High-Def is highly cool in office

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Just because you have to work doesn't mean you can't throw in a little play as well. Sony makes that easy with its new Blu-ray Disc Vaio NS and CS models . The laptops won't break the bank either. The NS model starts at around $1,000.

Live Workspace allows user to view files while offsite

Microsoft might be onto something here. With just a few months under its belt, Microsoft Office Live Workspace has reached the 1-million-customer sign-up milestone. Office Live Workspace beta is the free, Web-based extension of Microsoft Office that lets people access their documents online and share their work with others. The Workspace beta was among the first entries in the new wave of online services that embody Microsoft's software-plus-services vision previewed last fall. In just a few months, it has achieved significant interest from consumers, schools and universities globally, and has added 11 languages and 20 new features such as multi-file upload, activity panels and improved Firefox support.

Look like a lawyer; sound good too

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If you absolutely must plug something in your ear to talk on a mobile phone, this just might be the device to buy (though you'll still look silly wearing it). GN Netcom today unveiled a new generation of noise cancellation technology called Noise Blackout. The company promises Noise Blackout reduces ambient sound without compromising voice quality, providing a balance between noise elimination and the delivery of a natural sounding voice. The company says the Jabra BT530 , shipping to retail outlets nationwide today, is the first product to feature Noise Blackout technology.

Sounds dirty, but Organomics helps clean up office

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In what might be the worst name for a "get organized" website, Smead , a provider of filing and organizational products recently launched Smead Organomics . While it is a made up name, it will forever be included in the lexicon of names that sound dirty but aren't (think epiglottis, bunghole, spotted dick and lube job as other examples). Nonetheless, all of our offices could use a little organizing so if we need a little Organomics on the side, who's to argue?

Portable solar charger fuels small office devices

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PowerFilm Inc. , the developer and manufacturer of thin flexible solar panels, launched its new USB and AA Solar Charger at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2008 in Salt Lake City. The ultra compact and lightweight portable solar charger is for recharging an iPod or other device via its USB port, or for charging AA batteries directly. The product weighs only 4.5 ounces without batteries and folds to the size of a billfold.

High-def 3D projector coming to an office near you

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Need to add a lot of pizazz to your presentation? Look no further than a new projector from Lightspeed Design Inc. and InFocus Corp . The companies announced today the world's first portable XGA and WXGA stereoscopic 3D projectors that deliver HD stereoscopic 3D. The companies claim stereo 3D is scientifically proven as the most effective way to communicate visual ideas. The new DepthQ HD 3D projectors make stereo viewing a choice for anyone working in collaborative design or R&D. Engineers, product designers and research scientists are part of the target market.

Verizon adds Gobi to make web connection easier abroad

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Staying connected while traveling abroad will get easier for Verizon Wireless customers who will soon benefit from the Gobi module from Qualcomm , the first global mobile wireless broadband Internet embedded solution that leading notebook manufacturers will introduce this month. This embedded Internet product works with Verizon Wireless' GlobalAccess and BroadbandAccess services to provide global mobile broadband access on both CDMA and GSM wireless networks in over 125 destinations worldwide.

Ringdale launches product to transfer faxes to e-mail

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Here's a bright idea for the environment: Stop getting paper faxes. Ringdale Inc. today introduced the ModuLAN(R) FaxReceiver(TM) MFR-400, a 4-in-1 fax-to-e-mail appliance that connects directly to four analogue fax lines and a single Ethernet network and consolidates them. FaxReceiver MFR-400 enables high volume incoming faxes to be sent automatically to an e-mail inbox or routed via Ringdale's FollowMe(R) Q-Server secure document output management solution.

Computer safety help coming from Microsoft...finally

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To address the growing security and management needs of PC users, Microsoft Corp. announced today it is working with 11 original equipment manufacturers, including Sony Corporation of America and Toshiba Asia Pacific to preinstall trial subscriptions of Windows Live OneCare on select new PCs across North America, Europe and Asia. Windows Live OneCare provides all-in-one security and anti-malware protection for small businesses along with tools that automate and simplify PC management and performance.

Meet Brillant Furniture

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JDS International, part of Figurae of Udine, Italy (FIGURAE di JDS), has recently launched a new product division for the contract and home segment, a new line created with the cooperation of renowned Italian and international designers, such as Giovanni Baccolini, Jens Ring Bursche, Fabio Di Bartolomei, Robby and Francesca Cantarutti.

Booze back at office functions? Bad idea

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A New York City wine tasting organizer is touting a new way to lubricate teambuild through wine tasting. Instead of going on an unremarkable teambuilding retreat with coworkers, WinEsideout envisions "a different scenario in which you and your colleagues visit a private room in an eclectic wine bar and sample various delicious wines, relax and really let the ideas flow." WinEsideout asks potential customers: "Which experience do you think will elicit fond memories and produce a more comfortable atmosphere that allows relationships to build?"

Intelligels keep wrists rested on laptops

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I have one gripe and one gripe only about my brilliantly designed and wonderfully functional Apple Mac Book : The keyboard cuts into my wrists when I type. So I was thrilled to run across a new product launched today by Computer Intelligence Inc. The company unveiled its Intelligels line of wrist rests for laptop computers. The goal of the product is to provide comfort and relieve the pain and discomfort to the palms and wrists while typing on a hot and hard laptop case. Sounds like a good idea to me.

The case for easy travel

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If you hate the delay inconvenience eternity spent in line at airport security checkpoints, Mobile Edge has a new product for you. The laptop computer carrying case company today unveiled three "Checkpoint Friendly" laptop cases designed to help move traveling computer users through airport luggage checks more quickly. Now, airport screeners can X-Ray a traveler's laptop while still inside their bag. The new cases from Mobile Edge have been tested and meet the new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines for carry-on luggage.

Wake Up Computer!

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01 Communique Laboratory Inc. today released I'm InTouch Premium, a way to remotely access your work computer. I'm InTouch Premium allows businesses to provide employees with remote access to their workstations from anywhere, without the need to leave their computers on all the time.