by d5DPa4tHdF9Q | May 20, 2022 | Tech
~This is a phone for p[eople who drive tanks!! I guess that shows my age (the tanks reference was from a Kenny Everett sketch). The Ulefone Power Armor 14 is a budget smartphone – it is not going to change the world but it IS SOLID. This is the second rugged phone...
by d5DPa4tHdF9Q | Apr 19, 2022 | Tech
Ok, not the most imaginative titles I’ve ever devised, but I have little communication from the company (Bonic) who sent this power pack to me – so basically I’ll give you some headline specs and photos I took this morning. As this is the first item I’ve received in...
by d5DPa4tHdF9Q | Apr 13, 2022 | Tech
I recently took posession of a Shelly EM device and a pair of Shelly EM accessories – i.e. split core current transformers. The EM product is straight-forward enough – 2 pairs of polarised inputs from the transformers, live and neutral input – and an output (which...
by d5DPa4tHdF9Q | Mar 19, 2022 | Tech
Way back in August 2019 I wrote about the Shelly 1 controller produced by Alterco Robotics in Sofia, Bulgaria. This at the time was one of a small but growing number of competitors to the likes of the very inexpensive Sonoff Basic. Later on, in March 2021 I followed...
by d5DPa4tHdF9Q | Jan 24, 2022 | Health
It may sound like the latest action film, but controlled impact and maximum power are the aims of a training technique called plyometrics. Also known as jump training, plyometrics involves stretching the muscles prior to contracting them. This type of training, when...
