OVLENG MX333 Bluetooth Wireless Stereo

Description

1. A trendy and hip headphone gives you a great music experience without compromising on style
2. Luxurious ear pads that will keep you hooked onto your music all the day, which is perfect for travelers
3. The headset also features a universal microphone which allows you to easily pick up calls even when enjoying your favorite music
4. The headset comes in an attractive colour and is sleekly designed for comfort and the ultimate in crystal quality sound
5. Built-in microphone & volume control key
7. Universally compatible with all audio devices.
8. It's so light that easy to carry in summer.
9. Distance : 10m
10.Battery Volume : 200mAh
11.Charging voltage : DC5V
12.Loudspeaker size : 40mm
13.Speaker impedance : 32Ohm
14.Working time : music3-5h,call 6-8h
15.Bluetooth version : 4.1
16.Power rating : 100mw
17.Working voltage : DC3.7V
18.Frequency response : 20-20kHz

Specification:

General

Model MX333 Bluetooth Version V4.1 Impedance 32Ohm Frequency Range 20-20kHz Transmission Distance Up to 10m Rated Power 100mw Working Voltage DC3.7V Charging Voltage DC5V

Battery

Battery Types Li-Polymer Battery Capacity 200mAh Talk Time 6-8 hours Music Time 3-5 hours

Package Weight

One Package Weight 0.52kgs / 1.15lb Qty per Carton 15 Carton Weight 8.70kgs / 19.18lb Carton Size 52cm * 35cm * 32cm / 20.47inch * 13.78inch * 12.6inch

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LG 360 CAM review

KEY FEATURES

• 2 x sensors with 13 megapixels
• Dual lenses each with 206-degree field of view
• 360-degree photos at 5,660 x 2,830
• 360-degree video recording at 2,560 x 1,280 in MP4 format
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• Manufacturer: LG
• Review Price: £199.99

WHAT IS THE LG 360 CAM?

The 360 CAM is LG's VR-shooting camera, launched ostensibly as a "friend" to the G5 phone alongside its 360 VR headset. But owning a LG phone isn't a prerequisite, and you could even use the 360 CAM with an iPhone, or indeed on its own – although this isn't recommended for reasons I'll explain later.

It's clear that virtual reality is going to be a whole lot bigger than 3D was a few years ago, judging by the media attention and high-profile product releases. The market is already moving very fast, and as I predicted when I reviewed the Ricoh Theta S, although the latter is a great little product, its reign was likely to be short. The LG 360 CAM could already be its usurper.

LG 360 CAM – MAIN SPECIFICATION

In terms of basic design, the LG 360 CAM is very similar to the Ricoh Theta S. It has two sensors pointing in opposite directions, one on each side, and both are equipped with a fish-eye lens so that together they capture the full spherical 360-degree image. LG doesn't provide much in the way of details about what is inside. The only info on offer is that its 13-megapixel and 206-degree.

Assuming the 13-megapixel figure actually refers to the sensor behind the lens, this is broadly similar in resolution to the Theta S, although there's no word on the size of the two sensor chips. However, LG beats Ricoh both for top video resolution and top photo resolution – 2,560 x 1,280 for the former at 30 frames per second, and 16 megapixels (5,660 x 2,830) for the latter.

So, on paper, the 360 CAM is a mild improvement over the Ricoh Theta S, particularly in the video department. It also avoids one of the slight limitations of the Theta S, in that it doesn't rely on built-in memory, but instead offers a microSD card slot with support for capacities up to 1TB, which is close to the 2TB specification limit of SDXC.

The 360 CAM uses an upright format as is the case in the Theta S, and is broadly similar to a Flip. But with lenses on both sides there's no built-in display, and there are actually even fewer buttons than the Theta S – just a power button on the edge and a record button beneath one of the lenses. There's a hard casing included that the camera slips into for protection.

LG 360 CAM – CONTROLS, WI-FI AND SMARTPHONE APP

With so few buttons, the 360 CAM is virtually impossible to use effectively without a smartphone. But the control app is available for Android 5.0 or iOS 8 or later. The usual Wi-Fi connection is required to connect the camera to the app, but in this case, there's no button to turn Wi-Fi off and on. Instead, the camera has an always-on Bluetooth connection that you use in the app to turn on Wi-Fi.

ou can then connect your smartphone to the 360 CAM's Wi-Fi and return to the app for control. The process is a little convoluted, but the advantage is that Wi-Fi won't be left on, draining power when you're not using it. There's a configurable timeout defaulting to two minutes of non-use, after which the Wi-Fi is disabled automatically.

If the camera itself has kept controls to the bare minimum, the app has options aplenty. You can choose which of the two sensors is considered the "front", and whether both the lenses (for 360) or just one (for 180) is being employed. For a single-lens shot, you can narrow down the angle of view to use the camera more like a regular action camera.

In auto mode, there are four scene modes available: night, indoor, landscape and sports. But there's also a manual option. With this enabled, you can vary white balance between 2,300K and 7,500K. Exposure is configurable from -2 to +2EV, with 25 steps. The ISO can range from 50 to 2700, and shutter from 1/2 to 1/6000, and an auto-exposure level is available that effectively works as a shutter and ISO priority mode.

LG 360 CAM – VIEWING, IMAGE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE

So, while the Theta S is also aimed at usage with the desktop software that can be downloaded from Ricoh's website, the 360 CAM is intended to be used entirely with your smartphone. However, while you can upload videos and photos directly to Facebook within the app, these won't be recognised as spherical, as they are with the Theta S – which is a bit of a drawback for share-a-holics

SHOULD I BUY THE LG 360 CAM?

The 360 CAM is a promising offering from LG. In particular, it provides better video quality on YouTube than the Ricoh Theta S, which could be enough to convince those who haven't quite been bowled over by the Ricoh offering that this is the VR camera to buy.

On the other hand, the Theta S has a considerable following already – including from developers – and will be offering features such as live VR streaming via YouTube in the near future.

The clincher, however, is the price. Where the Theta S will set you back around £300, the LG 360 CAM is closer to £200. Considering that you can pick up 64GB of SDXC memory for less than £20 these days, the lack of on-board memory is more of a benefit than a downside. So while this still isn't the essential 360 camera that everyone must have, it's another step in that direction.

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LG G5 Cam Plus

LG G5 Cam Plus And Hi-Fi Plus Review: Cam Plus

The more affordable of the two modules currently available, the £80 Cam Plus is - as you might expect - focused on photography. It adds a bump to the back of the phone which makes it easier to hold with one hand, but thankfully that's not all; it also comes with a range of physical buttons and a 1200mAh battery to give the G5 even more stamina.

A quick-launch switch can be found on the bottom edge of the Cam Plus and this instantly boots the phone into camera mode when the screen is asleep. On the side there are two physical keys, one of which acts as a two-stage shutter for photos, allowing you to refocus the camera without having to tap the screen. The second controls video recording. Finally, there's a scroll wheel which is in charge of zoom, and this automatically switches between the 8 megapixel wide-angle camera (for a zoomed-out shot) and the 16 megapixel standard lens, which is a neat touch. However, it's still a digital zoom so don't expect too much - the wheel also lacks any feedback when turned, which feels a bit odd

hese physical controls do make taking photos easier; pressing a button is always going to be preferable to stabbing at a touchscreen, but the module doesn't actually do anything to enhance the images or video you're capturing. To do that you'd need to replace the phone's camera, and that's obviously not possible with LG's design.

Having another 1200mAh of battery power is possibly the biggest benefit of the Cam Plus; while the G5 never has any issues lasting an entire day, that additional helping of juice means you can use the phone quite aggressively and still have power in the tank by the time the evening rolls around.

LG G5 Cam Plus And Hi-Fi Plus Review: Hi-Fi Plus

At twice the price of the Cam Plus module, the Hi-Fi Plus unit is naturally a harder sell. Made in conjunction with Bang & Olufsen, the unit is far less bulky than the Cam Plus unit and only adds a few millimeters to the bottom of the phone.

Inside is a 32-bit digital audio converter and headphone amp which - when used with high quality audio sources and a decent set of cans - produces truly amazing sound quality.

The G5's 24-bit DAC is already a step ahead of the 16-bit DAC seen in the Samsung Galaxy S7, but with the Hi-Fi Plus module installed the results are incredible. This is the best audio you'll ever get from a smartphone, but you obviously need to ensure the tracks you're playing are encoded at a high enough standard or you won't feel the benefit.

The Hi-Fi Plus unit can also be used with other devices as a stand-alone DAC and amp, so if you're keen on your "high res" audio then it's a worthy purchase - however, I can't help but feel that for most casual music lovers, the ideal of spending £150 on such a unit is going to be hard to stomach.

LG G5 Cam Plus And Hi-Fi Plus Review: The Future

While the Cam Plus and Hi-Fi Plus modules are interesting to use and show that LG is at least thinking outside of the box, neither could truly be deemed essential, and neither really gives a compelling argument for the whole modular phone concept. Worryingly, LG is yet to confirm if any other modules will be released in the future, which could suggest that its modular dream begins and ends with these two units.

That would be a real shame, because while the G5 doesn't go as far as Google's Ara, there's definately untapped potential here. Just imagine bolting on a proper physical gaming interface on the G5 for arcade titles or emulation, or a cheap-and-cheerful module which simply expands the battery capacity of the unit without adding too much bulk to the phone itself. It could even be possible to add another camera to the device by including it in a module, or packing a larger, more powerful speaker so the handset can be used as a fully-fledged portable music system.

While these ideas might sound unexciting of half-baked, if LG - or a third party manufacturer - could produce them at a low cost, they'd become the kind of accessories you would happily invest in, picking a different module to suit the needs of your day. Going on a long trip? Better pack the physical gaming module with its built-in battery. Visiting a friends for a barbeque? Attach your speaker module for some open-air tuneage. LG needs to harness this level of focused customization with cheap add-ons rather than £150 high res sound units. Changing modules on the G5 is practically effortless, so why not encourage people to swap them out on a daily basis to make sure they have the functions they need?

It remains to be seen if LG will stick with its modular approach when the inevitable G6 comes around, but I for one hope that it isn't a flash in the pan and the Korean company sticks with the idea. There's a lot of potential here, and hopefully devices like the G5 and Google's ARA will prove the worth of a modular phone.

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Noise is everywhere. You may not always hear it, but it’s there. Noise is pretty much every sound that you were not specifically listening to. You could be talking to a friend on the phone, but you could also hear car horns and engines blaring loudly in the background. You could be listening to your favorite song on the radio while your neighbor’s dog barks at the mailman. Noise, for all intents and purposes, is all around you.

But just because it’s there doesn’t mean that you have to live with it all the time. While you can’t always control the source of the noise, there are ways to cancel it out, so that you can just focus on what it is that you are listening to. One of the most common ways to reduce or even eliminate background noise is to use the best noise cancelling headphones. These portable loudspeakers are specially designed to cancel out ambient or background noises so that you only hear exactly what you want to hear.

Advantages of Using the Best Noise Cancelling Headphones

Other than the above mentioned benefit of being able to listen to the sounds that you want to hear minus all the background noises, there are a few other advantages to using noise cancelling headphones. Sure, those 18-inch speakers are great for parties and other large, social gatherings, but what if you’re by your lonesome, and you just want to listen to your tunes in peace? Here are some of the reasons why getting the noise cancelling headphones might convince you to throw away your regular old cans.

• You won’t need to turn the volume up so high. With your standard stereo headphones, you may sometimes find yourself cranking up the volume on your phone or digital music player just so you wouldn’t hear your brother and sister fighting over who gets the last slice of pizza. There might be times when you just want to drown out all the noise with music so loud that it could potentially ruin your sense of hearing. Noise cancelling headphones eliminate the need for you to suffer through all that trouble, while simultaneously keeping you from going deaf. Or insane.
• You can listen to sounds in the purest form possible. Whether you are talking to someone on the phone, or rocking out to your tunes on your iPod, or streaming a movie through Netflix, using noise cancelling headphones allows you to hear the audio more clearly. With ambient noise gone, you can hear every lyric, every dialogue, and every word that your friends tell you on the phone. You won’t have to keep asking them to tell you again because you couldn’t hear them the first time. Think about all the minutes you could shave off of your mobile plan simply by having shorter and more intelligible conversations on your phone!
• You get to travel in peace. If you, like a lot of people, are sick of all the stress brought on by your daily commute, then noise cancelling headphones could help you get some peace of mind. Instead of having to listen to all those car horns honking loudly during rush hour, or those inconsiderate people talking loudly behind you on the train, you can simply put your best noise cancelling headphones on and quietly enjoy some Mozart, or Beethoven. Or some Bieber, no judgement here.
• You get to save some more money. Add those few extra bucks that you won’t have to spend on expensive, professional studio headphones to the money that you save off of those mobile minutes that you don’t use because of the shorter and much clearer conversations that you’ve been having on your phone. Many of the noise cancelling headphones that you can find today are so reasonably priced that you won’t have to break the bank. If you know what you’re looking for, you can find a treasure trove of noise cancelling headphones that cost less than a hundred bucks.

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Concepter iBlazr 2 wireless LED flash review

The iBlazr 2 explained

The small iBlazr 2 unit contains 4 LED lights on the front, a touch panel on the back, a button on the side, and a MicroUSB port on the bottom.

It ships with a white diffuser silicone that wraps tightly around the lights and sides (even taking into account the side button) and provides a lanyard loophole to attach to your keyring.

The phone mount can slide onto any device without scratching it thanks to rubber-covered plastic. The iBlazr 2 slots in from the other end and the mount's sides have two handles that hold it in place. It works with the unit both naked or wrapped in the diffuser.

Unlike the original iBlazr, since you're not bound by any port on the phone, you can place the iBlazr 2 anywhere. Top of the phone and next to the camera, side of the phone if you're planning to hold your device in landscape, and you can even put it somewhere else, independent of your phone, to create an angled lighting effect. 

Aside from decoupling it from your camera, the other advantage that the iBlazr 2 has compared to your phone's flash is that you can face it toward you. Very few phones nowadays have front-facing LED flashes, so most selfies you take or see are poorly lit, grainy, and noisy. This addresses that issue by providing an on-demand flash to complement the front camera.

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SoundPEATS Qy7 Wireless review

Soundpeats Qy7 is a Bluetooth earphones that you can use for workouts and running. It is designed to pair easily with your smartphone so you can enjoy listening to your music as you move to the beat.

Product Overview

Bluetooth earphones have been popular due to the convenience and comfort of being “unwired”.Soundpeats Qy7 aims to provide you the same experience, and is designed to pair with your mobile devices while you are doing workouts. Its sleek and durable design makes it look very sporty; plus the fact that it’s lightweight makes it very comfortable for you to wear.

This earphones are also sweat-proof, so you do not have to worry that your sweat might ruin them. It has a PureSound feature that reduces in-ear white noise and listener fatigue. It also pairs easily with a tablet or a smartphone so that you can experience smooth streaming of music. It can pair two devices at the same time, and can switch between these devices seamlessly. It even has a built-in mic so your earphones can function as a headset when there are incoming calls. Soundpeats Qy7 can last up to 6 hours of talk/playback time; you have enough battery life for 2-3 workout sessions.

Key Features

• Battery life of up to 6 hours of talk/playback time. It also has an Onscreen Battery Meter so you can track the battery life of your headphones
• Sweat-proof and comfortable to wear; does not slip off easily
• PureSound feature that reduces white noise and listener fatigue
• SignalPlus feature for skip-free music; secures a stable connection with your device to avoid the “skipping sounds”

Customer Review

Customers are happy with this product because it is not too pricey and yet, it can deliver good sound quality. The earphones provide comfortable fit, and they doesn’t tangle around your neck. It also has a very nice design, although it may seem bigger compared to other Bluetooth earphones.

Summary

Soundpeat Qy7 Mini Lightweight Wireless Stereo Headphones is one of the best Bluetooth earphones for running. It comes with different ear buds sizes and stabilizers to ensure that you will be able to find the right tip for you. It has a durable design and sporty look, adding aesthetics to your sportswear when you are out for a run. It also has a built-in mic so that you can answer incoming calls without getting your phone. It has good sound quality so you can hear talk/music being streamed from your smartphone clearly. If you are looking for a Bluetooth headphones that delivers high performance without hurting your pocket, then this one is for you.

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