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Pimpom

Jan 1, 1970
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amdx said:
I saw this Video memo recorder this morn, for $21.40 Free
shipping.
If prices get much lower, they will be paying us to take them!
Video camera, Video display, Memory, audio.
Should be hackable for something.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/1-5-tf...age-recorder-with-magnet-rose-red-2-aaa-54504

Mikek

PS. I had an order around Christmas, it took 29 days to arrive,
but
it did!

Dunno how they do it, even in China. E.g., over here we have a
cigarrette gas lighter sell at 3 for about US$0.20. Those with a
built-in flashlight made up of a white LED and 3 button cells +
switch go for 20c each. They'd probably be cheaper if the
equivalent of 20 US cents wasn't a convenient round figure in our
currency. A single button cell of that size (for watches) sells
in the white market for $0.50-1.00!!
 
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hamilton

Jan 1, 1970
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I saw this Video memo recorder this morn, for $21.40 Free shipping.
If prices get much lower, they will be paying us to take them!
Video camera, Video display, Memory, audio.
Should be hackable for something.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/1-5-tf...age-recorder-with-magnet-rose-red-2-aaa-54504

Mikek

PS. I had an order around Christmas, it took 29 days to arrive, but it did!
How would you interpret this !!!!

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-protected-18650-lithium-battery-2500mah-2-pack-blue-5790

hamilton
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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Along with "Meanwell" SMPS power supplies.

And Sure Fire electrical connetors..



Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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Along with "Meanwell" SMPS power supplies.

'Meanwell' is a phonetic translation of the two Chinese characters
that make up the name of the Taiwan-based manufacturer. The characters
individually mean something like "shiny" and "latitude", but together,
AFAIUI, there's no obvious meaning (other than just a name).

The pronunciation in Mandarin is ming2 wei3

http://www.websaru.com/明.html
http://www.websaru.com/纬.html


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
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asdf

Jan 1, 1970
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A few US automobiles had names that
were extremely unfortunate in some
other language.

Just ask an english speaking astronomer anything about Uranus:)
 
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Nico Coesel

Jan 1, 1970
0
Dennis said:
Along with "Meanwell" SMPS power supplies.

These power supplies are actually quite good (and cheap).
 
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Nico Coesel

Jan 1, 1970
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Greegor said:
A few US automobiles had names that
were extremely unfortunate in some
other language.

Some Pakistani immigrants laugh when
they see a large LUND boat going down
the highway on a trailer because in their
language it means penis.

Or the Mazda Laputa.

Reminds me of a story from a Dutch art painter who worked in Sweden.
At some point he needed white paint. He could not get it in Sweden so
he went to Holland to get a large container of white paint. The Dutch
word for white is wit. The moment he stepped on the boat to Sweden
people started to giggle when they saw the container with paint. Same
at the Swedish customs and during the bus drive to his home in Sweden.
Even his Swedish girlfriend started to laugh when he arrived. She
explained to him WIT (which was written on the container with big
letters) is slang for vagina in Sweden.
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Greegor said:
A few US automobiles had names that
were extremely unfortunate in some
other language.
I've heard that the Chevy Nova was a total flop in Mexico. :)

Cheers!
Rich
 
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