Bluetooth S�mi fyrir Skype VoIP Rifja upp

� dag vi� kynna okkar fyrstur rifja upp af a VoIP s�mi �essi geta vera nota�ur me� Skype, MSN, Yahoo og Google Tala. This s�mi ( l�kan WH100) er framlei�sla vi� the TGE H�pur �t af Shenzhen, Postul�n. Eins og fleiri og fleiri f�lk byrjun using VoIP �j�nusta svo sem eins og Skype fyrir �eirra dagur til dagur tj�skipti, the marka�ur fyrir t�ki �essi feel eins og venjulegur s�mi er viss til auka. B�ta vi� � bluetooth og youve’ � meginatri�um afrit the tilfinning af a �r��laus s�mi, en me� the l�gmark kostna�ur hafa efni � vi� VoIP.

The WH100 koma me� faglegur sm�sala pakki �essi er hentugur fyrir endursala � vestri marka�ur. The innihald ert s�nilegur � gegnum the andlit af the kassi leyfa the s�mi og the innifalinn USB Bluetooth tengja til vera seen. The vara er merktur FC/CE eftirl�tur.

The s�mi sig er n�t�skulegur, me� grey plast og a svartur sk�i. The s�mi feels sterkbygg�ur innbygg�ur me� horfa � til vel � sig kominn og lj�ka vi� en the g��i af the plast ) betri. The hnappur ert ��gilegur til a�gangur og the siglingar stj�rna bylta � a n�tt�rulegur sta�a.

Endurhla�a eins og heilbrig�ur eins og kerfi tengsl er using the sta�all l�till-USB h�fn � the botn af the s�mi.

Vi� var�lfur notalegur undrandi � hvernig heilbrig�ur the emb�ttisv�gsla a�fer� went. Eftir � fri�s�ll the inn � the �kufer� � okkar Gluggakista XP Faglegur laptop, vi� tappi � the innifalinn USB bluetooth millistykki. Vi� ert told �essi ef �inn kerfi �egar hefur bluetooth, �� dont’ ��rf this millistykki en vi� did ekki sanna allur virkni. Einu sinni tappi �, Gluggakista �ekkjanlegur the t�ki og the kunnuglegur ‘ stofna N�r V�lb�na�ur’ loftbelgur er s�na. �n jafnvel benda til the b�lstj�ri, vi� vi�urkenndur the skilabo� �essi okkar n�r v�lb�na�ur var tilb�inn til nota.

Einu sinni the bluetooth er setja � emb�tti, vi� herkvaddur ma�ur the “ par” hnappur � the s�mi og the skj�r s�na “Bluetooth er bullust�ng. ��knast b��a”

Innan f�einir annars flokks varningur Gluggakista smella upp a skilabo� uppl�sa okkur �essi a bluetooth t�ki var erfi�ur til tengja. Smellur � the loftbelgur h�fundar- this tengsl.

Einu sinni allur this skipulag var heill, vi� var�lfur harmagr�tur til reyna the s�mi me� Skype! Me� Skype opnari, �G smellur the “ kalla” hnappur � the s�mi og vi�urkenndur a skilabo� � the laptop skj�r fr� Skype, uppl�sa mig �essi a t�ki var erfi�ur til tengja.

Eftir � authorization, allur minn snerting �lfaldi upp � the s�mi skj�r, v�sbending einnig hvort �eir var�lfur � e�a offline.

The skj�r g��i er g��ur en there ert f�einir t�lubla� til minnispunktur:

1. The texti koma mj�g n�rri the barmur af the s�mi skj�r, ger� �a� a hluti har�ur til lesa.
2. The skj�r er Svarta Mar�a og svo the eini vegur til greina sundur � milli ��kve�inn greinir � ensku online manneskja og ��kve�inn greinir � ensku offline manneskja er a l�till X e�a + blettur.
3. There er neitun vegur til eini �ts�ni online snerting svo ef �� hafa a langur snerting listi, �ess’ a hluti erfi�ur til sigla.

Vi� oft nota SkypeOut til kalla jar�l�na s�mi og �G var notalegur hrifinn �essi velja s�man�mer +1 og �� a tala did � sta�reynd framkv�ma a SkypeOut kalla. Vinnusloppur the s�mi g��i var vi�eigandi. There did birtast til vera a hluti af a “ su�” � the bakgrunnur, hver the framlei�andi �xl ekki vera there. �G geta ekki sta�festa hvort �a� var ��kve�inn greinir � ensku t�lubla� me� the s�mi sig e�a me� okkar tengsl, en �ess’ eitthva� til pr�f sj�lfur frekari me� a s�nishorn ef �inn’ �hugasamur � selja �essir tegund af vara, hvort fr� this framlei�andi e�a annar. The augl�sa svi� er 30 feet, en �G hugsa ��ur � 15 feet er fleiri sanngjarn undirsta�a � okkar reynsla.

Vinnusloppur this er g�� kaup innganga inn � the Skype s�mi marka�ur. �a� isnt’ the yfirma�ur endir einn en ef �inn’ �tlit til innflutningur s�mi, TGE H�pur er vir�i talmynd me�. Okkar snerting there er Kevin Zhang og hann geta vera n� til � Email image created with safemail.justlikeed.net . �inn’ velkominn til einnig snerting okkur fyrir fleiri uppl�singar e�a a�sto� � gegnum okkar Snerting Okkur hlekkur!

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S�l- M�ttur T�ki Str��shestur Gagnr�nandi

Weve’ had nokkrir lesendah�pur tj� �hugi til okkur ��ur � uppspretta umhverfis- vingjarnlegur/ gr�nn vara. � the andi af giving lesendah�pur hva�a �eir’ �tlit fyrir ( �essi’ okkar starf!), h�r er a rifja upp af a g��i s�l- m�ttur t�ki str��shestur weve’ sta�greina.

S�l- �k�ra Opinn

This eining er af �settu r��i og marka�ssetning vi� a fyrirt�ki gestur Sunnytech, sta�greina � NanShan, Shenzhen. � vi�t�ki the s�nishorn, the fyrstur hlutur vi� took minnispunktur af var the g��i af the pakki. The eining koma � a mj�g �g�tur kassi hver er mj�g mikill hentugur fyrir endursala � the OKKUR og Evr�pa.

� sta�reynd, this er the sami kassi �essi okkar HTC Tytn II hreyfanlegur s�mi �lfaldi �, hver er a mj�g h�r endir s�mi. This ver�a vera a tilt�lulega upp m�likvar�i kassi �essi nokkrir af the K�nverji framlei�andi ert using n�. The sm�sali er opinn til me� tilv�sun til- blanda�ur/ me� tilv�sun til- pakki svo ef �inn’ �hugasamur � selja this vara �� vilja vera f�r til me� tilv�sun til- v�rumerki �a� me� �inn eiga fyrirt�ki uppl�singar.

Hven�r opnun the kassi, the eining sits � the mi�ja, umger� vi� a svartur flauel ��tlunarskip. This �kve�i� b�ta the framkoma af the eining og the pakki eins og a heild inn � “ g��i” sv��i.

Draga upp � the gulur ( silki?) lykkja s�na the kennsla handb�k. The handb�k ert � K�nverji en aftur, the fyrirt�ki er opinn til me� tilv�sun til- blanda�ur og me� tilv�sun til- pakki. �� mynda� af should not’ hafa a vandam�l having kennsla handb�k b�inn Englendingar e�a annar tungum�l hentugur fyrir �inn land.

Undir the kennsla handb�k er a flauel pallur �essi fela � s�r ��kve�inn greinir � ensku AC millistykki og sj� millistykki. The AC millistykki geta vera vanur eitthva� sem gert var oft �k�ra the eining �ti af s�l- svo �essi �a� geta einnig vera a birg�ir af m�ttur. Fyrir ford�mi, ef �� ert a� fara � a langur fer�alag �� mega gera �t um til �k�ra the eining me� AC m�ttur og vi�urv�ri �rvals- �a� upp um s�l-. The millistykki vel � sig kominn the maj�r klefi s�mi v�rumerki. The sta�all USB millistykki vel � sig kominn okkar s�mi � the skrifstofa r�ttl�tur f�nn. Innifalinn einnig er a USB ka�all. Einn hli� af this ka�all tappi inn � the eining’ ‘ m�ttur �t’ og the annar hli� er hvar �� tappi the �msir millistykki inn �.

The eining sig hefur a flauel-y feel til �a� og feels sterkbygg�ur og heilbrig�ur framlei�sla. The nafnplata er be placed � the toppur eftir me� ��kve�inn greinir � ensku grafa fyrirt�ki nafn hvar �� opinn �a� fr�. Aftur, �essir geta vera skipta um me� �inn fyrirt�ki’ uppl�singar. � sta�reynd, the verksmi�ja steypiba� okkur nokkrir annar ford�mi me� the Postul�n Hreyfanlegur og Nokia merki eins og �eir innkaup fr� Sunnytech eins og heilbrig�ur.

The eining feels a hluti st�r en geta au�veldlega vera held � h�nd.

� the andlit af the s�l- str��shestur, �� geta setja the spenna �t r��ast af � hva�a �� vilja til �k�ra. The valkostur ert 4.5 volt, 5.0 volt, 6.3 volt og 9 volt. This k�pa the almennur svi� af hreyfanlegur t�ki.

� the r�ttur hli�, the eining a USB- �T rifa, ��kve�inn greinir � ensku LED.OFF.ON rofi og a DC- � rifa hvar �� tengja the innifalinn AC millistykki til.

Ni�ri is a picture of the included USB cable connected to one of the included adapters.

If you are interested in contacting Sunnytech directly, it’s best to speak with Vanilla Wu. Her English is quite good and she has helped SourceJuice arrange for this review. Her phone number is +86 13823283738 and can also be reached via email at . Their English website is http:/www.china-solar-charger.com/index/.

Inside the factory is a typical production line where the components are assembled manually by hand.

The unit itself goes through many steps of manufacture and here is an almost finished unit, with the inside components intact but not yet placed in the outside case.

The units are placed in foam layered padding.

We hope you enjoyed our first “green” product review and that our readers find it interesting as an option to source. For more information if you have any questions, please fill out the contact us form at the top of the page.

The SourceJuice Team

December 7, 2007 | Filed Under Sample Reviews | Leave a Comment

Solid iPhone Case Discovered

We’ve found it! The holy grail of iPhone cases! Take a look on Ebay or in stores online and you’ll find no shortage of iPhone cases claiming to be made of high quality materials. However in our experience, they all fall short in some way. Either they have a cheap hinge, the belt click is very lightweight, the plastic scratches easily or what have you.

If you’re currently selling iPhone cases in quantity or are interested in becoming a distributor, Rio United, Ltd. is looking for you and their cases are really in a class by themselves. Have a look at this video demonstration:

The case comes in a blister pack with clear English suitable for resell in the US and Europe.

In addition to the case itself, Rio United also sells a ‘cupholder/suction cup’ add-on that works very well with this case. With the case and the cupholder add-on paired together, you can essentially hold your iPhone in any standard size cupholder for GPS use etc.

The cupholder add-on unscrews open, exposing some storage space.

Once unscrewed, the top of the cupholder add-on can be used as a suction cup on a window. The iPhone twists vertically or horizontally, with a total of 22 different angles that it can ‘click’ into. The hinge itself is made of magnesium.

Another area that sets this iPhone case apart from others we’ve seen is the extremely solid clip. The clip is made of cast aluminum. As you can see below, it’s solid.

Here’s what the clip looks like without the metal exposed for the demo.

Rio United also sells this case designed for a variety of other phones including the Motorola Q and various Blackberrys. They will also be introducing one for the i-Pod Touch shortly.

Rio United is currently quoting an initial FOB price of $14USD per case when purchased in quantities of 1,000. At quantities of 10,000 they are open to private branding and other mutually beneficial relationships.

The marketing and sales director’s name is Gary Lo and he can be contacted in Hong Kong at +852 2420 2027 or via email at sales@riounited.com. Everyone who we spoke with at Rio United spoke English well. However if you’d like some assistance with initial communications please feel free to contact us and we’ll lend a hand!

The SourceJuice Team

October 21, 2007 | Filed Under Sample Reviews | 2 Comments

The phantom product and our first sample, part 2

Eager to get our hands on our new 2.4ghz camera, we opened the box as soon as we got home. One of my biggest gripes about products that come out of China is how obviously “un-ready” they are for the US market. Don’t get me wrong, the hardware appeared to be of good quality. However the packaging and instruction manual were simply not up to snuff. If you had purchased this product in The Home Depot or Lowe’s, you would not be happy with this product’s initial appearance. Let’s use this opportunity to break down the box and packaging to show what we are looking out for and what you should too, unless of course the factory allows you to submit your own packaging.

First, the outside of the box:

Front
2.4ghz Camera Front of the box

It’s clear this box is very generic and that this factory uses this same box for any number of cameras. If you’re buying this product in bulk to use for your own company, perhaps in your own warehouses or similar, this may not be an issue. However if you’re planning on reselling this camera in your home market, this box isn’t going to cut it. It needs to be specific to the product which it contains.

Bottom
2.4ghz Camera Bottom of the box

The bottom of the box confirms our suspicion. There are checkboxes for all different model numbers, power types, PAL vs NTSC, and receiver type.

Side Specs
2.4ghz Camera Side of the box
What’s interesting is that even though this box can hold any number of cameras, the factory managed to pin down exact specs. Do all the possible camera combinations that can go in this box all share the exact same specs? Perhaps. But who knows.

Certifications
2.4ghz Camera Certifications
With everything going on right now in the news about poor quality products and recalls, we plan to spend more time analyzing product certifications and eventually get into doing our own material quality tests. Again, is it possible all the cameras that can go in this box have all of these certifications? Possibly. But who knows.

Inside
2.4ghz Camera Inside the box
When we opened the box, this is what we were greeted by. It’s not terrible but overall it’s cheap looking, poor quality packaging.

Directions
2.4ghz Camera Directions
And the directions… oh the directions! Please see the example above. Notice the run on, sometimes incomplete and in general incorrect grammar. Could the end user understand what to do? Sure. But is this US market ready? Clearly not.

In summary, our goal to seek out a really cool WIFI camera was a bit of a bust. However, many of the reasons we started this website to begin with is to point out what we already knew.. that the products on the market are typically not US market ready and that it’s difficult to seek out quality factories that make quality products and do business at a western standard. We will continue to seek these out and present them to our readers!

In the meantime, please look at the right side of this blog at the quick poll we are running! We are going to the Hong Kong Electronics and Components Show on Oct. 12-15. We’re looking forward to visiting the 2500+ vendors there on your behalf and seeking out the best products! So far GPS products are showing the most interest. Place your vote now!

October 13, 2007 | Filed Under Sample Reviews | Leave a Comment

The phantom product and our first sample, part 1

As we begin to ramp up our sourcing blog and bring you, the reader, up to date information on interesting products being produced in the Pearl River Delta, we set our sights on a WI-FI surveillance camera.

WIFI Camera

This camera was to be the panacea of easy home security. The wireless camera should be able to sit anywhere in your house or office and come to life upon sensing motion. The camera would have an IP address and sit on your wireless network as if it was a computer. From any computer on the internet, you would be able to log in to the feed and monitor your home. We had to get one to try it out!

What followed was all to typical in China and so although we did not wind up successful in acquiring a sample to review, there is an even more important information that can be shared. Our experience trying to locate this camera illustrates exactly the challenges in sourcing from a country like China and hopefully lays down for the novice some things to watch out for. And for those with more experience in sourcing, perhaps you can gleam a chuckle if you have had similar experiences.

The first problem we encountered was that this same WIFI camera appeared to come from numerous sources at AliBaba. To find out who actually made the darn thing, we first eliminated vendors that had offices in NanShan, Futian etc and focused on vendors who actually had industrial space in Bao An, Buji, etc. These were more likely to be actual factories as opposed to trading companies or resellers. A few calls later and we narrowed it down to a factory in Buji that claimed to be the factory that makes the WIFI camera. We made an appointment the following day at 10:30am to go visit.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by a nice enough Chinese sales representative who appeared quite new. We asked to have a look at the WIFI camera that we had seen on their AliBaba webpage but it appeared the gentleman was being a bit elusive, unwilling to allow us access to the product we had discussed on the phone the day before. He goes off to discuss with his boss and came back with the following answer: This product was made under a special order for a customer and only 20 were made, before the customer decided not to follow through with the order. What we were hearing was quite shocking. Here is a product that is blasted all over AliBaba, appears to be sold by numerous vendors and this factory who over the phone claims to make it in their own Buji factory, is now saying that it doesn’t exist. Were we being cheated?

Not to ruin the trip and since we were really interested in the concept of WIFI cameras in general, we asked what other products they have that may be of interest to us. Unfortunately they didn’t have a single camera that sits on a WIFI network. They did however have a nice range of 2.4ghz cameras and we asked to see some. We found this product interesting because of its weight and quality appearance:

2.4ghz Camera Front

2.4ghz Camera Side

Since one of the goals of this website is to review products for you all, we asked for a sample. Again we were met with some resistance. The salesperson was new and claimed he wasn’t authorized to give a sample. Mind you we were not demanding a free sample. We were willing to leave a deposit and return the item later. We were also willing to buy the sample outright if necessary. Nonetheless the salesperson insisted he needed to talk with his boss and the boss was not available until tomorrow. He would have to get back to us. A bit frustrated about the apparent waste of a trip out to this factory, we left, thanking him for his time and telling him we would contact him tomorrow.

Sure enough the following day the salesperson invited us back to pick up the sample. We would need to leave a 450RMB deposit, but that it would be reimbursed upon either an order or the return of the sample. Another trip out to the factory, 2 hours away, and we had our sample in hand.

October 13, 2007 | Filed Under Sample Reviews | Leave a Comment