Make Your iPod Rough and Ready
Otter Products and H2O Audio have created a solution for iPod enthusiasts wanting to add durability to their iPods. The OtterBox for iPod provides optimal protection and by adding the waterproof headphones from H2O Audio, users can take their iPod to the gym, swimming, camping, or to the beach without damaging their player.
H2O Audio Headphones combine high-fidelity waterproof speakers in a waterproof headphone set. Features include a durable neck wrap that keeps headphones in place, even through rough water and active conditions, and comfortable silicone earplugs that easily adjust to provide individual comfort fit and optimal acoustics. An innovative coiled cable eliminates tangles. Headphones are designed for complete submersion, up to 3ft/1m when combined with the OtterBox for iPod cases.
The OtterBox for iPod safeguards the entire line of Apple iPods. With a completely waterproof, dustproof, drop-resistant design, the OtterBox for iPod ruggedizes expensive iPods from the elements. Thanks to an interactive clear plastic membrane, users can access the Click Wheel right through the case. Optional armbands also are available for hands-free carrying. For further information click to www.otterbox.com
SkinIt Personalizes HP PCs
SkinIt has introduced vinyl skins for HP consumer PCs, monitors and notebooks. The skins for HP products are available in hundreds of different designs, including stock images of licensed sports and entertainment brands For further customization, customers can even upload personal photos and images. The skins are crafted to fit the exact dimensions of the product. Made from a 3M professional-grade vinyl, each skin is coated with a glossy finish to offer an added layer of protection.
SkinIt skins are simple to apply. Created with an easy-on and easy-off 3M adhesive, the skins can be easily removed, allowing customers to personalize their HP computers as often as they choose without damaging the device or voiding the warranty. The cost of the skins for HP PCs and monitors starts at $7.95. Click to www.hp.com/go/skins.
Free Daily Video Tip Service
Google Personalized Home Page users can now sign up for the ExpertVillage Gadget, featuring a new advertising-free how-to video tip each day. Daily Video Tips include everything from kickboxing to bonsai trimming techniques and are intended to inspire Google Personalized Home Page users to expand their personal interests and general knowledge.
Each day when users visit their Google Home Page, a new ExpertVillage Daily Video Tip will appear. Users simply click the image on the page to view content without being re-directed to another website. ExpertVillage Gadget can be added to a Google Home Page by choosing the “Add Content” option. Next to the directory search box, click “Add URL” and enter: http://www.ExpertVillage.com/module.xml.
The Printer for Sticky Situations
Seiko Instruments USA (www.siibusinessproducts.com), pioneer of the one-label-at-a-time “smart” printer, is shipping a new model offering higher resolution and a print speed of approximately one second per label. Seiko Instruments’ new SLP 450 adds 2D barcode printing and improved network connectivity, pumping out high-quality, professional-looking labels that can include patient or customer information, bar codes for storing, shipping or inventory tracking, as well as text and graphics for labeling office files or cabinets. The printer also will generate name tags with the company logo for reception desk visitors or office events.
The SLP 450 will import text and graphics from most Mac and PC applications directly to a variety of adhesive or paper labels up to 2 1/8 inches wide. Its SmartCapture feature lets the user instantly “grab” an address or other text from standard desktop computing applications.
No typing is required. Just a single mouse click, and the information is sent to the printer. Improved networking functionality allows the SLP 450 to be connected by USB or serial port at an individual user’s desktop or centrally as a network printer. Retail price for the printer is $189.