Monday, October 10, 2016

AUKEY Foldable On-ear headphones

When I first received these headphones I was not expecting much, I have owned headphones with similar designs before and the experience was not pleasant. The AUKEY Foldable On-ear headphones was a different experience, the ear cups were very comfortable, and the band did not cause any pain nor did it rub my head at all. The fit of the ear cups was quite nice, by far the best fitting ear cups of this design. I wore these up to 8 hours a day(some days longer) for just over a week. While wearing them I did some yard work, did some shopping and went for some walks, not once at any time did the earphones cause me any pain or dis-comfort, yes my ears did get a bit sweaty but honestly am a person that does sweat a lot.
The bass response was strong and steady, nice thump with out sounding muddy, the mid-range was clean and crisp, vocals were pronounces very well and the treble(high end) was perfectly balance with the mix, there was no ear piercing or "tinny" sound, the over all mix was very pleasant and did not change when the volume was turned up to the maximum. At full volume, on both the headphones and music player, I did not encounter any distortion, hiss, crackling or static, the AUKEY Foldable On-ear headphones do go pretty loud but not so loud to cause ear damage or ringing in your ears.
These headphones use Bluetooth 4.1 for a quick and solid connection and has a built-in CVC noise canceling microphone. You get a 450mAh rechargeable battery that will play up to 24 hours, now the playback time does rely on how loud you turn the volume up on the headphones, the louder the volume the more energy they take to produce the sound. Standby time, when your headphones are off and not being used, is 300 hours, now I can honestly say that I did get a total of 24 hours of playback time from the AUKEY Foldable On-ear headphones, not all at once but day after day usage. I do like these headphones, they produce a really nice balanced sound, they are comfortable and the fit was pretty good, my only negative is for my head the band is a bit too snug, If AUKEY could put a adjustment on the band, maybe a half inch to an inch, but that is just me being picky, regardless they do fit nicely, they just move a bit when I turn my head, but they do fall back into place when my head is straight. One thing I would suggest to AUKEY is to include a carry pouch, even a mesh bag would be nice. Over all I am pleased with the AUKEY Foldable On-ear headphones and highly recommend them.

Friday, October 7, 2016

AUKEY Optic Lens kit

Enhancing your smartphone pictures/videos is quite easy all you have to do is get a clip on lens or lens kit and you are all set. There are many to choose from, some may say too many but the AUKEY Optic Lens kit just might be what you are looking for. Inside the box you get a cleaning cloth to wipe away dust or finger prints on the lens itself or even your phone lens, a cloth carry pouch, two clips to hold the lenses and the lenses themselves. Each lens is snuggled in its own silicone rubber case, this is to protect it from dust and if you happen to drop the lens. One lens is a 160° Fisheye Lens and the other is a 20X Macro Lens. With the Fisheye lens you do get a 160° field of view, but you also get the barrel effect as well(see video) this is a nice effect and does add some creativity to your shots and video, the 20X Macro lens lets you get in real close to the subject and magnifies it 20X, this too can offer a creative view and will help you explore your creativity.
Each lens is made from aluminum alloy, has multi elements(more than one piece of glass) and the glass is coated to minimize glare, lens flare and ghosting. AUKEY also has you covered with a 24 month worry free warranty how cool is that?!? Using the Macro lens is really fun, you get in real close to get your shot and in doing so it does make you think of the shot, lighting, angles etc., the success of your shot using a Macro lens depends on a few things, the first is your phones camera or other device you use. Every camera is different, focus distance, tap to focus(some cameras do not support that) and the sensor, for example in the video I used a Lumia 640, I was able to touch the subject, the plant at the end of the video, and have the lens at an angle, the other shots in the video was 1/2 inch away, any farther and it gets blurry, now with my iPod Touch 5 I could not touch the plant, it was blurry and the focus distance was 3/4 inch to 1 inch away from the subject.
So depending on what smartphone you have your results will differ from mine. One other thing I would like to point out is while using a macro lens it is best to use a mini tripod of some sort, you will get a better shot and since everyone's hands shake the Macro lens will show that shake. Another piece of advice I will offer is this, make sure you clean the lens on your smartphone before attaching any lens to it and please do not blow on it either, you may not see it with your eyes but tiny drops of moisture just might get onto your lens and ruin your shot. The AUKEY Optic Lens kit does offer two distinctive views for you to show your creativity and let you have some fun exploring that creativity. This lens kit will also let you see how you can use your smartphone camera as well, so if you are wanting to know your inner artist then this lens kit is worth having.