Well, today, my 42″ Samsung DLP TV I bought in 2005 broke down on me.  The only thing I got from the TV was a Lamp LED going on and off.

So I figured that it was time for the Lamp to be swapped out for a new one.

Before doing that, I ran into this blog posts about how to reset the Lamp hour setting on the Samsung DLP TV.

Once I resetted the Lamp hour, my TV started working again!  Yey, I guess the manufacturer, Samsung, put an hourly limit on the lamp so you replace the lamp but hey, why replace it until it’s truly broken?

Here’s the simple instructions on how to reset that lamp hour setting and make your DLP TV lamp last longer:

Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + Power.

Your TV set should now say “Loading Factory”.

Browse down to “Option” then press Enter (or the right cursor button).

via fixyourdlp

The Infinity Aquarium provides an eye-soothing experience for your fish and yourself with its visually appealing aquarium that’s also a materpiece work of an art in itself.

May we suggest you get one?  Just don’t try to fit large fish like Sharks.

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Here’s a cool flashlight that also embeds an integrated video camera.  How neat is that?

Now you can go in the dark and shoot your favorite videos with just a single flashlight.

There’s no word when this will be available in the U.S. though…darn.

The AD-1500 Video Flashlight records video with its mini CMOS camera and built-in microphone. As long as you’re not too intrigued by the rookie puking over in the corner, you could pick up every single bit of crime information, literally not being left in the dark. The camera records in MP4 format right onto microSD cards. Up to 2GB of video time, or around 180 minutes.

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The hardest part about this doormat, “which side is up?”

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Well, if you live in a cool area like San Francisco, you won’t need air conditioning all year round but if you do live in a hot area, you can bring some extra air conditioning with the DeLonghi portable air conditioner.  Now, air conditioning just got easier.

Of course, if it doesn’t get too hot, you do have the air conditioning chair add-on, which works on much cheaper.

Features:

• 11,000-BTU portable air conditioner with independent pump dehumidifier
• 3M Filtrete air filter attracts and captures tiny microparticles of pollen and dust
• Electronic control panel with LED display; LCD remote control; adjustable thermostat
• Boost, Sleep, and Smart fan modes; 24-hour timer; caster wheels for portability
• Measures 16-1/7 by 19-1/2 by 37 inches

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Now is the time to add/replace your outdoor garden lights with something that’s solar.

Why?

Why are you spending money on electricity that you can get free?

Save earth and get some of these solar powered landscraping lights pleez.

You can get bunch of them over at Chinavasion here.

Honestly, I have been studying the art of cooking french fries for the last 6 months or so.  The best french fries actually came from a frozen french fry company but this potato chopper will let you make fresh french fries just like the ones from In-N-Out.  (Well, so provided that you have an oil pan and the right heat for it)

I might seriously get one soon though.  (maybe they will send me a sample?  <– this always works)

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Having a hard time finding a great lasting gift for your kids or yourself?  Here’s electric fireflies that glow in the night to soothe your ever-lasting romantic nights with your loved ones.  Whether that’s your kid or your wife, we will leave that up to you but do play nice in bed.

Fireflies are becoming increasingly rare in Japan and around the world, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t still enjoy their beautiful lights without collecting them in jars! Denshi Hotaru (Electric Fireflies) from Sunnoda are realistic LED light creations in a real Japanese-style bamboo cage with vegetation included. They flicker and glow just like the real thing, and are a stylish accessory to any room or patio.

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Although still barely a concept, it might not be too hard to come up with your own BBQ table that embeds the grill as part of the table.  Actually, I’ve seen these concept grill tables in life over in Korea.  All the Korean BBQ restaurants there got these about 20 years ago.  Well, talk about a new concept when it’s been beat to death in another country more than a decade ago.

But yes, it never hurts to make one for us consumers.

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This is one of those gadgets, “why didn’t they think of this before?”.  The power tap device called CheckTap can be programmed via your PC through a USB cable to control and also schedule which and when your devices are on/off.

This gadget supposedly could save your home/office a whole lotta electricity, so long as you can “program” it.  I do assume that most people will be able to program this thing but do have my doubts that over 50% of population will probably be stuck trying to program it.  Maybe they can actually make a “smarter” device that you don’t have to program for the future and gadget-lovers like me.

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