Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

[R8VXF]

Just bought a Fitbit Aria scale to go with the Charge HR that I don't need

https://www.fitbit.com/uk/aria

[Adenauer]

giblet, you loon

[CubanPete]

gtidriver said:

Pp7 this is for you .

[GOG440]

Gorilla Boy said:

Ending up ordering a guy martin "big swede" bobble hat due to this thread, should compliment my own "big swede" volvo 245 estate

Bugger.
I ordered one of those too. (the hat not the volvo)

[GOG440]

giblet said:

Just realised this bag of crap counts



Needed a car for a few days to get around in whilst mine was away for some work. Now I have my car back I'm not sure what to do with the shed. Jacked it up over the weekend and the underside seems solid. Skirts are bonded on to the front and rear wings though.

I am looking at that p.o.s and thinking at the right money that could be good for autotesting.

[Silverbullet767]

giblet said:

That's had a hard paper round.

[JDMDrifter]

Just bought a set of these for the MX5, it didn't really need new wheels

[Du1point8]

BigBen said:

marctwo said:

kapiteinlangzaam said:

marctwo said:

This probably counts given that I already have a Logitech Smart Control

Hints as to what it is might be nice

Sorry, it's a universal remote on kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227115988/ne...

Also ordered one. My first 'go' at kickstarter, hope it goes well as it sounds like the product I have been looking for for a long while.

In the spirit of the thread I already have various universal remotes including a Sony Android tablet which I bought purely as it was supposed to make a good remote, it didn't

Thinking about one of these.

Which one would you think the best is?

$219 brain and remote
$319 brain and 2 remotes
$419 2 brains and 2 remotes

I can't work out what 2 brains does that 1 can't if with 1 you can do multiple rooms anyway?

(Other than having multiple properties and having one in each)

[Du1point8]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

someone else wrote this:

marctwo said:

It's $219, which is approximately £150. A Logitech Harmony Ultimate is £160. The Neeo does way more than the Logitech, and it looks nicer too.

The reason it looks so B&O is that one of the founders worked at B&O.

looks nicer than this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Harmony-Ultimate-...

Bit cheaper too.

[Gorilla Boy]

GOG440 said:

Gorilla Boy said:

Ending up ordering a guy martin "big swede" bobble hat due to this thread, should compliment my own "big swede" volvo 245 estate

Bugger.
I ordered one of those too. (the hat not the volvo)

Ive got a goatee at the minute too if that helps Andy!

[BigBen]

Du1point8 said:

BigBen said:

marctwo said:

kapiteinlangzaam said:

marctwo said:

This probably counts given that I already have a Logitech Smart Control

Hints as to what it is might be nice

Sorry, it's a universal remote on kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227115988/ne...

Also ordered one. My first 'go' at kickstarter, hope it goes well as it sounds like the product I have been looking for for a long while.

In the spirit of the thread I already have various universal remotes including a Sony Android tablet which I bought purely as it was supposed to make a good remote, it didn't

Thinking about one of these.

Which one would you think the best is?

$219 brain and remote
$319 brain and 2 remotes
$419 2 brains and 2 remotes

I can't work out what 2 brains does that 1 can't if with 1 you can do multiple rooms anyway?

(Other than having multiple properties and having one in each)

I think you are over thinking things. I just bought the one that looked coolest. I can see that one brain will do multiple rooms for everything bar IR control which will require a brain per room.

[marctwo]

BigBen said:

I think you are over thinking things. I just bought the one that looked coolest. I can see that one brain will do multiple rooms for everything bar IR control which will require a brain per room.

This.

You only need a second brain if you need IR in different rooms. The other protocols are RF so should work within a moderate range. You could use a single remote to control both brains, or get a second remote for the second room.

I've ordered the Black Cat edition.

[SimonV8ster]

giblet said:

Skirts are bonded on to the front and rear wings though.

Front bumper could be bonded onto original bumper too, can't see the rear.

DO N0T try and remove them, as i'm sure you have realised it will be an absolute pig of a job. You will need new front and rear bumpers, and the side of the car will look like sh@t !!

I had what looks like the same bodykit on mine.

[JonRB]

boxst said:

escargot said:

Quick heads up - Microsoft have discounted their HP Stream 7" Signature Edition tablet to £74.99 from £99.99. Just after Christmas, these were in the sale at £79.99 so this is a cracking buy: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp...

I bought one in the after Christmas sale (for £74.99) and it is an amazing bit of kit for such a small price. Full windows 8.1 and you can load any windows compatible software on there...

I've just bought one as it seemed too good to miss. However, I was very tempted by the Linx8 at only £15 more - I hope I haven't made a poor choice here.

Does anyone have any recommendations on a suitable Bluetooth keyboard for it? Preferably one that incorporates a case and turns it into a mini laptop.

Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 28th January 12:24

[escargot]

I bought the one that Groupon are advertising for £13 or something (using it now). The keys are a bit bouncy but other than that, very impressed with it. Keyboard is fully detachable too.

[RobinBanks]

RobinBanks said:

oilslick said:

RobinBanks said:

Has anyone seen any GOOD earphones (NOT headphones) in the Amazon sale?
I got some Amazon vouchers for Christmas and I need some earphones.

These are half price and have a ton of good reviews on Amazon, everyone ignored them on my Xmas Amazon wishlist so I can't offer any first hand experience

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MediaDevil-Artisanphonics-...

These arrived today!

They really are excellent for £30

Sadly they have a problem now. The right earphone has gone quiet (almost inaudible). I hope that MediaDevil's customer service is good!

[rat840771]

RobinBanks said:

RobinBanks said:

oilslick said:

RobinBanks said:

Has anyone seen any GOOD earphones (NOT headphones) in the Amazon sale?
I got some Amazon vouchers for Christmas and I need some earphones.

These are half price and have a ton of good reviews on Amazon, everyone ignored them on my Xmas Amazon wishlist so I can't offer any first hand experience

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MediaDevil-Artisanphonics-...

These arrived today!

They really are excellent for £30

Sadly they have a problem now. The right earphone has gone quiet (almost inaudible). I hope that MediaDevil's customer service is good!

ummm, I got some of those wooden in ear headphones from richersounds, but one of them stopped working so I got a refund. They were around £10. The problem with them is the cord, it's like string and constantly tangles.

I use these now as they don't tangle and sound good.

http://www.richersounds.com/product/all-headphones...

if you want good over ear noise cancelling these are also good

http://www.richersounds.com/product/all-headphones...

[Du1point8]

rat840771 said:

ummm, I got some of those wooden in ear headphones from richersounds, but one of them stopped working so I got a refund. They were around £10. The problem with them is the cord, it's like string and constantly tangles.

I use these now as they don't tangle and sound good.

http://www.richersounds.com/product/all-headphones...

if you want good over ear noise cancelling these are also good

http://www.richersounds.com/product/all-headphones...

Shame that last set don't look cordless, Im looking for some over ear as I can no longer wear in ear head phones

[JonRB]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

And my new totally unneeded floor lamp in the background - I think it looks a bit like a death ray machine, so it gets extra nerd points

Oh I like that!

Edit: I like the delivery options less though. £15 delivery and dispatched "within 4 - 5 weeks".

Edited by JonRB on Friday 30th January 18:27

[aka_kerrly]

LeeThr said:

omgus said:

I remember you worrying about getting the GTI 180 whilst you still had the GTI on the nightshift thread bloody years ago. The fact that you now have 5 pugs is bloody brilliant.

Also love the look of those old 406 Coupes, still look lovely now.

My mum doesn't know about this one yet... I've had it since Thursday haha.

Pug hoarder!

I once had three silver mk2 Golf Gtis, one was the daily, one a track car, one a parts car. Two were parked up the road at my local pub (where my mum worked) but she only ever thought I had one car until two were on the drive at the same time