Exerz 32cm Relief Globe Illuminated with Cable Free LED Light - | AR Augmented Reality App iOS - Physical Map Day Light Up Planet at Night

Good quality. Easily read. Assemblies quite quickly.

Delighted with this globe, a new birthday gift several decades since I was a child! It's a good large size and the colours are beautiful, both with the gentle illumination and without. The raised relief brings it vividly to life and that's the special feature I wanted it for, as I'll not be using the interactive option. It's an excellent item, which could be made better still more by adding raised relief to the world's islands, since the only ones to have this are Greenland and Madagascar. I'd then certainly rate this globe up from 9.5/10 to a full 10/10.

I had to balance size of globe to display - didn't want too big - and information on the globe. Size wise this is fine for me - doesn't take up too much room. However, the trade off is that some of the print is small and some countries also small. For instance United Kingdom is about 1 inch from top of Scotland to south coast England. So, depends on what you want from the globe as to the size you select. It doesn't rotate easily, you have to hold the arch holding the top and bottom of the globe whilst moving the globe itself. The led lights that illuminate the globe do a quite good job, you can see national boundaries easily even in daylight. I've only put in first set of batteries - a bit fiddly but not too bad. The instructions how to do this are printed on the carton the globe came in. I'm not keeping the carton (too bulky) I would have preferred a separate slip of paper with the instructions for me to refer to next time I need to change the batteries, could be a year or two away. Overall, good for the price. Serves my need for occasionally looking at a globe to see relative distances and shortest routes, etc.

Well it's certainly big, bigger than a football and despite some reviews, ours was definitely a relief globe which adds immeasurably to its appeal. 5 Year old son was really taken with it, so for that reason alone was worth every penny. Unlit, it shows the physical world - deserts, mountain ranges etc, lit, the political world - countries. I wasn't expecting too much from the app but he was very taken with it, once you've scanned a continent with your phone you can choose a variety of different options which as you move the phone around shows you animals, plants etc from that part of the world. Probably not that helpful or interesting to most adults but it's obviously aimed at younger children and for that it really does hit the mark. Takes 2 AA batteries and it does require a certain amount of care to replace these, after all its a large hollow ball but is not too difficult. I would certainly recommend this to any parent of a child with even a passing interest in geography or the rock which we live on.

Bought this globe after lot of research & studying reviews. Bought for our grand daughters 6th birthday. She loves it a do her parents! The globe is sturdy and visually attractive. The writing is clear and easy to read. Had some concerns as one review mentioned the mountain features was not a relief topography, merely a photo image, and another the light for looking at the globe in the dark was not very bright. We found the topography was raised and a good feeling when touching the outline of mountain ranges. The back light for the globe is good and bright. You have to fit the batteries with care! Overall, we are very pleased with the globe, have no misgivings about buying it and would gladly buy another one for our other grand daughters.

UPDATE: I was contacted by the seller 6 months after receiving the globes. They apologized for the error and agreed to send a new globe. I received it within 3 days, and this time we DID receive a relief globe. My son was very happy to see the texture of the mountains. I ordered this globe for my son's 5th birthday, and when it arrived I opened the box and found that the globe was smooth (no relief texture for the mountains, as you can see in the photo). It is clearly labeled on the box that this should be a relief globe. I thought this might have been a packaging error, so I ordered another globe from Amazon as there was still enough time for it to ship before my son's birthday. Again, the same problem. No relief. I wrote to the manufacturer but received no reply. Aside from misrepresenting the texture on the globe, there are other issues: 1) the plastic of globe itself and the stand is not very strong, it may break easily, 2) the lamp is not very powerful and it can be difficult to see the political map unless the room is dark. This globe is well-suited for young children, while it may be a little less sturdy than others, it is inexpensive so you won't feel too bad when your 4-year old knocks it off the desk.

We love it, it is the right size and relief adds that final touch no doubt.

The globe is generally ok, well lit and attractive. However: 1) the political map is difficult to read, particularly in regard to differentiating borders and some labelling. 2) the associated App is a switch and bait scam! I feel thoroughly ripped off and the reason I am returning the product. I hate being cheated. The app is the clunkiest I have ever used. There are almost no instructions. Once you have downloaded each individual section within the app, you will find that these are poorly designed 3d representations of a handful of places/animals/planets. Eg: there were about 4 planets and the sun floating around ABOVE the globe, not in their correct orbits nor positions, without any information, etc. On the Apple App Store, this only carries a generous 1Star reating, for good reaso! Could be so good but utter rubbish

The globe was sent before the estimated delivery date and came in a very well packaged box the globe is of great quality and look clear with and without the light on.

Genau wie beschrieben. Zuerst gar nicht bemerkt, dass er auch beleuchtet ist.

Product arrived damaged (warped and split along middle) and no replacement was offered.

Pros: Up to date as far as South Sudan existing, beautiful and easy to interpret coloration and dimensional topography, loads of info that's easy to read (both text and even warm/cold ocean currents), and the light-up political boundaries feature allows it to convey that much more info without being overly cluttered. Cons: So unbelievably lightweight (especially the base) that I'm afraid it will overbalance and fall over if I look at it wrong, and it seems disturbingly delicate all over. It was a nervous operation, partially disassembling it to put batteries in and then reassembling. I'm shocked at how much it costs, given the quality (and amount) of materials in it. Beautiful and very informative, but terrible durability.

Der Halter des Globus war beim Auspacken bereits aus dem dafür vorgesehenen Loch gerutscht und hatte auf dem Globus Dellen und Kratzer verursacht. Die Qualität schien mir aber so wie so nicht besonders gut zu sein. Wer Qualität erwartet sollte wohl tiefer in die Tasche greifen.