Access Media and Documents-If you need to have access to a library of photos

Access Media and Documents-If you need to have access to a library of photos or all of your documents, there are a couple of excellent options. The GoFlex Satellite portable hard drive can be loaded with the media and documents you need from your computer. An iPad or other device connects to the Satellite wirelessly using the GoFlex Media app and can download files or stream movies directly from the 500 GB hard drive. Another option is D-Link's Shareport Go. This device creates a network that you connect to from your iPad. When a flash drive is attached to the Shareport Go, you can view photos and movies, listen to music, download files as well as upload photos. While you can backup RAW files, you can't play them back from the flash attached to the Shareport Go. memory option - put your files on a portable hard drive or flash stick that can wirelesssly be accessed by your tablet.
Cloud Options -Another option is to use the iCloud for saving documents that you need or that you are still finishing. DropBox and other cloud services, as well as online photo storage lockers can be good to backup photos when you are on the road. Note that when you upload large photo files, that data is counted toward a limited cellular data plan. Be sure to upload large files when connected to WiFi at a hotel, or WiFi Hotspot (cafe or other public location).
Printing Options - If you absolutely need to print when you are traveling, I suggest emailing the document you need to an online email account (iCloud email, hotmail, gmail). Many hotels or Kinko's stores have a computer to use where you can access online email and print out the necessary document.When You Want a Big Screen-Sometimes you want a big screen to view files, photos, or videos. If you have an iPad 4, there is a lightning to HDMI adapter available. Connect the adapter to an HDMI cable and connect to a TV (often you can connect using an HDMI to a TV in hotel rooms) to display your iPad on the TV.If your business requires special apps, your company's IT department can probably steer you toward what you will need.
Speaking of exercise and outdoors, you might want to grab an arm band like this Sanwa Supply Sport Case. It acts like a wallet around your bicep, so your phone doesn't have to bounce around in your pocket. It has an extra zipper pouch, which is great for storing your keys and ID.One of the great things about having the same style Galaxy S III on every carrier is the number of accessories that are available for it. My favorite case has been the Samsung Flip Cover, which comes in a half-dozen colors. The back replaces your regular battery cover and it helps keep the cover in place. This is a great way to customize the outside of your device and protect the screen.

The ladies-only laptop that you can 'open without chipping your manicure'

Fujitsu has launched a new laptop, designed solely for women.The brand's new Floral Kiss model was made by women, for women - its design concept of 'bringing elegance to PCs' developed primarily under the direction of Fujitsu's female employees.According to the press release, the small size and design of the model, as well as its accessories, mouse, and 'even its applications,' are ladylike, giving users inbuilt features like daily horoscopes, scrap-booking software and vents with a floral motif.The laptop comes in three colours, Elegant White, Feminine Pink and Luxury Brown.The press released adds: 'The top casing has been constructed with an elegant and refined gradation with gold trim, and it features a flip latch that can easily open the display - even by users with long fingernails.'
Jezebel's Jenna Sauers, who labelled the new product insulting, wrote: 'This monstrosity would be put to better use improving the user experience of all Fujitsu's existing female customers.'If it's really such a problem for your female users to open and shut your laptops without chipping their manicures, Fujitsu, maybe the latch needs a redesign?'The power button is adorned with pearl detailing, while the power status light and Caps Lock key are decorated with 'diamond-cut stone'.A gold ring also frames each key on the transparent keyboard, an aim to 'highlight its elegant style'.Fujitsu will also offer a model designed in collaboration with Japanese jewellery brand agete, featuring a tan keyboard with a cursive key font type, as well as an antique-style pattern on the keyboard's palm-rest areas.The new women-only product will be available from November 2nd, however a price has yet to be set.
This isn't the first gender-specified technology product to enter the market however.In May 2011, Nokia announced a bright pink N8 touch screen phone complete with an ELLE fashion app and a Little Pink Diva Theme for adding colour into menus, as well as a Pink Neon Clock.Dell also received backlash in 2009 for launching Della, a website for women that gave tips on how to find recipes and count calories.This was also the case for Bic, after the company launched a set of pink and purple pens targeted at female consumers.The product's description explained that the pens have a 'sleek pen silhouette and jeweled accents [to] add style.'Amazon shoppers who came across the female-specific pens during the back to school period earlier this year took to the reviews section to voice their unimpressed opinions.One user wrote: 'It is strange/sort of sexist that they felt the need to put "for her" on the product, since, like, it's a-pen, are boys really not allowed to use pretty pens?'

Razer Gives Away Star Wars: The Old Republic-Themed Blade, Now Open

PC and console accessory make Razer launched a competition on Oct. 17, offering a Star Wars-themed version of its Blade laptop as the prize."This one of a kind Razer Blade has been custom designed from the ground up with laser etched, matte painted aluminum panels, a yellow backlit keyboard and the official font and iconography from Star Wars: The Old Republic. Each chassis of the Razer Blade is milled out of pure aluminum and packs the type of punch to battle your way through Star Wars: The Old Republic in an incredibly sleek and lightweight package, offering the perfect balance between performance and portability," reads Razer's competion Web site.
Four winners will also receive peripherals themed on the game, which include a headset, mouse, and keyboard. Entrants also receive a 20 percent discount on The Old Republic accessories along with free shipping on orders over $49.The Razer Blade is a 17.3-inch gaming Keyboard cover manufacturers with a 1920x1080 display. It features an Intel Core i7 processor, in either 2.8GHz or 3.2GHz forms. RAM is at 8GB with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 2GB DDR5 video card. Storage comes in the form of a 250GB solid state drive.Razer Blade also comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, available at prices of either $2,299.99 or $2,499.99. Both versions are available now.
Entrants to the competition must be 18 or over and the giveaway is open to U.S. residents.The giveaway may provide buzz around Start Wars: The Old Republic; BioWare's massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), which is struggling to maintain subscribers partly because of World of Warcraft's legacy (with nine million subscribers, subscription MMOs are not a viable market). Consequently, the game is going free-to-play (F2P), currently up to level 15. BioWare released a chart comparing subscription and free users, revealing F2P users get access to Store Content from levels 1-50. The remaining features are limited.
This power supply did get the Raspberry Pi LED's to light up. And it did work for a bit. But after everything was connected, my Laptop accessories suppliers repeated letters (such as "EEEEEEEEEEEE" ) even though I touched the "E" key once. Other keys wouldn't work at all. At first I suspected a bad keyboard, but after searching for "repeating keys" in the help forum and reading 45 results and the wiki, I learned the keyboard problem was likely due to the power supply. According to the wiki "common symptoms of an inadequate power supply are unreliable ethernet or keyboard operation … and SD card errors at startup." In order to tell if my power supply was inadequate, the wiki suggested I get out my multimeter and read the voltage across two test points on the circuit board. I don't remember having to do that on any of my other computers.

Los Angeles Furniture Company Extends Product Line to Include New Laptop Drawers

 VersaTables, the leader in American-made computer furniture, has extended its line of affordable computer furniture for universities, work environments, and home offices to include two new laptop drawers. The Laptop Drawer and the Laptop Drawer for Under Cross Support are designed to allow laptop users to add a retractable drawer to their desks designed for laptops. "When people think of laptops, they think of mobility," explains John-Paul Nelson, Director of Business Development at VersaTables. "But it's important to use a laptop in a way that's ergonomic and comfortable. If not, users risk repetitive motion injuries like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Our laptop drawers do exactly that."The Laptop Drawer for Under Cross Support offers a maximum efficiency and ergonomic comfort. Constructed of a steel frame, these laptop drawers glide smoothly on ball bearing slides and are constructed of powder-coated 14 gauge American steel surface. "Laptop drawers also give users a place to safely store their laptops and charge them when they're idle," says Nelson. "With more than 50% of Americans relying solely on laptops, this type of accessory is what's needed to be efficient." The laptop drawers from VersaTables come in two colors. They mount to the surface bottom of almost any desk or table and can be removed.
Laptop drawers aren't the only computer desk accessories VersaTables sells. In addition, the company manufactures high end keyboard drawers and trays, CPU holders, under-desk storage solutions, wheel kits, printer carts and platforms, and monitor arms.VersaTables is a leading furniture company that manufactures all furniture products in the United States, using only American-based raw-material vendors. VersaTables works with organizations such as the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA) to consistently maintain the highest standards of sustainability. In addition, all of the furniture and accessories VersaTables sells ships for free in the contiguous U.S.
Now it easier than ever to take memorable photos with an iPhone or iPad. With HiLO Lens discover a new angle. For more info about HiLO Lens, please visit the Kickstarter page.About HiLO Lens - HiLO Lens is the first ever, right-angle lens for the Apple iPhone and iPad camera. The mobile photography accessory allows the Apple iPhone and iPad camera to be used like a digital camera with a flip/swivel screen. HiLO Lens is the first mobile phone accessory proposed by Neccessory Ltd. Based in New Zealand Neccessory Ltd. develops innovative mobile phone accessories.  

Essential accessories: Clutter busters and travel-bag basics

Our increasingly wireless lives are still dependent on physical connections. And that means cables—lots of cables. As the editor who does most of Macworld's accessory coverage, my office is overrun with cables, connectors, and chargers. Few warrant a full review or an article of their own, but that doesn't mean they should go unnoticed. Whether you're looking for worthy candidates for your travel bag or you just want to clean up your desk, here are some of the best accessories I've come across recently for connecting, charging, and more. Short cables are lightweight, take up less space in a bag, and are less likely to tangle. Thankfully, it's no longer necessary to hunt down short versions of essential cables on your own, as a number of companies sell handy kits.
I previously covered Griffin Technology's $25 USB Mini Cable Kit, which offers three short (3.5-inch) USB cables in one package. Incase's $25 USB Mini Cable Kit contains 4-inch versions—the length includes the connectors—of the same three cables: USB-to-30-pin (dock connector) for Cheap Apple Accessories and pre-2012 iPhones and iPods; USB-to-Micro-USB; and USB-to-Mini-USB. The actual cable sections are thinner than those of Griffin's, making Incase's cables more flexible and even lighter. The kit also comes with a convenient nylon carrying pouch. You can choose either the standard kit, which consists of black, white, and gray cables (for 30-pin, Micro-USB, and Mini-USB, respectively), or the brighter fluorescent kit with easy-to-spot green, blue, and orange versions.
Another alternative is to choose one of Aviiq's assorted $30 cable kits, which each include a pair of the company's Ready iPhone Accessories manufacturers. Each Ready Clip cable is roughly 5.5 inches long, with a wide, flat body and a built-in clip for attaching the cable to a pocket or pouch in your bag. The Ready Clips are a bit bulkier and considerably stiffer than even the Griffin offerings, but they also feel sturdier, and the built-in clip is handy. Aviiq sells six different two-cable kits, each with a different combination of USB-to-30-pin (dock connector), USB-to-Micro-USB, and USB-to-Mini-USB cables. Yet another interesting option that I haven't yet had a chance to test is Aviiq's new $30 Quick Change Universal Dock Adapter. This model is similar in size and design to the Ready Clip cables, but it combines all three connectors in a single cable with a standard USB plug on one end and 30-pin, Micro-USB, and Mini-USB plugs at the other. You just rotate the end of the cable to expose the desired connector.

iPhone 5 review: Are Apple accessories too expensive?

Apple's pricey iPhone chargers have traditionally been the target of a thriving black market, with knockoff versions of the easy-to-copy cables available online for mere pennies. That could stop with the iPhone 5, which includes a new connector that's much, much harder to fake.When Apple announced and released the iPhone 5 last month, it ditched the so-called 30-pin connector it used for almost a decade for a smaller, 8-prong setup dubbed "Lightning." The smaller size wasn't the only change.The operator of Double Helix Cables, an online cable shop, tore apart the Lightning connector just after the iPhone 5's release -- and discovered a chip that wasn't included in the 30-pin version. His findings, which were first published on the blog AppleInsider, revealed that the intricate architecture of the new cables makes them difficult to rip off. That's in stark contrast to the simple and often-copied 30-pin connector.
A source with knowledge of Apple's manufacturing confirmed that the Lightning connector does have an authentication chip, and the 30-pin does not.The Double Helix Cables owner (who asked that his name not be used) told CNNMoney that the new chip sits in the path of the Lightning's power wire -- making the setup "much more complex" than that of the 30-pin connector."Chinese manufacturers are currently working to clone this new connector -- but they cannot do it with the same ease and low cost as before, I don't think," he said.Apple runs a "Made for iPhone" licensing program (better known as "MFi") for third parties that want to make legitimate accessories, and many manufacturers work with Apple to certify their products. Still, cheap knockoffs are prevalent.
An official version of Apple's old 30-pin to USB connector cable, for example, costs $19 in the Apple Store. On eBay, you can buy similar cables from Asian manufacturers for mere pennies -- free shipping included. (An eBay spokeswoman said the company "has zero tolerance for criminal activity on its platforms; counterfeits and stolen items are illegal and not welcome on any of its sites.")Don't expect those kinds of rock-bottom prices for third-party versions of Apple's Lightning accessories, which range in price from $19 (for a Lightning-to-USB cable) to $39 (for a Lightning-to-30-pin adapter with a cord).Several apparent Lightning knockoffs have already appeared on sites like Amazon and eBay, but they're listed as pre-sale or "currently unavailable" -- meaning they probably don't exist yet.Most sellers advertising cut-price Lightning accessories use generic names, don't have websites, and don't make their contact information available. CNNMoney's attempt to reach iTronz, a seller with Amazon listings, went unanswered.

Motorola confirms death of Webtop, laptop accessories

 Motorola Mobility's Webtop concept, which enabled its phones to act as the brains of a laptop or television entertainment hub, has quietly been killed off, the company confirmed to CNET today.Webtop was software that allowed a Motorola smartphone, such as the Atrix 4G for AT&T, to be docked into a special laptop accessory and run with some computer functionality such as the browser. When it was unveiled, many had called it the future of mobile computing.Unfortunately, the execution wasn't so smooth and sales were disappointing. Motorola, a unit of Google, said today that adoption wasn't strong enough to justify devoting more resources to the Waterproof cases manufacturers. Webtop will no longer appear on phones, starting with the Photon Q, Droid Razr M, Droid Razr HD, and Droid Razr Maxx HD. In addition, Motorola said that Webtop would increasingly be redundant as the Android operating system began to include more desktoplike features.
Phonenews.com had last month reported that Motorola was killing off Webtop at Google's behest, citing unnamed sources.The laptop dock was a key standout feature when Motorola unveiled its flagship Atrix 4G smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2011. It helped the company differentiate its products from the sea of other Android phones that debuted at the show.The idea was a critical hit, and some, including CNET's Jason Hiner, believed it was a potential weapon Android could use to bridge the gap between the PC and mobile worlds.When it was about to launch, Motorola and AT&T executives talked about the potential the device had to run in the office, and replace the need for a laptop for road warriors.
But its initial momentum was halted when AT&T and Motorola priced the phone and laptop dock for $500, an eyebrow-raising price tag that had many pausing and reconsidering the potential of such a device. While later devices continued to run with Webtop and their own professional Apple accessories manufacturers dock accessory, the excitement had largely disappeared.In addition, the early version was slow and didn't offer the greatest experience, though Motorola would later improve the software. Prior to the takeover, Webtop was one of former CEO Sanjay Jha's favorite projects to talk about.Motorola, now under CEO Dennis Woodside, instead will focus on a few core principles, including better battery life, a focus on LTE, and ensuring the latest updates to Android with its newer smartphones. The company has been aggressively cutting costs, and Webtop is just the latest casualty.