First Global EPEAT Gold Notebook
Dell’s Latitude D630 is the first globally available notebook computer to achieve gold status with the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), a procurement system that helps purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select products based on environmental attributes.
The company also announced that its OptiPlex 740 and 745 Energy Smart mini-tower systems, two of the company’s top commercial desktop products, are EPEAT Gold listed. Dell already has shipped nearly four million OptiPlex 745 family systems. Dell is distinct in the PC industry in that it is integrating environmental standards into mainstream, high-volume global products.
Products meeting or exceeding each of the 23 required EPEAT criteria (www.epeat.net) are recognized as EPEAT Bronze. Products meeting all required criteria and at least 50 percent of the tool’s optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Silver. Products meeting all required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Gold.
Real-Time View Into Net’s Health
How healthy is the Internet? Take a look by using Akamai Technologies’ new tools that provide a view into the real-time well-being of the Internet. Visit www.akamai.com/visualize to view how the Internet is performing at this moment. Offering three modes of visualizing the Internet in real-time, the Real-Time Web Monitor identifies the global regions with the greatest attack traffic, cities with the slowest web connections (latency), and geographic areas with the most web traffic (traffic density).
“It’s easy to take for granted that the Internet will always be on, and always working,” said Tom Leighton, co-founder and chief scientist of Akamai. “Reality shows us that there are many factors, on any given day, degrading the Internet’s performance. Some are malicious, and some are the result of the incredible amount of content being requested at any one time.”
Multipoint Bluetooth Headset
ANYCOM Technologies (www.anycom.com) has introduced its new DYO Multipoint Bluetooth Headset. The DYO allows users to connect the headset with two Bluetooth devices at the same time. Essentially users can operate the DYO with two different cell phones and seamlessly switch from one call to the next.
Ideal for people who own separate cell phones for work and personal use, the DYO includes a high performance antenna that allows for an extended 60-feet range. This is convenient for use with a mobile phone, but especially valuable for Voice over IP (VoIP) applications, as it enables users to freely move around their PC. In addition, the DYO provides up to 9.5 hours of talk time and using the latest Bluetooth 2.0 standard it can go for a week on standby. The headset retails for $59.99.
New System to Learn Surgery
Immersion Medical’s LaparoscopyVR Surgical Simulation System is the first laparoscopy surgical simulator designed as a complete system. The LapVR System, including hardware and software designed by Immersion Medical (www.immersion.com), comes in a self-contained cart and provides an effective and convenient tool to assist in training students on minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures.
Simulation training is now an essential component of the education curriculum in many training centers and augments direct instruction from the attending physician. The simulation system includes unique exercises for developing camera navigation, cutting, clipping, adhesiolysis and hand transfer skills. There is also a module providing a simulated environment for removal of the gall bladder.
