© 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-smoke11 Recent reviews written by member smoke11 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_489341881988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - Sony Digital Voice Recorder ICD-PX720 may be one of its best recorders yet. It offers stereo recording capability, 1GB of memory and is designed to help news reporters, bloggers, and students. It’s also a great machine for personal dictation... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489341881988 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:28:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489341881988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461671468676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - The story of my $200 Asus 900a Best Buy edition laptop    The Prequel.   I hate carrying my 15" computer around. It's big, bulky it takes forever to boot-up and I think it hates me.  Plus, my life is on this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461671468676 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:27:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461671468676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451476426372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - This Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio looks very retro. I was surprised to discover it. It has a time warp appeal to it. I was in a Sears looking for a small travel radio, nothing too expensive, just something to listen to quietly in the background... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451476426372 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:24:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451476426372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450688355972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - If you want to save some serious money, unplug your cable, buy a converter box and hook up an antenna. You may be surprised at what you see: incredible, vibrant pictures - even on a conventional tube-based TV - and many more channels.   I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450688355972 Sat, 8 Nov 2008 12:29:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450688355972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_448348982916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - I bought the Sony ICD-B600 out of necessity. It would not have been my first choice, but it turned out to be my only choice. However, after using this digital voice recorder at a conference, I have to say that it met my expectations. I work as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~448348982916 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:50:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_448348982916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432863678084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - I am a bachelor so the shortest path to lazy, when it comes to cleaning the bathroom, is my best path. I bought the Scrubbing Bubbles Flushable system with that goal in mind. I realized that I was buying into a system and not a one-off product. That's an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432863678084 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 23:26:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432863678084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432159362692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - I try not to stare, but whenever I board an airplane I have to inventory the electronics in the First Class cabin. On one trip I spied an Apple MacBook Air and two iPhones in the First Class cabin. The balance of these passenger were using... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432159362692 Sat, 31 May 2008 20:59:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432159362692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431467040388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - I like Las Vegas. That&#146s something a lot of business travelers don&#146t like to say. But you never feel like a sad case eating dinner alone in a restaurant. The place was built for business travelers. I am in Vegas at least four to five times a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431467040388 Mon, 26 May 2008 10:07:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431467040388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431268138628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - Inexpensive, portable stereo recording capability has always been something of a Holy Grail for me. I have used tape recorders throughout my 25 years of reporting, always in search of more clarity and higher quality. In the late 1980s, I owned a portable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431268138628 Sat, 24 May 2008 13:38:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431268138628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406520303236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - I work as a reporter and use digital voice recorders in noisy conditions. Durability and clear and crisp voice recordings are critical for me. It&#146s from that perspective my review is of the ICD-p520 is based. This monaural digital recorder has a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406520303236 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:12:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406520303236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_289278955140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - As a reporter, I use Sony digital recorders for on the scene interviews, conferences, and have used and reviewed some earlier Sony digital models. The ICD-p320 is an significant step up from ICD-p210, which I owned for about year. The p210 was fine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~289278955140 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 21:44:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_289278955140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212030230148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - I'm not a high-end audiophile but believe I can tell when a set of speakers are turning out a decent sound. And for the money, the SoundSticks II perform well. These speakers weren't my first choice. I was eyeing the Bose Companion 3 speakers which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212030230148 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:23:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212030230148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168689897092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - Maybe I just bought a bad unit, but from the onset this player made intermittent clicking noises while playing a CD. It's not something I would hear over the headphones or when using outdoors. But if I hooked this unit up to a set of portable speakers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168689897092 Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:06:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168689897092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159196352132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - I've used the MZ-S1 for about six months. I originally consulted this board for advice about the product and initial reviews were favorable, and I have to agree. I use this player for jogging and take it along for travel, hooking it up to some portable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159196352132 Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:00:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159196352132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_151400124036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - This is a useful device for tracking run/bike speed, times, pace. Very useful. But while Garmin makes it possible to download data from the device, the company offers no help to users who want to map this data... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~151400124036 Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:28:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_151400124036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141025906308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - The ICD-ST25 is a step-up from the ICD-ST10, which I own and reviewed earlier. It roughly doubles the ST10's recording time: Stereo at 85 min; SP 260, LP 695. This is a solid improvement. The retail pricing is the same as ICD-ST10, $149. As an aside,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141025906308 Sat, 22 May 2004 23:11:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141025906308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_127081877124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smoke11 - This is my first purchase of a digital voice recorder. I've used tape recorders for years, as well as minidisc recorders. I'm a reporter and use recorders professionally. The best feature about this recorder is Sony's voice editing software. Moving... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~127081877124 Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:50:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_127081877124?linkin_id=8003929