This post was written by Ellen Rocklin
Apple is set to introduce a new home server device. The device is reportedly an expansion of Apple’s Time Capsule platform, according to Web site 9to5Mac. Time Capsule is a device that works wirelessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard and provides automatic backup, and includes a wireless 500GB or 1TB hard drive designed to work with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard. Users can also share media with iPod Touch and iPhones both over the Internet and while at home, and with AppleTV as well.
Hewlett Packard has introduced its latest range of Photosmart printers that can be a good deal as a home office product. Coming with an attractive price tag, the Photosmart C5380can be really useful for those who print lots of photographs at home. Its five-ink system and the colour LCD are some of the features which make it valuable. It does not come with fax facility, but can scan and copy. The product from HP gets distinguished from its competition by its speed of printing photos. It takes just 18 seconds to print an A4-sized photograph.
Konica Minolta has recently launched a series of small compact colour printer the new magicolor 1600W. At an affordable price, this compact device produces minimal noise levels and comes with eco-friendly features, such as low energy consumption. The compact magicolor 1600W produces up to 5 pages per minute for colour documents and 20 pages per minute for black and white documents. Konica Minolta’s Simitri HD toner ensures that users get a high quality print result with fine details and true colour.
Linksys has launched the WRT110 RangePlus Wireless Router, a three-in-one device, which combines the functionality of a Wireless Access Point (WAP), built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 switch and router. It features an internal antenna technology, in which the antenna is integrated into the router body without any effect in the signal coverage. The WRT110 comes with the Linksys EasyLink Advisor (LELA) application that provides consumers with a flash video-based guided installation for PC and Mac users. LELA uses simplified terminology that does not require knowledge of networking jargon, and helps make setting up a wireless network easier.
Mitel® has introduced a suite of desktop and mobile unified communications clients and announced an affordable telecollaboration solution that extends telepresence. The expansive Mitel unified communications (UC) portfolio is packaged under a role-based software licensing approach that simplifies the deployment of unified communications while addressing the different user needs within an organization. The newly announced unified communications products are Mitel Unified Communicator® (UC) Express, Mitel Unified Communicator® (UC) Advanced, Mitel Unified Communicator® (UC) Mobile and Mitel TeleCollaboration Solution. Clients, smaller branch locations and home office workers can be included in full telecollaboration sessions or audio-only participation.
Buffalo Inc. announced the launch of its’ LinkStation Quad, which provides large, secure and remotely accessible storage. The new LinkStation Quad allows consumers to share multimedia files and other digital assets securely from any computer on their home network. All with the peace of mind as this storage box is empowered by RAID technology. LinkStation Quad comes with a massive storage of 1TB, 2 TB and 4 TB offering the same great features and protection that Buffalo’s award-winning NAS devices are known for.
Averatec has introduced a new All-In-One Desktop PC into the market. The All-In-One PC is a stylish, ground up design that offers a distinctive new look and performance in a single body PC. The Averatec All-In-One features a sleek 22″ widescreen display, 320GB of data storage, slot loading optical drive, and comes standard with a built-in high definition TV tuner. Averatec, predominantly known for its style conscious, innovative mobile products, diversifies its product line with the introduction of its version of the All-In-One PC. Averatec’s Director of Marketing, Darren Lee, said
AccessLine Communications, which last fall became a division of Telanetix, Inc., this month has launched a new combined business phone system and service package, the AccessLine Digital Phone Service. According to Kent Hellebust, AccessLine’s chief marketing officer, what really makes the new solution stand out is the fact that it’s a combined offering “They have the option of two different phone systems: a home office system that has just two business lines associated with it and up to six phones and a small office phone system that has, variably, between two and eight business lines and up to 24 phone stations.”