On My Radar

Items that are on my radar

(maybe future purchase)

donations welcome :-)

Ainol Novo 7 Venus Quad Core Features:
Shell Material     Plastic
Operation System     Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
CPU     ATM7029 Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 Family 1.5GHZ
RAM     1GB (DDR 3) / ROM（Memory）     16GB Nand Flash
Extend Card     Support TF card up to 32GB extended
Resolution     1280 x 800px
Multi-Touch     Yes, 5 points touch
Camera     Dual camera, front is 0.3 megapixels, back is 2.0 mega
Skype     Yes / Bluetooth     No / Gravity Sensor     Yes
WIFI     Yes, 802.11 b/g/n Realtek8188 150M, 802.11 WLAN3G     Not built in, support external 3G dongle:) E1916, ZTE AC2736, HUAWEI E1750, HUAWEI EC122, HUAWEI EM770Wr)

Ainol Novo 7 Venus Tablet

approx. price $130-$160

I placed an order for this tablet a few days ago...

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Raise your hands and wave hello to the future. The Leap Motion controller senses your individual hand and finger movements so you can interact directly with your computer. Just connect our iPod-sized device and instantly get 8 cubic feet of awesome, intuitive, 3D interaction space.

For the first time, you can control your computer in three dimensions using just your hand and finger movements and Leap Motion enabled software.* We know, it sounds too good to be true. But that's what we specialize in around here.

The possibilities are endless, really. Art. Healthcare. Engineering. Gaming. If you can imagine it, we're pretty confident there's a remarkable member of our developer community who's already making it a reality. Here are just some of the applications enabled for the Leap Motion controller.

Pre-Order Price $69.99

LEAP Motion Controller

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$235-$260

Ainol Novo 9 Firewire / Spark

Android 4.1.1
CPU Allwinner A31 Quad Core;
GPU: 8 Cores
Screen Size 9.7 Inch
Display: Retina 2048×1536
Resolution 2048×1536 pixels (264ppi)
Shell Material Aluminum shell
RAM(Memory) 2GB

Storage 16GB Nand Flashtle more detail about

* Looks interesting, may have to check it out if my 7" tablet proves to be less then what I want. Before I purchase it though, I will need to be certain it is what I want. Now we are in the price range where I want to be sure. I don't mind taking a chance on a $120 tablet but not at this price!

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Bought

One

$229.99 Retail

Can find for $99-$140

Samsung WB150F camera

The WB150F Samsung SMART Camera uses a powerful 18x optical zoom to take brilliant photos that you will want to share instantly with family and friends. Using the camera’s built-in wireless functionality, you can upload high quality photos to social networking sites and seamlessly sync your camera to other SMART devices (TV, phone, and tablet). Plus you can easily transfer all of your memories to your computer, smartphone, or Microsoft SkyDrive with the touch of a button.

Use your Phone to Control your Camera
Control your camera — even from 10 meters away — by using your smartphone as the viewfinder.

* After a 24 hour, intense research session, I sprung and bought one of these guys. Although it was getting mixed reviews (some loved it, others not so much), I got a great deal at my local Frys Electronics for only $99 so I made the move. So far, I'm happy with my purchase. I was needing something to shoot videos that also had the ability to focus rather closely. I have a Kodak Playsport but it can't focus close enough for small product videos (I'll continue to use it for my golf training). The wifi and ability for remote view finder on the WB150F, we just a couple of bonuses!

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WLToys V912 "Max" Min i Helicoopter

During the test flight, we noticed the improvement right the way, the helicopter is remarkably stable like nothing else, the tail holding is AMAZING, it's rock solid, and we crashed it on purpose, the main structure is soooo strong, nothing breaks, just some scratch on the main blades, we put it on the ground and fly again, that's increditable! The V912 "MAX" helicopter is one of the best developed helicopters on the market, if you ask us which helicopter is good for beginners for park flying.... well you should really take a look at this V912 "MAX" Mini Helicopter, it looks good, flies like nothing else... and with this price, it's unbeatable! However, to fly this baby, you gotta have some experience on Co-Axial Helis before, otherwise you will still crash this bird.

Flight Altitude: About 100m

Flying Time: About 8 Minutes
Charging Time: About 120 Minutes
Transmitter Battery: 4 x AA Battery (Not Included)
Helicopter Battery: Rechargable 7.4V 850mAh (Included)

I previously have owned about a half dozen WLToys V911 helis and this appears to be a bigger version of that popular bird. I have one on order from Banggood.com