3Com is leading the charge for SIP VoIP cell phones. SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol and SIP enables call-management functions to be embedded in the phone itself, rather than in the network infrastructure. Although this looks almost exactly like the D-Link DPH-541, the new 3Com wireless 3108 VoIP phone is geared towards government facilities, doctors, nurses and college campus’.
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Tired of searching for internet “hot spots” while out and about then maybe a broadband USB modem will lower your frustration level. Franklin Wireless has the first USB dongle EVDO mobile broadband modem available in the states.
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VoIP phone service is now packed into Igel Technology’s touch screen flat screen monitor, The Elegance. Igel, maker of Thin Client solutions, uses the monitor USB port to host the VoIP software from a flash drive and horse power of the thin client software to run the application.
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Microsoft Vista adds another level of security targeted at limiting USB connectivity. The new feature will drive end-users mad and seems more like a tool to keep the honest people honest – after all, if a hacker wants to hack, they’ll hack.
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Multiple PCMCIA slots are much harder to come by then the 2 or 4 USB ports found on most laptops and with many local network providers offering network cards in a PCMCIA format it’s hard to make the connection.
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Camping out with your laptop always improves the experience, after all watching The Ring while hearing the howl of coyotes is just too good. Well if things get too scary, flip on this USB powered camping lamp. Sporting a flashlight beam, lantern glow, FM radio with antenna, and headphone jacks, this multi-function device can be powered from any open USB port — if your laptop is running out of juice,
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No matter which direction you are heading the iPod USB Car Charger from Sonnet has got your juice. The sleek looking charger works with any 12Volt or 24Volt accessory jack from cars, trucks, vans or boats. Couple of points worth mentioning:
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If you can imagine my office has two drawers full of USB powered gadgets we’ve seen or reviewed from the past year. Along with those gadgets is an army of USB cables or card readers. Well, I’m throwing them all away in exchange for the Brando USB Bluetooth Card Reader. With support for 52 formats I don’t think I’ll need
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Koss premium sound found in Bluetooth ear-piece, the Cobalt. Well, who is Koss you might ask…well, in 1953, John Koss began Koss Corporation by renting television sets to Milwaukee area hospitals. A Big Band musician, and an avid music lover, he soon turned his eye and ear to the budding Hi Fi industry. Along with his old friend, Martin Lange, John Koss created
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For international travel the #1 item on most people’s list would be their iPod. Afterall spending 15 hours on a flight to Japan is an absolute drag without some tunes. Well, to insure there’s juice for the trip home Griffin introduces their PowerBlock Travel charger pack. The PowerBlock Travel is an international power pack which covers every location you could possibly visit.
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Ever need to leverage the plug-n-play ease of USB with extended coverage that current USB cables can’t handle? Well, the folks at Icron figured things out and developed something called ExtremeUSB Technology allowing you to span up to 1.2 miles away.
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New Wireless USB devices are coming, but will there be an operating system to welcome them? At the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference, major hardware and software companies promised to start providing Certified Wireless USB devices by the end of the year. While this may sound hopefull,
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