric Company has perfected over the past hundred years. The General Electric Company better known as GE, is the world's second largest corporation. With its roots going back to the days of Thomas Edison, GE was formed when Thomas Edison's the Edison General Electric Company merged in 1892 with its rival, the Thomson-Houston Electric Company.

Fun Fact: The General Electric Company's tax return is the largest filed in the United States exclipsing some 24,000 pages!

GE is one of the most popular brands in America and is broken down into three segments. The GE (or General Electric Refrigerators), GE Profile, and GE Monogram Refrigerators. There are hundreds of models in the GE Refrigerator line which makes narrowing down your choices pretty difficult! But, the good news is, we've tested and reviewed them all and managed to find a few that are Top Rated with us and Consumers alike.

The Best GE Refrigerators were a bit harder to determine than you might think. Mainly because there were so many high quality General Electric Refrigerators to choose from. But we've managed to narrow down the choices to a select few. Come visit us at PriceRilla.Com and we will be glad to serve you.

 

 



Thursday, August 12, 2010

otterbox case iphone 3g impact black

Silicone rubber cases were all but commoditized years ago, and it has become harder for new versions to stand out from the pack. Today, we're reviewing nine different rubber cases for three different Apple devices: the fourth-generation iPod nano, second-generation iPod touch, and iPhone 3G. This comparative review looks at OtterBox's Impact Series Case ($20) and Sumajin's Ink Case ($18) for iPhone 3G.

 

Designing a superb iPhone 3G rubber case isn’t difficult, but there are a few challenges that developers have had to confront head-on: how much of the device should be covered up, given that its speakers and microphone are so critical to its performance as a phone? And what about the rest of its scratchable plastic body?

With Impact Series and Ink, OtterBox and Sumajin have come up with substantially different answers to these questions, neither as impressive as the best iPhone 3G cases we’ve seen, nor as terrible as the worst ones out there. Ink is the more conventional of the designs, opting to protect the iPhone 3G’s entire back save for its camera, top save for the headphone port, and sides save for the ringer switch. The bottom is closed except for small holes for the speaker and microphone, and the face is open for the entirety of the screen, and a large pill-shaped opening around the ear speaker and nearby sensors. Rather than using a full-face screen protector, Sumajin fills the screen hole with a rectangular piece of protective film, which we aren’t hugely fond of, but does more than not covering the screen at all.

 

The only distinctive touches here are found on the back of the case, which features tattoo-like art that’s been inked on in a contrasting color, and ribbed sides that make the iPhone 3G more grippy. While the inked artwork isn’t spectacular, some users may like it anyway, due to the themes of Sumajin’s chosen tattoos. Additionally, like a number of other cases we’ve tested, Ink has a built-in Dock Connector cover that flips open when you need to access the port, easily working with Universal Docks and common accessories. It’s a nice design, and contributes to the case’s generally strong level of protection.

By comparison, OtterBox’s Impact Series case represents a large deviation from that company’s roots—historically, Otter has produced cases that make amazing efforts to protect as much of your device as they can. Unfortunately, Impact goes in the opposite direction. It offers no coverage for the iPhone 3G’s screen, top or bottom ports, speakers, microphone, or camera, and even goes so far as to expose a circle of the device’s back around the Apple logo. As we’ve mentioned in prior reviews, we seriously hate cases that do this, as it neither looks classy nor affords the sort of protection that the logo deserves, given how easy it is to scratch. The lack of screen protection is also troubling, given that most rubber cases at or below this price level include film of some sort.

 

 

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brand new apple iphone 4 32gb for cheap

 The anticipation is over. July 13, 2010 Apple CEO Steve Jobs officially unveiled the new iPhone. Which means Spot Cool Stuff is now allowed to release our previously embargoed information and share our first thoughts on what is will certainly become the world’s best selling smartphone.

By Apple’s count, the new iPhone 4 has over 100 features not found on the 3Gs. Those Spot Cool Stuff thinks are especially worth noting, in rough order of importance:

The iPhone 4 doesn’t have one 5 megapixel camera. It hastwo cameras—one back-facing (as on all previous iPhones models) and one front-facing. Both will offer a 5x digital zoom,a feature that is technically new but that can be added to an “old” iPhone by way of a hand of apps sold through the App Store. The rear camera on the iPhone 4 has an LED flash that can also help illuminate subjects during video shooting.

The screen on the iPhone 4 is absolutely amazing. The so-called Retina Display boasts pixels that are a mere 78 micrometers wide, which is a fair bit smaller than the naked human eye can see. 326 of these pixels squeeze into a single square inch of the screen.

The front-facing camera makes it easier to take self portraits. More importantly, it allows for FaceTime, the iPhone new video chatting capability. Video chat has been available on computers and home phones for ages, via Skype or a Grandstream phone, for example. But it feels more accessible having that capability in the palm of your hand. The coolest part: Users can swamp between showing their video chat partner the view from the front-facing camera and the view from the back.

 

 



xtrememac ipod or iphone tango studio black

 

Pros: A smaller, cosmetically updated version of the 2006 Tango audio system, preserving the prior model’s audio hardware, Infrared remote control, and shape while dropping its price and adding both AM and FM radio tuners. Cool black, silver, and blue LED design is consistent with other XtremeMac products and look of the iPhone, all features work pretty well.

Cons: Radio and iPod audio performance is only a bit above acceptable for the price; system’s appeal is more in its versatility and value for the dollar than its exceptional sound. Bass and treble tweaks are required to make music sound more than fair; bass and treble performance aren’t what we’d expect from a five-driver array. 

When XtremeMac introduced the original version of Tango two years ago, we weren’t exactly sure what to make of it: the $200 2.1-channel white and black audio system was undeniably sleek and modern, but its minimalist design seemed like it was designed to blend in at a time when other iPod speakers were standing out. Then Apple released iPod Hi-Fi, at $349 a considerably more expensive but aesthetically very similar speaker, which validated Tango’s design choices and made it look like a bargain. When it shipped months later, Tango’s only major flaw was a wonky down-firing subwoofer, which rendered its audio unpleasant, despite all of the system’s other positive design traits.

 

 



otterbox case iphone 3g impact black

Silicone rubber cases were all but commoditized years ago, and it has become harder for new versions to stand out from the pack. Today, we're reviewing nine different rubber cases for three different Apple devices: the fourth-generation iPod nano, second-generation iPod touch, and iPhone 3G. This comparative review looks at OtterBox's Impact Series Case ($20) and Sumajin's Ink Case ($18) for iPhone 3G.

 

Designing a superb iPhone 3G rubber case isn’t difficult, but there are a few challenges that developers have had to confront head-on: how much of the device should be covered up, given that its speakers and microphone are so critical to its performance as a phone? And what about the rest of its scratchable plastic body?

With Impact Series and Ink, OtterBox and Sumajin have come up with substantially different answers to these questions, neither as impressive as the best iPhone 3G cases we’ve seen, nor as terrible as the worst ones out there. Ink is the more conventional of the designs, opting to protect the iPhone 3G’s entire back save for its camera, top save for the headphone port, and sides save for the ringer switch. The bottom is closed except for small holes for the speaker and microphone, and the face is open for the entirety of the screen, and a large pill-shaped opening around the ear speaker and nearby sensors. Rather than using a full-face screen protector, Sumajin fills the screen hole with a rectangular piece of protective film, which we aren’t hugely fond of, but does more than not covering the screen at all.

 

The only distinctive touches here are found on the back of the case, which features tattoo-like art that’s been inked on in a contrasting color, and ribbed sides that make the iPhone 3G more grippy. While the inked artwork isn’t spectacular, some users may like it anyway, due to the themes of Sumajin’s chosen tattoos. Additionally, like a number of other cases we’ve tested, Ink has a built-in Dock Connector cover that flips open when you need to access the port, easily working with Universal Docks and common accessories. It’s a nice design, and contributes to the case’s generally strong level of protection.

By comparison, OtterBox’s Impact Series case represents a large deviation from that company’s roots—historically, Otter has produced cases that make amazing efforts to protect as much of your device as they can. Unfortunately, Impact goes in the opposite direction. It offers no coverage for the iPhone 3G’s screen, top or bottom ports, speakers, microphone, or camera, and even goes so far as to expose a circle of the device’s back around the Apple logo. As we’ve mentioned in prior reviews, we seriously hate cases that do this, as it neither looks classy nor affords the sort of protection that the logo deserves, given how easy it is to scratch. The lack of screen protection is also troubling, given that most rubber cases at or below this price level include film of some sort.

 

 



incipio dermashot iphone solid black

To put it mildly, silicone rubber iPhone cases tend to be very similar from company to company, and that trend has only accelerated with the iPhone 3G: everyone has embraced the general idea of covering most of the device's back and sides with rubber, then leaving the screen open to be protected by film. As a result, the only differences between rubber cases are three in number: the amount of rubber used to cover the iPhone 3G, the way the rubber has been molded, and the price at which the finished product is sold.

Today, we’re looking at five rubber cases from four different companies. Gecko Gear’s iPhone Glove, Incipio’s dermaSHOT for iPhone 3G ($20), JAVOedge’s Indented JAVOSkin, and iFrogz’ Treadz Case for iPhone 3G are all basic rubber cases that fit the above description, while Incipio’s more deluxe Silicrylic adds a hard rear frame to the rubber skin for decorative and shock-absorbant purposes.

Incipio’s dermaSHOT is the simplest of these cases, and more expensive than last year’s version, but it’s also been improved to become more competitive with similar products. You get to choose from eight colors, all shown here except for the clear frosted version, and get one rubber case, a screen protector, cleaning cloth, and video stand.

The case has been improved from the original iPhone dermaSHOT, now lacking the unnecessary back slits and thereby offering correspondingly better rear protection. Like all of the other rubber cases we’re looking at today, there are holes for the headphone port, ringer switch, camera, bottom speaker, bottom microphone, and Dock Connector port, but unlike some of them, Incipio has covered the Sleep/Wake button and volume buttons; it has not taken the most aggressive protective position and covered the Home button. That having been said, it’s better than the Gecko Gear and JAVOedge cases in that it does cover the rest of the iPhone 3G’s face, thanks to the included screen protector.

We also liked the video stand, which while simple in execution serves its purpose perfectly well: place it on a flat surface and you can prop the iPhone 3G up on a recline to watch videos. As other companies have found, it doesn’t cost much to add this feature into the package, and users get the benefit of being able to enjoy using their iPhones without buying more expensive and complex docks. Incipio’s choice to include this was a wise move.

Our chief issue with dermaSHOT is that it’s by far the most plain case design we’ve yet seen from a major vendor for the iPhone 3G—plain in the sense that it looks generic and could as easily have come from anybody as from Incipio. We know that this company has design chops, but dermaSHOT doesn’t too much to show them off. Regardless, if you’re looking for a reasonable variety of colors, above-average protection, and a reasonable price considering what you get in the package, this is a worthwhile option.