Fun Environmental Gadgets

LINK TO SOLAR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

Even though they’re still in the prototype stage and not terribly efficient at this point, I still think these solar powered rechargeable batteries are a brilliant idea. Designed by Knut Karlsen, the SunCats are basically a set of old NiMH rechargeable batteries wrapped in a flexible Photo Voltaic cell created by the Institute for Energy Technology. When the batteries are drained, you simply leave them sitting in a windowsill or anywhere with ample sunlight and they’ll recharge themselves.

LINK PHILIPS EVERLASTING LIGHTBULB

Philips’ Master LED bulb has the same form factor as the old-fashioned kind, making it “simple for people to use and feel good about using.” The bulb draws just 7 watts but gives off light equivalent to 40 watts’ worth, and lasts 45,000 hours, as opposed to the 1,500 of its incandescent predecessors. Already available in Europe, the Master LED should make its way to North American shores sometime before July.

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Web Tools I cannot live without as a online realtor

1) Xobni for Outlook.  Best thing I have ever downloaded and that says a lot.

2) Google Reader – my top 5 blogs right now would be -
OfficeSearchToronto.com (I know, tsk tsk)
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Gizmodo and Engadget
Lifehacker
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Mashable

3) My social networks – LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter (In that order)

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4) Picpick – free screen capture software.  I use this almost every post.

5) Animoto + YouTube – although there’s another player in town you should check out – Mashuparts.com -

eg – http://tinyurl.com/174animoto

6) Issuu – the website I use to publish most of my listings – like this.

7) Google analytics – on it every day

8)  Feedburner – lets me track who is following this blog by RSS feed.

Do you have any suggestions to add?  Lets have some comments and suggestions on this one!

Productivity Online and Website Tools

This website will help you and your team stay focused on the task at hand.

Why ProjectThingy? Because keeping project related communication and information in one place is vital for the success of your projects. It keeps your team and clients connected and up to date. So no time is wasted looking for current documents or tracking down communication spread out across multiple channels.

Eyes Relax is a little free Windows utility that reminds you about rest-time and save your eyesight. This software allows you to customize the duration of your work time and length of breaks. During the break you may exercise your eyes, look away or look at distant objects either in your office or outside, take a stroll outside your office.

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Real Estate Gadget Day

Can you believe they can now fit 2 Terabytes on a SD Card?  My guess is another 3 years and it’ll surpass DVD / Blue Rays… what do you think?

I need a new set of earphones, the ones that came with my bold are frustrating.  These look pretty good.

What’s going to be here first?  The touch screen or the new 3d monitors (click here for the video)?

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Internet and Cool Downloads

A great list of top free software downloads from Life Hacker. I use Firefox 3, CCleaner, AVG Anti-Virus, Quick Media Converter and Dropbox (my fav)!

Get Vista Features in XP!

How to RIP DVD’s.

Alternatives to crappy windows software.  I use FoxIt Reader, Meebo, Firefox, CD Burner XP, AVG, and VLC.

Here are LifeHackers best posts of 2008.

Very Cool Gadgets

Giant Curved Monitor – pretty cool but very expensive at $6,499

Dick Tracey Cell Phone Watch

10 of the worlds most comfortable office chairs

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Online Calculator

If you ever find yourself without your calculator, here’s a great backup solution!

www.ecalc.com

Blackberry Storm – Three articles

Purported Vodafone BlackBerry Storm screen shots emerge

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 25th 2008 at 11:58PM

Are these photos of the BlackBerry Storm?

By Nicolas Deleon
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/26/are-these-photos-of-the-blackberry-storm/

There are entirely too many BlackBerries now.

This here is the Vodaphone-branded BlackBerry Storm, currently thought to be on track for a November U.S. release.

BGR pans the interface, saying it looks rather “text based” for a touchscreen phone that’s supposed to be on the vanguard of the new RIM. I would agree, but not before adding that, you know, it’s a BlackBerry. You can’t convince Wall Street (or what’s left of it) to buy a phone en masse if its perceived as being too cutesy or fun.

That, provided these shots are even real; they could well be fakeity fake-fake.

Crystal Clear Screens of BlackBerry Storm’s Latest Touch UI

http://gizmodo.com/5054998/crystal-clear-screens-of-blackberry-storms-latest-touch-ui

We’ve seen some of the BlackBerry Storm’s older UI in blurry shots and videos, but it’s obviously gotten a recent facelift—especially the keyboard, which used to look absolutely gross. Storm Reviews has a load of pics of the freshest UI off of Vodaphone’s version, and it looks pretty good, though I find the italics for the keyboard font to be oddly annoying.