Computer keyboards are loaded with bacteria and cross contamination. Especially keyboards and mice that are used in hospital and office settings. Recent studies have shown that MRSA can survive on computer keyboards for up to six weeks. Not to mention that person that never washes her hands after going to the bathroom. If you are really concerned about the cross contamination problem with keyboards and mice, here is a possible solution. The Silver Seal. “SILVER SEAL™ addresses the problem by embedding the antibacterial properties in the plastic used to make the keyboards and mice.” You can read more about it on the website.

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Most people that own a computer don’t care anything about how it works. All they want to do is turn it on, and use it. And most of us know that backing up your drive is very important, but very few of us do it on a regular basis. Reasons vary, but a lot of people simply don’t know how to do a real back up. This is where the ClickFree Automatic Backup system comes in. No software to install, and no configuration to set up. All you do is plug it in.

“ClickFree Backup takes the guess work out of backup by simplifying what was typically a complicated task through it’s patent pending technology. This truly ground breaking backup solution is perfect for everyone. No more messing around with installation or setup, now all your irreplaceable data can be kept in a safe, convenient and readily accessible storage when you need it most.”

Cost: $169.00

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If you are real paranoid, and want to have a voice and data record of who is calling your phone, then this gadget is for you The Teleport 2.0.

“This neat little gadget hooks into your phone line and stores all of the information about your incoming and outgoing calls such as caller ID and numbers dialed. Of course every time you pick up the phone, it starts recording and sends the data to your computer via USB.” The gadget is designed by Art Lebedev, the same guy that designed the Optimus Maximus keyboard. The cost you ask? About $70.00.

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Everybody loves those little USB Flash Drives. But most of them all look the same. If you hang one on your neck, it is all to obvious what is there. And you probably have a lot of important data on that little flash drive. Here is a gadget that helps stop prying eyes from seeing just what you have on your neck or on that keychain. It’s a capsule Shaped USB Flash Drive.

Features

* Two Gigabytes of flash memory storage
* USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
* Brushed aluminum finish
* Screw-cap enclosure

Two Gigs, huh? That’s quite a bit of storage.

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Competing with the MacBook Air is the Lenovo Thinkpad X33. It’s a cutting edge business tool, and probably won’t be priced cheap. Its release date and exact price are yet to be known.

“The ThinkPad X300 has three USB ports, a replaceable battery (important for those on long flights), built-in optical drive, every wireless option possible and a starting weight of 2.5lbs (we assume that weigh comes if you remove the optical drive and use a travel weight). To add to all that you get the SSD as a standard option, no slow 4200RPM that’s the base option on the MacBook Air.”

This information has been leaked, so it will be some time before the facts are known.

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Remember WebTV? Hey, I subscribed, at one time, and I found it very useful, for what it was. To surf the web, and utilize your email. Well Samsung has a new idea with its SeeNSearch Set Top Box.

According to the website “Just as a consumer would search a channel guide to see what’s on and when, Samsung’s See’N'Search set-top box uses the same information, in addition to the closed caption metadata that is present for most programming, to scour existing Internet content (HTML coding, Web video, etc.) and make recommendations that would appeal to the user. To do this, the system monitors the contents of the program being watched, using lightweight natural language technologies to determine the topics that are being discussed. When the user presses the “More Info” button, the See’N'Search UI appears on-screen with related information or media that the system found on the Internet. The consumer simply selects a piece of content from any particular topic, and See’N'Search takes them directly to that content.”

But it sounds like interactive tv to me. How new is that?

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Sima Products introduce a USB multi cable with firewire. It’s a single $69.95 cable that sports multiple USB and firewire connectors to charge or connect. Handy for traveling, all you need is just this one cable instead of several. Sima Products also offers a USB Multi cable with HDMI for $79.95 as well as a USB multi cable with different types of USB connectors for $49.95.

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There are a lot of combo-mouse gizmos out there. And most of them are not to my liking. However, here is one that might come in handy if you are stuck somewhere with your laptop, and want to play a few games. It’s called the Genius Navigator 365 mouse. It’s a portable mouse, just like any other portable mouse that you use for your laptop. But built into the mouse is a Gamepad. Since I haven’t had a chance to review this product, I am not sure just how easy you can manipulate the controls, but for about $35.00 it might be worth a shot.

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Who says printers have to look like printers? Here is an attractive printer that Samsung has introduced. The Samsung SCX-4500 looks very sleek and sexy. Samsung’s multifunction monochrome laser printer, copier, and color scanner SCX-4500 come with wireless version and 10/100 Ethernet.SCX-4500W is supporting Mac, Windows and Linux machines; LPR, IPP/HTTP, DHCP and BOOTP protocols; and WEP or WPA Personal WiFi encryption. It also has Bonjour to detect networks for your Mac. “But beyond mere function, it adds more of its beauty through the Digital Scan Marker. The sapphire scanning LED moves across the printer in blue LED that tracks progress during operation, and accentuates the powerful technology housed in this compact, modern printer.” Weight 8.6kg.

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In Barcelona next Monday, the 3GSM event will be held, and this device, the Explay’s Oio Companion, will be one of the products featured. What it is is a standalone battery operated minature mobile projector, and brings a big screen experience to the smallest of devices. To achieve its purpose, it combines both laser and LED light sources with a micro-display. It features always in-focus pictures, low power consumption, and a speckle free image crammed into a phone-sized unit. Perfect for those quick presentations!

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