GREPRO Car Jump Starter kit Review

Very neat effective device, I always have jump leads in my car and although with the improvement in notifications such as when you have left the lights on have reduced the times I have managed to flatten my battery I have still managed to do on occasions along with delaying changing a failing battery way beyond the time I should have and been caught out.

Jump leads work fine but of course rely on being able to find another driver to assist you so a device this compact that easily fits in the glove box is ideal, the Grepro jump starter arrived in a branded custom box with everything packed into a very nice quality carry case. I thought the instructions let it down a bit with there being a mixture of different languages on each page rather than bespoke sections for each language covered, the instructions can be followed and understood they could have been more detailed.

The unit is around the size of a small hardback book with a light in the top along with a USB charging port and one of the two charging ports for the unit, the second charging unit is in the side meaning you can either charge the unit via the top connection using a USB charge cable to micro USB or with a car cigarette port to the unit both leads are supplied.

The light works as it should although it is not the brightest it is adequate for use looking into a car engine in the dark and bright enough should you be using the flashing feature as a warning, the USB charging port works well and with a high capacity battery is powerful enough to easily give a full charge to multiple devices.

I tested the jump starting feature out by refitting an old battery to my car and it started the car without any problem, I did however forget that it resets my car stereo code when disconnected so spent quite a time hunting that down to reset it :)

• 500A Powerful Battery Booster - This car jump starter power pack can start 12V car, mower, truck, motorcycle, tractor up to 20 times (up to 4.5L petrol,2.2L diesel engine) in seconds.It is small and easy to carry. Every driver must to have one in case of emergency situation
• 9000mAh High Capacity Powerbank - This battery booster pack with 5V-2A output ports allowing you to recharge your mobile phones, tablets, kindles and other devices in a faster way. Come with a USB cable and a car charger so that you can recharge your jump starter at home or in car. Full charging time: 3~5 hours
•  3 Modes Intelligent LED Light - This jump start pack support 3 LED light modes: Normal, SOS, Stroboscope. In an emergency, it is a lifesaver at camping, picnicking and adventure or breakdown. (Especially at night)
•  100% Quality and security - Upgraded smart jumper clamps with spark-proof technology and seven built-in protection to protect the jump starter battery pack from over current, short circuit, overload, over-voltage, over-charge. Internal lithium-ion cells have UL, RoHS and CE certificates. Both will effectively protect you and your car from potential danger
•  6 Accessories You Can Get - 1 × Portable Car Jump Starter,1 × Smart Jumper Cables,1 × Car Charger,1 × Micro-USB Cable,1 × Small Pointer, 1 × Carry Case,1 × User Manual. Don't forget you'll have our 3 months of worry-free money back guarantee, 12-month warranty and lifetime technical support!

Overall a very easy to use handy addition to the car with additional useful features and a neat little carry case, I would add should you be using it to charge devices in the car you should put the unit back on charge as is needs a minimum capacity charge to work efficiently and if you plan to keep it in a glove box or the boot giving it a booster charge from time to time is what I will be doing. I didn’t find the manual to be the best but on balance it doesn’t affect the usage of the unit so I won’t be reducing my rating for it but hope they address this in future releases.

Price: £40.99
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Geeksocial Karaoke Bluetooth Microphone Portable Wireless Speaker Review

First off I will say the Children really love this, they have been on it for hours using YouTube karaoke videos. It arrived in a nice flip top branded box containing the microphone, leads and instruction booklet, the microphone was in a plastic sleeve and held in place by cardboard cut outs at the ends.

After unpacking it I put it on charge and had a read through the manual which really needs a re-write by someone who’s first language is English after fully understanding the features and functions of the Microphone as it fails to really describe the usage and functions in a coherent way.

Once it was charged I tested out the features, the flashing light in the microphone works really well adding a bit of dazzle, the echo feature is very good as is the microphone volume control. This is quite heavy although not restrictively so as my 3 year old daughter was able to use it without any issues singing along to baby shark :)

The microphone takes a micro SD card in the bottom so I put some music on one and fitted it, if the micro SD card is in place the microphone will instantly start playing from it but I could not find any way if there is one to select tracks from the SD card as it just played one after another and all you could really do was pause, play, increase or decrease the volume so really only useful for playing music from or a play list of karaoke in a preset order.

Connecting to a tablet or phone was really where the microphone shined with it being really easy to connect then as we did search for karaoke on YouTube and play away singing to the words on the screen, I found the volume really good and lacking any distortion even at the highest level with the children loving it

Overall despite the poor manual and limited micro SD card features I really like it and the children love it, very good battery life and easy to charge, the flashing lights add a bit of fun and dazzle, the sound quality is very good and the echo adds a bit of fun, the box front says MLCROPHONE either a typo or something I’m missing but as I got the name slightly wrong on my video what does it matter :) I can’t give it top marks for the reasons I have mentioned but it is fun and entertaining especially for children.

• Excellent Sound Effect This Karaoke microphone has 50mm diameter, 16 cores high quality speaker. Built-in power amplifier chip brings a heavy bass and crystal-clear treble. No matter in family party, live streaming or KTV Karaoke gathering, this terrific bluetooth Karaoke microphone will promote singer's best performance.
• Wireless and Portable The bluetooth microphone adopts bluetooth v5.0 chip which is prompt to connect to cellphone, tablet PC and computer within 10m distance. This wireless karaoke microphone is only 250g weight and easy to hold or take along when outside. Can be used as speaker and player. When you insert TF card, it can also become a recorder to store your singing.
• 6 Hours Playing  With 2000mAh large capacity lithium battery, supporting 5~8 hours music playing and singing after 2 hours' full charging. Supports Android, iPhone, iPad, IOS and all cellphones, and supports Micro TF SD card, so you can play music and sing without cellphone.
• Fashionable Appearance Special diamond shaped chamber with UV spraying surface. 7-color LED lights flash along with the rhythm of music, just like the lights in KTV which create fantastic atmosphere in night.
• Guarantee Adopts eco-friendly ABS which meets RoHs tests. Besides CE certification, we'll check each microphone carefully before sending out. If any issue, please kindly contact us ASAP. We'll deal with each case wholeheartedly.

Package List:

1 * Karaoke Machine Player

1 * Sponge Cover

1 * USB Cable

1 * Audio Cable

1 * Manual

Price: £39.99

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HOMTOYOU Mirofibre Flat Floor Mop Review

As I have laid wooden floors throughout my residence a quick and easy way to clean them is important to me so I was keen to test this floor mop. I normally light mop the floor then finish off with a wooden floor care product so need something that not only cleans well I need something that coats evenly, consistently and quickly also being able to change the pad is ideal as it saves me having to use two mops as I do now.

This arrived in a surprisingly small box, it didn’t have any instructions but was fairly easy to work out how it assembled, the quick release on the head for changing pads is a clever and efficient design that works really well, you have the ability to lengthen or shorten the mop depending on how many rods you add to the handle which is useful as I am 6ft but my wife is under 5ft so if she cleans the floors it needs to be shortened.

I gave it a good test using two pads, one to clean the floor and a second to apply the floor care coating and it worked really well but although it does claim ‘the mop will not be turned over when cleaning’ I found it did a couple of times while pulling back on the mop but overall it was very efficient.

Overall the mop works really well, covers a good area, the pads are very quick and easy to change and should you wish to you could make your own with any material you wanted to use. The mop head will turn over despite the claims and it didn’t have any instructions are the only negatives.

• Adjustable Microfiber Mop: 360°rotating mop head, even for high or hard corner corner of the room and furniture, also can have very good auxiliary cleaning effect.There are 4 sections and you can shorten it by using 3 or 2 sections.The maximum height of the mop rod is 150cm, which can be assembled according to your needs.
• Money Saving and Environmentally Friendly: The mop covers are washable and reusable. Made by professional microfiber cleaning cloth which is very soft. Professional material makes the mop has super clean ability and no cloth detritus will be left after wiping.Even dust and dog hair can be easily removed
• Durable Hardwood Floor Mop: The sturdy material.The clips hold the pads on very securely.The material of the rack is durable stainless steel handle, aluminum mop frame, and high grade ABS plastic.
• Stainless Steel Plate: rustless, solid, and easy to mop the floor.Because of a certain weight, the mop will not be turned over when cleaning.
• Buy with Confidence: PLEASE BE AWARE FAKE SELLER, ONLY BUY FROM ENSPOWAY will comes with a 2-year guarantee and product warranty after product registration to support you with any issues post purchase.

Package Included:

4 X Stainless Steel Poles

1 X Mop Head Frame

4 X Mop Cleaning Pads

1 X Scraper

Price: £19.99
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Joy-Jam Remote Control Stunt RC Car Review

Fun, fast and highly responsive, this arrived in a nice branded display box and everything was well packed inside with batteries included for the remote control although no Philips head screw driver for removing the covers on the RC car and remote control, not really a big deal as I am sure most people have a screw driver.

The instruction manual is fairly clear and easy to follow so after unpacking it I put the RC car battery on charge with the USB charger supplied, it say’s to charge for 8 hours on the first two charges then 5-6 hours subsequently which I did although I consider this a very long charge time for a child’s toy as I have others that will reach a full charge over 2 hours.

Once it was charged I fitted the two AA batteries supplied into the remote control and took my youngest daughter outside to give it a run round, first off I will say it’s very quick and the response time from the controller is virtually instant so once you get used to the controls you can spin it round at high speed accurately.

The car is very durable and after numerous hard knocks into solid objects it showed no damage at all and the rubber tyres work really well allowing it to easily cover different types of ground such as grass, earth and stones, my daughter loved playing with it even though she didn’t really have a good grasp of the controls it is easy for her to run it round tumbling and turning without fear of damage.

I do wish they had taken the charging process further removing the need to remove the battery to charge it, it really wouldn’t have been difficult to make the charge port inbuilt into the car at the back removing the need to remove the battery to charge it, the USB charge cable does have a red LED which lights up when charging a good visual indicator to see it’s charging and I don’t have a problem with it being USB charge as this is now a common way of charging for a multitude of devices and USB ports in homes are the norm now.

Overall this is a great little RC car, highly responsive and entertaining, the issues I do have with it are the long charge time and removing the battery just to charge it which means the intervention of an adult in most cases rather than a child just plugging it in their selves and the reason it does not get top marks from me.

• Novel Stunt Car - Amazing do extreme 360 degree tumbling, spins and flips. Double side racing in all directions both on land or water. Handle all sorts of obstacles and never slow down!
• Shockproof & Super Off-Road - Made of high quality ABS plastic. Firm and durable car body. 4 independent elastic anti-slip hollow tire provides a powerful traction and grip. Conquer easily no matter land, Sandy beach, wetlands, grasslands.
• Super Anti-interference & Long range - An easy to control remote controller with 2.4GHz spectrum technology, ensure multiple cars to racing together at the same time and place. Your racing car can be manoeuvred even more than 60+ meters
• Ultra Fast Reaction - A strong motor with 4WD enable the rc car race max speed up to 12 km/h. Four-wheel heavy duty friction & Tri-axial system for superior experience out of your imagination.
• Long Lasting Battery - Equipped with a 4.5V nickel-cadmium battery, which can be charged faster and lasts longer. Means you can have double the fun Every time you play with the stunt racing car.

Package includes:

1 x Stunt RC Car

1 x Remote Controller 

1 x Rechargeable battery

2 x AA batteries

1 x Instruction Manual

1 x Charging cable

Price: £21.99

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Remington EP7300 3-in-1 Corded Epilator Review

Very effective and easy to use, my wife loves this and has been raving about how good it is, how she is never going back to shaving again and that she wishes she had one before.

This arrived in a Remington branded box containing the epilator, ultimate contour cap, detail cap, massage aloe vera cap, cleaning brush, power lead and instruction manual, the manual is  basic but has all the information you need along with a detailed numbered diagram to easily identify all the parts and their functions.

This gives great results on legs, under arm and very effective on delicate and smaller areas with the detail cap and with two speed selectable feature it gives better control for different types of hair growth and areas. This is simple to clean after use with the head being washable and the supplied brush cleans out any hair residue.

After my wife using this and raving about how good it was my main question was is it painful and the reply I got was no so to be fair I wanted to test it myself so decided to sacrifice the hairs on my hand. First off it really isn’t painful at all, I would guess that if you pull one hair out with tweezers you have an isolated area pulling up the skin while removing the hair but as this is spread over a larger area and is far quicker it makes it hardly noticeable

It removed all the hairs quickly and easily and really almost painless, it made the skin slightly red which disappeared after about a minute leaving no soreness, the area I did is now totally hair free and smooth.

• Removes 60% more hairs in one pass* - The Smooth & Silky EP3 3-in-1 Epilator removes 60% more hairs, from the root, in one pass*, saving you precious time, while creating even better results
• Up to 4 Weeks' Hair Free - If you long for silky, smooth skin, the 3-in-1 can give you up to four hair-free weeks, ensuring long lasting hair removal
• 3 Additional Attachments included - Ultimate Contour Cap, Massage Cap with Aloe Vera & Detail Cap for smaller areas
• Washable - The removable, washable head ensures looking after your epilator is quick and easy - just like your hair removal
• 2 Year Guarantee - Plus 1 extra year when you register the product online

Overall I can’t knock this at all it does exactly what it claims quickly and efficiently leaving the area hair free, my wife loves it and for these reasons I have given it full marks.

Price: £39.99
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Jumper EZbook X3 13.3" FHD Windows 10 Laptop Review

Very nice budget EZbook/laptop/notebook, not really sure on all the different terms used but personally I would just call it a small laptop but I would guess they are named or defined by if they have a drive, network port, size or touchpad but the reality makes it a small portable computer regardless of the name.

• 13.3" HD IPS Screen - From movies to video games, enjoy a wide-angle viewing experience on the ultra-clear 1920*1080 bright IPS HD Screen with true color depth.
• Upgraded Intel Quad-core CPU with powerful GPU - 6GB of RAM - 64GB of storage
• Intel Apollo Lake N3350 (1.1GHz, 2MB Cache, Intel Burst up to 2.4GHz), Windows 10
• EZbook X3 Laptop comes with Full Size USB 3.0 port that makes it perfect machine for work. 3.5mm Headphone Jack to relax to your favourite music without disturbing others. 802.11b/g/n WIFI , Bluetooth 4.0 for connecting to external entertain devices like speakers.

This arrived well packed and protected in a brown branded box with the charger, instruction manual and a rubber keyboard protector something I wasn’t expecting but none the less a welcome and useful addition easy to fit, easy to remove for cleaning.

After unpacking it and giving it a full charge I set it up, all very straight forward with Windows 10 and you can have Cortana assist in the setup if you wish, either way it takes around ten minutes to set it up and you can connect to your WiFi and log into your Microsoft account if you have one while going through the setup or skip and do it later. The first thing I did was check for Windows updates and let it do its thing installing them, no matter what computer you buy there will almost always be updates for the system and I would always advise this as the first thing you do.

The default browser is Edge but as I normally use Chrome so I downloaded and installed that so I could log into my account and have it mirror the browser on my desktop PC, I then installed an anti virus, I use Avast which is free and fairly good but there are several free alternatives, now I was ready to give it a good test.

The touch pad is very responsive and works well but as I have been using a mouse for over 25 years I find I am much more comfortable using one so fitted a wireless one I have which is plug and play instantly recognised, I tested the micro SD card reader slot which worked perfectly and could play a video file from it without interruption or any stutter, I tested a USB 3.0 with a USB stick and found the transfer speeds fine and recognition instant.

This is a very light unit and also has a slot if you wish to fit a SSD (solid state drive) to either increase the capacity or the drive reading speed, I found this to be nice and quick, the display is nice and clear, all the speed tests I did gave good results, it played video from the internet seamlessly and handled browsing multitasking very well.

Overall I really like it, it’s not a high end gaming laptop but doesn’t pretend to be or have a price tag that reflects it, it starts nice and quick, handles multitasking very well, isn’t bloated with a load of software you don’t want or won’t ever use out of the box, the battery life is very good, it comes with two USB 3.0 ports and a micro SD card reader along with WiFi and Bluetooth so connecting it up to other devices isn’t a problem and I have given it full marks.

Price: £239.99
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Russell Hobbs 24732 Desire Processor Food Mixer Review

As we all eat a lot of salads especially in the summer this is a welcome addition to the kitchen, we have a few hand held gadgets but haven’t really owned a processor unit so I was looking forward to trying this out.

It arrived in a nice branded box and everything inside packed into bespoke cardboard so no worries about getting damaged, the instructions are basic but sufficient enough to get you started. Once I had set it up I wanted to test out the functions so got a few things ready to try.

First off I tried out the grating/shredding with the reversible disk starting with some cheese and first impressions this really is a powerful machine grating a block of cheese in seconds, I then went on to grate some carrots again grated in no time at all, I did find a couple of larger chunks got through although I suspect this was because I pushed too hard as they went through and grated no problem second time. I reversed the disk and tried some chopping starting with a cucumber which it sliced in seconds, I followed this up with some carrots again it made short work of slicing these.

Swapping over attachments is really simple and I just gave the bowl a rinse out under the tap between trying things which was sufficient, I fitted the chopper attachment and it quickly diced some onions and potatoes with no effort at all and although it has two selectable speeds and a reverse I never found the need to go to the top speed.

I finished off by making a mixed fruit smoothie using the blender jug, again incredibly fast and mixed it perfectly. It has a safety lock so won’t start unless the base is locked in place and the lid in the case of the processor jug which works well as I found out, when lifting the processor bowel off I sometimes pulled the main spindle off as well but that is down to my inexperience not any design fault or flaw. I really liked the rubber suction feet which gave it a good solid base on a smooth surface.

• 2.5L bowl, 1.5L blender & a variety of attachments - includes stainless steel blades, reversible slicing/shredding Disk, dough hook and Creaming Disk. You can be slicing, dicing, shredding, whipping, blending, beating and even pureeing with this one versatile appliance.
• Bpa Free dishwasher safe bowl and parts - with detachable parts and a bowl that can be put straight into the dishwasher, cleaning your processor can be speedy & Effortless.
• 2 speed settings & pulse - use the lower speed setting to chop your ingredients up into larger pieces for a hearty homemade soup or use the higher speed setting to blend your ingredients into smooth and creamy soups or dips.
• Safety features - When slicing, chopping and Creaming your ingredients it's important to not only be safe but stable. With a double safety lock on the bowl to secure it in place you can happily whizz away with no worries and it even has non-slip feet for added stability.
• 2 year guarantee - Plus 1 extra year when you register the product online.

Overall this is a really powerful food processor, easy to use, simple to clean, easy to switch attachments and extremely fast I just can’t fault it.

Price: £54.99
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HQBKING Wifi Car Dash Cam Full HD 1080P Mini Dash Cam Review

Straight off I will say I really like this dash cam, I got it mainly as it was easily removable with the magnetic clip system and had all the features I needed. Unfortunately we have had a spate of car break-ins around my area recently mainly targeting dash cams and satnavs left on show inside so wanted something that was quick and easy to remove when leaving the car and I don’t think you will find an easier dash cam to remove and refit than this.

I hard wired this with a simple kit I got off Amazon, it’s a fairly simple task and doesn’t involve any soldering as they use a piggyback fuse system, my fusebox is in the rear of my car so really the only time consuming bit was taking and concealing the wire along the trim of the car but even with that it took less than 30 mins.

The WiFi connection feature to the HQBKING app works really well and would even allow you to use it as a high quality reversing camera should you want to using your phone to view and giving a much better quality image than the normal plug in reversing cameras.

I gave all the features a good test and even selected a lower resolution although I will stick with the highest as with loop recording I will never run out of space on the micro SD card, 360 degree rotation works great and makes it easy to select the viewing angle you want and with the 170 degree super wide angle it captures everything both sides of the road including side roads.

The night vision seems really good and clear, I tested the G-sensor by gently rocking the car and it automatically captured the footage and lock it as it does on a sudden collision or jolt while driving. The HQBKING app is simple but works really well allowing you to alter settings should you wish along with syncing the time and date, allowing you to record, take snapshots, format the micro SD card, view recorded video either on your phone or from the dash cams micro SD card, the recording can be viewed in either portrait or full screen landscape.

Overall I am very pleased with this dash cam, the recording quality is really good, the night vision works well, it’s easy to remove and refit, the HQBKING app works really well and is nice and straight forward.

FEATURES:

• Built-in Wifi and 360 DEGREE ROTATE MOUNT WiFi connection and HQBKING App allow you to operate car dash cam on your smartphone or tablet. Watching live streaming view, playback and download recording files which you need.It is easy to share videos to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or any other social media network.
• 1080P FULL HD DASH CAM Simultaneous recording with Super High Resolution 1080P FHD Lens, and 1.54" LCD Screen deliver clearer videos,images and replay the key moment even when high speed driving.
• 170° SUPER WIDE ANGLE This car driving recorder employs 170°super wide angle lens. Ultra-wide field of view reduces the blind spots and captures more details, to reserve the real scene.
• SUPER NIGHT VISION The combination of F1.6 large aperture, WDR, HDR ensures the clarity of images at night. Eliminates the need for an auxiliary light source even in low-light environments, making it easy to obtain sharp, color-accurate images.
• BUILT IN G-SENSOR With built-in G-sensor, HQBKING dashboard camera can automatically detect a sudden shake,collision and lock the footage to prevent the video from being overwritten even in loop recording. Accident scene can be truly restored.

Price: £54.99
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