© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-mikeak Recent reviews written by member mikeak en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_233325760132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - I decided to teach myself the guitar with a goal to play basic chords for sing-alongs and the like. Being a compulsive person I have tried a number of different guitars and even bought a couple of different ones. I happened on this First Act guitar at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233325760132 Sat, 27 May 2006 16:28:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233325760132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210055368324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - Fifty bucks can get you a no-name, no frills 128 MB MP3 player or the 256 MB Refurbished Rio Cali (www.tigerdirect.com), but is it worth the extra storage to go the refurb route? I live close the Tiger Direct outlet store so I headed over there to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210055368324 Wed, 2 Nov 2005 12:36:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210055368324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209707175556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - The Archos Gmini XS 202 seems to have been designed with a simple goal in mind; to make a tiny MP3 jukebox with excellent sound and at an affordable price. The device itself is very small for a 20 GB player. Archos claims that it is the worlds... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209707175556 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:19:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209707175556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_192985009796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - Do you remember the Kodak Instamatic camera series? An evolution of the Brownie Box camera, these gems started to appear in 1963 and reigned camera king for many years, eventually dying with the introduction of the pocket instamatic that used inferior... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~192985009796 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:39:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_192985009796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177492758148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - The Coby CX-CB12 portable radio is an analog multi-band radio that can be had for under $10. At this price you can't expect much, but the question is...is it worth spending any money on this radio? The radio itself comes in a nice box and it includes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177492758148 Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:20:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177492758148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177490267780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - The jWin JX-M14 is a pocket sized radio that features AM, FM and 7 shortwave bands. It retails for around $30. Amazingly, it can be had for around $10 with a little shopping. The radio is in a stylish silver tone. The case has rounded corners and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177490267780 Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:06:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177490267780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_174390611588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - Twelve years ago I found myself wandering around downtown Chicago. My wife was delivering a paper at a scientific conference and I was wasting time until it was time to go and hear her. I wandered into one of the boutique type electronic store and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~174390611588 Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:39:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_174390611588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_174182600324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - I picked one up as a closeout at Bed, Bath and Beyond at what appeared to be a give-away price. From a distance is has a stylish, space-age look. Up close it sort of looks like a oval brick. It has a lot of features, most of which don’t work... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~174182600324 Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:08:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_174182600324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173554503300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - “Where have all of the pocket radios gone…long time passing”. On some recent trips to our local Mart stores (of the K and W variety) as well as T store (Target) I took a side trip to the electronics area to check out what was new in personal audio... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173554503300 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:34:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173554503300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173415566980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - I published a small part of this review on a radio enthusiast web site. However, much of this review is new. First of all, what is a survival radio anyways? Is it a device that is supposed to work for years without power? Probably not. For most of us... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173415566980 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:48:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173415566980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173148769924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - These are good times for digital photographers. There are so many products out there, many of them excellent. Unfortunately, it can be very confusing if you are trying to decide which one is best for you. I find it useful to divide photo editors... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173148769924 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:28:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173148769924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172706729604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - My first contact with a digital camera was over 10 years ago. With excitement I loaded the photo editing software that came with the camera and went to work. The results were horrible. I tried and tried but after months I finally gave up on photo... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172706729604 Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:02:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172706729604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172616748676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - My wife wanted a kitchen radio that wouldn't take up counter space so I went off to Best Buy to see what I could find. The pickings were few and this radio seemed to offer the most. It had a CD player, AM/FM digital radio, a counter light and even a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172616748676 Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:40:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172616748676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172560322180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - There was a time that the only clock radios that were available were clocks with very cheap tinny radios attached. In fact, if you go to any Mart store that is what you will find. Some are bigger, some play CDs, some may even have fancy digital tuning... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172560322180 Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:40:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172560322180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_144872935044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mikeak - I tried many different web cam and frankly you get what you pay for. Many of the cheaper cams require the light of the sun to work. This cam has an excellent picture quality and works well under most typical light conditions. Software selection is OK... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~144872935044 Fri, 25 Jun 2004 21:40:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_144872935044?linkin_id=8003929