Jan
17
Own the coolest bed in the world with the Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed
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Ok, so there were plenty of products that were featured at last week’s 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that I thought executives could really benefit from. Here is one more…
Leggett & Platt showed off their Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed ($20,000 - $50,000) that has some pretty cool features.
According to Leggett & Platt, “Starry Night™ [...]
Jan
16
Keep track of anything with a location device from PocketFinder
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Here is another product that was featured at last week’s 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that I thought executives could really benefit from…
PocketFinder has a small location device that works both indoors and outdoors. According to PocketFinder, “an authorized user can track the device location at anytime from almost anywhere via the internet, cellular phone, [...]
Jan
15
Instantly translate anything you see, hear, or read with SpeechGear’s Compadre suite of translation software
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Here is another product from last week’s 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that I thought executives could really benefit from…
SpeechGear’s Compadre suite of translation software allows you to instantly translate anything you see, hear, or read into Spanish, German, Dutch, Iraqi, Chinese, Japanese, and many other languages. You can see their software in action via this [...]
Jan
14
Access the internet in your vehicle with a wireless router via Autonet Mobile
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As promised, here is one of the products from last week’s 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that I thought executives could really benefit from…
Autonet Mobile was showing a soon to be released wireless router that would allow you to access the internet in your vehicle.
According to Autonet Mobile…
“How Autonet Mobile works - Autonet Mobile is a [...]
Jan
11
The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show has some fun products too
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This week, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is taking place in Las Vegas. There are several interesting innovations that we (as executives) could benefit from if / when they are released in the near future. I am planning to cover some of these in next week’s posts. However, for today, I [...]
Jan
10
Heat, cool, and filter the air in your workspace with the C2 Climate Control
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If you are looking to heat, cool, and / or filter the air in your workspace, check out the C2 Climate Control from Herman Miller
According to Herman Miller, the “C2 climate control from The Be Collection lets you control the climate in your own personal space. Using advanced thermal electric technology, it offers both heating [...]
Jan
9
View your television shows from anywhere via www.slingmedia.com
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If you are looking to view your television shows during your commute to / from work or during your next business trip, check out www.slingmedia.com
According to www.slingmedia.com, “Sling Media’s first product, internationally acclaimed, Emmy award-winning Slingbox™, has literally transformed the way we are able to watch TV. The Slingbox turns any Internet-connected PC or laptop, [...]
Jan
8
If you are looking for free wi-fi locations during your travels, check out www.wififreespot.com
According to www.wififreespot.com, here are “a few things to keep in mind about some Free Wi-Fi high speed internet access locations.
1. It is an open unsecured connection. Use a VPN - virtual private network, like Jiwire’s SpotLock - for extra protection.
2. The [...]
Jan
7
Monitor new info on any topic of interest via Google Alerts
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If you want to monitor new info on any topic of interest, check out Google Alerts
According to Google, “Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.”
Here are some potential uses for Google Alerts…
1. Monitor a developing news story
2. Keep current on [...]
Jan
4
Test and monitor the health of your vehicle with CarMD’s handheld tester
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If you depend heavily on your vehicle for your career and want to be able to test and monitor the health of your vehicle on a regular basis, check out CarMD’s handheld tester ($89.99)
According to CarMD, “You can use the tester to monitor and maintain the health of your 1996 and newer car, light truck, [...]