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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Clickbank Webinar Make Real Money


Here is a webinar that I used to help me make serious money on Clickbank 


You will make money if you follow what this guy tells you.



This webinar is live every single day,and the guy knows what he is talking about when it comes to Clickbank.

Check it out now.


Saturday, August 11, 2012

Easy Email Marketing Software


StreamSend is an email marketing service that has a simple interface. This makes it great for those who don't have much email marketing experience because they'll be able to easily navigate through the options. In addition to this, you can make professional email campaigns with StreamSend.
You can add your contacts into StreamSend quickly by using the Import Wizard. This tool imports TXT files. You can create these files in Excel. Once you have your list of contacts uploaded, you can organize them into segments so that you can target specific audiences. Your StreamSend filters can sort out those who live in a certain geographic area, are a certain age and more.
StreamSend is conscientious about following U.S. Can-Spam laws. It posts its anti-spam policies on the footer of every page of its website. This email marketing service wants you to use permission-based email practices. StreamSend offers double opt-in tools that require subscribers to confirm that they want to receive your emails. As you're preparing to send out your marketing campaigns, you can run the message through the spam test StreamSend offers to make sure you don't have text or images that would cause your email to show up in your subscribers' junk folders instead of their inboxes.



Although overcrowded and a bit jumbled, your StreamSend dashboard is the central hub for all information regarding your email campaign. Here, you are able to see a summary of your email marketing campaign activity. You can see which campaigns you have recently sent and whether your scheduled emails went out on time.

StreamSend's email marketing service analyzes all data and creates quality reports that illustrate how many people opened it, clicked on links or forwarded it others. You can also see how many people unsubscribed to your email or reported it as spam (whether it was or not). Another item the report tells you is how many emails bounced, which means they never made it to their intended destinations.

StreamSend creates a visual representation of this data so that you can easily see the results. StreamSend includes many of the types of reports you'd expect to see, and StreamSend has the ability to integrate with Google Analytics, which allows even more analysis of your subscribers' email habits.


StreamSend.com

Besides the StreamSend graphs and charts, you can also create a trigger – or autoresponder – that allows your email marketing campaign to send out emails when a user replies. It can also be set up to send an email for a subscriber's birthday or anniversary.

If you have technical issues with your dashboard or email-campaign creation, you have several help and support options to which you can turn. You can contact StreamSend support via telephone or fill out a Call Me Back form on the company's website. You can also search the Knowledgebase, where you will find answers to general questions. We were disappointed that this email marketing service has no video tutorials or live chat support.

Clickbank Earning Proof


If you want to make money on the net one of the best ways of doing it is with affiliate marketing.  It is easy to learn the basics, requires little investment to get started and isn’t too time intensive if you are only promoting a couple of products.  There is also none of the hassle of sending items through the mail or having to deal with stock or inventory.  Customer service is also taken care of by the company you are promoting products for.

The rewards can be very good as well.  Many products such as those on offer at Clickbank are in a digital format with very low production costs.  This means the commission you can earn by selling them can be as much as 75% of the selling price.  Many products also have recurring commissions so one sale can money for months afterwards.

Heres what I use for my clickbank earnings click here 



To get started as an affiliate marketer visit Clickbank and create your first account.  Then you can take a look at the marketplace to find your first product or products to promote.  There are thousands to choose from in all sorts of categories ranging from Business and Investing to Arts and Entertainment.  While it may be tempting to start promoting lots of different goods the best idea is to begin with 2 or 3 products that are related to each other.  This makes them easier to promote and helps to keep costs down to start with.
When you have chosen the products that you want to sell the next step is to start promoting them.  Creating a website is generally regarded as the best way of affiliate marketing.  While you may have to pay for domain names and hosting the costs involved are usually pretty small.  Creating and hosting your own website rather than using a free service will get more traffic from search engines and more traffic means more sales.  Choose a niche that you are interested in or have some knowledge about to start off with and begin adding some content to your site.  It shouldn’t all be about the hard sell either.  Customers want information about what they are buying not just an advertisement.

Article marketing can also be a good way of promoting affiliate products.  Writing short articles and submitting them to article directories with the link to your affiliate product is a tried and tested method.  You also don’t need to go to the time and trouble of creating your own website although some niches can have a great deal of competition in them.

Search engine marketing and social media marketing are two other methods you can use to promote a wide range of affiliate products from Clickbank.  Affiliate marketing is a great way for anyone to earn money online.  It is easy to pick up the basics and there is potential to earn a decent income from it.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Amazing Grass Green SuperFood Review


The Amazing Grass is some pretty good stuff.Heres are the reviews from me and my neighbors who use it.






Randy L

 This green powder is SO good, I just had to get the word out. Others I've tried (Whole Foods brand, Barlean's Greens, Berry Green, many others) literally taste just like grass clippings, so you have no choice but to mix it with juice or a smoothie. THIS green superfood is palatable enough to drink just mixed with water! (Let me explain: do not expect it to be SWEET. This is a veggie drink, but it has an ever-so-slight hint of raspberry that's pleasing to the tongue when you gulp it down.)

Healthwise, I've notice that my skin has gotten clearer, my energy levels have evened out, and I've harly even gotten a cough, let alone a cold, in the several years I've been drinking this- and I work with the sick and elderly.

Yes, there is sediment, but that is because this drink has FIBER in it- the kind that is naturally in fruits and veggies.

Accept it for what it is, compare it to the alternatives, and imagine how incredibly amazing you will feel. Then make your decision.



Brad K

Product: "Amazing Grass Green Superfood" (unflavored)

STRONG LIKES:
* Nutritional Density: This product contains a well balanced organic mix of nutritionally super-dense dehydrated grass & vegetable extracts (wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa, "spirulina" blue-green algae, spinach and broccoli), natural plant-based antioxidants (Acai berry, maca, carrot, beet, raspberry, rose hips, pineapple, green tea and acerola cherry), fiber (ground flax seed, and apple pectin), enzymes & pre/probiotics (chicory root, acidophilous, amylase, protease, lipase, lactase, cellulase), and mild herbal stimulants (peppermint and eleuthero root).

* Pleasant Taste: For the unflavored powder (the only version I've tried as of this writing), the texture is very slightly gritty (as you'd expect from dehydrated plant extracts and ground flax), but the flavor is pleasant and pairs well with other flavors ... the finish is faintly sweet, with a vague hint of raspberry and cocoa powder.

MINOR NITS:
* Premium Price: This is a somewhat expensive product, but don't let that deter you because it's very good value, given it's quality and high nutritional density. On a serving for serving basis, it's still cheaper than a shot of freshly squeezed wheat grass at your local healthfood market - and it's more balanced too. Prices should begin to slowly decrease as other companies jump onboard with wheat grass and spirulina production, and you can always use a bit less than the recommended serving size (especially if you're mixing it with other supplements).

* Mixability: I'd classify it as "ok" on mixibility. Stirring doesn't work well, so I've found it best to either use a drink blender, or scoop a little into a small reusable jar (along with any other nutritional powders you like), and shake it with your liquid of choice (I use fat free milk).

* Nomenclature: The claim of "amazing energy" is slightly misleading, because this is NOT an energy drink - it contains only a small amount of carbohydrate. What it DOES contain are B-vitamins and pre/pro-biotic ingredients that indirectly help your metabolism. This is not a complaint per se, but rather an attempt to help clarify the claim on the label.

BOTTOM LINE:
* Highly recommended - a good and fully organic supplement for busy people on the run. I'd have given it 5 stars if it blended a little better and was a bit more economical, but regardless I'm very happy with it, and will continue to buy it regularly. You don't have to be a vegan to enjoy it.

Tony N

 First of all, this is a green superfood, not just "wheatgrass juice"; secondly, I've been drinking green foods for years, and this is by far the best combination of both taste and quality. I have more energy, less appetite, better skin, and lose weight more easily when I drink this. I very much prefer it to Barleans Greens.  

GoPro HD HERO2 Outdoor Edition Review


I’ve reviewed the Drift HD and the Swann Freestyle HD action cameras (see related links), and while I haven’t been able to give you any extreme sports footage, hopefully the reviews have been useful to those considering a POV camera.  The GoPro range of POV cameras have become the de facto standard by which most other cameras of this genre have been measured. I was lucky enough to be sent their latest release, the HD HERO2 Outdoor Edition camera, from their Professional line.  Their slogan for the HD HERO2 is “2X More powerful in Every Way”, and while I don’t have an older generation to measure this against, will the GoPro come out as the POV camera to have ?


The GoPro HERO2 HD comes in 3 different flavours to cater for different markets; Outdoor, Surf, and Motor Sports.  While the camera and housing remains the same, the mounting accessories you get with the kit differ to suit that sport.  GoPro sent me the Outdoor Edition, probably the most relevant for the sort of activities that I’ll be using this sort of camera for.

What’s in the box





 The GoPro camera comes in a neat hard plastic display box on the top.  In the bottom comes the accessories in two smaller boxes. Note that once you remove the two stickers holding the plastic display lid on, you can’t easily put it back on again (yeah small and picky, I know)






As mentioned above there’s three versions of the HERO2. The Outdoor edition comes with:
  • 1 11MP HD HERO2 Camera
  • 1 Waterproof Housing (197′ / 60m)
  • 1 HD Skeleton Backdoor
  • 1 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • 1 USB Cable
  • 1 Vented Helmet Strap
  • 1 Head Strap
  • 2 Curved Surface Adhesive Mounts
  • 2 Flat Surface Adhesive Mounts
  • 1 Three-Way Pivot Arm
  • Assorted Mounting Hardware
  • Instruction Manual (English and French)
  • Stickers (everyone loves free stickers )
 Size




Pictured here with an iPod Shuffle 2G for size comparison, the GoPro is pretty small, measuring in at 3.9 x 3.9 x 9.6 inches and weighing in  at 27.2 ounces. On the front of the units is the power on/off/option button, an activity LED, a small LCD that gives displays your settings, and a lens.  The lens is a fixed-focus f/2.8 in front of a 1 /2.3” CMOS image sensor.  On the bottom, there’s an activity light; there’s 4 of these all together so that you can have multiple views of when you’re actually recording.  You can either have all 4 or only 2 (back and front) activities lights active. One thing that’s missing to me is a standard 1/4″ tripod mount on the bottom.  Sometimes when the weather’s good I’d like to use the naked camera on  a tripod to do, say, time-lapse.
Controls and ports


On the left hand side, we have an AV out port, a miniUSB port for charging and data transfer, and a stereo 3.5mm jack.  Again I’m going to be picky and wonder why they couldn’t replace the miniUSB port with a microUSB connector, a much more common connector these days.  On the top is a microphone.  You can see from the picture above the dome-shaped lens, which is left a bit “exposed”.

Final Thoughts

Based on my (limited) exposure to other POV cameras, I can see why the GoPro is so popular out there in the market. The wide range of options for resolution for both video and stills means you have a mode for almost any situation.  The picture quality, even in low light, is extremely good for what you’d expect from such a small sensor. GoPro is actively developing firmware and software releases for their units and the additional accessories available from both GoPro and third parties combined with the high level of support from the user community makes this a fantastic little unit.
Even though I won’t be using this for extreme sports, I’ll be keeping this in my camera bag to compliment my “normal” cameras.  Its size, waterproof abilities, and its wide angle lens make this a great little companion. I’ve even purchased the LCD panel for the unit so that I can frame my video and photos better.
The GoPro HD HERO2  does come at a higher price than some POV cameras on the market, and you do have to buy accessories that come standard with other cameras, but IMHO you are getting a premium product in terms of hardware, video and still quality and “support”.

Apple TV MD199LL/A New Version Review


Beautiful new Apple TV, and a small but big on entertainment from the largest selection of HD movies or HD TV commercial without rent. The stream directly from a large catalog of titles Netflix viewing YouTube videos and enjoy your favorite music and photos from your computer at home on your home entertainment. All you need is a single HDMI cable.
What is Apple TV?
Much has been said and written about the Apple TV the most important question that everyone is asking. “What can I do this?” The answer to this question below the Apple TV as just an extension of the widescreen TV, iTunes is so confident that everything in iTunes can be viewed and heard on TV products on the Apple iTunes website between iPods which are simply an “iPod for TV.”
Apple TV, you can rent HD TV episodes for free thousands from just 99 ¢ per commercial for now then when you rent, you have 30 days to press play and then there will be a message for the next 48 hours. In addition, you can rent a movie more than 7000 with 3400 available in HD than most new features and is on the same day which was published on DVD Apple TV connected to your home computer (Mac or Windows PC), and you’ll get all your purchased music, TV shows, movies, and slideshows podcast and photos from your computer directly to a HDTV via Apple TV streaming.

Buy the Apple TV MD199LL/A Click here

Kindle Fire Review 7" Multi Touch


This won't be one of those long technical reviews. You're reading this to make sure that the Amazon Kindle Fire you already know you want is up to snuff, and well, it is. I've had it since Thursday — reading, watching video, listening to music, checking email, even playing some games — and I can say it's tight. Turn it on and you know what to do, like with an Apple product. So much like an Apple product that Apple should be scared.

                                                                  

 It's a 7-inch tablet, which means that it's half as big as an iPad, and way closer in size to a paperback book. It could be a little easier to grip, but Amazon went minimalist here, rather than opting for some weird-looking ergonomics. Because of the size, reading is easier than on an iPad, though kids' entertainment and other engrossing interactive content isn't as fun. And because the Fire is widescreen, unlike the more 4x3 iPad, videos look almost as big as they do on Apple's much larger device. As far as screen quality goes, it's on par with the iPad. In other words, as an opening move, hardware-wise, Amazon's getting it right.
If you buy the Fire from Amazon's website, it comes with your login information already onboard, so you just confirm that you are you, and you're off. The top of the home screen has labeled categories: Newsstand, Books, Music, Video, Docs, Apps and Web. Any Kindle e-books you ever bought show up in the library archive, any music you bought or uploaded to Amazon's Cloud Player shows up in music, and any video in your locker is there, too. There's a gallery of apps that you may have purchased from Amazon's app store (excuse me, "Appstore"). And by design, each page of stuff you own is just a click away from a store where you can get a ton more.







Amazon's Appstore is a huge asset. Because it is tied to Amazon's own purchasing system, it's easier for you to buy apps from a trusted source. And because Amazon went with quality over quantity, it lacks the feel of Google's Android Market, which can get so slimy that it could use a hosing down from time to time. Not every app you want is in the Amazon Appstore, but the company is already getting some of the best stuff out there — including apps from competitors like Netflix and Hulu — and developers who see the Kindle Fire will work just as hard to get their "A" material in front of Fire buyers.
The rest of the home screen is a combination of two well-known Apple design elements. Up top, there's a "cover flow" of all recent items, be they book, app, movie or Web page. Underneath is an iBooks-like shelving system, where you can pin and rearrange your favorite media items. Rip-off or not, the interface works well enough. The Fire is certainly more fluid than the Kindle e-reader, which succeeds in spite of its user interface.







Speaking of fluid, the Fire's Silk browser is nice and quick, and only gets faster as it wises up to your browsing patterns. If you always hit the msnbc.com home page then jump to Tech/Sci, it will start caching Tech/Sci in anticipation of your click. And though it tends to trigger the mobile versions of websites, it has few problems with the full versions, including embedded video and other features. I did encounter a broken page once, apparently caused by an ad loading funny, but troubles have been minor to date.
It's easy to see that Amazon Prime will be a requirement for most Fire buyers, and not only because it's the best way to get Julia Child's original series "The French Chef" instantly on demand. Prime videos, movies and books could account for a huge chunk of your media diet, and represent the best value. It's a shame Amazon doesn't have a Spotify-like component for on-demand music, but I suspect that would eat too much into its MP3 sales.

The biggest downside to Prime video is that it's like Netflix, and only works when you're connected to the Internet. That means that, in an airplane or a car, you are likely in trouble. You can connect the Kindle Fire to your PC or Mac and easily copy over home videos and movies you rip from DVD (DVDs you own, hopefully). Still, the main way to take videos with you into a no-bandwidth zone is to rent or buy them, so you can download them to the Fire. Beware, because with a total of 8GB on board, you only have enough storage for 10 movies or 800 songs, but certainly not both. There's no step-up model, like there is with the iPad, and there's no SD card slot, like on the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet.

As you wander through the Kindle Fire interface, it's not easy to get lost, partly because the categories are so cut-and-dry, and partly because you can nearly always see a home button to take you back when things get muddy. But I say "nearly" because in some apps, you have to click a few times to even see the home button. This inconsistency made me miss the physical home button found on the iPad and many Android devices. While we're on the subject, I also missed volume up/down buttons, and wish that the on/off button wasn't located on the bottom, where it's so easily pressed on accident.

But these are design issues that don't really interfere with the overall potency of the product, especially since much of the potency comes from that $199 price tag. What does matter is battery life. Amazon says it's "up to 8 hours of continuous reading, or 7.5 hours of video playback, with wireless off." That's not as good as an iPad, which is rated for up to 10 hours of continuous use. I didn't run it into the ground in one sitting, but I managed to go several days of regular use between charges. Again, an iPad can go longer — mine lasts nearly a week between charges. Still, the Fire's battery life ought to be satisfactory for most people.







So while we're on the subject of iPad, let's have the talk. No, the Kindle Fire is not anywhere close to being the precision machine that the iPad 2 is. There are no cameras and no microphone. The Fire's screen is half the size of the iPad's, and the Fire's battery life isn't as good, yet the Fire is still a hair thicker. The Fire interface, while seductively simple, lacks the nuances — the futuristic animations and fades — that keep Apple on top.

But for Apple, this still spells trouble. The Kindle Fire can handle about 80 percent of what I want to do on an iPad, for 40 percent of the price. And much of what's missing won't be missing for long. Even if you can justify buying one iPad, you may look to the Fire as a second device in your high-tech home. And if you can't justify an iPad this holiday season, you might consider Amazon's alternative.

Later this week, we'll be looking at the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, the closest thing to competition that the Kindle Fire will see in its class and price range. Though Barnes & Noble already has momentum from selling the Nook Color, it's hard to see how the book retailer could outsell Amazon in this space, especially since Amazon is a digital media powerhouse, and these tablets are about more than reading. We keep an open mind, though, not least of all because the Nook specs are impressive. But for the moment, and perhaps for the time being, Kindle Fire is well worth its amazingly low price.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Canon Powershot A2200 14.1 MP Review


The A2200 will suit casual photographers to a tee, while the inclusion of HD video and plenty of shooting modes make great additions to this entry-level camera.


There's always a market for decent and cheap compact cameras, a niche which Canon seems to fill admirably with its A series of PowerShot cameras. Traditionally, the range ran on AA batteries, though the new 2011 range shifts to use rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries.

Design and features

Apart from the battery change, which means the camera is lighter and slimmer than previous versions, the A2200 also comes with a big drawcard — HD video at 720p. While it's not likely to replace a dedicated video camera or SLR with video functionality, we applaud Canon for including this feature on its cheapest range. The A2200 uses a 14.1-megapixel CCD sensor and the lens is a respectable 4x optical zoom at f/2.8-5.9 at the wide (28mm) to telephoto end respectively.
Elsewhere, photographers get ample controls from the mode dial located at the top of the camera, including a program mode, full automatic and movie modes. Other interesting inclusions are Live View control, which allows you to change variables on a sliding scale (ranging from dark to light, neutral to vivid, cool to warm) and view the effects directly on the screen. There is also an easy mode, scene modes which include fisheye, miniature, toy camera, monochrome, super vivid and poster effects to be applied to images. Finally, a discreet mode turns off all sound effects and the flash for quiet operation. Even the AF assist light gets turned off for those situations where you're not allowed to use a camera (but everyone does anyway).

 The 2.7-inch LCD screen (at 230,000 dots) is adequate for a camera of this size, plus all the physical buttons are well placed and have pleasing feedback. Connectivity options are limited to an AV-out port to connect the camera to a computer via USB and an AV cable (both provided in the box) that connects the camera to a television.


Image quality

Pictures from the A2200 are very good, considering it's an entry-level camera. They have the usual Canon punchy colour rendition particularly in the green and red channels, and sharpness at the centre of the frame is decent (though as with any cheap lens it drops off towards the edge of the frame). The lens also produces some barrel distortions at the wide end and a fair amount of fringing on high contrast areas — particularly noticeable at 100 per cent magnification.







Fortunately, the A2200 is limited to ISO 1600, which means that images taken at high ISO levels aren't covered in noise — perhaps just a heavy sprinkle. In emergency situations you would be able to get away with using them at low resolutions, particularly for web display.
Video quality is acceptable for a camera of this class, and while HD it doesn't necessarily reflect the level of detail we are used to seeing from other Canon cameras that are HD-ready, like the excellent PowerShot S95. Still, it's usable for quick clips. Bear in mind there is no optical zoom while filming and audio recording is in mono. There are a few options for tinkering with the visual side of videos, such as white balance adjustments, miniature effect and colour changes.

Syma S107/S107G R/C Helicopter Reviews


Me and a few of my friends have this helicopter and I thought I would put our reviews here so you can see how cool it is.


Review 1: Ted

 I ordered this helicopter along with 3 other helicopters. 3 from Syma and one off brand helicopter. I ordered multiple helicopters because the only ones I have flown have been 2 channel and if one broke I would have backup. I ordered the Syma S107 and S105 at the same time, and the S107 arrived first and the S105 arrived the next day. On my frist flight of the S107 I was suprised how stable and smooth the flight was. The box says 14 and up but I think anyone could control this helicopter. It goes up, down, left, right, forward, and backwards, all at a balanced speed thats good for indoor flight. It is not too slow to be boring or too fast that you can't controll it. The trim button on the controller is pretty much not needed because it does not spin out of control. I still havnt adjusted the trim after about 20 flights. Also, both Syma helicopters are VERY durable since they are made of metal and hard plastic. The blades are also durable. There are some differences in the S107 and S105. The S105 is slightly wider and slightly longer. It also has two LED lights on each side and one in the front, a total of 6, which can be cool or annoying, it just depends on preference. The s107 has a single light on the front. The S105 seems to spin out more than the S107 and is more difficult to trim. This is an obvious flaw that was addressed with the newer S107, because it does not spin out at all. They both can be charged with the controller or through a USB port on your computer which is good if you don't want to waste your batteries on your controller. They both use 6 AA batteries in the controller. Both helicopters are extremely durable and have been crashed several times. My only complaint with them is the flight time is only around 5 minutes, although I don't have anything to compare it to because the other 2 helicopters I ordered are still not here yet after about a week and a half. Also, the only option for shipping is standard shipping. Overall I would recommend the S107 over the S105 because of the trim issue with the S105, but both are excellent helicopters and they are a very good price.

Review 2: Kelly

  The thing is a breeze to fly! Mine arrived in perfect condition, and with 3 days of flights w- no crashes the helicopter stopped lifting off & the controller was acting crazy, even after a battery change. Found out the lower rotor shaft has slipped out of place and was not rotating at full speed. A small piece of duct tape has secured the rotor shaft back in place. The rotor shaft thing has been reported in other RC group sites, so buyers should be aware that this may happen to them as well. Now lift off is working again, and will have to see how well the controller works. Overall the best flying helicopter in the price range, but made in China so quality may be questionable.

Review 3: Kevin

I've been looking for something like this for many years. I took my birthday money from a grandparent and spent it on the helicopter. Everything was fine other than the counter weights on the stabilizer bar on top of the rotor. Evidently, when the toy was manufactured...they tightened the mounting screws in the plastic too hard and cracked it. So, when the toy arrived I had to use duct tape to hold it together before I could use it. When it was charged and flying it was and ABSOLUTE BLAST!!! Very responsive, and EASY to control. I got the toy on a friday and by the time the following Monday rolled around the battery would NOT charge right and hold a charge. It would charge for a few minutes and give a green light that it was done, but the charge was not enough to fly the toy for more than a minute or two. Another thing that I must note, is the helicopter DID NOT come with a USB charger. I looked back at all the advertising as well as the marketing on the box that it arrived in...and everything indicated there was a USB charging cable to use with a computer. Nothing. I had to call FRY'S electronics to see if they had something I could use. The remote for the toy is cheap plastic junk. Mine sounded like it had loose parts rattling around every time I picked it up.

The bottom line is the toy didn't last the weekend and I had to try out the AMAZON return policy for the very first time. I've been shopping with them since the beginning and never had to send back anything. I got a full refund as the toy didn't qualify for a replacement. I have to say, I was SUPER excited to get this helicopter...but tremendously let down when it didn't make it through the first weekend. When it did fly, it was wonderful. This item is highly susceptible to variations in air movement as well as when flying too close to walls and other things. When learning to use it, I highly suggest flying it in a carpeted room with little to no obstacles.  

iPhone 4S Review - Great Phone


With Apple's new range of iPhone's selling out yet again in shops, I ask, is it worth paying the extra money for this elitist gadget?

 

I've had my iPhone 4GS for three weeks now, I got it on a 3 contract after much discussion on prices. It hasn't broken, failed or exploded yet, so I can safely say you're paying into something that will not die the first few weeks after buying it.
But I'm guessing you're not concerned about the life of an iPhone - you really want to know what new goodies you'll get and if it's worth buying.
iPhone's have always been a controversial gadget - with the price of the phone being at an all time high, it certainly does need to tick most of the boxes we, the consumer, want it to.
    
In this blog, we'll go through five items which may interest you into the purchase of an iPhone.

Item one: i.OS5

The i.OS5, like all Apple releases, was held in very high regards. Everyone was saying this is 'the future' of Operating Systems. With i.OS5, you get iCloud - a new shipping and storage device for all your purchases, media and apps. Basically, once you've downloaded something, you can wirelessly send it to your computer. This is a neat tool, but not one you'll use very often. Like all Apple adverts, your life doesn't seem as hectic as the chap that needs to use iCloud.
We then come to the big star, well, in Apple's view – Siri, a robot butler that is waiting for you to tell him what to do and has an endless amount of answers, to your many questions. Too bad it cannot find businesses outside the US! Lets take that out of the equation though, is Siri really what Apple built it up to be? Yes. It does tell you a heck of a lot of stuff and if you forget what you're doing today, it will remind you. The one negative is, again, it's a pointless tool unless you're a very busy businessman. I can do everything I need with the touch-pad and I've got the internet for research. Siri isn't really needed or used - he's also very bad at understanding my accent.
News-stand is a new application, where you can read your favourite magazines. While this may sound great, it isn't that good when almost every magazine costs £5.00 per week. If it had some freebies, or even some cheap ones, I would consider using it.
With all these cool but pointless tools, I may as well throw in another - iMessage. This a messaging tool where two friends can interact through text for free. Only problem, it's only for iPhone's, so most of your friends who don't have an iPhone won't be included. At least this can be used by everyone, not just busy businessmen.
So, on the whole, a decent but boring and useless bounty of tools - 4/10

  

Item 2: The Camera

The camera offers 8 megapixels; which is very generous compared to some other phones on the market - with a front camera for those little unexpected pictures. It also boasts a 1080HD camera for video recording; which is substantially better than the older versions.
With new editing on pictures, including red-eye remover and crop tools, you'll be able not only to take the perfect picture - but to render it to your perfect image.
All in all, the camera has been vigorously improved from previous designs and is one of the best on the market. 8/10

Item 3: Connectivity

With iPhone 4G's problems connecting at home and in offices, Apple had their work cut out trying to fix this. While this may not be seen on the outside, there are four small slits on the sides of the iPhone; which enhance the connectivity of the device. So far, it's the same old unpredictable connection. When I'm in school, I normally find myself waiting hours for it to work, or bewildered when it actually works. 5/10

Item 4: Graphics' Core

With this new '7 times better' Graphics Core, you would expect the game pops out of the screen. Unfortunately, the iPhone isn't that developed yet, but the new graphics advancement does give a better design on all games. When you've just came from an iPhone 3GS, you can feel the graphic enhancement. 7/10

Item 5: Battery Life

This has always been a big downside of the iPhone, with some earlier versions not being able to last a day without charge. The 4GS' battery is not great, but better than previous phones. It can keep you going for a full day, even with all the games/messages and calls you may need to make. It's a big step for the iPhone - one which I hope will be improved again. 6/10

Worth it?

Most of the people that buy Apple's new products buy them because they want the newest of the new. It's not just a case of "what's on", it's a case of "I want the best. Now."
That being said, if you want to shell out extra money for half decent but pointless tools - a better camera and some new graphical advantages, then go ahead. But I'm disappointed I paid all my money and got only these tools.