Epinions Recent Reviews for americanbear

General Reviews of Cellular One Customer Service: The Many Cellular Ones... Cellular One of Montana (MTPCS)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:02:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - A quick history In the early days of cellular telephones, there were only two bands - which meant there could only be two carriers in each area - A and B. The "B-side" spectrum was given to all the local phone companies. The A-side was...

Casio Exilim EX-Z77 Digital Camera: Exilim EX-Z77 - An decent little play/travel camera!

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:52:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - An introduction to where I'm coming from and small cameras in general I'm a more serious amateur photographer. I shoot with a Canon EOS Rebel XT (which I've never reviewed on here but keep meaning to). I totally love that camera. I have never...

Snazaroo, Be Who You Want To Be

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 20:03:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Face Painting Background Face painting is many thing, but what do you think of when you think of face painting? Far too many people think of somebody using craft paints to paint bad designs on kids' cheeks quickly for money. This is...

Tom Andrich - Decorate Yourself: Cool Designs for Temporary Tattoos, Face Painting, Henna & More: Decorate Yourself and Have A Blast Doing It!

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:01:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Decorate yourself for fun and games... They say not to judge a book by it's cover. Decorate yourself is the perfect example. If you look at the cover, you'll expect a book of simple face painting and henna designs. It's childish and it says...

Philips DVP3960 DVD Player: DVP3960 - A cheap beauty!

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:24:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Philips, an iffy history with me in DVD players I've always liked Philips products in many categories (especially their light bulbs, which I think are by far the best on the market, and back in the day that portable CD players were the thing to...

Garmin eTrex Vista® Cx Handheld GPS Receiver: See new vistas with the Vista Cx!

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:59:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Explore new worlds, see new vistas, and experience new adventures This unit is Garmin's high-end handheld GPS receiver. I'll start by saying that I do regret buying it and that I wish I had bought one of the Magellan units instead. However that...

2007 Chevrolet Aveo Sedan: Oh the Aveo - don't bother!

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:46:59 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - An introduction To start off with, as a disclaimer, I do not own this car. I took one on a test drive. Rarely would I review a product I don't own (I'm probably going to review the Honda Fit soon because that's what I think I'll be buying) but...

Zenni Optical Online Store: Not the best quality, cheap materials, one lens had a significant scratch

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:20:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - If it sounds too good to be true, it *probably* is... Fortunately, every now and again we come across something in life that, though it sounds far too good, is the real deal! Enter Zenni Optical, glasses we can all actually afford! For about...

An Oasis of Comfort and Crystal-Clear Vision!

Sat, 7 Oct 2006 01:42:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Standard Disclaimer It's REALLY hard to review contact lenses. It's not just about the lens. It's about the lens and your body. It's about polymer. But it's also about edge design, optical zone, etc. It's about biocompatibility. It's about YOU...

Sony mylo¿ (1 GB) MP3 Player: My life... Online

Sat, 7 Oct 2006 00:43:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Another reception update I have confirmed my findings that Wi-Fi reception on the mylo is rather poor, which is a real shame. It's also something Sony acknowledges in the fine print - the specs for the unit claim a range of "10-30m", with even...

O2Optix - There may be better choices for you

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:25:43 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - A difficult topic to review Allow me to preface this review by noting that contact lenses are a VERY difficult product to "review," per se, as one's lens experience in not merely a product of the lens but of how the lens interacts with your...

Pantone huey¿ (874086001967): Very useful little gadget!

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:30:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Update!!! As an update, I have decided to return this item. Why? While I thought my monitor calibrations were beautiful other than on my iBook, I started looking at some prints from calibrated labs using ICC profiling. I looked at prints from...

Motorola Razr V3c Multimedia Wireless Phone: A RAZR for the rest of us!

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:06:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Long long ago, in a galaxy far, far away... *Note - this is not the full story, and some elements of it are greatly simplified. It's merely a basic idea of how we got to where we are today... waiting sooo long for "cool" CDMA phones* Digital...

General Reviews of Alltel Customer Service: Come and Get Your Love!

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:26:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Huh? It's Alltel's newest marketing slogan - "come and get your love" So I decided to. And since this review's primarily meant to be about customer service, if that's all you're hear to read about - I'll cut to the chase - it's very good. More...

L'oreal Kids Fast Dry - Very Dry!

Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:36:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - What's With This? Quite awhile ago I saw this product and thought it should be a must try. That is, if it did as advertised it would be perfect for everyone. Kids and adults alike. I don't like to blow-dry my hair because it gets all dried out...

Great fun, but it takes way more than 1oz :(

Wed, 8 Feb 2006 05:11:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - Mr. Bubble - A Legend In Bubblebath Okay, I'm 21. I'm outside of the target age range for this product (it's not a sophisticated adult bubblebath); but I'm also not old enough to remember the legend it used to be. So you'll have to trust the...

Fun for all ages!

Wed, 8 Feb 2006 04:45:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - What Is This Product? Equity Marketing (creators of Tub
Tints has joined forces with C
rayola
to produce a rebranded version of Tub...

Emjoi AP9P Epilator: "Gently" Torture Yourself - But It's Worth It

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:20:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - An Introduction First, a warning about the pain levels mentioned - I'm a guy. I like to shave my legs because of comfort issues I experience with leg hair and it's actually becoming rather fashionable. Nope, that doesn't make me "evil" or...

D-link AirPlus¿ G DWL-G122 (NTWLDLLG122) 802.11g/b Wireless Adapter: Terrible Reception and Bad Design

Mon, 9 Jan 2006 02:18:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - An Introduction This product is very similar in intended function to the Z
onet
ZEW-2501. It is my intention to compare this product to the Zonet, and in doing so, some parts of this review - such as the...

Zonet ZEW2501 802.11g/b Wireless Adapter: Teeny-Tiny Wi-Fi Connectivity

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:49:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - An Introduction So, you just got yourself a w
ireless
router and you've got your l
aptop
connected to the Internet wirelessly. Perhaps you've even connected a computer or a...

D-link AirPlus¿ G DWL-G700AP 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point: Works and the price is great!

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 18:15:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - An Introduction To The Wireless Access Point Are you new to wireless home networking? Not sure what you need to get started? In most cases, you need a wireless router, which combines a wireless access point with a port-level NAT router. This...

DS Nintendogs Console: Cute, Fun, and Affordable

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 02:33:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - An Introduction To The Nintendogs DS Bundle The product I own and am reviewing is the Nintendogs Best Friends DS Bundle. This bundle includes: a special-edition Nintendo DS in Teal (pictured) or Pearl Pink (what I bought), a copy of the special...

Barricade¿ g SMCWBR14T-G Wireless Router (SMCWBR14TG): Quality Among The Crowd

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 00:42:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - My Router Nightmare Well, my M
otorola
WR850G quit working (firmware 6.1.4. didn't work right, and the unit had problems even after downgrading though not the same ones. I think the wireless radio just started...

Canon PowerShot SD200 / IXUS 30 Digital Camera: SD200 - One TINY Powerful Shot

Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:57:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - The Canon SD200 - An Introduction I'm a reasonably advanced amateur who was in need of a point and shoot camera (yes, I can here the yelling and screaming now by people who believe that both point and shoots and digital are a disgrace to...

D-link AirPlus¿ DI-524 Wireless Router: DI-524: For Basic Use Only

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:10:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author americanbear - What Is a Wireless Router? New to the wireless revolution? It promises us everything we could want - Internet and network access anywhere, anytime. The reality isn't so good. Wireless hotspots are only found indoors. No riding the bus reading...