The "New Toys" Thread

[JakeRadden]

logitech g110. It feels so good to type with!

Nice choice. I my G15.

Actually I just love Logitech's input devices in general, headsets mice keyboards they all are pretty solid pieces of electronics, and I feel like I get what I pay for.

 

[Viper007Bond]

logitech g110. It feels so good to type with!

Great keyboard. My sister has that one and I have it's bigger brother (the G19) and they're a great series of keyboards.

 

[Viper007Bond]

Horribly overpriced and my phone won't fit in it's dock with the case on, but still was worth getting for when I leave the house with it (no jokes! ). Should protect it (a bit) if I drop it.

EDIT: It's a hard plastic band with holes in it and extension buttons. Around the edges the plastic changes to rubber. You can see this pretty well in the last pic.

 

[D-Fence]

I use this for my 3GS.

Way cheaper if you buy it (~10?), I found mine

 

[Archie411]

How is the reception with the case on? .....judging from the 4th picture.....ouch

 

[Davetouch]

I'm going to get one of these (red and black) once I can find somewhere decent that sells them.

http://www.cygnett.com/products/cases/snapsduo_iphone_4.html#

Basically its awfully similar to the Apple cases, comes in better colours, and for ?5-10 less than the Apple Bumper you get 2 bumpers, in two different colours and 2 surface protectors (front and back).

 

[warden]

Yay, Storage

Yay, Storage

Today I ordered this.....
https://pic.armedcats.net/w/wa/warden/2010/07/07/qnap_ts-419p.jpg
Qnap TS-419P...
I picked up 4 of these to put in it....
https://pic.armedcats.net/w/wa/warden/2010/07/07/wd_caviar_green_2tb.jpg
And 2 of these to keep it running, and my desktop in the event of power failure...
https://pic.armedcats.net/w/wa/warden/2010/07/07/cyberpower_1500va.jpg
And a couple of WB Blacks 1TB 64MB cache jobbies for the Desktop, I cbf finding a picture...

 

[IceBone]

You don't need the screen protector, the front screen is made from gorilla glass and if you hit the phone so hard that it cracks, the rest of the phone will be squished as well.

 

[Davetouch]

Even so, if it makes me feel any better about it, then its useful. And I can always take it off for whatever reason. I'm certainly not doubting Apple's product build quality.

 

[chaos386]

for when I leave the house with it

I can see the Craigslist posting now, once the 2-year service agreement has run out: "For sale: iPhone 4G case, nev--

(no jokes! )

Awwww....

 

[devil500]

1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F3

I'm still up in the air before I install this drive if I should get an SSD as a boot drive.

 

[TechZ]

1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F3

I'm still up in the air before I install this drive if I should get an SSD as a boot drive.

Do it, you won't regret it.

 

[devil500]

Get the SSD? I'll probably purchase one next week once I get paid. I'm leaning toward: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...5&cm_re=intel_40gb_ssd-_-20-167-025-_-Product

As a gamer though I've heard it really doesn't make that much of a difference. It's the only reason I didn't buy one with my F3.

 

[TechZ]

Get the SSD? I'll probably purchase one next week once I get paid. I'm leaning toward: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...5&cm_re=intel_40gb_ssd-_-20-167-025-_-Product

I prefer OCZ's, there are quite a few alternatives to Intels nowadays.

 

[Viper007Bond]

How is the reception with the case on? .....judging from the 4th picture.....ouch

Reception was just being crappy regardless at that moment. I normally have 5 bars.

 

[NecroJoe]

Reception was just being crappy regardless at that moment. I normally have 5 bars.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/consumers/apple-shocked-at-iphone-mistake

iPhone 4, shows a big drop in signal strength when held in a way that inadvertently blocks the antenna at the bottom of the phone.

That drop seems exaggerated because the phone can wrongly display four or five bars of signal strength when it shouldn't, Apple said.

"Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place," the company said in a statement.

 

[PacketCollision]

Ordered them on the 5th, received them an hour ago:


Two 16GB iPhone 4s; one for me and one for my wife. I'm noticing that the way I naturally hold it is almost exactly the right way to kill the reception, but it hasn't actually been an issue for me. While the signal strength does indeed go down when held naturally in the left hand, it is still able to keep a connection going, which is consistent with what the in-depth review of the problem stated. I actually tested with a friend's before I took the plunge, and I'm totally happy that I got it. Also, since I restored my settings from my jailbroken 3G, I have numeric signal strength indicators, which is more informative than the bars.

Hopefully there will be a jailbreak for it soon. I miss my SBSettings and free tether!

 

[Viper007Bond]

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/consumers/apple-shocked-at-iphone-mistake

Yes, I'm quite aware.

 

[Topgearfanatic]

Not really a toy but used for connecting to my other toy, a SATA cable.

 

[thedguy]

Picked up an 80gb Intel SSD. OMG! Such an improvement over those archaic spinning discs in boxes!