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Product review: Hatori 3 Speeds Mini LED USB Fan

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This small fan has an impressive performance for its size. It has three speeds and on the high speed it really blows. The fan is not totally quiet, but the white noise it generates it not annoying. After two weeks of daily use it has not developed a vine or a clang, so far so good! I really like that it is rechargeable. I don't have to feed it new batteries and it is wireless so I can use any place where I don't have an outlet, even outside on a hot day. The fan comes with a rechargeable cable, the cable is 36" long. The fan operate while plugged in and charging. The interface is simple is intuitive and well marked. It also has a dim flashlight on the side as one of the modes. I don't find the this flashlight useful but it does not get in the way either. This fan does not have a way to adjust the angle of the air flow it only can blow the air straight out. The documentation is entire in Chinese, but I really did not need it to figure out how to use the fan. Mentioning

Product review: VonHaus Compact Portable Air Dehumidifier

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VonHaus Dehumidifier is 13" tall and 8.5" wide. Its best feature is that it very quiet because it does not have a compressor, the worst feature is that it is not as effective in removing humidity as a humidifier with a compressor. Both are not surprising and stem from the technology used in this unit. To see how effective VonHaus dehumidifier is I tested in our basement, where we use a standard 50 Pint dehumidifier which fills its entire bucket in several days. I turned off the large dehumidifier and left VonHaus Dehumidifier there for 60 hours. After 60 hours the reservoir of the unit had a couple of inches of water (see video). I can fill the 67 oz reservoir in 1 week. So it works but removes modest amount of humidity. However it is wisper quiet compared to our large dehumidifier. VonHaus dehumidifier is quiet and light because it uses thermoelectric method called Peltier. In 1834 Jean Peltier noticed that when electrical current is applied to the junction of two different

Product review: JULIUS Women's White Dial Mesh Stainless Ultra Thin Stylish Quartz Watch

The band on this watch is beautiful. It is made out of stainless steel and it looks very nice. The face of the watch is simple and classy which contributes to the watch's expensive look. This is a fairly small watch. Its face is 1" wide and 0.3" wide. The band is 8" long and has an adjustable buckle. To adjust the band size it takes a small screw driver to open the clasp (a screw driver is used for leverage, not to unscrew). My video shows how to adjust the clasp, and how to open/close it. To adjust the clasp you need to open the lock. The lock lifts up by putting small screw driver in the opening and pressing down. Once the clasp is open I put it on my hand to get the new position. The hooks of the closing clasp go over a bar in the clasp. Before closing the clasp, you need to flip the watch over and make sure a small groove on the clasp aligns with the grooves on the band. This what holds the clasp in place, if the grove on the clasp is between groves on the band y

Product review: Swiffer PAG40509EA Duster Cleaner Starter Kit

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I have been using Swiffer duster for many years. I have tried many different duster prior to Swiffer but when I found Swiffer it was better: 1. No matter how much dust I have, it never falls off. 2. When you are done, you don't have to figure out where to shake off the dust. You just take it off and toss it in the garbage. Very handy especially in the winter since I used to shake it off outside. However, when I shake it off in the yard I would see pieces of dust on the bushes. Not any more! 3. It is light and easy to maneuver. I use it for dusting everything from TV screens to blinds. 4. It is unscented. 5. If the house is not too dusty, I can get a couple of uses from each duster. One of the duster is fluffy side and the other of the side which has sleeves to slide onto the duster handle. The fluff does not go all the way around but that is not a problem as I dust with one side only. A note on price: The best price for the duster I found at Costco especially when they