Luxury in Hands-Free Technology
Jabra has brought to market limited edition versions of the JX10 Cara Bluetooth headset — in 24 carat gold plate (AED 1,199) or stainless steel (AED 699). Developed in association with the European design house Jacob Jensen, the JX10 Cara weighs less than 14 grams and measures 3.9 x 2 cm, so it’s discreet and easy to wear.
The JX10 Cara features Digital Sound Processing technology for clear sound even in the car. With all controls on the headset — including volume, important calls can be answered easily. One-touch pairing makes it straightforward to get the headset working with a wide range of mobile phones.
With up to six continuous hours talk time and up to 200 hours of battery power, the JX10 Cara keeps users connected. When it does need a boost, it can be charged using a PC via a USB cable, or even charged in the car.
PayPal Expands to 190 Markets
PayPal has announced that customers in 87 new markets can send money online with PayPal. The new markets that PayPal has welcomed to its network include: Algeria, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Yemen and Zambia. See the list of markets supported by PayPal at www.paypal.com/worldwide.
PayPal currently has 143 million accounts globally. In the first quarter of 2007, PayPal’s total payment volume was over $11 billion. Founded in 1998, PayPal, an eBay company, enables individuals or businesses with an e-mail address to send and receive payments online securely and easily using a bank account, credit card or stored balance. PayPal allows customers to shop online without sharing their financial information with merchants.
Feel the Need for More Speed?
Alienware and Dell are taking gaming enthusiasts to the next level by offering the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics cards on high-performance Alienware Area 51, Alienware Aurora (www.alienware.com/desktops) and Dell XPS gaming desktops (www.dell.com/gaming).
The SLI-Ready GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics processor delivers outstanding graphics quality for challenging and complex gaming and multimedia applications. Systems configured with multi-core processors and the GeForce 8800 Ultra GPUs will be primed to take on DirectX 10 gaming titles as well as next-generation OpenGL titles. The DirectX 10 3-D graphic programming interfaces deliver unparalleled levels of realism and film-quality effects for games, which the GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics processor can render in real time.
Digital Pipette Operates With a Touch
A general purpose digital micro pipette that has a comfortable to grip handle with an enlarged finger rest and is completely autoclavable is available from Massandmeasurement.com.
The Nichipet EX Autoclavable Digital Micro Pipette ($225) is designed to provide fatigue-free operation and features a digital counter for setting the sample volume and a push-button extractor. Suitable for liquid handling on a clean bench, this pipette is UV-resistant and offered in eight sizes for sampling volumes up to 10 ml each.
Designed to be unaffected by hand temperature, the Nichipet EX Autoclavable Digital Micro Pipette is constructed with a polymer, PTFE, in the airtight chamber. It provides reproducible results and comes with 1.0 ml, 5.0 ml and 10.0 ml filtered nozzles. Utilizing disposable tips, color-coded to indicate capacity, it has a tip ejector for rapid removal without touching by hand.
