Product Review 0002: Wireless Doorbell with Receivers

Review of the Wireless Door Bell with Receivers

What I dislike about typical door bells is the need for lots of D size batteries (4-5 pcs) and that the door bells cannot hear in bedrooms as it is always near the door.

So one day, I was surfing the internet and came across this China-brand wireless door which you can add on receivers. This means that if you have no limited budget, you just require one door bell and put one receiver per room. I decided to give a go to see if it is as useful as described by the seller.

Advantages as advertised by seller

• Wireless
• No need for batteries
• Simple set up

Unboxing and Aesthetics

The outlook of the box is like how a Xiaomi product looks like. The box is brown in colour and the items are slotted into the cardboard casing.

The first thing you see in the box is the receivers, which I purchased 2, 1 for the living, and another for the bedroom. Below the receivers is 2 travel adaptor plugs and what I presumed was the bell as there was a bell logo on it (duh). I initially thought the seller was kind to give free travel adaptor plugs until I realise it is for the receivers.

The receiver looks like a night light with the two flat pin plug head at the back (typical of China products). As the item is not distributed by Singapore seller, there is no safety mark certification so it really is used at your own risk. The voltage is from 110 V to 240 V, just like our normal phone chargers. There is also an instruction manual included but it will not be necessary at all.

Basic Product Specs (translated from Chinese manual)

Doorbell

• 40g
• 67mm (diameter) x 20mm (thick)
• Frequency: 433.92 mHz
• Distance: Outdoors – 80 metres, Indoors – 30 metres
• Emitting efficiency – 10 dBm
• Standby power – 0 W

Receiver (per unit)

• 67 mm (diameter)
• Voltage: 110-240V
• Adaptor – International Two Pin
• Standby Power – 0.25W

Manufactured by: Wuhan Linptech (www.linptech.com)

Installation and Using the device

I simply pasted the doorbell on my door and plugged in the receivers, one in the living room, another in a bedroom.

When you depress the doorbell, there is a pleasure blue light that emits from the bottom centre of the doorbell. The receivers also respond almost instantaneously as the traditional “Ding-Dong” srings just as you press.

The only annoying thing I find is that the receivers will immediately give off the “Ding-Dong” sound whenever you power it back on (I do off the receivers when no one is home). The receivers are normally in sleep mode when the doorbell is not working, so I do not face any overheating issues thus far.

Conclusion, this is a worthy product if you are not particular about Safety Mark

What I like

• Ease of use
• Adjustable bell volume
• Wireless doorbell

What I don’t like

• No safety mark on receivers
• Annoying sound of receivers whenever I power it up

My next review will be play place for kids! Hokey Pokey @ Selecta Mall

Review 0001: Samsung Ultra Thin DVD Writer

Review of Samsung’s Ultra Thin DVD Writer

My passion has always been buying gadgets. It need not be the latest but there is some functional purpose as sometimes, the reviews I read are mostly from the guy’s perspective and not as a buyer of the product.

The product I have bought and tested today is the Samsung Ultra Thin Writer(SE-208). As indicated on the box, this Writer is Winner of the Red Dot Design 2015.

Some basic specs as follows:

• OS: Mac OS X (10.4.6.1), Microsoft Windows XP (SP 11) / Vista 7/8
• CPU: Pentium 4 (2.0 Ghz); Atom (1.6 Ghz)
• RAM: 2 Gb
• Interface: USB 2.0
• Supported Media Speed: Min (DVD RAM Write – 5x) Max (CD Rom Read – 24x)
• Max Writing Speed: DVD+R Write & DVD+RW Write (8x)
• Product Made in Philippines

Unboxing and Aesthetics

I was very attracted to the packaging as it tells me the Writer is indeed ultra slim. Indeed, the device is on 14mm thick and no longer than a standard ruler as the length does not exceed 15 cm.

The material of the DVD writer is in plastic but the holding it does not feel flimsy or too heavy at 208g. The colour came in my favourite red and black which contrasts very well, looking modern and not boring at all.

Installation

The setup and installation was seamless. It was plug and play as once I start up my Surface Pro 3 (running on Windows 10 OS), the device was immediately detected upon me logging in. I was offline so there was no online assistance required.

But in case of any issues, the setup CD was also provided but I do not think it will be necessary for most case

Using the device

I used the DVD Writer as a music CD reader to import the music into my iTunes.

Ejecting the drive was simple enough, there is an eject button next to the Samsung logo. It was useful that the button and indicator light is on top as the typical design is at the sides and you need to bend over to check if you pressed the button. Thus, this design allowed ease on the eye as the light blinker will tell you if the DVD writer is working.

The CD used had 11 tracks and imported at a speed of 256kps. The songs got transferred within 8 minutes, similar to the speed which my desktop CD writer does.

For writing of DVD, I will update this review again once it has been tried.

What I like

• Low cost (less than $30 SGD)
• Small size and slim built (about my palm size)
• Easy installation

What I dislike

• The eject button is a bit small
• Speed can be improved if it uses USB 3.0       

Next review: Wireless Doorbell without batteries                                                                                                                  

Nee Year's Resolution for 2016

I have two resolutions for the New Year.

One) To start my web business
Two) To start a blog about my life as a mum, who loves to buy gadgets and bring her kids out to play.

So, here is my effort to share my experience and make once a week entry

My personal time only starts when my kids are asleep so let's cross my fingers that i don't sleep before they do (as my bed seems to be calling my name every night)