2008 top consumer products

Time to buy buy buy... And the only thing that is worse than not knowing what to get your loved ones this season. Here is the list of top consumer products in year 2008. Hope it can help you make decision.


1. Top Video Games of 2008 - winner: Nintendo Wii Fit

2. Top Mobile Devices of 2008 - winner: Apple iPhone 3G

3. Top Laptops of 2008 - winner: Apple MacBook

4. Top MP3 Players of 2008 - winner: Apple iPod Touch

5. Top Netbooks of 2008 - winner: Asus Eee 1000HA

6. Top Digital Cameras of 2008 - winner: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

7. Top LCD/Plasma TVs of 2008 - winner: Sony Bravia XBR8 Series

8. Top GPS Receivers of 2008 - winner: TomTom Go 930

9. Top A/V Receivers / Home Theater in Box of 2008 - winner: Onkyo HT-S6100

10. Top Blu-ray Players of 2008 - winner: Sony BDP-S550

GripFun Video Camera Light

GripFun CL-TW20 is a twins video light powered by NP-F series rechargeable batteries to help you capture footage in nearly any condition.

General Specifications
Uses Battery NPF550,NPF750 or NPF960/ 970

Material : PC
Operating Distance : Video Lighting
Angle: Approx. 26 degrees
Operating Distance-2 : Video Lighting Distance (3m): 10W Approx. 40lux / 20W
Approx. 80lux
Luminance : Video Center Luminance Intensity: 10W Approx. 400cd / 20W
Approx. 800cd
Operating Temperature : Color Temperature- 3000K
Luminance-2 : Lamp Life - 1000H
Power Consumption : Video Light- DC 7.2V / Halogen Lamp 10.0W or 20.0W swichable

GripFun Director's Viewfinder

A Directors viewfinder or director's finder is a Viewfinder used by film directors to see the scene as seen by the camera lens. In appearance it is like a monocular telescope that usually hangs around the neck.

While modern film cameras are relatively light weight, earlier models were quite heavy and moving them required some effort. The director's finder allows the directors to be more productive as they can plan where to place the camera and which lens to select for the camera without the need to move the larger film camera.

Most viewfinders allow different focal lengths and film sizes. In some models also the aspect ratio is selectable. Some viewfinders allow the mounting of cinema lenses.

GripFun rotating viewfinder is the most affordable large size director's finder. It is relatively compact, but includes all standards film & TV formats and all standards aspect ratios including 16:9. The aspect ratio adjustment ring features convenient click stops. It makes your photographing enjoyable.

XM Satellite Radio Battery

XM Satellite Radio (XM) is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service included 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional traffic and weather channels and 23 play-by-play sports channels. XM channels are identified by Arbitron with the label "XM" (e.g. "XM32").

The company was founded in 1988 as American Mobile Radio Corporation. The satellite service was officially launched on September 25, 2001. On July 29, 2008, XM and former competitor Sirius Satellite Radio formally completed their merger, following FCC approval, forming Sirius XM Radio, Inc. On November 12, 2008, Sirius and XM began broadcasting with their new, combined channel lineups.

There are many XM Radio phones on the market. Here is list of them:
1. Sirius

Sirus portable boom box, SX034, Sirus SLEB1, Sirius SLSB1, Sirius Stiletto, Sirius Stiletto SL100W, Sirius S50

2.Delphi

Delphi SA10001, SA10034-11, SKYFI AUDIO SYSTEM, SKYFI BOOMBOX SA10001, SKYFI2 CD AUDIO SYSTEM, 990227, EPNN8774A, MYFI, MYFI SA100013, SA10113, TXM1000, XMTSZ01322, XMTSZ03089-00, LP103450SR, ROADY2 PERSONAL AUDIO SYSTEM, SA10120, ROADY, ROADY2, SKYFI, SKYFI 2

3. Tao

TXM1000

4. Pioneer

AIRWARE, GEXAIRWARE1,GEX-INNO1, INNO, INNO GEX-INNO1

5. Samsung

990216, HELIX, HELIX YX-M1Z, XMTH-SZ02885-01, YX-M1Z, 990208, NEXUS 50, NEXUS 50 YP-X5ZX, NEXUS 25, NEXUS 25 YP-X5X, YP-X5X, YP-X5Z

6. Thuraya

Thuraya Hughes 7100, 7101, Thuraya SO-2510, SG-2520

T-Mobile G1 battery

The T-Mobile G1 (previously known as the HTC Dream) is an Internet-enabled smartphone designed by High Tech Computer Corporation. It is the first smartphone in the market that uses Google's Android OS platform with an excellent web browser and strong ties to Google's online services, like Gmail.

Its GPS receiver makes its version of Google Maps more accurate.
It has a touchscreen but depends heavily on its integrated QWERTY keyboard.
The G1 also has Wi-Fi and access to T-Mobile's extensive hotspot network.

In comparison with the iPhone 3G the T-Mobile G1's battery life is acceptable. It's not great, but it can run through a charge in a single day if use the device frequently. On the other hand, if put the device aside as you are working on other projects and leave it just checking for your push emails to come in. At the end of three days it still had a 30% charge.

Battery Specification:

Type: Li-ion

Voltage:3.7V

Capacity:1200mAh

Color: Black

Dell Inspiron Mini Netbook

Seeing great success of Asus Eee PC the Dell company also introduces its netbook Dell Inspiron Mini to take a share of booming netbook market.

After its Inspiron Mini 9 the Dell company released the Inspiron Mini 12 netbook on October 27th. The Mini 12, is very similar in appearance to it’s little brother, the Dell Mini 9. The Mini 12 of has a larger keyboard, and of course a larger 12-inch display, compared to the Mini 9’s 8.9-inch display.

The Dell Mini 12 will be available in November with a starting price of $600. The entry-level Mini 12 will include a 40GB hard drive, a 3-cell battery and a 1.3GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor. Dell claims this configuration will get about three-hours of battery life.

Other versions of the Dell Mini 12 will come with a 6-cell battery that will run for up to seven hour and a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom Z530 processor and either a 60GB or 80GB hard drive. Vista will be the only choice initially, but Dell plans on offering a Ubuntu version and Windows XP version in the near future.

We'll review battery when it is available.

Acer Aspire One Battery UM08A31

Like Asus Eee PC the Acer company also launched its netbook Aspire One. I heard Aspire One long before but never have opportunity to look at it. Today I finally see it and all its accessories.

It seems that all netbooks available in current market has battery life problem. Acer Aspire One has a standard 6-cells battery with capacity of 4400mAh. Its extended battery is 9-cells too, the capacity is 6600mAh.

Battery Main Specification:

Type: Li-ion

Voltage: 10.8V

Capacity: 4400mAh/6600mAh

Battery Code: UM08A31, UM08A71, UM08A72, UM08A73

Compatible netbook models:

Acer Aspire One Series

Acer Aspire One A110L Series

Acer Aspire One A150L Series

Acer Aspire One A150X Series

Acer Aspire One AoA110-1295 Series

Acer Aspire One AoA110-1722 Series

Acer Aspire One AoA150-1006 Series

Apple iPhone 3G battery 616-0428

Unlike old iPhone the iPhone 3G use detachable battery which is very convenient for the ender users. Because the iPhone 3G users can change the battery by themselves.

However many iPhone 3G users complain that its battery life is too short. It is being reported that the battery life on Apple iPhone 3G will not last the whole day.

The iPhone 3G uses a lot more power than 2G, but users have said they have to keep a charger at work and plug in the iPhone so it lasts the whole day. Sompe reported that iPhone 3G's battery died after 52 minutes talk time. It seems this is really the Achilles' heel of iPhone 3G.

iPhone 3G battery specification:

Type: Li-Polymer

Voltage:4.2V

Capacity:1150mAh

Color:Silver

Battery Code: 616-0428

Compatible with iPhone 3G

Sunpow Broadcast Monitor(High Definition)

The broadcast and TV industry alreay entered high definition times. The 2008 Olympics games is a great example! All TVs are broadcasted with high-definition signal. It is forecasted that the analogue TV, and even SD TV, will fade away very soon.

With the developmenet of digital TVs the demands for HD monitor increase greatly. Sunpow's portable 7" HD broadcast monitor is of high quality at affordable price. It is very convenient for both outdoor and indoor usage.

Main Specification:
*Size: 7-inch
*Pixel number: 800 x 480
*Pixel pitch: (H) 0.1905 x (W) 0.1905mm
*Aspect ratio: 16:9/4:3 (switch)
*Brightness: 350cd/m2
*Contrast ratio: 300:1
*Response time: 2ms
*Viewing angles:
*Left: 65°
*Right: 65°
*Up: 55°
*Down: 60°
*Audio input: 1 line (dual speakers)
*Composite video input:
*HD/SD-SDI x 2 (loop through)
*Y/PB/PR x 1 (loop through)
*Y/C (S-video) x 1 (loop through)
*Composite x 1 (NTSC/PAL auto detect, loop through)
*Composite video output:
*HD/SD-SDI x 2
*Y/PB/PR x 1
*Y/C (S-video) x 1
*Composite x 1 (NTSC/PAL auto detect, loop through)
*Executing standard: SMPTE-259M/259M
*Signal format: 1080i, 1080p, 60/50, 720P, 576i, 480i 24p/25p and 24psf (film format)

MSI Wind U100 battery BTY-S11 review

The MSI Wind U100 is a new subnotebook in a field originally started by the Asus Eee PC. It has one significant advantage that makes it stand out in an increasingly crowded market: it is priced well under the equivalent Eee PC.

Now having a better price doesn't always mean you are going to win in any given market, but MSI really outdid itself and created a great mini notebook.

The MSI Wind U100's standard battery is 4400mAh. Here is review:

Type:Li-ion

Voltage:10.8V

Capacity:4400mAh

Battery Code:BTY-S11, TX2-RTL8187SE, 6317A-RTL8187SE, 14L-MS6837D1, 3715A-MS6837D1

Color: Black or White

The MSI Wind U100's extended battery is 9 cell battery.

Sunpow Matte Box

A matte box is a camera accessory that essentially does the same thing as a lens hood and also mounts in front of the lens, but usually includes adjustable fins called French flags. These can be moved and adjusted to reduce unwanted lens flare caused by lights or the sun.

Another purpose of a matte box is to hold glass or plastic filters in place in front of the lens. Today, matte boxes are made for DV cameras and HD cameras for the same reasons as a film camera. Some are supported by two rods that run the length of the camera, while others are supported by the lens itself.

A matte box may have a bellows, a rigid sunshade or both, where the bellows is positioned within the rigid sunshade, having a mask which may be adjusted forward or back to suit the focal length of the lens.

Sunpow matte box fits Panasonic, Sony and JVC professional cameras. Its size is 215x170x50cm, and its weight is 2.35Kgs.

HTC X9500 battery CLIO160 & ATHE160

HTC X9500 battery

HTC X7500 battery

HTC X9500 UMPC is a great success in Europe. We received a lot of inquires for X9500 battery. Some websites rumor that HTC X9500 and HTC X7500 use same battery, actually it is not the case. Their appearances are totally different. Please refer to above photos. Additionally they have different battery code, capacity and compatible models. We give their deteailed specification as belows:

HTC X7500 battery

Type: Li-polymer
Voltage: 3.7V
Capacity: 2200mAh
Replace Code: 35H00081-00M, ATHE160
Compatible with Dopod U1000, HTC X7500, HTC X7501 Advantage, Athena 100, T-Mobile Ameo

HTC X9500 battery

Type: Li-Polymer

Voltage: 7.4V

Capacity: 2700mAh

Replace Code:CLIO160, 35H00098-00M

Compatible with HTC Shift, X9500

Blackberry Bold 9000 & BAT-14392-001

Like all other Rim old models Blackberry Bold 9000 wins thousands of fans after its first release. It is the first from this company to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed 3G networks around the world. It is the first from RIM with a half-VGA (480 by 320 pixel) display, and the first with robust support for viewing and editing Microsoft Office documents.

The design isn't a radical departure from RIM's earlier lineup, though. It will have a tablet shape with a QWERTY keyboard. However, it will be curvier, with corners that are significantly rounder than any previous BlackBerry.

Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 2 MPx camera will round out this smartphone.

Its battery is Li-ion type battery with capacity of 1500mAh. However its original battery is quite expensive since it has a special chip inside the battery. We receive calls for replacement battery. Now it is available. Here is a review of replacement battery.

Main Features:

Type:Li-ion

Voltage: 3.7V

Capacity: 1300mAh

Color: White

Replace code: M-S1, BAT-14392-001