Create a Personal Design for Your iPod
A three-piece silicone case from ifrogz (www.ifrogz.com) not only protects an iPod from dings and scratches but can be customized to reflect its owner’s style. The ifrogz case is made of high-grade, polished silicone that has been especially treated to resist dust and dirt. This makes the case smooth and silky to the touch, in addition to being thick and durable. The ifrogz system provides three components for total protection and color customization of an iPod: Wrapz, Bandz and Screenz.
Wrapz, the main case component of the ifrogz system, covers the entire player from top to bottom and exposes only the screen (which is covered by a clear plastic protector), scroll wheel, headphone jack and other ports. The durable Bandz then stretches completely around the sides of the iPod, thus protecting exposed ports and adding an element of style. Bandz leaves only a single opening over the iPod’s headphone jack. Screenz is a protective sheet of transparent plastic that lays over the iPod’s Click Wheel. More than 200 different Screenz can be used along with the 38 colors of both Wrapz and Bandz. This allows iPod owners to create a personal, protective design.
Website Enhances Focus on Mothers
TodaysMama (www.todaysmama.com) has launched an enhanced website. The improved site features a number of new elements including:
• TodaysBuzz: A collection of the latest news in numerous areas, ranging from decorating to health and parenting.
• The TodaysMama.com Blog Directory: The directory points readers to a broad array of webloggers, from the impressions of a Palestinian refugee journalist mama to the experiences of a homeschooler mama. TodaysMama invites mothers to submit new blogs to the site.
• The TodaysMama.com Photo Page: Allows mamas to share their pictures with others.
• TodaysMama Polls: Weigh in on issues covering the gamut from playful to serious, etiquette to politics and education.
Create Your Own Book
Blurb has released its BookSmart beta release version 1.5, which is available for download at www.blurb.com. Blurb enables anyone to create, share and distribute affordable, bookstore-quality books. Blurb’s BookSmart software application allows the creation of a professionally designed book, using simple dragging and dropping of photos and auto-flowing text.
Softcover prices start at $18.95 for a 40-page, 8x10 inch 4-color book with the same coated, semi-matte paper and professional print quality Blurb delivers in its hardcover books. Blurb users can now create a single file, then order books in softcover, hardcover or both. Blurb has also added features to help people better market their books in Blurb’s Bookstore.
Support Multiple Data Streams
TRENDnet has started shipping its Wireless N-Draft family of products worldwide. The advanced speed and range of the new technology is designed to support multiple high-bandwidth data streams in the home or office.
TRENDnet’s Wireless N-Draft family of products is based on the IEEE 1.0 Draft 802.11n specifications and is intended to deliver greater speed and range than 802.11g and 802.11a/g products and handle the increasing bandwidth demands of multimedia applications. By combining Ubicom’s StreamEngine QoS traffic prioritization technology with advanced MIMO antenna range and 40Mhz channel speed, traffic is prioritized to reduce potential lag or jitter with streaming applications such as VoIP, music, video and gaming.
In addition to the wireless speed and range enhancements, the Wireless N-Draft Router also provides advanced security for the network with Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) for secure wireless traffic, Rule-Based Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall (SPI) protection against unwanted hacker attacks and multiple Internet access control filters. The Wireless N Product Family includes: The TEW-631BRP Router — $129.99, TEW-630APB Access Point — $149.99; TEW-621PC PC Card — $99.99; and the TEW-623PI PCI Adapter — $99.99.
