Friday 30 March 2012

GPS Data Logger - 65 Channels Bluetooth Connectivity - arrived from China yesterday

GPS LOGGER - Bluetooth enabled 65 channel data logger



I bought this as I am thinking of starting a new business delivering leaflets where I live. SO in order to prove to customers I was delivering the leaflets, and not throwing them over the nearest wall or hedge, I bought this nifty little gadget which works extremely well.

I looked at the prices of other GPS loggers and I will admit my heart stopped a few times at the prices....however this little gadget cost no more than $38 which is about £25 which is awesome. Basically all you do is turn it on from the point you want to start recording you movements from and then it starts taking a reading every so many seconds, or so many metre. Once you have finished with your route you want to record, simply turn it off and it records all the routes and GPS co-ordinates automatically.

You then connect it to your PC via Bluetooth, please make sure your PC or laptop has bluetooth, I found out mine did not and had to buy a bluetooth dongle off ebay which was only £2.80 delivered, but the supplied USB to headphone style jack is for power only and recharging the battery. Just warning you before you pull your hair out saying this isn't going to work, I have no hair left and shave my head so I wasn't worried  anyway.





It comes in a very nice neat retail cardboard box packaging along with a CD which contains 2 pieces of software which are very clever, a USB to Headphone jack style lead, travel adaptor, car charger and power pack (2 Prong). One program is called GPS Track Tagger which reads the GPS co-ordinates automatically and displays them on google maps all within the same program. You can also clear your routes you have went, see points joined up on the map via different coloured lines you can change to custom colours etc.



Then it also comes with a program called Blue Soleil which connects the GPS Logger device to your computer and syncs it with the program. All instructions are very well detailed and if you kick or punch your computer cause your angry you have been screwed when you try to connect Blue Soleil to the device and it asks you for a password, fear not, I broke several of my knuckles punching the table until I opened the Help document in the GPS Tagger software which gives out the password which is "0000".

I must say I am very impressed with this product and have shown a screen shot of the software in use and how it is displayed its very easy to follow instructions with an intuitive user interface when you get used to it. I will create a follow up post showing a route I will walk later tonight to make sure its accurate and places me in the same country I should be walking in and it saying I am in somewhere like Siberia or something.

Technical information:

  • 65 Channels GPS + 38400bps baud Bluetooth transmission + Data Logger.
  • Compliant with Bluetooth specification V2.0 (Class 2).
  • Support Bluetooth serial communication Profile (SPP Profile).
  • Support the baud rate 9600/38400bps in NMEA-0183 standard.
  • Integrated Bluetooth GPS receiver function and GPS data recording function, a dual-use handle device.
  • 8M Bytes flash memory for data logging with that stores up to 300 hours data records.
  • Charger circuitry and battery socket for Li-ION battery.
  • In actual use, can automatically shut down Bluetooth to save the power function.
  • Capable of keeping up to 90000 records position, including longitude, latitude, and speed, UTC, tag data.
  • The location histories of 38KM can be used incidental application software GPS Track Tagger, pass the internet, are read on the Google Map.
  • Small-size, humanized design, portable, cute appearance.
  • The product has passed CE, FCC, ROHS certification
Specification:
  • Bluetooth code V2.0+EDR, mission power Class 2 (4dBm max),Receiving sensibility -80dBm
  • Bluetooth communication distance 10m typical (free space)
  • Working current about 60mA average
  • Working voltage 3.7V~4.2V
  • Chargeable voltage 5.5V
  • Recharge time 2.5hrs typical
  • Working time about 18.5hr, track after the charging is full
  • Dimension: 72.8(L) x45.8 (W) x18.8 (H) mm.
  • Weight: 70g.
  • General Index
  • Receivable frequency L1, 1575.42MHz
  • C/A code 1.023MHz
  • Channel 65
  • Sensibility
  • Search -151dBm
  • Track -160dBm
  • Precision
  • Location 7m CEP 90%,3m CEP 50%(SA OFF)
  • Velocity 0.1m/s
  • Location Time
  • Hot startup 1s, average
  • Warm startup 35s, average
  • Cold startup 40s, average
  • Dynamic Condition
  • Altitude Max 10 km
  • Horizontal speed Max 515m/s
  • Acceleration Max 4g
  • GPS Protocol
  • NMEA-0183 ASIC protocol
  • Default NMEA GGA, GSA, GSV and RMC, (VTG, GLL and RMS optional)
  • 9600bps baud rate, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no check bit


Packaged Items inside Box

1 x GPS Track Tracker and Data Logger (Wireless)
1 x Travel Charger (110-240V, 50/60Hz)
1 x USB Charger Cable
1 x Car Charger
1 x Li-ion Rechargeable Battery
1 x Mini-CD with GPS Logger software 


Thanks,

Henry

Thursday 29 March 2012

Yili Balo Weight Loss Gel - Chilli oil / Cranberry scented burns like hell more pain the less you gain!

YILI BALO Cranberry Scented Chilli weight loss gel - 85ml


This product I purchased 50 bottles after doing a lot of research on Ebay and finding they were selling like hot cakes, no pun intended.

Its a weight loss gel that you rub over yourself in certain "Problem Areas" such as the arms, bum, thighs, love / motorbike handles (vroom vroom), etc to sweat out excess water and speed up your metabolism. First you have a warm shower that opens up the pores in your legs, You then rub it in an upward direction until the gel is absorbed into the skin. You will then get a burning sensation in that area sort of like similar to your tongue when eating a curry or Indian.



Apparently it does seem to work but you have to use it for 6 days to see any significant results.

Careful of the sensitive areas when applying it though or it'll be like a scene 10 times as painful from the film "Something About Mary" when the guys zipper gets stuck on something when going to the toilet.

Even though I found it hard to believe it worked, I gave it ago on my hand to see if I could feel the sensation. It took about 8 minutes after applying for me to feel the burning and it was a strange sensation.

Please read the instructions below as they are in English. The ones on the back of all the different types of bottles are in Chinese and a lot of people complain that they don't know how to use it.

I suggest don't use if: PREGNANT, CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS, LIVER / KIDNEY PROBLEMS, HAVE SENSITIVE SKIN OR RASHES ETC COME OUT VERY EASILY ON YOU.

Its just as a precaution and it seems to be working as I have sold all but 12 of my 50 bottles in about a month. Seems a good product just stick to the guidelines as I haven't had any complaints as yet. Do not overuse it or you be red as a lobster like the guy below.

DONT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU



The instructions and how its to be used below from my Ebay Auction:

Burn fat the fast way! Please read ALL instructions before purchasing including the ingredients section in case there is anything you may be allergic to. If you have sensitive skin, are pregnant or have any circulation problems you should NOT use this product. Printed instructions which are listed below will be included along with this gel.

It is derived from a most unique formula, Helps to burn fats, accelerates the metabolism and slimming. Effectively minimising the appearance of slackened skin due to water retention, tiredness and weight gain, weight loss and ageing

Body slimming gels help to break down excess fats, stimulates the blood and lymph circulation and accelerates the metabolism, help get rid of fats faster.

Note: Test the product before using, by applying the gel on a small patch of skin, such as behind the ear. Make sure that you do not have any allergic reaction.


USAGE1. Apply after shower/bath on fat area parts, such as wrist, arm, waist, lower abdomen, buttocks and thighs, never use on the face. Only a pea sized amount is needed for each area as the gel is quite thick and goes a long way.


2. Massage in an upwards direction, there might be a burning sensation and itchy feeling after use straight away or it may take up to 15 minutes to feel the sensation.

3. Immediately wash your hands after use, including sides of fingers, under nails etc.


4. Use no more than twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. Different people may experience varying degrees of heat due to skin type. Use a cooling product like aloe vera gel to cool your skin if it is too hot or cold water NEVER USE HOT WATER.


5. NOT suitable for pregnant women.

INGREDIENTS
· Cranberry, Natural red pepper oil, natural beeswax, natural ginger extract, seaweed essence, carbopol, tea, EDTA, MP.

NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PRODUCT? NOT EVERYONES METABLOSIM IS THE SAME, EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT. THIS ITEM IS RETURNABLE


Make sure to also check you are not allergic to an ingredients contained in these gels....especially chilli of course!

Thanks for reading

Henry


Edup Mini Wifi Dongle 150 Metre Range SO SMALL!

Edup Mini Wifi Dongle - 150 Metre Range

This little product is a real gem. When I say little, I mean little as its about the size of your nail!


It really does work very well and speeds up slightly the network performance and speed of connection to your router. I am currently using a NETGEAR WG111V3 dongle which is great and works fine, but it only gets about 60-70% signal strength most of the time. My router is not far away as its directly below me so not too many obstacles to overcome.

However when I plug this mini wifi dongle into the computer the signal strength seems to stay at around 80-85% which may not seem much difference from before, however when testing the time it took to load a page like Ebay.co.uk, there was a 13% speed increase in the time it took to load the page.

We are talking milliseconds here but it was still an improvement over the Netgear dongle. One problem I had when setting the thing different places around my desk is...I kept loosing it! Even though I am getting on in my years and be an old man soon......hey wait I am only 29 :)....I can never remember where I put it its so small. If you ever loose one do what I did and check your shoe one I was using fell in there and gave me a lovely wake up call the next morning putting them on.

Most of the Chinese suppliers you buy this from will also send you a CD along with the dongle which contains drivers for the dongle. It takes about 10 seconds to install the driver and BAM! hey presto its working straight away. These sell very well on Ebay as the first 4 I ordered where sold out in about 4 hours as a person who lived locally bought all 4 at once which I thought was great, money in the bank woo hoo :). Its lastly compatible with Windows (Certain versions), MAC OS and Linux.

I would highly recommend this product and give it 10 out of 10 as I cannot fault it, it says it is a wifi dongle and does everything a wifi dongle is supposed to do flawlessly, so I have no gripes with it at all.....now where did I put it?

Here is the Technical Details of the dongle below:

Features:
  • 100% Brand New.
  • Weight: 9g
  • Size: 1.8cm x 1.4cm x 0.6cm(approx)
  • Standards: IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g(darft), IEEE 802.11b
  • Frequency range: 2.4-2.4835 GHz
  • Number of channels: 13
  • Transfer method: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
  • Bus Interface: USB
  • Security features: Support 64/128/152 bit WEP data encryption, support for WPA, IEEE 802.1X, TKIP, AES encryption and security mechanisms, etc.
  • Support System: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7(only 32 bit), MAC, Liunx.
  • Note : DO Not Support System :2000/98/ ME/Windows 7(64 bit)
Package Content:
  • 1 x USB Wireless Adapter
  • 1 x Driver Software CD
This item is without retail box.