The Brady Bunch - The Honeymoon / A Camping We Will Go
October 31, 2008
Customer Review: Good Video Tape But The Complete First Season DVD is Better!
The Brady Bunch is one of my favorite TV shows! This tape has two of the best episodes from the first season, the pilot episode Honeymoon in which Mike and Carol get married and blend their families together and A Camping We Will Go in which the boys are not too happy about their step sisters going with them on their anual camping trip and it’s great that these two episodes are on video but it’s better to buy the complete first season on DVD where you get these two episodes and a whole lot more!
Customer Review: Classic… BUT…. Something’s missing….
Honeymoon is the first episode, where they “must somehow form a family” — Mike and … get married.
A Camping We Will Go is a classic from early in the series where they are still trying to form a family.
HOWEVER, having watched these episodes when they first ran, this video seems to have trimmed scenes out of both episodes! Especially in the camping video, there seems to be NO support for the girls projecting the bear onto the boys tent. In the original I saw, the boys did something to provoke it. NOT IN THIS VIDEO. So dissapointed. I’ve noticed the same thing (cut scenes) in the Gilligan’s Island videos from AOL/TimeWarner.
Anyone else notice this? Am I dreaming? buy from here…
Garmin iQue 3600 PDA/GPS Handheld System with Americas Detailed Street Mapping
October 31, 2008
Garmin iQue 3600 is the first PDA to include integrated GPS technology. With the power of Palm OS® 5 and the dependability of Garmin GPS technology, this “Super PDA” redefines multi-tasking. Rechargeable internal Lithium-ion battery (charges in cradle or while connected to adapter) Built-in 32 MB of memory for downloading map data and other Palm OS-compatible software New ARM processor enhances battery life, screen redraw, graphics, and audio Has SD expansion slot for flexible memory storage and additional software Unit size - 2.8W x 5H x. 8D Includes - iQue 3600, Protective display cover, Metal stylus, USB HotSync cradle, AC power/charging adapter, Quick start guide, Choice of MapSource configuration, installation CD
Customer Review: Great but discontinued; does not work with Vista
This unit is first rate, but it has two major problems: it is discontinued, and the map function will not update with Vista. It also has serious power supply issues; if you want to take it between home and office, have power supplies in both places!
Customer Review: Old Friend but time to move on - If dead try hard reset
Had this as my travel buddy for many years but now like the Nuvi 660 far better since I no use for the other palm functions.
It drove me batty many times trying to update maps etc but after hours of patience it always got back to working.
When the unit seems “dead” - be sure charged up or on AC power and do a hard reset. This often brings it back from the dead. buy from here…
Guide to Camping
October 31, 2008
Customer Review: A family guide to basic outdoor survival skills
Survival expert Jerry Younkins brings you this valuable instructional video to make your hunting or camping trip safe and more emjoyable. HOW TO FIND FOOD< WATER AND SHELER.. WILDERNESS NAVIGATION. BASIC FIRST AID buy from here…
Gene Shay Goes Camping
October 31, 2008
Prismatic Binoculars (GeoVision Precision Optics)
October 31, 2008
Young explorers will love these high-quality, lightweight binoculars, featuring the same internal prismatic reflection system found in much more expensive binoculars. The handy strap and protective pouch make it easy to grab for a quick nature hike, overnight trip, or the top bleacher seats! Simulated leather case included. Ages: 8 + Grades: 3 + Manufacturer:Educational Insights buy from here…
Treehouses: The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limb
October 28, 2008
Treehouses lift the spirits. They inspire dreams. They represent freedom: from adults or adulthood, from duties and responsibilities, from an earthbound perspective. If we can’t fly with the birds, at least we can nest with them. With lively writing and beautiful photographs, Treehouses paints a fascinating portrait of this ingenious branch of architecture. It provides a brief history of treehouses, from Caligula through the Medici to Queen Victoria. It shows how to design and build a treehouse, from picking the right tree to shingling the roof. And it tells the stories of dozens of treehouses and the people who built them, from simple platforms nailed together by kids to arboreal palaces constructed and lived in by grown-ups. The centerpiece of the book is a photo essay showing Pete Nelson building a spectacular octagonal treehouse thirty feet up an old-growth fir on Saltspring Island in British Columbia. With two hundred square feet of floor space, cedar paneling, and leaded French doors, the Saltspring treehouse is one of the finest specimens of the treehouse builder’s art. Anyone who has ever built a treehouse, or dreamed of it, or read Swiss Family Robinson, will find Treehouses irresistible.
Customer Review: Never too Old for a Treehouse
I found the drawings of treehouse construction principles helpful and potentially life saving. The photos were beautiful and inspirational. This isn’t the only treehouse building book I will own, but it was a good one to start out with.
Customer Review: Tree Huggers Beware.
Great Book, with lots of great pictures. Some technical stuff also. Another book that has a little bit on building tree houses is called “Shelters Shacks and Shanties by D.C. Beard. I love tree’s myself but for you tree huggers complaining about a few nails, sheesh, your houses are full of lumber. Look in the walls at the studs, under the floors at the joists, kitchen cabinets, dining room table and chairs, bedroom furniture, etc. etc. so don’t worry about a few nails in a tree eh, they love the iron in them anyhow! buy from here…
Groovy Girls Snazzy Sleeper
October 28, 2008
Groovy Girls LOVE sleepovers! This Snazzy Sleeper includes a teddy bear, groovy designs, and lots of colors!
Customer Review: Not what you think it is
This is a sleeping bag for a doll,yet it lists under children’s sleeping bags.Wasn’t I suprised when the box arrived. buy from here…
Toppers Executive Computer Bag
October 28, 2008
* 17″w x 13.5″h x 4.5″d - Black * Pebble-grain simulated leather with Simsbury trim * Faux suede interior lining * Padded laptop compartment with removable foam divider * Rear file compartment * Front pocket holds PDA/mobile device, business cards, pens, keys * Zippered rear pocket with hidden upright attachment * Removable CD case * Removable mesh bag for cables * Nylon gift bag included *Sold Blank* (Available to Imprint or Emroider only on Quantities of 48 Pcs.) Please Call buy from here…
Tech 4 O Accelerator Men’s Running Watch
October 28, 2008
Whether you’re a hardcore adventure hiker, an avid runner, or simply looking to count your doctor’s recommended 10k steps a day, an Accelerator Series watch fits the bill. Advanced accelerometer technology provides highly accurate readings of a user’s speed, distance, and caloric expenditure via a simple wrist watch sensor, eliminating the need for funny looking foot pods or belt clips. Accelerometer technology is 95+% accurate, and much more dependable than traditional pendulum based pedometers. GPS-based running products are very expensive, complicated, and aren’t reliable for indoor training or under heavy tree cover. The Accelerator Series is the perfect combination of accurate readings, simplicity of use, and stylish design.
Speed & Distance Pedometer
- Highly accurate step counter with adjustable sensitivity allows users to tune the sensors to their individual walking style. Doctors everywhere are now recommending 10k steps a day to maintain a healthier lifestyle.
- All sensors are contained in a simple wrist watch. That means no funny looking mechanical belt clips our funky shoe pods.
- Get off the beaten path! Free yourself from mileage markers at the track or trail! Pick a new route every day! The Accelerator can automatically distinguish between running and walking, and can calculate your average speed, distance, caloric expenditure, and total exercise time.
- The Accelerator has a delayed step counter feature that differentiates between ancillary movements and actual steps. This feature provides users with the most accurate results by delaying calculation until it has registered 10 steps in a row to eliminate false step counting.
- The smart scheduling features allows users to set the pedometer to automatically start/stop counting steps at a predetermined time every day, so you’ll never forget to turn it on.
Personal Profile
- This feature allows users to customize their watch to their specific body type and walking/running style. No matter how fast or slow, tall or short, each user can personally enter their weight, average walking stride, and average running stride in order to ensure accurate results.
- Hikers can easily account for loaded pack weights.
- Runners can dial in the stride length to account for varying terrain and/or speed workouts.
- Quickly adjust weight and stride lengths as conditioning improves.
Chronograph
- The accelerator series’ powerful stopwatch features allow users to record exact results to within 1/100th of a second for up to 50 laps and a total time of 24 hours.
- Although the watch has several advanced ways of calculating speed and distance, the old-school chronograph still has a place and purpose.
Countdown Timer
- A simple countdown timer can come in real handy at times. Set it for 10 minutes as a quick reminder. Use it to monitor your running/walking pace and set speed goals. Alternative Time Zone
- Great for those that travel! Allows users to set and display an alternative time zone along with the current home time display. Never lose track of time no matter where you are.
Daily Alarm Mode
- We are all creatures of habit in our daily routines. The daily alarm is a great way to set a daily reminder or morning wake up alarm.
How the Technology Works
The underlying technology in the Accelerator Series Watches is an accelerometer sensor. Accelerometers are used to measure acceleration. Originally developed during the Space Race to replace outdated gyroscopes, accelerometers can be found in a diverse range of today’s products such as automobile air bags and tilt meters. In the Accelerator watch, a user’s movement (acceleration) produces varying degrees of electric current within the sensor, allowing the watch to detect different levels of acceleration, and therefore measure speed and distance.
Another way to explain how an accelerometer sensor works is to envision a marble in a bowl. When the bowl is moved, or accelerated, the marble inside will roll (accelerate) along the bottom and sides of the bowl. When the bowl is accelerated faster, the marble will move a greater distance up the sides. The accelerometer sensor in the Accelerator Series watch acts like an electronic marble in a bowl. With every step forward, the wearer of the watch (bowl) is accelerating forward. By measuring the acceleration of the “marble”, the software inside the watch can then calculate the wearer’s speed and distance.
The Competition
There are really only a few different ways to calculate the speed and distance of human-powered, on-foot travel. The first was basic math, next came the mechanical pedometer, followed by satellite tracking GPS years later. Mechanical pedometers are cheap and abundant, but also highly unreliable. They operate on a simply pendulum clicker that relies on the walker’s hip movement to count steps. Unfortunately, mechanical pedometers end up counting a lot of non-walking movements and assume that walkers are making consistent and repetitive steps.
GPS technology is impressive, but also expensive, complex, and not always ideal for outdoor activities or indoor training. Satellite signals can be lost in heavily forested areas, indoors, or behind large buildings and receiving signals eats up batteries. When a good signal can be found, often the device does not receive info often enough to account for twisty backcountry trails.
The Future
The Tech 4 O Accelerator Series fills the void between old mechanical pedometers and the overkill of GPS. A simple, yet versatile, wrist-watch design can provide extremely accurate speed and distance data in all conditions.
Customer Review: Pedometer
It was easy to accidentally press the stop button while wearing this watch. Overall, disappointing. Directions were hard to follow.
Customer Review: Great Runner’s Tool
This watch provides pretty accurate measurments once calibrated. I am doing some marathon training, and this product has freed me from planned route running. Now I can make up the route as I go, and prevent boredom. I am not ready for the committment to the price or gadgetry of a GPS getup, so this fits the bill perfectly. buy from here…
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Double Feature
October 28, 2008
Video Mania/Funny Business “Video Mania: Weird Harold finds he’s particularly talented with video games…”. “Funny Business: When everything seems to go wrong on a weekend camping trip, the kids learn it sure helps to have a sense of humor”. buy from here…
