Gadgets, Gizmos & Gifts Galore

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The holidays are here and whether you have a large clan with little ones running amok around the house or your shopping list is just a few adults, there are always those people for whom it is difficult to shop. I won’t try to give ideas for the tots, but if you’re looking for a gift for a business professional (or even yourself), well, I’ve got a few ideas in my stocking cap. Some are business focused and a few are for either work or personal use. Then there are the uh …, let’s say “unique ones.” And if you do have kids running around, they can always play with the boxes these gadgets came in. Don’t we all know that the boxes are what the little ones would rather play with anyway?

WORKHORSES

Slice & Dice
Whether at home or in the office, the Fellowes P-57C is a hungry machine that can shred up to eight sheets of letter or legal-sized paper at a time and up to 85 per minute. In addition to crosscutting sensitive client documents, the shredder can chew up credit cards and staples, too, and includes the Exclusive SafeSense Technology that stops the shredder immediately when hands get too close to the paper opening. (www.fellowes.com)

160GB In Your Pocket
The product managers at Memorex must have been using the same Looking Glass as Alice, because they keep thinking smaller and smaller and smaller. The company’s Ultra TravelDrive is the latest in its line of portable hard drives that weigh a half-pound, can fit in your hand and have up to 160GB of storage. That’s more than most computers come with. It connects to any PC or laptop using a simple USB for transfer and power supply. Several cool faceplates are available, too. (www.memorex.com)

Signed, Sealed, Protected
Almost every document in a professional accounting or tax office is confidential and may contain highly sensitive financial data, so keeping that information safe has long been an important role of office staff. Now there’s additional help. The AbsoluteProof Desktop provides users with the ability to digitally timestamp and seal electronic documents and records so that users can objectively defend the credibility of electronic documents. This allows users to be confident in the security and legal credibility of their electronic records. (www.surety.com)