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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.

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.

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.

New Imation flash drive is as small as a paperclip

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It's as small as a paperclip and holds as much data as an iPod . Imation Corp.'s Atom Flash Drive is, well, downright diminutive. While tiny, the Atom packs a powerful punch. It has an ultra-compact design, high storage capacity, password protection, partitioning software and Windows Vista ReadyBoost compatibility.

Keeping your buds in place

BudFits No modern office is complete, it seems, without an iPod and iPhone . But any active user knows that those blasted earbuds can be a bugger to keep in your ear.

A book for every backup

My Book Mirror Edition
WD's (Western Digital) new My Book Mirror Edition , which was introduced today, is twice as nice for anyone who wants to keep everything stored on their computer safe.

GT Security Debuts SecuriKey Version 3.0

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As a car owner, you use an ignition key to keep people from driving away in your ride. So why not a key to keep your computer safe?

Leather for Apple's MacBook Air

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In the Apple advertisement for its MacBook Air laptop, the company shows someone slipping the high-tech device out of a manila envelope.

Microbes meet match with Anatome keyboard surface

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Germs are no doubt lurking everywhere - but Anatome , a supplier of ergonomic solutions, has introduced freeBOARD Antimicrobial - an integrated keyboard and mouse surface that is specially treated with the Aegis Microb Shield(TM) to protect users against bacteria and various other microbes.

7500-Wing Dual-Monitor Mount

7500-Wing from Innovative Office Products
Innovative Office Products, Inc. is set to introduce the 7500-Wing , a mounting arm that floats two flat panel monitors above a desk, next month.