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Introduction/Usage
The Kensington Wireless Presenter with Laser Pointer is great for doing PowerPoint presentations from up to 60 feet away! I needed a presenter that allowed me to switch from slide to slide and a laser pointer. I truly believe that this is the best design of any wireless presenter I have used. Firstly, the USB wireless capture goes into the presenter itself, so when not in use, you can plug it inside the presenter remote and you will never lose the two things at all. The remote is in the off position when the USB receiver is inside the remote and in the on position when it is out. It fits ergonomically in your hand and it feels great and natural. Using 2.4ghz wireless technology, you can control the presentation from up to 60 feet away from the USB capture dongle. The two AAA batteries fit right in the controller so there is no mess with any power source. There are 4 buttons, previous slide, next slide, pause/stop, and the laser pointer button. It’s reasonably priced at $60 dollars list price but you can find it around 40 dollars online. This product has won the CES 2007 Innovations Honoree Award Winner and is compatible with XP and Vista. Pictures down on the bottom.

Questions? Email andrewngo1760@gmail.com

Smart elegant design with USB reciever

Bright laser pointer

Introduction
The Kensington Entertainment Dock 500 is an iPod dock designed for any iPod except the iPod Shuffle to play music through speakers, or your home theater system. It’s dock hole is universal size meaning that any of the dock pieces that come with your iPod can fit snugly inside the Entertainment Dock 500. The dock can not only output audio but also video through component or s-video. With an included RF (radio frequency) remote, you can control your tunes and video over 50 feet away without pointing towards the dock. The great thing is that it simultaneously charges your iPod while listening or watching movies. I picked this puppy up when shopping online for a dock for my iPod. I saw that Kensington has exactly what I need, nothing in the prosumer level that requires optical out or HDMI or anything fancy like that, just plain headphone jack and s-video is all I needed. I bought one from Newegg.com for $84.99. Listing price on Kensington’s home page was $99.99. You can find them on the internet from various sites from $60-99 dollars.

Usability/ Working Factor
The Entertainment Dock 500 comes with the dock itself, a RF remote control, a headphone jack to component and the power plug. The dock’s slick looks accompanied with its brushed metal back frame gives this a chic, trendy look for anywhere in your house. The remote it comes with is not the standard infrared 10 feet distance. This radio frequency remote does 50 feet at least and the transmitter is strong enough to go through one-two walls. For instance, if you are in the room next to the dock, you could control it from that room with no difficulty. You don’t even have to point to it, you can just click and go. Although the remote is small, it packs a big punch. You get to navigate the iPod’s menu by the arrow keys and the middle button. Pressing the middle button quickly will select while holding it for 2 seconds will go up a level in the menu. Also in dark situations, such as watching a movie, the remote has a orange backlight to it so you can see what you are pressing. This allows for easy navigation throughout the whole menus. The only problem is that the iPod menu is not shown on screen when hooked up to the TV so you would have to walk over to the dock and change it there. The 3.5 mm jack to component works very well when you want to show pictures, movies or music to a TV. The power source is very small but it is a wall wart, it takes up to spaces if you have a surge protector but only one if you hook it to the wall as it is angled sideways. This dock works for any iPod, including the new Nanos and the Classic except the iPod Shuffle.

I love hooking this dock up to my stereo system via headphone jack as it provides great audio in all ranges. Viewing media on TV is a quality experience because you could change pictures during a slideshow via the remote or scroll through boring parts of the video. For those major home theater systems that uses 5.1 or 7.1 channel audio, this may not be the product for you as it doesn’t have those ports. It only has a headphone jack that allows for 2 channel speakers. In all of its aspects, I love this product and hope to use it for a long time till it breaks down. I have pictures down at the bottom.

Synopsis

Pros
-Charges iPod
-Audio and Video out
-RF remote, great distances
-navigation on remote
-universal dock pieces versatility
great sound quality

Cons
-pricey side
-cannot view iPod menu via TV
-no optical out, only headphone and s-video

Any questions email me at andrewngo1760@gmail.com

Created by Kensington

Multifunctional remote

Headphone Jack + S-Video + Power Cord

Sleek brushed metal frame back

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Minibar, created for Diggnation

Diggnation, Camera View

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Elaborate lighting

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Digg.com blade servers
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Kitchen Area
First person view
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Lighting shot, bright lights

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Hey guys, just picked up a Kensignton Entertainment Dock 500 for the iPod. Check back for a review tommorow with pictures!