Charging on the go
Keep batteries charged even when there’s no socket in sight. The Eclipse Solar Gear product line (www.eclipsesolargear.com) is designed to trickle charge the batteries of many types and brands of electronics including cell phones, hand-held GPS units and MP3 players with a convenient solar charging solution. Basically anything you can plug into your car using a 12V auto adapter can be trickle charged using Eclipse solar bags.
The company’s new feature rich Fusion Messenger Bags include a large main compartment, a padded laptop compartment, file compartments, organizer pockets, a padded shoulder strap, accessory pockets, side pockets and of course the solar charging module. The integrated flexible solar charging module can be utilized by plugging in any 12V auto adapter/cigarette lighter adapter.
Haj guide in ten languages
The Muslims at Islamic Bulletin have expanded their efforts in compiling single page Haj and Umrah guides. The Guide is now available in ten languages — Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu. Download a copy free in Word or PDF formats in letter size (81/2 x 11) or legal size (81/2 x 14) from http://islamicbulletin.com/services/hajj.htm. Keep the guide handy in your mobile digital device or print it out for yourself or others.
This guide fits on one page so it’s easy to carry anywhere. In the guide Muslims find each step in the Haj clearly broken down for them without having to flip through the pages of different books. This guide provides all the basics including step-by-step details of each ritual; a map of the Kaaba to use in locating Safa and Marwah; a visual representation of the steps for Tawaf; key prayers that should be recited including the appropriate times and places; miles and kilometers of the necessary routes; and basic schedules.
Overcome restricted access
Sometimes there’s a crisis back home and you’re desperate for news, but what can you do if you’re not allowed to browse the Internet from your work computer? Use your e-mail instead. Rediff.com India Ltd. has launched a “Web-in-mail” service. This is a way to read the web using your e-mail.
To access Internet content using your e-mail client, send an e-mail to [email protected]. In the mail’s subject line send the URL of the webpage that you want to access. A reply will be received in your inbox with the selected webpage. Clicking a hyperlink within the webpage received automatically composes another mail. On sending this mail another reply mail is received with a new webpage.
The service also allows users to search the Internet. Users simply need to send their search query in the subject line of an e-mail and the result mail will be sent via e-mail. Details about “Web-in-mail” can be found at http://webinmail.rediff.com.
Simplify mobile device charging
From iGo (www.iGo.com) comes the new everywhereMAX ($139.99), which allows users to charge laptops from a wall outlet, an auto outlet or even an airplane seat. Designed with the consumer's needs in mind, the everywhereMAX has an easy-to-pack carrying case and weighs less than a pound. While the laptop charges, iGo’s dualpower accessory can simultaneously charge an additional mobile device such as a mobile phone, Bluetooth headset or digital camera. Thousands of devices can be charged from one charger, thanks to iGo's interchangeable power tips.
