Walter L. Shaw was an inventor and had an astonishing 39 patents to his credit.  His innovations have been widely used by everyone in day to day life. Some of his breakthrough inventions included the hands free speaker phone, the black box (a toll free calling device), call forwarding, the White House “Red Phone” alert system, a tone generator which later because the touch pad for touch tone dialing, conference calling, and extend-a-watts.  His inventions would take us into the 21st century, but they were all invented between 1964-1971 and his last invention of popularity was voice print recognition and was invented in 1984.  His last invention was the First burglar alarm that dialed the police.

He has been quoted as “technological genius” and but none of the accomplishments and recognitions came to his rescue at the time of death.

Walter L. Shaw was born in Vineland, New Jersey in 1917.   He started his career with Bell Laboratories in 1935.   The first invention was in 1948, the automatic loud speaking telephone–hands free, commonly referred to as the speakerphone. At Bell Labs, he invented Feedback Neutralization system and got his first patent.  In 1953, he invented two way communications Unit.

In 1954, he is commissioned by Eisenhower, The President of the United States, to design the “Red Phone” system, a direct link between the White House and the Kremlin.   Under Eisenhower’s directin, Shaw was put in the supervisory position of the Globular Communication Control Center Installation for the complte control of their telephone, telex, single-sideband radio requirements of Elmendorf Airforce Branch, Anchorage, Alaska.  Mr. Shaw was in direct control of 40 airmen for this assignment.  The “Red Phone” was developed during this time.

In 1961, Shaw and a companion, Ralph Satterfield, were arrested and charged in the free call system case by both Gerstein’s office and by New York authorities.

Shaw was again charged with two counts of attaching the devices to telephones. The charge is a misdemeanour, punishable by a maximum $500 fine and one year in prison.

The State Attorney’s office today reported the arrest in Miami of Walter L. Shaw the inventor of a device used by a bookmaking ring in New York to make long distance phone calls without paying.

In 1968, he invented automatic re-routing system for telephone subsriber station.  Now known as ‘call forwding’feature in most phones. In 1969, he invented Conference Call Equipment.  In 1971, he filed for Remote Dialling Apparatus with Encoder / Decoder Control means.

In 1995, Walter L. Shaw is re-united with his son, Walter T. Shaw after 25 years.  The elder Shaw was suffering from prostate cancer and living out the last years of his life in Reno, Nevada.   In July 1996, Walter L. Shaw loses his battle against prostate cancer.

With all his inventions and 39 patents for things we use everyday, Walter L. Shaw left this worlds unrecognized and broke.

He is posthumously given a degree from Coral Ridge Baptist University . . . although he never got to see it.   Walter L. Shaw is finally recognized for his genius and his contributions to society. He has been described as “a man out of step with the times in which he lived,” as he was far ahead of the rest of the scientific community in the world of electronics, conceptualizing 25 years ago voice and data transmission technologies regarded as common place today.

Shaw Sr., desperate for money, turned to the mafia and designed the “black box” that allowed Mob bookmakers to make toll-free, untraceable calls.   However, it was this device that landed Shaw Sr. in front of a Senate subcommittee and Robert F. Kennedy, for which he was later convicted.  Found guilty on eight counts of illegal phone usage.

Watching in anger as his father was convicted, Walter T. Shaw, son of Walter Senior, then 12, was comforted by an unlikely figure: New York mob boss Carlo Gambino.  He whispered to Walter Jr., “The only difference between us and these politicians, judges and senators, is they have a license to steal and we don’t need one.”

A LICENSE TO STEAL by Walter T. Shaw is born out of this and it’s son’s revenge and his true dedication to his father.

A License To Steal, Shaw Jr. maintains that it should have been his father who became famous. Although Shaw Sr. died penniless, he invented and patented several telephonic breakthroughs including the speakerphone, conference calling, call-forwarding and even the “Red Phone” used by the Eisenhower White House to contact the Kremlin.  However, as a systems engineer for Bell, the most powerful monopoly of that time, he was stopped from marketing his inventions.

Walter’s revenge on the rich and famous soon began.  Here are some insights:

• The FBI blamed Walter’s  crew for a staggering 3,000 jobs worth more than $70 million since the early 1970s.
• In 1968, was a recognized solider for a National Mafia boss.
• In 1969 joined the “Dinner Time Burglar” jewel thief ring (they robbed when people were home and eating dinner) and in 1974 broke off, forming his own crew
• Among their alleged victims were Liberace, the DuPonts and Firestone families
• Never caught in the act, but was ratted out and convicted on 4 different counts sentenced to 49 years of imprisonment
• Because of death threats was moved to death row in the cell next to serial killer Ted Bundy.
• Walter spent in excess of 11 years in prison.
• Lost touch with his dad. Walter Jr. eventually reconciled with his father 18 months before the elder Shaw died of cancer in 1996.

A father’s genius; a son’s revenge, but payback has its price.

May 1, 2008  Ft. Lauderdale, FL Walter T. Shaw is considered the world’s most notorious (former) jewel thief.  His long-awaited memoir, A License To Steal, (Omega Publishing, April ’08, $24.95, hardcover) chronicles the saga of his father, probably one of the most important inventors of our time, who was ripped off by corporate America and the mafia, and how this drove Walter himself to become one of the country’s most famous jewel thieves, having taken an estimated $70 million from the rich and famous from Long Island to Florida. In the forward by Frank Vincent (Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos) writes, “Full of love, fear, violence, hate and the quest for redemption, this book is an unbelievable journey through life.”

A License to Steal will soon be made into a motion picture and Walter is in talks with the major Hollywood studios.  Walter, a media darling, has appeared on Oprah, Rachael Ray, Montel Williams, and Inside Edition to talk about burglary prevention.

A LICENSE TO STEAL
By Walter T. Shaw
Omega Publishing
April, 2008
$24.95, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-9786059-0-2

Walter T. Shaw
Author
http://www.alicense2steal.com/

A revolutionary breakthrough from Modality and Raybook is revolutionizing the way kids and adults learn. They are providing technology which helps people learn on the move.

Modality is a technology company based in Durham, NC, making learning applications for iPods and iPhones. Modality work with publishers to take premium branded content (for example Brain Quest, Netter’s Anatomy, CliffsNotes, How to Grill) and put it on the iPod.

The modality platform combines text, photos, and sometimes audio and video into a single learning package for your iPod. What’s unique about the content is that it’s primarily visual, which makes for effective learning. People love podcasts and audiobooks, but they also recognize that people learn better when it presents in a visual manner.

It’s interactive and students learn valuable skills by reading step by step instruction, then watching a video. Students can also read an out-of-the way bistro in Paris, and then pinpoint it on a map.

Raybooks have a range of innovative, highly visual products including titles in elementary education, medical education, and consumer learning. Titles for clickwheel iPods are available at Error! Hyperlink reference not valid., and the forthcoming titles for the iPhone and iPod touch will be available from iTunes and from the forthcoming App Store, which will allow users to download content directly to their iPhone or iPod touch.

Raybook can frame the conversation based on the diversity of products moving from more core educational products to consumer learning.

Elementary (Brain Quest, Math Facts, U.S. Geography, Early Education, Telling Time). As all parents know, learning does not and should not stop when Memorial Day hits and students get out of school. Kids also need learning opportunities at home, in the car, when travelling. That’s the beauty of our products: because they’re on iPods and iPhones, children can learn whenever and wherever they want.

You’d be surprised how many young children have their own iPod, and I know that parents really want them to be able to use these devices for more than just listening to music. We’ve found that they have the capability to be amazing tools for learning as well. And even if children don’t have their own personal iPod, their parents often do. In the car or on a plane, parents can pass their iPods back to their kids and let the learning begin…

Whether it is a rainy day or long car ride to your vacation destination, the Raybook titles for iPod will keep kids sharp during the summer months. The elementary education titles offer kids a similar experience to traditional paper-based flash cards, but in a more portable and fun format. They deliver engaging educational content to a device that is already part of many students’ everyday entertainment, making it more enjoyable and reinforcing fundamental learning concepts when they’re not in school.

Raybooks have products for college and medical students. They also have consumer learning titles, particularly cooking, bartending, Travel, Outdoors, Arts and Crafts, titles (we can talk more here about Mr. Boston, Betty Crocker, How to Grill, 101 Margaritas).

Great for summer cocktail parties, BBQ’s, even just taking to the grocery store…

Bob Pleasants
Modality

Bob Pleasants – A biography

Bob Pleasants leads Modality’s education business development activities, including content selection, institutional sales, and partnerships. He participates in product design and QA to ensure the educational quality of each Raybook.

Bob is a former high school English teacher, coordinator of educational programs at Duke University, and anti-violence community educator. He has a BA in English, a Master’s in Teaching English, and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When he’s not working, he’s running, cooking, or reading.

All the above products are ideal gifts on Father’s Day.  You will have detailed information on each product and can have specific product examples too.

You can have big brands and multiple products of same brands with stunning features.  All the brands have been arranged alphabetically, so that users can find them easily.  You can also browse the products category-wise.

Amazon also provides Electronics blog, where you can read reviews, views, opinions of latest products by End users.

At Amazon, we’ve found that our consistent bestsellers, and those that really generate customer excitement, are the products that are incredibly easy to use.  They represent a leap forward and offer a full solution for enjoying media and entertainment, communicating, downloading and sharing, in exciting new ways.

Customers can refer to Amazon’s Bestsellers list  (the most popular items by category updated hourly) or Most Gifted lists (the most popular items ordered as gifts) to get a sense of what other Amazon customers are buying, watching, listening to and reading.  You can also check today’s deals which throws information on hot deals on daily basis.

Amazon’s robust editorial and customer reviews, buying guides, the ability to upload customer images and videos, and our click-to-call feature helps customers find and discover the perfect gift for all Dads.

Amazon.com’s “Most Wished For” Consumer Electronics for May ’08.  Below is product wise ranks

1. B000Q3043Y  Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
2. B000H49LXQ  Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
3. B000NK8EWI  Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
4. B000JLKIHA  Apple iPod classic 80 GB Black (6th Generation)
5. B000V1PXMI  Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder
6. B000JO7PIM  Apple iPod nano 4 GB Silver (3rd Generation)
7. B000M2GYF6  Kingston DTI 4 GB USB Flash Drive
8. B0007QKN22  Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)
9. B0012YA85A  Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)
10. B000NP3DJW  Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash for Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras
11. B000I1ZWRC  Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)
12. B000LRMS66  Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount for Nüvi Series and StreetPilot I Series
13. B0012JCYPC  Apple iPod touch 8 GB with Software Upgrade (not the iPhone)
14. B00007E7JU  Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
15. B0012JNQYK  Apple iPod touch 32 GB
16. B000AO3L84  Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash for Canon Pro1
17. B000EOMXM0  Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Memory Card (SD/2GB
18. B000EXS1BS  Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
19. B000BKJZ9Q  Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
20. B000Q30420  Canon PowerShot SD850 IS 8.0 MP Digital Elph Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
21. B00006JN3G  Nikon Lens Pen Cleaning System
22. B000U9WVW6  TomTom ONE 3rd Edition 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator
23. B001413D94  Samsung LN46A650 46-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
24. B001413DF8  Samsung LN52A650 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
25. B000BY52NU  Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens

The Movers & Shakers index identifies, by category, the biggest gainers in sales rank at Amazon.com in the past 24 hours. For example, suppose a music item has a sales rank of 10 today, but was ranked as low as 30 yesterday, its Movers & Shakers increase would be 200 percent.

The most popular items ordered as gifts in Electronics.  This is updated daily.  The product changes day by day.  Hence, keep watch this space very often.

Paul Ryder
VP Consumer Electronics
Amazon

Paul Ryder -  A biography

Paul Ryder is the Vice President,  Consumer Electronics, Amazon.com

Paul Ryder was appointed vice president of Amazon.com Consumer Electronics and Wireless businesses in August of 2006. He is responsible for Amazon.com’s merchandising, marketing, and customer service for all Consumer Electronics categories.

Prior to working at Amazon.com, Ryder was a vice president at Honeywell International, leading portions of their aerospace business.  In addition, Ryder held various positions at General Electric Company in general management and marketing positions, as well as developing digitization strategies and productivity initiatives.

Ryder holds an MBA from the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Amazon is an American electronic commerce (e-commerce) company in Seattle, Washington. Amazon was one of the first major companies to sell goods by Internet, and was an iconic “stock in which to invest” of the late 1990s dot-com bubble. After the collapse, the public became skeptical about Amazon’s business model, yet, it turned an annual profit in 2003.

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994, and launched it online in 1995. Amazon.com started as an on-line bookstore, but soon diversified to product lines of VHS, DVD, music CDs, MP3 format, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys, etc. Amazon has established separate websites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, and Japan. It also provides global shipping to certain countries for some of its products.

In today’s mobile society, dads are looking for accessibility everywhere: lunch with a client or their son’s soccer game.   Working dads need to always be available for important, time sensitive things like phone calls and faxes.

MyFax is the fastest growing Internet fax service for individuals, small, medium and large businesses to send and receive faxes using existing email accounts or the web.   MyFax allows dads in a SOHO setting and mobile professionals to send and receive faxes from a computer or laptop no matter their location.  You can also send and receive faxes from wireless devices (blackberry, palm treo).

Faxes can be stored online so those important faxes are always at your fingertips. Dad no longer needs to dig through bankers boxes full of faxes to find what he needs, and spend that time doing important dad things – like mowing the lawn and playing with the kids. Plus dads don’t have to make that extra trip out to purchase toner and paper for the fax machine.

MyFax service is available at $10 per month. You can send 100 faxes and receive 200 pages per month. It’s very cost effective and offers 24×7 quality customer service with live chat facility.

For more details about pricing and features can be accessed at www.myfax.com.  Signing up is fast and simple so you can get your tech savvy dad up and running in no time.

My1voice is a virtual PBX phone service that allows dad to be out of the office and never miss an important client call.  With features like:

• Toll free or local no:   Provide your callers with a dedicated toll free 800 number, vanity number, or local phone number in your calling area. All extensions and voicemail boxes are accessible from this number.
• Initial greeting: Plays an automated initial message for callers to hear when contacting your business.
• Call scheduling:  Schedule a set of actions for each phone number based on the day and time of incoming calls.
• Live call forwarding: Keep callers always connected and forward to an alternate extension.
• Find Me/Follow call forwarding:  Never miss a call.  Customize your preferences to route callers to multiple phone numbers including your mobile, office, and home number. Choose your call forwarding to ring all numbers at the same time or in sequential order.
• auto-attendant, voicemail notifications that stream through e-mail as wav file and, calls will be received no matter of location, phone type or brand and the list of features go on.  Please check more features at http://www.my1voice.com/features.asp

So when dad leaves the office, he can forward his office phone to his cell phone when he’s at Junior’s soccer game. When dad heads home for the night, he can route calls to his home office with the touch of a button. All other features in a normal phone is applicable to this service  You can also access the voice mail from your PDA or your mobile phone.  No technology or software are required for this service.  No other investment is required except a phone line.

My1Voice phone comes with a different pricing. To start with you can opt $10 / month.  You will get 100 free minutes / month to talk.  It’s cost effective and to know more details of pricing, please visit http://www.my1voice.com/pricing.asp

Both MyFax and my1voice are cost-efficient and can be signed up for online by visiting www.myfax.com and www.my1voice.com.

Steve Adams
Vice President of Marketing
Protus

Steve Adams -  A biography

Steve’s role within the company is to distill a keen understanding of market opportunities and customer needs into a highly effective corporate strategy and a practical set of product attributes.

Steve has extensive experience in creating and marketing new products and expanding high-tech organizations. He has over 15 years of experience in the high-tech and software industry, most recently with Ottawa-based Spotwave Wireless, a provider of in-building wireless coverage solutions. While with Spotwave, Steve was instrumental in establishing the company as a leader in the wireless marketplace.

Prior to Spotwave, Steve was with CrossKeys Systems Corporation, a global telecom software solutions provider. During seven years at CrossKeys, Steve held senior leadership positions as the company grew from start-up, underwent a successful IPO and was later acquired. He has also worked at Corel Corporation and Nortel.

In 2002, Steve was recognized as one of Ottawa’s Top 40. Steve is a seasoned industry speaker having spoken at a variety of telecommunication trade shows and conferences. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and the Ivey School of Business.

About Protus:

Protus provides the highest quality Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) communication services and solutions to the business market, including:

MyFax, the award-winning and the fastest growing Internet fax service and my1voice, a feature-rich virtual PBX service that connects calls regardless of phone-type or location.

Protus’ commitment to delivering a superior user experience has resulted in a continually growing and loyal customer base, allowing market leadership in industries including finance, insurance, real estate, healthcare, transportation, and government. With over 200,000 subscribers worldwide, Protus now offers service in sixteen countries.

Now you can buy and read your favorite magazines while you are on the move — at a low, digital price.  You can also download these magazines on your desktop, laptop or on your iPhone and keep up to date with the latest happenings.

Zinio gives you the ultimate magzine platform.  I’ve been using it for the past few months and found that it saves time, gives me a better experience than even the paper magazines and saves me money.  For a nominal subscription fee, Zinio allows you to download magazines of your choice onto your computer when they become available from the publisher.  You can also read them at the zinio library.   Zinio uses its own reader that can be accessed online, through web browser—no software installations or downloads required.  You should be subscriber to download the reader.  By bringing the reading experience online, Zinio is recreating the same great reading experience, and providing users the immediacy and convenience of online.

• We love Dads: A good amount of Zinio’s success can be attributed to “dad’s” who are among our most avid readers and loyal customers.  One of Zinio’s strengths is their robust selection of both business titles and entertainment related titles.  Whether it’s BusinessWeek, or Boating magazine, they provide visitors with the ability to customize their digital reading experience.
• Video and High Fidelity images:  The Zinio reading experience actually takes magazine reading to a whole new level.  You know the difference a high definition TV makes – imagine if your magazine images could look that good?  Or even better, with added video!  Each one of Zinio’s digital magazines are given the utmost care and attention to detail whenever imagery is involved.   The technology allows a reader to zoom in, jotting notes, highlight specific words, or sentences on these magazines.  So quality will not suffer since it is using HD technology.  You can jot your notes is a good features.  Some people have the tendency to write notes at the end of the pages or right side of the pages.
• Mobility:  Many Dad’s we all know and love have a long commute every day, or travel quite a bit. For that reason (and many others) Zinio labs has focused on creating a reading experience you can take with you. With our iPhone, iTouch application, you can browse and read on the go, where-ever, whenever.  And even better you can access any Zinio digital magazine when you are on your computer or laptop, but not on the internet using our downloadable reader.
• Archives: Who doesn’t need to reduce clutter?  Zinio makes this necessary task bear-able by holding over 8 years of magazine archives inside our newsstand.  Now, when you are looking for that old article on Lance Armstrong, or that secret barbeque recipe, you don’t need to page through stacks of magazines, you can open your Zinio library and quickly search through editorial articles and ads within seconds.   Contents can be archived with your notes.  Any note or highlighting is preserved in your library.  You can also search for notes or highlighted words at a later date. So, notes won’t vanish.
• Issues or Subscriptions: For Father’s Day digital subscriptions are often times less expensive than their print counterparts or you don’t need to invest in a full year. With Zinio, you can also choose from any single issues. Imagine how happy Dad will be with 3 issues of Men’s Journal, followed by 3 issues of Car and Driver and then 3 issues The Sporting News, with a few Harvard Business Reviews just to make it look good. Zinio lets you build a custom experience that meets your Dad’s needs.  You can access free business magazines too.

Zinio is continuously developing new applications, which can take care of highlighting, annotations, search inside, and additional printing options.  Zinio is moving toward digital creation and advertisements.  Also have plans to incorporate audio and videos on magazines.

Jeanniey Mullen
Global Executive Vice President
Chief Marketing Officer
Zinio

Jeanniey Mullen – A biography

Jeanniey Mullen is the Global Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Zinio Systems and VIV Magazine. In her role at Zinio and VIV, Jeanniey is charged with reinventing the publishing industry as a digital cornerstone of the consumer’s lifestyle.

She is also the founder and Executive Chair of the Email Experience Council (recently purchased by the DMA).

Prior to her role at Zinio and VIV, Jeanniey was the Senior Partner, and Global Executive Director of the Email Marketing and Digital Dialogue Practice at OgilvyOne Worldwide. In her role at Ogilvy, Jeanniey was responsible for leading the worldwide efforts that use digital dialogues and email to create powerful, meaningful and profitable customer communication strategies for Ogilvy clients, including IBM, American Express and Yahoo!
Prior to her role at Zinio and VIV, Jeanniey was the Senior Partner, and Global Executive Director of the Email Marketing and Digital Dialogue Practice at OgilvyOne Worldwide. In her role at Ogilvy, Jeanniey was responsible for leading the worldwide efforts that use digital dialogues and email to create powerful, meaningful and profitable customer communication strategies for Ogilvy clients, including IBM, American Express and Yahoo!

Jeanniey’s experience spans across B2C and B2B initiatives and many verticals including publishing, entertainment and events.

Prior to joining OgilvyOne, Jeanniey founded and ran her own interactive agency, The Lift Network. Before that, she served as the CMO and EVP at Avalon Digital Marketing Systems, where she helped launch one of the first B2B email platforms that incorporated on-demand video into the email message. Prior to Avalon, Jeanniey was the Global GM and VP of the email marketing department. Before entering the advertising agency world, Jeanniey was the Director of Customer Relations and Marketing Experience for JCPenney’s five key businesses, Store, Catalog, Direct, CreditCard and Insurance, Jeanniey is recognized in the industry as pioneering the first global email marketing practice, and was named one of the top 25 media people to watch while at Grey Direct.

Jeanniey’s expertise in the discipline spans both the B2B and B2C industries. In addition to her board position at the eec, Jeanniey is a columnist for ClickZ, has published numerous white papers and best practice guides, has been appeared in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. She is a frequent keynote speaker on the topics of email and digital marketing for organizations like Media Post, ClickZ, DMA, Shop.org and many others.

About Zinio

Zinio is the global leader for digital publishing products and services. Zinio provides publishers with new circulation and revenue growth opportunities through its comprehensive offerings from marketing programs that include customer acquisition, retention and cross-promotion to seamless production services, a robust e-commerce engine and extensive digital delivery, circulation and fulfillment services.

Major publishing partners include, Bonnier, Hearst, IDG, Gruner + Jahr, Hachette Filipacchi, IPC Media, Mariah Media, McGraw-Hill, The National Magazine Company, Playboy Enterprises, Source Interlink, Rogers Publishing and Ziff Davis. Zinio has offices in San Francisco and New York with several franchisees worldwide. For more information, or to purchase any of the digital magazine-specific titles offered by Zinio, please visit http://www.zinio.com.

Which are the best new technology products from GPS to smartphone. iphones to UMPCs?  Brian Cooley at CNET was one of our top guests discussing which pieces of technology are going to help our Summers!

Brian is a technology expert and broadcast great reviews on latest gadgets and technology innovations happening in the world. He advices consumers about new and latest products through CNET Radio and CNET TV.

Here are some of the technology blended products, which you can purchase from CNET. You can either have hands on experience to get a feel of it or you could gift it to somebody.

GPS navigation devices are very popular and affordable this year. CNET has reviewed a quite a lot of GPS devices that can be useful for everyone who hates to ask for direction. For the directionally challenged, there is help. No longer do you have to listen to your companion belittle your abilities as a navigator or swallow your pride by admitting that you’re lost. Today’s in-car navigation devices are just the thing to keep you on track during your travels, and they’re ready for prime time. Some GPS devices have Text To Speech (TTS) built-in. Before making a decision check out the latest reviews and ratings of these devices. Some GPS / photo combo devices are starting to hit the market. CNET has prepared a GPS buying guide to discuss technology behind GPS and tell you what to look for when you’re ready to make the purchase.

Today’s smartphones are like Swiss Army knives of productivity: business apps, corporate e-mail, Wi-Fi and other wireless connectivity options, and–yes–entertainment features such as MP3 and video players. Why lug around a laptop when you can put all of its features in your pocket? What’s more, next-gen smartphones are hitting stores by the day. CNET’s smartphone headquarters, the one place to get all the info on all the latest and greatest phones. Stay up to date on all the latest smartphones with CNET full reviews, blogs, news stories, photo galleries, videos, and shopping advice. CNET talks about BlackBerry, iPhone, Treo, Nokia N95, HTC phones, the AT&T Tilt, and everything in between.

Smart phones are growing in popularity. These devices combine the power of a cell phone and a PDA into one unit, letting you make calls, send e-mails, and work on documents without having myriad gadgets. Several cell phones have high resolution cameras now, so you can truly leave your digital camera at home. Take a look at some of the latest and greatest smart phones on the market today and find out how they can help you in your daily life.

Some hi-tech cars now offer satellite TV via Sirius satellite radio / Backseat TV tuner if you’re in the market for a new car. These cars now offers GPS, dashboard videos, Bluetooth, ipod integration are some key features.

A new class of mini laptops, called UMPC’s, are making it a lot easier and cheaper to have a computer on the road. This lightweight and easy to carry ultra mobile PCs are really creating waves and consumers are now thinking of purchasing this low cost PCs. Check out the UMPCs at CNET.

Brian Cooley
CNET

Brian Cooley – A biography

Brian Cooley joined CNET in 1995 to launch CNET Radio. Today as Editor at large, he offer commentary about technology on television and radio from the CNET p.o.v. as well as contributing videos to CNET Car Tech and CNET TV.

His interests are Photography & darkroom, old cars, Ian Fleming’s novels & early 007 films, food & wine, 1970′s quad receivers.

Brain provides expertise and reviews latest devices and gadgets in the area of technology, computers, cars, etc.

He primarily use technology for getting things done. He’s not a sheer hobbyist; there are too many cool old cars, good wines and great meals out there to play with a computer all weekend.

CNET Networks builds media experiences based on the things people love most. As prime destinations for the information and entertainment people crave, CNET don’t just support lifestyles—they help define them. Across brands like CNET, GameSpot, BNET and CHOW, they deliver highly engaging editorial programming that combines original, independent and user-generated content. Their approach attracts people who thrive on being in the know, and who captivate others with their opinions and expertise. And CNET attract them in big numbers—over 145 million unique users a month.

PC Mobilizer - Mobile Access to Your Desktop

PCMobilizr is a remote access solution that allows easy and instant access to any PC desktop from any Internet-connected computer or handheld device. You can access all of your computer’s programs, email, files and network resources, view your computer screen and control the keyboard and mouse remotely. Using PCMobilizr is like working from the computer.

PCMobilizr is the easiest way to bring your computer with you.

PCMobilizr is easy to use: Download it to your phone (check whether your phone is compatible) and computer and it will be up and running in less than 5 minutes. Enjoy full functionality and complete access to any application, files, programs and network resources on your computer. You can connect to your remote computer from anywhere you are. The PCMobilizr software was optimized for use on your mobile device and provides intelligent scaling and panning in order to make a large screen fit on your mobile device.

Simple installation: PCMobilizr provides a very simple configuration process that gives you easy access to your remote computer. The software can be setup in a matter of minutes. Practically no technical knowledge is required, for example you don’t need to know your computer’s network address, and you simply connect using your username and password. As well the software even works if your computer is located behind a home router or corporate firewall.

Secure connection: PCMobilizr is designed to provide secure connections, all data is encrypted with SSL certified by GeoTrust from your mobile device all the way to your computer, using well known Internet protocols for complete secure communications.

For whom: PCMobilizr is ideal for frequent business travellers or anyone on the move. With PCMobilizr, all of the contents from your computer are always available right in your pocket from your mobile phone. It is perfect for keeping access to all of your computer contents close to you while on summer vacation or during shortened summer office hours.

So, next time if you forget to carry your documents, you can use PCMobilizer to access them. Try now!!

Rob Woodbridge
President and CEO
Rove Mobile
https://www.pcmobilizr.com/

Rob Woodbridge – A biography

Rob Woodbridge is the President and CEO of Rove Mobile. He is a successful entrepreneur with proven leadership skills and in-depth knowledge of technical, business and marketing strategies. Most recently the VP Operations at Magmic Games, Rob brings over 15 years of experience in business development and leadership to Rove. Rob has put his expertise to work for clients as diverse as Nortel Networks, Infospace, Xerox and Royal Bank. He has founded four companies and grown them to profitability; and coached over 35 technology companies in raising over $140M in venture financing.

Rob is the proud father of twin boys, and a huge Springsteen fan who had the honour of playing the Boss’ guitar on stage.

Rove develops mobile enterprise software that enables network administrators to access their company servers via their mobile phones, and resolve issues from wherever they may be without being tied to a computer. More than 5000 companies use Rove Mobile software, including more than 100 of the Fortune 500.

Rove extended this expertise to the consumer world by recently introducing PCMobilizr, which allows anyone to easily access all of the files on their home or office computers from their phone.

Go online to eBay, and check out ebay reviews by Catherine to find latest gadgets and toys for a great value.

With these gadgets, you can keep your kids occupied on a road trip. Some of the toys that they may be interested in are Disney’s MixMax and Leapfrog Didj. These will keep them smiling and rocking at the backseat of your car. Right now, there are more than 2,500 Leapfrog items available on eBay!

This summer, you can have even more fun in the sun and still stay connected with WiFi. Now with many cities are offering Wi-Fi in parks and public areas, work outside on a MacBook Pro or check email on the new Blackberry Curve. Or take a break with a BackPack Beach Chair or Pop Up Changing Room. But, beware of spy sitting in the parks to steal your data. Make sure you enable the firewall for safety and security.

If you’re intend to spend quality time by the pool, check out these new water-friendly toys & gadgets like the Grace Digital Weatherproof Submersible Speakers, Kid Tough Digital Camera, Waterproof TV, Underwater Case for Flip Video or an Underwater Camera Mask. You can find a great selection of poolside gadgets and gears on eBay.

One of the big trends for travel this summer is going hands-free when hitting the road. Get ready to travel safely with gadgets like the Nokia BH902, Jabra BT 3030 and Venturi Mini.

Cooking and eating outside is one of the best way to enjoy the summer sun. Check out gadgets like the MP3 Playing Outdoor Grill, Cuisinart Ice Cream Profession or Q Grill.

Cat Schwartz
eBay Gadget and Toy Director

Catherine Schwartz – A biography

Catherine Schwartz is one of the foremost tech experts in the country. She is widely known for her electric commentary on the hottest gadgets and how to use them. As The HiTechMommy and eBay Gadget Director, Schwartz educates consumers on the wide breadth and depth of consumer electronics in an approachable way.

As the tech go-to-girl, Schwartz developed new high-tech ways for distributing TV content over the Web. In 2003, she produced and hosted TechTV’s “The Screen Savers” followed by the live computer show “Call for Help.” For the next three years, Schwartz gained a dedicated following both on the show and on her blog, , a catchy mix of tech spiced with Schwartz’s personal musings on parenting.

Schwartz has appeared on The Today Show, Howard Stern, CNBC, MSNBC, Tyra, Live with Regis and Kelly, InStyle, and in Stuff. In addition to her picks and pans as eBay Gadget Director, Schwartz’s fans can catch her up-to-the-minute tech talk on her eponymous site, as well as on media outlets around the country. She also serves as an early childhood development expert on VTech’s Advisory Council, offering her expertise to parents raising digital kids.

For Tech Talk With Craig Peterson listeners only! PhoneFusion One is providing a complete set of phone services for our listeners. This is EVERYTHING that any business person or at-home-parent would want to stay in touch with the outside world!

Simply go to http://phonefusionone.com/ and when it’s time to buy the service enter CP100 as the discount code — only available starting July 5th, 2008. You’ll get 100 days of free phone, fax, call redirection and voicemail services and 500 minutes free per month to try everything out.

This is the type of service that you will find invaluable, and you’ll probably be willing to pay the $3.95 to $9.95 per month that the basic services offer. Even at the high end, it’s only $24.95 per month!

Here’s PhoneFusion One’s Features:

One Number
Give friends or colleagues and customers your PhoneFusion One number with a local area code or 800 number, and PhoneFusion One will find you wherever you are. Receive your calls at any of your preprogrammed numbers instantaneously and simultaneously. You decide and control when youre available!

Find Me/Follow Me
PhoneFusion One calls multiple phones at once, allowing you to answer the call wherever you are. You can choose to accept, reject or transfer a call to another phone before you ever answer. (If you reject a call, the caller will not be able to leave a voicemail message.) Freedom at your fingertips!

Voicemail
Receive personalized announcements and retrieve your voicemail messages from any telephone or listen to them through your PC! You can actually screen your voicemail while messages are being left for you and pickup in the middle if you choose. You also have the option to send voicemail messages to your personal email address, allowing you to forward voicemail to anyone, anywhere!

Call Screening
PhoneFusion One will announce all callers so you decide whether to answer, to send the caller to voicemail or to send an instant message. You choose your availability after you know who is calling. Once you send a caller to voicemail the PhoneFusion One user has the choice to listen to the caller leaving the message (without the caller hearing) and then answering the call while the person is still leaving the message to accept the call, just like on old answering machines.

Caller ID
Get caller information sent to your pager and telephones – even those that don’t ordinarily display the caller’s number. In addition, PhoneFusion One will read you the caller’s Caller ID before you choose to accept any calls. You can also choose to only have PhoneFusion read you the name of the caller, without the number.

Call Transfer
Once the PhoneFusion One user has a call connected, he can push ##T (or ##8) and that will let him transfer the call to any number in the world.

Speed Dialing
Select a numeric shortcut to have PhoneFusion One dial frequently used numbers for you. Add the numbers that you call most often to your speed dial list online. Dial the shortcut number followed by the # sign and PhoneFusion will know which phone number you want to call.

Web Call Back
If you have missed a call and set your preferences to email you when you’ve missed a voicemail message, you can call the person back via the Web. There is a link in the email to dial your caller. Choose which number you would like PhoneFusion to use, and then that number will ring. Once you answer, PhoneFusion will dial the number of the caller you missed. There is no need to dig out your phonebook.

Last Number Redial – Enhanced
You can choose to redial the number of a person who has called you, or to redial a number you called recently.

Fax to Email
PhoneFusion One will receive faxes 24/7, and can be forwarded to any fax machine or viewed on your PC as a PDF document. You can also program PhoneFusion One to notify you of a fax the same way you are notified of voicemail messages. Busy signals are now eliminated! There’s no need for a second line.

Instant Messaging
This amazing and unmatched feature allows you to send callers a personalized instant voice message if you’re unable to take their call, rather than just sending them to voicemail. Let callers know when to call back, or give them the information they were calling to request. Save time and be more productive with PhoneFusion One!

On-Hold Music
While PhoneFusion One locates you, your caller is entertained with music. Upload your own music on hold or choose from our selection.

Conference Calling
Organize conference calls for an unlimited number of people. There’s no need to use an outside company! In addition, you can record the entire call, so there’s no need to take notes. Add and remove people from the conference with ease using our step-by-step instructions.

Meet Me Conference Calling
Give out a special code to callers to allow them to dial your number and instantly be added to an “on demand” conference call.

Record Calls
Record phone calls with the touch of just a few buttons. Listen to the recorded call in three ways: as a voicemail message, through your Virtual Inbox or in an email with a .WAV file attachment.

Calling Card
Your PhoneFusion One number is also a calling card that can be used to make calls to or from any destination in the world. With competitive low rates, PhoneFusion One keeps you constantly in touch.

Missed Call Notification
You can choose to be notified of each and every missed call, voicemail, email or fax via phone, pager and/or email. PhoneFusion One is truly versatile.

Call Guard
Turn on Call Guard, and it will monitor your call. If you lose the connection and the caller stays on the line, PhoneFusion One will tell the caller to hold on while it tries to re-establish the call. If PhoneFusion One cannot reconnect the call, the caller will be sent to voicemail.

Web Account
Access your PhoneFusion One account from any computer, any time. Listen to your messages through your computer, read your faxes, change your account options and more.

ICN (Incoming Call Notification)
Choose to have PhoneFusion One notify you via email whenever you have an incoming call. You can also have notification sent to your cell phone if it is compatible with SMS (text) messages.

VIP Callers
These callers can bypass the PhoneFusion One chime and your Incoming Greeting to go directly to waiting for you to answer their calls. This is perfect for someone who will be calling you often and does not need to go the Call Screening process.

Virtual Receptionist
The Virtual Receptionist is a virtual PBX system that can answer your calls and play a recorded message with different options for callers, just like a regular office PBX system. For example, callers will dial your number and hear “Thank you for calling ABC Company. Dial 1 for sales, 2 for support or 0 for the operator.” Unlike a standard PBX system, there is no hardware or software to purchase and maintain, so costs start low and stay low.

Softphone
Make and receive calls and pick up voicemail with PhoneFusion One’s Softphone. The Softphone is a program downloaded onto your computer that acts like a regular telephone. (We recommend using a high-quality headset with microphone when calling over your high-speed Internet connection.) Get all of the features of PhoneFusion One and talk to people right from your PC!

Add a Line
You can add another PhoneFusion One line to your account at any time – it’s easy. Just log in to your Web account to add a regular or toll-free number.

Virtual Number / Virtual 800 Number
Get a Virtual Number for people to call instead of your regular PhoneFusion One number. It forwards to your main number, but allows customers, family and friends to dial a local number instead of a long distance or a toll number.

Toll-Free Number
PhoneFusion One gives you the option to add a toll-free number to your account. You can port your current toll-free number to our system just like a regular number. Get inbound calls for only $0.049 per minute.

Local and Toll Free Number Porting
If you are moving, or want to keep that number that all of your friends, customers or business associates know, in most instances, PhoneFusion One can port your regular or toll-free number to our system. Please contact Customer Service for more information.

International Calling
PhoneFusion One gives you international calling service too. Simply call Customer Service to activate your international calling service and call anywhere in the world.

Control Center
PhoneFusion One’s Control Center is a computer telephone interface that gives subscribers complete call control directly from their desktop. Using Control Center, subscribers can see who is calling on a small caller ID box on the computer screen. With that information, the subscriber can choose to send the call to voicemail, hang up, accept the call or transfer to another number. Subscribers can also make calls by selecting a contact from the Call History or by selecting the Make a Call option. Simply provide the phone number you want to call and PhoneFusion One will initiate the call for you.

Outbound Fax
PhoneFusion One brings you outbound faxing from your PC. No need for a regular fax machine – simply send documents from your computer through your PhoneFusion One number. It’s simple to set up and easy to use. Outbound Fax also works with PhoneFusion One Call Control.

Click to Call Hyperlink
PhoneFusion One can give you a Click to Call (CTC) hyperlink that people can click in order to call you. When someone clicks on the hyperlink, a Web page opens that asks him to enter the phone number where he wishes to be called. Once he enters his phone number, PhoneFusion One calls both parties. This hyperlink can be embedded anywhere you want like a web page or email signature.

Web Based – Make a Call
With PhoneFusion One, you can use the Make a Call feature from your Web account without ever having to dial a number. Click on the Make a Call icon in your account and type in the phone number where you wish to have PhoneFusion One call you and then type in the number you would like to call. PhoneFusion One will call you and once you answer, it will dial the number you wish to call. It’s simple!

Call Me Now
The Call Me Now feature gives you the ability to use all your PhoneFusion One Phone Administration features without ever having to dial a phone number. Simply send an email to callmenow@phonefusion.com with the phone number where you want to be called and your phone pass code and the system will call you back at the number provided.

Do Not Disturb
Set your PhoneFusion One number to ring when YOU want. You can set up your account to only ring during the day, at night or not at all. It’s up to you. Set up Do Not Disturb and your PhoneFusion One number will not ring. You’ll be free to spend time doing whatever you see fit instead of answering the phone.

International Local Dial-in Numbers
Get a local number for people to call no matter where you are in the world. Callers dial a local area code and phone number, even if you’re in another country.

Global Access
You have access to your PhoneFusion One account from anywhere in the world. Simply dial your number and press *, and you will enter your administrative options.

Distribution Lists
Save time and send a single voicemail message to multiple people on a list or in a group. This feature can only be used with other PhoneFusion One users.

Professional Recording Available
You can have a professional recording made for your voicemail message that callers hear. Ask us for more details.

Personalized Greetings
PhoneFusion One allows you to personalize the Incoming Greeting callers hear when they first call, as well as a personalized Voicemail Greeting once they are waiting to leave you a meeting.

No Busy Signals
With PhoneFusion One, your callers will never receive a busy signal. We can answer multiple calls at once, making sure that your callers can always get through to you.

Detailed Call Reports
View your bill, your call details and all reporting online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Updates are posted throughout the day ensuring you timely call detail information.