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MobileEdge Express Backpack: Clear Edge over the Competition

March 3, 2006

It seems like I'm always looking for the perfect bag� for my laptop.� Yes, the Coach business look works fine in the right setting, but it is not always the right� setting. (Who wants to carry a briefcase if� they don't have to?)

While many are called, few are chosen, and MobileEdge� Express Backpack has been getting the call when I need to mobile.� (It's also doubled as a school backpack for my non-computer carrying child -- but that easy to get to, dedicated exterior media pocket for MP3 or CD player comes in handy -- the headphone pass-through port is brilliant so the device stays in the bag, while the 'phones go in the ear.

Of course, there's plenty of room in the protective computer sleeve for notebooks with screens up to 15.4 inches.

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Plantronics new headsets - Voyager 510s, Plantronics CS70, Plantronics SupraPlus

March 8, 2006

Plantronics CS70 Executive Headset

Plantronics Voyager 510s

Plantronics SupraPlus Wireless Telephony Pro

Corded headsets are by far the predominant type of headset installed in call centers and corporate offices, however Plantronics aims to make "wireless" headsets the predominant headset of choice in the very near future. Plantronics ACG (Audio Communications Group) hit record revenues of $161.5m in Q3. The revenue growth was driven by wireless office headsets which represented 25% of total ACG revenues. Confirming this trend is Frost and Sullivan, which stated in a March 2005 report claims that by 2009, 75% of office headset sales will be wireless.

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Plantronics Voyager 510-USB Bluetooth headset review

May 25, 2006

Plantronics sent me their Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset to review. Unlike any other Bluetooth headsets, the Plantronics Voyager 510 USB Bluetooth headset is the first to simultaneously support both VoIP softphones on your PC and your Bluetooth mobile phone simultaneously -- negating the need to deregister/re-register your Bluetooth connection with the other device. Plantronics is able to do this using their exclusive Multipoint Technology.

Measuring 4.0 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches and weighing 5.6 ounces, the Plantronic Voyager 510 headset is pretty lightweight - after awhile you don't even notice it is there. It is slightly heavier and bulkier than the Motorola HS850 , but I found the Voyager 510-USB much more comfortable on my ear.

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Aviator Laptop Stand (Oh, Why Didn't I Think of That?)

August 8, 2006

A survey of U.S. adult computer users, commissioned by Intel and conducted by Harris Interactive, reveals that 34% of respondents or their families have taken a laptop PC with them on vacation and 51% of all respondents are likely to take a laptop PC on a future vacation.

Add to that the fact that more than 90% of corporate travelers take their laptop with them on business trips and you can easily see the basis for the Aviator Laptop Stand from Keynamics.

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GN 9350 DECT 6.0 headset does PC, VoIP, and regular phone handsets

September 1, 2006

GN Netcom's GN 9350 DECT 6.0 headset (now called the Jabra GN 9350) is one of the most versatile headsets I have ever reviewed. When GN Netcom told me they had a new headset that did both PC audio and Phone audio, while leveraging the range and interference-free characteristics of the DECT 6.0 standard, I just had to review this headset. (Note: DECT 6.0 operates at 1.9Ghz so it is less apt to have interference from WiFi 2.4Ghz signals) With the GN 9350 you can get your "Skype" on, your iTunes on, and your phone on, all using one wireless headset. Sweet!

Update: Jabra now has the Jabra GN 9350e, the successor to the popular Jabra GN 9350.

Posted in Accessories, Computer Hardware, Gadgets, Headsets, Reviews, VoIP, Wireless

Viagra and Lingerie Mice for your PC

September 13, 2006

So you wanna get your hands on some Viagra do ya? Perhaps even get your hands on some sexy lingerie. Well, I can help you get your hands on either one of these for about 29.90 EURO. Of course, technically you will only be able to use one hand on either of these items.

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MobileEdge Gets Secure, Very Secure

September 21, 2006

Have really liked MobileEdge's backpacks for quite some time now; they are really built well and can stand up to some tough abuse -- how about a ton of school books, for example!

Now, they have introduced a new backpack with an ah-ha! idea -- if security is an issue (and with a backpack of course it is!).

The idea (please) you say?

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Is That a (High-Tech) Wallet in Your Pocket ...

October 27, 2006

... with apologies to W.C. Fields.

(Do I need to tell you the rest of that famous funny line?)

Anyway, I digress.

With new wireless credit cards gaining momentum (SpeedPass anyone?), security has once again become a major issue (as in taking and using someone else's credit card information without them knowing it).

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Cupertino and Redmond from Allsop

December 7, 2006

It's about time someone decided to come out with computer desk and media accessories that have some uniformed style and grace.

And that's just what the Cupertino and Redmond collections of computer and media accessories from Allsop offer.

Finding inspiration in the iPod (why not?) and other popular high-tech items, the collections are designed to complement the best of the consumer electronics market in both style and function.

The collections feature clean lines and a colors (Apple white in the Cupertino collection -- pictured at left) and more basic black in the Redmond collection).

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Cool-iCam Art Pad photo editing tablet

January 22, 2007

Forget about that klunky mouse or trackball! The iCam Art Pad is one cool piece of gadgetry. Using the iCam Art Pad combined with TheArt Dabbler software the USB-based iCam Art Pad "turns your digital photos into art."

You can view your images trace image templates right on the mouse pad and edit using your mouse or the pressure-sensitive pen included with the pad. The included software lets you remove red-eye, adjust colors, etc. Of course, advanced Photoshop users can finish the job that the included software can't. You can pick up the Art Pad on Amazon for $45.

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