Gears and Gadgets - Eyewear From ZenniOpticals

By Divya Sai on 3/24/2010

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For men, watches and eye glasses are more than just a requirement. These are their style statements and so are priced from a few dollars to hundreds or even thousands of dollars. But paying high price for stylish eye-glasses is not always necessary, and that's what is seen at Zenni Opticals.
Today, while going through Eric's Review of Zenni Optical , I came to know what all am I missing all these years by not purchasing my eye wear at Zenni. Their eye glasses start from as low as $8.00 which include not only the basic designs but many stylish frames too. And anyone can find the design of their interest anywhere in the range $8.00-$40.00 easily. The website is professionally designed with eye glasses categorized according to price, frame material, design, women's/men's wear, goggles and new arrivals. Designs vary from rimless, half/full frame, titanium, acetate, stainless steel or mixed metals based eye glasses. Moreover rather than charging $20-$100 for additional features like anti-reflective coating and sunglass color tint, they charge just $4.95. Moreover their shipping charges are also limited to just $4.95 regardless of the quantity of your order.
So, what are you waiting for? Head on to Zenni Opticals and select the one that suits the best, at the lowest possible price.


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Gears & Gadgets : Do You Bid To Shop?

By Divya Sai on 8/30/2009

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Bidding is not always paying more than others. The auctions at Rockybid are completely different from the usual auctions. Rather than paying more than the actual price of the product, at the end of the auction you may get the product with as much as 99% discount.
The launch of the website was reported by both Reuters and RedOrbit.

So what's new in their bidding method? Read on...
It's simple:
Unlike e-Bay and other traditional auction sites, where bidding is free, on Rocky Bid you pay for bidding (just $0.75 per bid).
Why should I pay to bid?
Rockybid's auction strategy starts sale items off at $0 and sets a closing date and time for auctions. Each time a bid is placed, the price increases by just $0.01 or $0.15, depending on the auction, and 15 seconds are added to the auction countdown clock. The winner of the auction is the last person to bid when the timer reaches zero.
And what if I lose a bid?
Don't worry, you can use the value of the bids to pay the price of a future winning auction within 30 days
Any good products listed/sold by RockyBid?
Honda Hybrid was sold for $1.24 (given out publicly; video on website).
I.E Nintendo WII for $0.99, Playstation 3 for $1.39, ATv for $0.06. Recently a Gold Bullion was sold for around $120 (including delivery charges) which is worth $1100. So what are you waiting for, start bidding and bring all the products listed on your wish-list to your home.


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Gears & Gadgets |Portable Canopy Huts and Sheds|

By Divya Sai on 6/09/2009

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Adventurous trips become more amazing and thrilling when you take your own transport along with you. Of course that doesn't mean your luxury sedan car but definitely a heavy Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).
But if your trip includes camping and trekking, then finding perfect parking places for your vehicles especially in rough weather, may become a problem for you.
To solve these problems, here's a perfect solution for you. CanopyHut provides portable carports, Garage Screens and other general canopies for you, your family and even for your pets.
The website has a number of products well categorized according to their type and price. You can select from any of these categories: Canopy Sheds, Portable Garages, Carports, Canopies, Canopy Accessories, Replacement Covers, Canopy Pop-ups, Custom Orders, Dog Kennels, Portable Horse Shelters, Garage Screens, Umbrellas. According to the size of tents and the comfort levels the prices start from as low as around $50 and are available for even $1500+.
You may even directly select and send any product from their website to your near & dears, through their gift certificates.


And that's not all, their product range covers party tents, portable buildings, disaster relief tents (can be used in case of natural disasters like hurricane, earth quakes etc.), boat covers and many more types of portable tents. So whether you are planning an amazing adventurous trip, camping tour or may be simply a picnic, you must visit and bookmark this website which can really make your trips more comfortable, tension-free and of course unforgettable.


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NIBO Dual-Torch Lighter With Compass From BudgetGadgets

By Divya Sai on 3/14/2009

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Bikers generally do like adventurous trips, outdoor camping and trekking. And if you are too interested in long drives on your bike, then here's a useful tiny and sporty gadget for you. Nibo dual torch lighter looks extremely sporty, smaller than your cell-phone (dimensions: 2.75"x1.75") and comes with an in built compass (just to keep you on the right path :)
The lighter comes in a stylish mesh-tin box, with a small manual (Multi-language). It has an automatic cap function - perfect to impress your friends. The double-laser flame is fully adjustable (through a screw present at the bottom) and has a universal refilling valve for easy refilling (explained along with pictures in the manual).
The lighter is easy to use with just one hand. A push button on the side of the lighter, flips the lid back, and a blue consistent "jet flame" is produced when the silver plastic igniter is pressed. Whether you need it for a campfire, to ignite a stove or just to impress your friends at parties, it's the perfect lighter you can find. At less than $10, you may gift it to your dear ones too.

You can buy the lighter from BudgetGadgets.com, which is priced at $8.69 for one piece, while they offer discounts if you require more...
And that's not all, you get an ADDITIONAL 5% discount too:
Coupon Code: DM5OFF8 [Only for the readers of Bikers Blog]
And to add to that, Shipping is completely FREE too. [BudgetGadgets-FAQ]

Pros:
Pocketable size
Inexpensive and reliable lighter
Included neck lanyard
Adjustable flame
Water and wind resistant

Cons:
None


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Gears And Gadets - Cabestan Winch Tourbillion Vertical watch

By Divya Sai on 12/25/2008

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Wow - It's the first word, I thought of when I saw it's picture. If you think only bikes look good, when they show their parts, then see this watch...

Brainchild of Vianney Halter and the engineering masterpiece of the DMC Group's Jean-François Ruchonnet.
With 1,352 components working together in masterful horological precision [you can see how the parts are working within the watch], driven by a 450 link chain and nickel silver drums. At a price tag of $275,000 to afford the base model, you can add some more to get it slathered in platinum and diamonds at $400,000. Or may be you would like to go for a Merc Benz or a Ferrari.

There are a number of skins available (made of gold and other precious metals) other than the one displayed in the images.

So finally, if are hesitating to buy it like me, then just visit their homepage [Cabestan] to see a lot of information regarding the watch and the parts individually.


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Gears And Gadets - Fastrack Eye And Wrist gears

By Divya Sai on 12/23/2008

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While the products from Fastrack are so famous in India, but I must say that the Fastrack website, is quite messy and takes a lot a of time to load, moreover the products listing is also done in a very bad way !
I hope they will work on it...
Anyways here are some of the products from fastrack that you may like to wear on, while you are riding your bike.

And if you want any wrist watch from Fastrack, then it is better to take it before 31st December, as they are presently giving a 20-50% off on 60 variants.
This Fastrack offer is available across India, at all World of Titan Stores, Large format stores, Fastrack kiosks in major malls, and leading multi-brand watch outlets. But of course prices (post-discount) are starting from Rs. 555.

Rs 1095 Rs 1495 Rs 1495
Rs 1695 Rs 1995 Rs 1995
Rs 2195 Rs 2395 Rs 2595


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Gears And Gadets - Wrist Watches

By Divya Sai on 12/23/2008

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While talking about watches, almost the most famous brand across India is of course Titan from Tata.
As you know, that there are many variants available in Titan, but for biking purposes, I would prefer:
Titan Octane


And, Titan WWF Collection


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Gears And Gadets - Helmets

By Divya Sai on 12/23/2008

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Now helmets are not just safety precautions but are worn by many youngsters as stylish add-ons for their bikes. Whatever the purpose may be, at least the traffic police is happy to see more heads covered with helmets !
While talking about helmets, mainly they are categorized in

Full face;

Open face;

Sporting;

*[The above images are linked to Studds.com]


hybrid;


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