Technology has kept a faster-than-the-speed-of-light façade – so much so that it takes technology to keep up with all the new technology. There are many new accessories on the market today that can really get a techie heart racing --- and make life a little easier.
From TiVoing a computer crash to turning the vinyl music digital to diagnosing car troubles with CarMD – the five new technology greats listed below will satisfy all levels of technology users.
ReplayDirector by Replay Solutions
Those mind numbing, mysterious computer software crashes hinder production and could stop the 24/7 Internet shopping sprees. Replay Director by Replay Solutions is software debugging tool that records every line of code that is executed all without the user knowing it is happening. When a bug is encountered, the software will let the user press play and it will play back exactly what occurred. The company says the tool has VCR or TiVo like functionality. Check out Replay’s website for complete details.
Numark TTX USB
Remember the old vinyl albums sold through the 1980s? It’s amazing that it has taken this long to find a way to easily convert the music on those albums to digital music - nonetheless, there are finally a couple of companies providing faster - effective - affordable solutions.
Numark makes the TTX USB which is a turntable that connects to your computer using a USB connection and it will play the vinyl albums and convert the music to digital files.
ION Audio makes two turntables – LP Dock is a turntable that converts vinyl directly to an iPod. The LP2 CD converts vinyl music to CD or MP3 files. All turntables are packaged with vinyl-to-digital software. Both companies provide complete details about these turntables on their web sites.
The Eye-Fi Wireless Card
Digital photography took the world by storm not so very long ago. Photos are easy to take and easy to print. But, transferring the photos from camera to computer can be cumbersome and time consuming – plus you need to have the right card reader connected to the computer – more cables equate to more confusion.
A quick and easy solution is now being provided by the Eye-Fi wireless photo memory card. When using this card in a digital camera, photos can be transferred directly from the camera to the computer or printer without additional card readers cabled or cameras cradled to the computer or printer.
Go to eye.fi website to play a video showing the advantages of using a wireless photo card.
Mobile Internet Devices (MID)
Surfing the net has become one of the world’s favorite pastimes. With the right kind of cell phone, the web can accessed while waiting in the doctor’s office or standing in line at the DMV. Surfing is not the easiest thing to do with such small keyboards and small screens provide with cell phones. Want a better alternative but still have the mobility option? Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) are getting ready to expand the mobile Internet experience.
Nokia makes a MID featuring Skype for making calls over a Wi-Fi and provides a high-resolution widescreen, integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a slide out keyboard.
Sony makes the Sony Mylo with a slide out keyboard, 2.4 inch widescreen, Skype, Internet browsing and messaging.
To learn more about these MIDs and others coming out, log onto Nokia or Sony’s web site or do a google search for MIDs.
CarMD
Ever have a “Check Engine” light suddenly pop up on the dashboard? These days that light could mean anything from not closing the gas cap tight enough to major engine problems. Those who travel in their cars daily over hundreds of miles a day will appreciate the CarMD product.
This technology gadget will within minutes of being plugged into the car’s Data Link Connector (that plug located under the hood of the car that many repair shops charge large fees to connect to and analyze car problems).
CarMD works on most cars, light trucks, SUVs and minivans from 1996 and newer. The product comes with the hand-held device, a USB cable and software to retrieve the diagnostic information which includes probable cause and fix and repair estimates. CarMD is also fully detailed on the net.
