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| Discuss it, carry it, picture it |
July 1, 2007 |
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The voice mouse
Targus USB Notebook Mouse Internet Phone
Business people tired of carrying both a notebook mouse and a VoiP headset can now combine the two. Used in mouse mode you get all the expected mouse functions but when a VoiP call comes in the unit switches to phone mode. hit the answer button, chat away. it works as a handheld or a speaker phone.
The internet mouse phone retails for $49.99.
www.targus.com |
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Picture it: no wires
PF Digital eStarling 2.0 Wireless Digital Picture Frame
Electronic picture frames are not new. These small LCD screens have onboard storage and cycle through a set of your photos. Very nice for family parties.
What is new is the PF digital unit has its own e-mail address. Using its built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, users can e-mail photos directly to the eStarling. So give this as a gift and then keep its content fresh with periodically e-mailed photos. US$249 direct from PF Digital.
www.estarling.com |
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Keep your computer—and yourself—cool
Belkin PocketTop
We call them laptops because we’re supposed to place them on our laps to use them, but do that and you quickly discover how hot a computer can get.
Enter the PocketTop. It works as a carry-around case for your computer but, more importantly, it flips open to provide a lap-friendly work surface. $54.99 in silver, orange or green.
www.belkin.com |
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I know you’re there, I can see you
Rogers Vision wireless video calling
The hardware is the Samsung a706 but the story is the rogers service. Vision is a suite of offerings which includes video on demand (YouTube, ET Canada, etc.), mobile television and XM Satellite Radio. Most interesting is video calling: those with Vision-capable phones can see each other in real time. (But despite the cute headline, users have to actually initiate video communication for each call.)
The phone is $99 on a three-year contract with different Vision packages available.
www.rogers.com |
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