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CURING NO-MO-PHONE-BIA
Dropped calls are the single greatest annoyance cell phone users deal with. Close behind on the wireless gripe list is discovering that your WiFi connection is short on Wi and low on Fi. Enter the signal booster. Dubbed “nomophobia” by London’s Daily Mail, estimates that the number of Americans afflicted tops 30 million. MoGo Wireless recently announced its Cell Ranger® line of “intelligent amplifiers” that raise the ante on booster performance. The Cell Ranger is carrier-friendly, preserving network integrity as well as Bluetooth® and GPS compatibility. The STIX has a 12-volt auto adapter for road warriors and pops right into your
computer’s USB port. Neither product requires a physical connection, software or drivers. www.cellranger.net $149.99
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So what if the lights are in Sacramento and you’re in Costa Rica? As long as you have a zControl and internet access, you can turn them off or on, draw the drapes, lower the thermostat and water the lawn right from your hotel room wherever that is. The zControl connects with any remote-controlled devices via your home network router and with a handset or a cell phone, you can operate any Z-wave-enabled function. Named the most innovative home networking product at the Consumer Electronics Show. www.actiontec.com $399
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Generation X digital photographers had to remove their memory card to transfer pix from the camera and then
format them to send to their final destination. The new Eye-Fi card is compatible with any camera that takes
SD memory, has a built-in WiFi antenna that transfers photos from the camera to a WiFi network using software provided with the card. Eye-Fi’s free upload service transfers an unlimited number of full-resolution JPEGs to online processing services such as Ritz Camera Centers, Wal-Mart and Costco, plus built-in support for Facebook. The 2GB (roughly 1,000 images) Eye-Fi card was selected as the “Best Gadget” at the Consumer Electronics Show and was named “Best in Show” at Mac World. www.eye.fi.com $99.99•
By Mike McClanahan |
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