Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...
Discussion
OldJohnnyYen said:
Digger said:
Good lad! 
I've got seven standard bulbs!! I might be tempted by one of the strips but can't figure where I'd put one! What apps do you use! I use Hue Pro. Hue Disco is quite fun.
Hue disco, hue remote and ifttt, if you don't have ifttt for all the pointless turd it does. You don't have a Hue I've got seven standard bulbs!! I might be tempted by one of the strips but can't figure where I'd put one! What apps do you use! I use Hue Pro. Hue Disco is quite fun.
. Can you now get it to switch on more than one bulb? That would be ace if they could sort that!I also ordered these today. I didn't really need 5 cables but they looked cool and it was a good price at £7.98 for the 5
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GS0O5RU/ref=...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GS0O5RU/ref=...
OldJohnnyYen said:
Digger said:
Good lad!
I've got seven standard bulbs!! I might be tempted by one of the strips but can't figure where I'd put one! What apps do you use! I use Hue Pro. Hue Disco is quite fun.
Hue disco, hue remote and ifttt, if you don't have ifttt for all the pointless turd it does. You don't have a Hue I've got seven standard bulbs!! I might be tempted by one of the strips but can't figure where I'd put one! What apps do you use! I use Hue Pro. Hue Disco is quite fun.
https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/preorder/
bit of code and you can turn off the lights with a wave of the hand...
Digger said:
Aah yes I do have IFTTT. It's quite convenient. It's still set to switch on a single bulb . . . errr at 4:30pm which I configured months ago. Must get around to changing that. . Can you now get it to switch on more than one bulb? That would be ace if they could sort that!
Yeah it's sorted, it turns my bloom sky blue when MCFC are playing. Turns all my lights on at sunset, flickers a table lamp purple when I get a Facebook message. All stuff I keep meaning to turn off!. Can you now get it to switch on more than one bulb? That would be ace if they could sort that!If you run xbmc you can also run it as an ambilight, my bloom is behind my tv and it worked fine. But I found it distracting so turned that off too.
Digger said:
Good lad!
I've got seven standard bulbs!! I might be tempted by one of the strips but can't figure where I'd put one! What apps do you use! I use Hue Pro. Hue Disco is quite fun.
I'm always wary of significant investment in app controlled/linked stuff, and basically the vendor giving up with it two years down the line and moving on to something else or closing down altogether, leaving you to struggle to keep eight year old phones and tablets alive (with knackered batteries) to work your lights. Maybe Philips will do better at the long term support, or maybe the allowing third party apps will keep this one alive.I've got seven standard bulbs!! I might be tempted by one of the strips but can't figure where I'd put one! What apps do you use! I use Hue Pro. Hue Disco is quite fun.
shirt said:
JonRB said:
An IR digital thermometer with dual laser targetting.
I have no real need of one but a) Maplin had it on offer reduced from £54.99 down to £39.99, and b) it has lasers! Pew pew!
good work. have you stopped measuring the temperature of everything in the house yet? I have no real need of one but a) Maplin had it on offer reduced from £54.99 down to £39.99, and b) it has lasers! Pew pew!
Nice one Jon... .
kev1974 said:
I'm always wary of significant investment in app controlled/linked stuff, and basically the vendor giving up with it two years down the line and moving on to something else or closing down altogether, leaving you to struggle to keep eight year old phones and tablets alive (with knackered batteries) to work your lights. Maybe Philips will do better at the long term support, or maybe the allowing third party apps will keep this one alive.
If you've read up on it the software that controls the Hue Bridge is effectively open source, so there will always be apps available for it, regardless of Philips' software updates. I took back the Aldi one and bought this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J21DDBG/ref=...
The one button and lack of screen mean a bit of guess work is involved (shot and battery), but quality is so much better than the Aldi one. Feels pretty solid too.
If anyone can tell me how to change the date too much appreciated. The instructions are poorly translated Mandarin (?) and my Google ain't helping.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J21DDBG/ref=...
The one button and lack of screen mean a bit of guess work is involved (shot and battery), but quality is so much better than the Aldi one. Feels pretty solid too.
If anyone can tell me how to change the date too much appreciated. The instructions are poorly translated Mandarin (?) and my Google ain't helping.
Digger said:
Just forked out for my Royal Parks Deckchair Season Ticket - 3rd time in 5 years.
Yes folks . . . you read that right. I purchased a season ticket . . . to sit in a . . . deckchair . . . between March and October.
How fabulously frivolous is that?!
Bloody hell just to sit downYes folks . . . you read that right. I purchased a season ticket . . . to sit in a . . . deckchair . . . between March and October.
How fabulously frivolous is that?!
•Up to 1 hour: £1.60
•Up to 2 hours: £2.60
•Up to 3 hours: £3.60
•Up to 4 hours: £4.60
•All day usage: £8.00
•Concession Season Ticket: £45.00
•Non-concessions Season Ticket: £110.00
gwm said:
I took back the Aldi one and bought this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J21DDBG/ref=...
The one button and lack of screen mean a bit of guess work is involved (shot and battery), but quality is so much better than the Aldi one. Feels pretty solid too.
If anyone can tell me how to change the date too much appreciated. The instructions are poorly translated Mandarin (?) and my Google ain't helping.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but my mate bought one of those last week and broke it almost immediately http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J21DDBG/ref=...
The one button and lack of screen mean a bit of guess work is involved (shot and battery), but quality is so much better than the Aldi one. Feels pretty solid too.
If anyone can tell me how to change the date too much appreciated. The instructions are poorly translated Mandarin (?) and my Google ain't helping.
good stuff. Don't dip it in a river and it should be fine Ooh . . . It's in stock at last.
http://www.firebox.com/product/6068/iKettle?itc=4
Now I'll be able to boil the kettle from the comfort of my deckchair!
To be honest I think it might be beyond frivolous to purchase one of these, but you never know!
http://www.firebox.com/product/6068/iKettle?itc=4
Now I'll be able to boil the kettle from the comfort of my deckchair!
To be honest I think it might be beyond frivolous to purchase one of these, but you never know!
Digger said:
Ooh . . . It's in stock at last.
http://www.firebox.com/product/6068/iKettle?itc=4
Now I'll be able to boil the kettle from the comfort of my deckchair!
To be honest I think it might be beyond frivolous to purchase one of these, but you never know!
Why. Why would you do that to me?http://www.firebox.com/product/6068/iKettle?itc=4
Now I'll be able to boil the kettle from the comfort of my deckchair!
To be honest I think it might be beyond frivolous to purchase one of these, but you never know!
i have to have that in my life.
Digger said:
Ooh . . . It's in stock at last.
http://www.firebox.com/product/6068/iKettle?itc=4
Now I'll be able to boil the kettle from the comfort of my deckchair!
To be honest I think it might be beyond frivolous to purchase one of these, but you never know!
Yet another item purchased because of this thread!http://www.firebox.com/product/6068/iKettle?itc=4
Now I'll be able to boil the kettle from the comfort of my deckchair!
To be honest I think it might be beyond frivolous to purchase one of these, but you never know!
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