Thursday, December 8, 2011

Top 10 tech gifts - Dayton Business Journal:

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1. Slingbox SOLO: For the traveling the Slingbox can convert anyairport terminal, hotel lobbyu or boring conference into a TV room with the aid of a laptop or mobile handheld. It allows people to watch and control theirhome TV, cables DVR, satellite or DVD player--including HD content--from anywhere in the worlf with an Internet connection. The Slingbox stays at plugged into the TV and anInternert connection. "That's what I want for Christmas," said Shans Imwalle, senior vice president of clientr servicesfor "I was in Dubai and the TV There is only so much you could do and they were watchingy high jumping and Ping It would be cool to have that at my $180 2.
N95: This new smartphoner is a shining example of Finnish usurping other smartphones for thosewho aren't beinfg handed a Blackberry from the companyt coffers or don't want to sign up for a service plan. It boasts a 5-megapixel camera that can alsorecorr video, has a robust media player with a 3.5mnm headphone jack, a dual-slider design and integrated satellite-based navigation, Wi-Fi, and . $550 to 3. : We've all done it. Someone handzs over a business card that ends up shoved away in a only to vanish among a sea of simila rectangleswhen needed.
Luckily, the palm-sized CardScan scanes them in about five allowing users to synchronize their contacts with Windows mobile devicesand Moreover, CardScan offers free onlinre storage space, allowing user s to access their contact roster from any Internet connection. Debbiwe Yount, executive assistant to Bill chief executive officerat , said she uses it all the "I was afraid I would have to make a lot of Yount said. "But it does a reall good job of recognizingthe text." $150 to $250. 4. Passporrt (250 GB): Though the Beatles' catalog is valued at arounx $1.
6 billion, this 250-gigabyte portable hard drive lets folks carryg the entire volume inside their coat pocke forabout $150. The handheld portable hard drivde comes in an assortment of colord that requires no It connects via a USB port into a Mac or PC and can easilgystore 60,000 plus songs. The humongous storage space is also convenient for backing up informatioh from personal or companynotebook computers, while easilgy allotting extra space to store the first seasonj of "The Office." $140 to 5.
iPhone: No tech list is complete withouran product, and the iPhone is representing in The iPhone has set a new benchmarm for an integrated cell phone and MP3 The device features a sleek and intuitive touch pad interface. User can surf the Web, watch movies, even sort througy voice messages visually to avoid repeaterd calls fromnosy reporters. The of course, is that the phone is only officially availablrethrough . $399 with two-year contract. 6. As breathtaking as the nighttime view from atop the Empirde State Building is on the Ultimate Ears headphones might be the audio equivalent. The "triple.
fi 10 Pro" model, for example, has threed tiny speakers in each earphone, deliverinh crazy-quality sound in most any environment, including noisg airplanes. $400. 7. PDP-5080HD TV: Whetheer one enjoys the Ultimate Fighting Championships or wantsw to be as close as they canto "McDreamy's" manicuredd stubble -- high-def TV is the way to do it. Accordingh to the tech expertsat , there is no better way to do it than with the 50-inc h Pioneer PDP-5080HD. The magazinr touts the sleek TV's clarity and quality saying it producesz one of the best pictures its staff hasever tested. $2,500 to $3,500. 8. LifeBoook P1610 Notebook PC: Weighing a mere 2.
2 pounds, this mini-tablert PC packs a lot of power in an extremelyttiny package. With an 8.9 inch display, which can flip style to use a stylus to navigat Web sitesand applications, the Lifeboo also has oversized keys, making it easy to type despite the small footprint. Available with 1 gigabyter of RAM and an 80GBhard drive, powered by a capablw 1.20 GHz low-voltage processor, the mini notebook computer is a greag choice when mobility is preferred over obtrusivee power -- and the shoulder straim that comes along with it. $1,300 to $2,300. 9.
Appld MacBook Pro: With the advent of Boot Camp -- a free downloacd that runs Windows XP onMacs -- the uses for Apple computers have opened up considerably for the high-poweree MacBook Pro. Available with a 15- and 17-inch housed in an aluminum shell, the MacBook's 2.16-GH z Intel Core-Duo processor, ample video card and 2GB of RAM will let userd run more applications than there are uses forduct $2,000 to $2,800 10. QuickCam Pro 9000 With the proliferation of free videoconferencre applications, all one needs to communicate face to face from afar is a decenrt webcam.
The Pro 9000 is consistently considereed among the top options and fits well atop a noteboojk LCD or on adesktolp computer. Once purchased, try downloading a standalone desktop application that has both a text and video chat capabilities. It's free and enables smooth video conference with up to sixdifferentg faces. JP Nauseef, CEO of the , said ooVoo is his applicatiomnof choice. "I used the technologyt to communicate with board members andfamily -- with no he said.
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