Advantages of LED Lamps

There are two ways of making a LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamp. One of them is to mix multiple wavelengths of several LEDs to produce white light, allowing the manufacturer to adjust the white light to a specific color temperature, i.e. for home use, a color temperature between 3800°K and 5000°K (the higher the temperature, the more bluish the light; lower temperatures will give a warmer, reddish light).

The second method, use LEDs with a Indium Gallium-Nitride (InGaN) compound and a phosphor layer to create white light. This is the most used method to manufacture white LEDs.

There are LED factories, like the dutch Philips, that manufacture lamps covering a wide spectrum, between 2700°K and 10000°K. Lets remember that the midday sunlight has a color temperature between 5600°K and 6000°K.

LEDs are solid state electronic devices and they’re widely used in virtually every electronic gadget, radio, recorder, computer, and a multitude of daily-use appliances where you can see those bright dots, indicating that a device is switched on.

A LED transform electricity directly into light of one color. Thus, there are red, green, blue, yellow-colored LEDs and more. LEDs do not spend energy in the form of heat that does not produce light because they employ a cold light generation technology. Comparatively, an incandescent light bulb emits in the infrared band (not visible) a large portion of energy that produces. As a result, incandescent light bulbs produce a large amount of heat that is a waste of energy. Besides producing cold light, LEDs:

• Can be powered from batteries or even solar panels.
• Can be integrated into a control system.
• Are small in size and shock-resistant.
• Have a very fast start time ( 60 nanoseconds versus 10 milliseconds for incandescent light bulbs, 1 second or more for fluorescent lights).
• Have an excellent color rendering and they have little or no danger of electric shock because they work in the range of 5 to 12 volts DC.

Choosing the Right Cell Phone

Whether you want to continue your current service plan, want to change providers or start with a new service, you can find a cell phone according to your needs in Gabel Corp. You will need to: 

1. Select a cell phone provider 
   
2. Evaluate the functions of a cell phone 
   
3. Find mobile phones 
   
4. Buy mobile phones with confidence
   

1. Selecting a cell phone provider 

Service providers sometimes work with specific manufacturers to produce mobile phones that are compatible with their networks and the services they offer. In Gabel Corp you can find mobile phones for all major service providers. You can elect to be connected with a new service plan or with a pre-payment system if you don't want any plan. 

Compatibility

If you already have a service contract and are looking for a new cell phone to stay within your plan, then you can simply look at cell phones by band compatibility. To make sure your new cell phone will be compatible with your service plan, you can always select a quad-band cell phone that covers every common GSM band. 

Among the GSM band options are 850MHz, 1800MHz and others. Ask your provider if you have any questions about the bands used. 

2. Evaluate the characteristics of the cell phone 

In Gabel Corp you can find mobile phones in almost any price range. If your needs are basic, you may not need all the paraphernalia associated with some of the more expensive models. If cost is not a problem, find the latest and best technology in the world just a click away. 

The options to consider when buying a cell phone tend to confuse and new features appear every day. To reduce your search, consider the following key questions: 

Do you plan to use your phone inside or outside your local area? 

If you plan on using your phone outside your country you may want to choose a mobile phone with GSM, or global system, the network standard used worldwide. If you do not plan on leaving your local area with your cell phone, CMDA or TDMA networks can reach your needs.

Want to access the Internet or email from your cell phone? 

Many cell phones and service providers offer email service and Internet access. If you want this feature, make sure that the phone you're interested in is ready to surf the Web and/or use email. 

Reduce your search by selecting additional features now available in the new models: 

• Built-in camera 
  
• Color display 
  
• PDA 
  
• Email/Web 
  
• GSM
  
• Speaker
  
• Walkie-talkie 
  
• Bluetooth 
  
• Voice Call 
  
• MP3 Player 
  
• Games 
  

How important is the weight and size of your phone? 

Nowadays phones come in many shapes, sizes and weights: flip or clamshell cell phones, PDA and "candybar". Think in the shape when you decide what you want. While all are very portable phones usually clamshell phones have the advantage in portability and larger screens. In addition, the keys are protected against accidental markings. Sometimes, the simplicity and durability of the candybar form can be an advantage. If a slightly larger form don't bother you, you can gain much functionality in addition to a larger screen by choosing a PDA phone.

3. Find mobile phones

In Gabel Corp you can find a wide selection of GSM mobile phones with an excellent quality at great prices. You can take a look at: Gabel Corp's Mobile Phones.

4. Buy mobile phones with confidence

Once you're clear about the features you want and the price you're a willing to pay, you can be assured that you will make a smart purchase and you will be very satisfied with your new cell phone. If you shop with us, you can also have peace of mind because we will do our best to make your shopping experience as safe and easy as possible.

Wireless Communications - Bluetooth

Wireless communications are present in many of our daily activities and their use has become so common that we lose the perception of how useful and sometimes essential they might be. Cellular networks transmitting voice and data have emerged to provide the mobility and availability of communication that the accelerated pace of life in the big city demands. The use of radio frequency and infrared sensors provide the convenience of remote control to operate electronic devices making easier to perform our daily tasks.

Bluetooth is part of the technologies developed to provide wireless communication for use in personal areas. However, its use goes beyond the elimination of wires, as it is flexible enough to allow the creation of applications that open a world limited only by the imagination. 

Bluetooth is a technology developed by Ericsson in 1994, which makes possible wireless connectivity between devices within a short distance, they may form networks with different communications equipment: mobile computers, pagers, cell phones, PDAs, and even home appliances.

Features 

• Wireless. Replaces wired connections at distances not exceeding 10 meters, reaching speeds of 1Mbps.
  
• Automatic communication. The structure of the protocols that conforms it favors the communication automatically without requiring to be started by the user.
  
• Low power consumption.
  
• Integration of services. Can support voice and data transmissions simultaneously.
  
• Omnidirectional transmission. Because it's based on radio communications, does not require line of sight and allows multipoint configurations.
  
• Security. Uses Spread Spectrum Frequency Hopping as multiplexing technique, which reduces the risk that communications are intercepted or have interference with other applications. Also provides specifications for authenticating devices attempting to connect to the Bluetooth network, as well as in the handling of encryption keys to protect the information.
  
• Establishment of networks. Has the characteristic of forming a network topology where a device acts as master and up to seven more operate as slaves.
  

Bluetooth vs. Infrared 

• Both protocols specify a short-distance wireless communication, some people assume that Bluetooth could replace the infrared applications for the clear advantages it provides, which are deducted from their own characteristics.
  
• Due to the similarity of applications, it is important to identify the advantages between the two technology.
  
• The infrared requires linear communication between transmitter and receiver, which makes the line of sight imperative for its effective transmission.
  
• The frequencies of the infrared band does not allow penetration through walls, giving an important advantage to the radio frequency that the Bluetooth technology operates.
  
• The infrared communication is always one to one, leaving the out multipoint configurations.
  
• Bluetooth allows the generation of networks.
  

Making Business in China

There are two phrases that we must take into consideration to do business in China:

1. China is an intermediaries' country
2. In China, everything is negotiable

Nowadays, the "chinese price" has become something comparable to the "lowest price available", it is conventional to think that companies can move any kind of work to China and take advantage of huge savings.

In China, business aren't conducted as in USA, Brazil or Germany, where you can find their products through Internet with a certain amount of thruth that they will be what you're searching for and it's less likely that the company is a fraud or doesn't exist.

China, with an uncontrolable increase of businesses and investments, has serious problems to control through the justice agencies frauds of any kind, it is so that electronic transactions with credit cards are highly restricted, specially at international level.

There are many stories of people that have seen videos, brochures and presentations of factories, but when they're checked out they aren't so, doesn't exist or are just the cell phone number of a fisher in troubled waters.

Serious chinese merchants work in three levels of quality: low, medium and high. Products manufactured for USA, Europe, Australia and similar markets are made at the high quality level, for Latin America are usually made at medium level and low quality level for Africa and other countries. This is the common denominator, you must negotiate the quality of your product to avoid annoying surprises at the time of marketing your product. That is why it's recommended to have an inspector in China that allows you to check your products: colors, quantities, quality, in order to pressure the manufacturer to make the product in the terms agreed.

You can sign an agreement, but the execution of the contractual obligations is hard and late in China, often times, it doesn't have a future. It happens a lot with that the intellectual, industrial and property rights and breach of contract claims doesn't prosper.

So, to whom should I buy?. It's a good question, amongst many attractive and interesting offers is not easy to decide. It is important to note that the price offered to you is not only competitive but similar in price, prices too low can be traps for those who are not very observant. Not only your money could be taken away, you can also be a victim of fraud on the quality and/or quantity, or your products may actually be going to produce as requested but not in the time period agreed upon. You may receive your goods after 6 months of payment, while the company works with your money.

We recommend simply assessing how much confidence can you put on that company, if you have representation in their country and if they have a very competitive price. Once you have entered the Chinese market, you will have plenty of time to investigate further, you may be buying from an intermediary but if the price is good and the negotiation conditions are safe, it is perfectly feasible to do so.

It is important that you have a serious contact person, that allows you to know the status of your investment in both production and transportation of it, since your safety is the most important thing in your business.

Importing Chinese Electronics

The chinese economy has been always considered a sleeping dragon. In the past decades, China had never actively participated in the global trading. Nowadays, chinese electronic industry is quickly gaining momentum. Electronics importers are sponsoring the chinese MP3 players, digital cameras and other consumer electronics and even the local consumers are taking notice of the chinese electronics.

Electronics manufacturing is the biggest part of China's manufacturing industry. Even if the chinese electronics manufacturers are not identified as having the best quality or adhering to the world's quality standards, it is undeniable that most electronics importers are looking to do business with chinese manufacturers. There are a lot of reasons why the chinese digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 & MP4 players and other electronic products are so popular.

The most atractive quality of these products is their affordability. It's a fact that chinese merchandise have basically lower prices than similar products of another origin. These electronic products doesn't necessarily have popular and extensively trusted brand names. The merchandise is also at a lower quality standard compared with the electronic products of the flagship brands of Japan, USA or Germany. 

However, electronics importing transactions are very popular amongst importers. This is due to the big revenues generated by these transactions. Importing electronics products from China allows importers to distribute products in almost every market at low prices. In the long term, many consumers won't care if their digital camera, MP4 player or any other electronic gadget is manufactured in China because chinese manufacturers are starting now to level up the quality of their electronic merchandise.

Regarding complaints about the low quality standards of the chinese electronics, currently, there are local and foreign quality control agencies that work to help reducing and preventing the production of sub-standard quality products and brand-name knock-offs. Chinese manufacturers are working to raise their operation standards to make sure their products have the qualities to compete head to head with other products globally.

Resuming, the chinese electronics industry is thriving. The country is starting to recognize the potential and promising future of their electronic products, and you can be assured that the quality is quickly and steadily improving while maintaining the lower costs of the bunch.

Introduction

Born as a Venezuelan-Chinese alliance, Gabel Corp has been sourcing chinese consumer electronics for the Venezuelan market since 2001. 

Having been successful in our own home, we decided it was time to open up our market opportunities. eCRATER has given us the opportunity to go global and we will be adding more consumer electronics everyday! 

We offer you a wide-selection of consumer electronic products. This is your best opportunity to directly access the Chinese electronics market. We ship direct from China to major destinations and all the products we sell come with a minimum one-year warranty.

We will be filling up our product categories with excellent and affordable consumer electronics, so stay tuned!