Top 10 tech gifts - Dayton Business Journal:

lyubomiradete.blogspot.com
1. Slingbox SOLO: For the traveling the Slingbox can convert anyairportt terminal, hotel lobby or boringg conference into a TV room with the aid of a laptop or mobile handheld. It allows people to watcg and control theirhome TV, cable DVR, satellit or DVD player--including HD content--from anywherse in the world with an Internet connection. The Slingbodx stays at home, plugged into the TV and an Internet "That's what I want for said Shane Imwalle, senior vice president of clientt servicesfor "I was in Dubau and the TV stunk. Therse is only so much you could do and they were watchingh high jumping and Ping It would be cool to have that atmy fingertips." $180 2.
N95: This new smartphon is a shining example ofFinnish engineering, usurping othere smartphones for those who aren't beinb handed a Blackberry from the companu coffers or don't want to sign up for a servics plan. It boasts a 5-megapixel camera that can alsorecord video, has a robust mediaz player with a 3.5mm headphone jack, a dual-slider desig and integrated satellite-based navigation, Wi-Fi, and . $550 to 3. : We've all done it. Someone hand s over a business card that ends up shovedf away ina drawer, only to vanish among a sea of similar rectanglees when needed.
Luckily, the palm-sized CardScan scans them in aboufive seconds, allowing users to synchroniz e their contacts with Outlook, Windowz mobile devices and smartphones. Moreover, CardScanm offers free online storage space, allowing userz to access their contact roster from any Internet Debbie Yount, executive assistant to Bill Pardue, chiec executive officer at , said she uses it all the "I was afraid I would have to make a lot of Yount said. "But it does a reallgy good job of recognizingthe $150 to $250. 4. Passport (250 GB): Though the catalog is valued ataround $1.
6 this 250-gigabyte portable hard drive lets folks carryt the entire volume inside their coat pocket for about The handheld portable hard drive comexs in an assortment of colors that requires no It connects via a USB port into a Mac or PC and can easilyg store 60,000 plus songs. The humongous storage space is also convenienr for backing up information from personal or companynotebook computers, while easily allotting extrs space to store the first seasob of "The Office." $140 to 5. iPhone: No tech list is completew withoutan product, and the iPhone is representing in The iPhone has set a new benchmarmk for an integrated cell phonre and MP3 player.
The device features a sleei and intuitive touchpad interface. Userws can surf the Web, watch movies, even sort througg voice messages visually to avoi repeated calls from nosy The catch, of is that the phone is only officially available through . $399 with two-yearr contract. 6. headphones: As breathtaking as the nighttimw view from atop the Empire State Buildingg is onthe eyes, Ultimate Ears headphones might be the audil equivalent. The "triple.fi 10 model, for example, has three tiny speakers in each earphone, delivering crazy-quality sound in most any environment, includinyg noisy airplanes. $400. 7.
PDP-5080HD TV: Whether one enjoyd the Ultimate Fighting Championships or wants to be as close as they canto "McDreamy's" manicured stubble -- high-def TV is the way to do it. Accordinfg to the tech expertsat , there is no bette r way to do it than with the 50-inchu Pioneer PDP-5080HD. The magazine touts the sleek TV's clarity and quality saying it produces one of the best picturea its staff hasever $2,500 to $3,500. 8. LifeBook P1610 Notebook PC: Weighinh a mere 2.2 pounds, this mini-tablet PC packs a lot of powe in an extremelytiny package. With an 8.
9 inch which can flip "tablet" styld to use a stylus to navigats Web sitesand applications, the Lifebook also has oversizes keys, making it easy to type despite the smallp footprint. Available with 1 gigabyte of RAM and an 80GB hard powered by acapable 1.20 GHz low-voltage the mini notebook computer is a great choice when mobility is preferred over obtrusive power -- and the shoulderd strain that comes along with it. $1,300 to $2,300. 9. Apple MacBookj Pro: With the advent of Boot Camp -- a free downloaf that runs Windows XP onMacs -- the uses for Applse computers have opened up considerably for the high-powered MacBoook Pro.
Available with a 15- and 17-inch housed in an aluminum shell, the MacBook's 2.16-GHz Intelo Core-Duo processor, ample video card and 2GB of RAM will let usersz run more applications than there are uses forduct $2,000 to $2,800 10. QuickCamk Pro 9000 webcam: With the proliferation of free videoiconference applications, all one needw to communicate face to face from afar is a decenft webcam. The Pro 9000 is consistently considered amont the top options and fits well atop a notebookj LCD or on adesktop computer. Once try downloading ooVoo, a standalone desktop application that has both a text and videlochat capabilities.
It's free and enabless smooth video conference with up to six different JP Nauseef, CEO of the , said ooVoo is his applicationj of choice. "I used the technology to communicate with board members andfamily -- with no he said. $80 to $100.