By Dawn Gordon Luks
If you're like any self-respecting business traveler, you know important it is to stay in touch on the road. So, with PDA, cell phone, and laptop in hand, you're ready for your next meeting anywhere on the planet. You may think you have everything covered, but there are a few gadgets available that will come in handy to make your life much easier.
D-Link DWL-G730AP Wireless Pocket Router ($99)
The DWL-G730AP is a portable and convenient wireless solution for road warriors, offering 802.11g wireless connectivity anywhere there's an internet connection. The product can be used as an access point, router, or wireless client. Use it in conference rooms, hotel rooms, or even at hotspots. Includes a convenient travel case, and supports power over USB.
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Kensington PocketMouse™ Pro Wireless ($49.99)
This little mouse was designed with innovative features, including a USB receiver that stows inside the mouse, battery-saving technology, and a 3 ft wireless range. Other niceties include: auto turn off when receiver is stored; DiamondEye™ optical technology that tracks precisely on any surface and a Rotating USB receiver that fits any port configuration.
Canon i80 Color Bubble Jet Portable Printer ($249)
The Canon i80 Color Bubble Jet Printer delivers a combination of high performance and portability. It's capable of printing up to 14 ppm in black and up to 10 ppm in color, while achieving a resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 dpi. Canon's advanced MicroFine Droplet Technology uses a nozzle system that ejects consistent prescribed-volume droplets as small as 2 picoliters.
- Wireless printing capable from select devices
- Direct photo printing from PictBridge-compatible digital cameras and DV camcorders
- True borderless photo printing (4 x 6, 5 x 7 & 8.5 x 11 in.)
Targus USB Notebook Light & Bonus Fan ($12.99)
Two products for the price of one, the Notebook USB Light illuminates your notebook and the included USB Bonus Fan keeps you cool. Lightweight, small and flexible, they're the perfect travel companions. LED light is rated for 8,000 hours; the fan features compact vinyl blades. PC or Mac compatible, both are USB (no batteries required).
Garmin GPS 18 ($162.50)
Turn your laptop PC into a powerful street navigator with the GPS 18 -- a GPS sensor bundled with nRoute™ and City Select software that automatically guides you with turn-by-turn directions and voice prompts to get you safely to your destination.
The GPS 18 ships with MapSource® City Select® CDs, which provide full coverage of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico (North America version) or major metropolitan areas throughout Western Europe (Europe version). Map detail includes highways, interstates, business and residential roads, with turn restrictions, speed categories, and other navigation features. It also features more than five million points of interest including restaurants, lodging, attractions, shopping, emergency services, post offices, and more. Available in USB and serial versions.
Migo USB Thumb Drive ($99.00 - $499)
Carry and access your Outlook Email, Desktop, Favorites and Files on any computer, wherever you go with the Migo Thumb Drive. Migo captures your desktop wallpaper and Internet Favorites as well, so you will always have your personal look-and-feel wherever you go. Password protected to ensure security. Migo leaves no files behind, keeping your information secure, regardless of the system you're using.
Perfect on a keychain, Migo is small enough to fit in your pocket or purse and large enough to carry your entire computer environment and is available in sizes from 64MB through 1GB.
It's easy to use. Simply synchronize your computer with Migo and go. Then plug Migo into any other USB-enabled computer. Login to your computer using Migo; Return Migo to your computer, click synchronize and Migo updates your computer with the changes made while you were away.
For additional information: Canon D-Link Garmin Kensington
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Dawn Gordon Luks is a veteran consumer electronics journalist. In addition to her writing schedule, Dawn also designs home audio, home theater, and home automation installations in South Florida. Send an email to Dawn Gordon Luks.
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