The perfect gift for my technology-loving son…

December 16, 2010 on 10:49 am | In Technology | No Comments

With five sons of varying ages buying presents can be either a breeze or a nightmare – never a middle ground I have to say. This year is not too bad as they have all been dropping fairly broad hints over the past few months as to what they want in their Xmas stocking this year.  My 17 year old has special request and that is for a good quality set of wireless headphones for the main reason being that he has gone through four sets alone just this year.

He has a habit of sitting with them and then just dragging them off his head when he needs to rush off somewhere – that does not do them any good obviously so this year I am getting him a better quality set, but he has to look after them or that’s it as far as I’m concerned!

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Do you plan for your insurance…?

December 16, 2010 on 10:45 am | In Culture | No Comments

Its a fact that the majority of people end up with their insurance policies reaching their expiry dates at various times throughout the year which is a bit of a pain when you are expecting to renew those quotes and although it does mete out the inconvenience you have to admit that sometimes it’s better getting it all over and done with at the one time.

The thing is that most people are unaware that these days you can ‘pre-book’ those insurance quotes . This way, you can spread out the quotes as you prioritise or group them all together but either way they’ll end up in your mailbox when you need them rather than having to hunt around for quotes when the latest bill drops onto your doormat. And always at the most inopportune time! a little planning goes a long way.

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Thinking of buying a 3D TV…? then read on…

December 16, 2010 on 10:34 am | In Technology | No Comments

3D TV can disorientate the brain, causing eye strain, headaches, nausea and sickness, scientists have warned. And the closer you are to the screen, the worse you feel, making TVs more problematic than cinema screens. New studies show that in up to 20 per cent of viewers it could even induce physical sickness. In one experiment, researchers at a University in the Netherlands asked 39 people who could see 3D to read some text on a screen from 10 feet away. Seven of the group suffered symptoms that can lead to nausea, including double vision and eye strain.

Earlier this year The Royal College of Opthalmologists, Association of Optometrists and opticians said more research was needed in to the long term effects of 3D TV, but conceded short term effects were visible. Viewers will have a choice between two types of 3D television types known as ‘active’ and ‘passive’, which show images in different ways. An ‘active’ television will cost less, but will require special ’shutter’ glasses. The basic idea is that the TV displays the programme in a series of rapidly alternating frames – left eye, right eye, left eye, right eye – changing at such speed that the viewer cannot even detect it is happening.

Around 10 per cent of the UK population has poor binocular vision, which means it is difficult for them to see 3D effects in movies and video games. Instead, they see a blurry image, and will suffer headaches and eye strain as a result. Experts do not recommend allowing children under eight to regularly use 3D glasses because their eye muscles are still developing. Some electronics manufacturers have issued disclaimers to protect themselves from legal claims warning that viewing 3D TV may cause ‘motion sickness’, ‘disorientation’ and ‘eye strain’.

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