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		<title>Laptop Bed Desk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laptop bed desks could be very useful furniture items for people who enjoy working or internet surfing in bed. Since the surfaces of beds are hardly suited to keep a laptop and work on them (because of their low positions as well as because of their extreme softness), a laptop bed desk becomes a kind [...]]]></description>
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</script></p><p><a href="http://www.laptopbeddesk.net/" target="_blank">Laptop bed desks</a> could be very useful furniture items for people who enjoy working or internet surfing in bed. Since the surfaces of beds are hardly suited to keep a laptop and work on them (because of their low positions as well as because of their extreme softness), a <a href="http://www.laptopbeddesk.net/" target="_blank">laptop bed desk</a> becomes a kind of inevitable furniture for people who work in their beds.</p>
<p>These desks are usually made portable and collapsible so that they can save space when not in use. Their legs can be folded and laid completely flat when they are not being worked upon. Also, the basic structure of these desks is quite basic.</p>
<p>They may just have a flat surface and four legs that collapse. The four legs are shorter than traditional desks  they are just high enough to raise the top above the lap of the user.</p>
<p>Though most laptop bed desks do not have any kinds of enhancements of fixtures on them, some of them might have at least a side drawer in which to put a CD or some small thing that a person might require while working on them. They sometimes have fixed pen stands too.</p>
<p>Many of these <a href="http://www.laptopbeddesk.net/" target="_blank">portable laptop desks</a>, especially in modern times, are made with lamps fixed to them. These lamps are battery powered and they have stems that are almost completely flexible. This adds to the usability of the desk, because the user does not need to keep the room light on when working on them.</p>
<p>A few advanced designs have been introduced lately. A popular design in this context is the laptop desk where the top can be removed and adjusted to an incline so that it provides better readability to the user. These inclines are generally at fixed degrees, such as 30 degrees and 45 degrees, and a single laptop bed desk can have 3 to 4 adjustments.</p>
<p>Another innovation allows the laptop lap desks to be used not only in beds when a person is reclining but also when they are sitting on a sofa for example. Here, the desks have front legs that can be partly folded so as to accommodate the persons lap when they are in a sitting position.</p>
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		<title>Need a new PC ? Go DELL !</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MuZumbu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that simple. Dell has been in the PC consumer market as far as 1984, when the founder Michael Dell, started the business with the idea of selling computers built from stock components. From that time until now, DELL has risen as the leading US PC provider. Going from a &#8220;selling personal computer-systems directly to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1698" style="margin-right:10px;" title="DELL" src="http://www.it-everyday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/175px-Dell_logo.svg.png" alt="DELL" width="175" height="177" />It&#8217;s that simple. Dell has been in the PC consumer market as far as 1984, when the founder Michael Dell, started the business with the idea of selling computers built from stock components. From that time until now, DELL has risen as the leading US PC provider. Going from a &#8220;selling personal computer-systems directly to customers&#8221; business approach to the internet web shop era, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell" target="_blank">DELL</a> has proven to be up to the task of keeping it&#8217;s place on the market.</p>
<p>DELL is also the first company that has set a goal in reducing carbon emissions, creating a new product &#8211; recycling system and engage, along with other manufactures, in the creation of the &#8220;greenest PC on the planet&#8221;.</p>
<p>DELL&#8217;s products rage from desktop computers, workstations, servers, printers, scanners, digital cameras and televisions. Usually, desktop computers come bundled with pre-installed OS, be it Windows or Linux, and lots of third party software. These are offered as an added value to their products. Usually the PC comes in ready to use state out of the box.</p>
<p>Of course, if you want, you can search the internet and you will find that there are all kinds of software, <a href="http://www.offers.com/f/software/antivirus/" target="_blank">Antivirus Coupon Codes</a> and Dell PC buying incentives available.</p>
<p>Bottom line here is that DELL is always the best option when you need a new desktop or laptop. Their continuous improvements to their products is what will keep them on top.</p>
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		<title>Finding An Affordable Web Design Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MuZumbu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people are reluctant to have a low cost web design company do their web site for them, because they feel they might not get the type of quality results they would like. However, in these recessionary times, finding affordable web design is attractive to most people starting up a new business. The good news [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people are reluctant to have a low cost web design company do their web site for them, because they feel they might not get the type of quality results they would like. However, in these recessionary times, finding affordable web design is attractive to most people starting up a new business. The good news is that you can still have a web site for the business but without paying a fortune.</p>
<p>Naturally, the cheapest solution is to build the website yourself. You might even consider using the 30-day trial copy of Dreamweaver CS4 available for download at the Adobe website. If you do, you might also benefit from Dreamweaver training or, at least, free tutorials available on the web. You can also look for free web site templates by doing a search on Google for &#8220;open source web design&#8221;.</p>
<p>However, if you can afford it, it is still wise to invest a little cash and get the job done professionally at a price you can afford. Remember that when your business grows and starts to make a profit, you can always have the web site updated by a more creative web design company and for more money. Another thing worth remembering is that the web is an eminently international arena, so why not shop around internationally.</p>
<p>In finding a web design solution, you will need to assess your requirements and those of your company. For instance if your site is only going to supply information but not accept online sales, it will be much simpler to create. If, on the other hand you are going to be making frequent updates to your site, you may want to consider investing in a content management system.</p>
<p>Before you make your final choice, you should also research the web design company&#8217;s previous work before deciding to go ahead with them. This is one of the most important steps of all, since there is no better way of deciding how good they are than viewing their work firsthand.</p>
<p>See what you think of the websites they have built for other people and keep in mind that, if you are looking for the cheapest web design company around, their work may not be as high in quality as other more expensive companies. This is inevitable and there is not way round it.</p>
<p>Even if your first web site is in no way exceptional, the important thing is that it affords you a platform for marketing your business on the Internet. This in itself is one of the fastest and best ways to ensure your business quickly becomes profitable and successful.</p>
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		<title>LCD versus Plasma &#8211; The Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the switch to Digital Television is quickly approaching, many people are finding out that they need to upgrade their television. However, if your TV is so old that it doesn&#8217;t meet the DTV requirements, you&#8217;re probably confused as to whether or not you should buy a LCD, Plasma or some other kind of TV. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the switch to Digital Television is quickly approaching, many people are finding out that they need to upgrade their television. However, if your TV is so old that it doesn&#8217;t meet the DTV requirements, you&#8217;re probably confused as to whether or not you should buy a LCD, Plasma or some other kind of TV.</p>
<p>LCD and Plasma TV&#8217;s in particular can be confusing. Each type of flat panel has its advantages and disadvantages. They appear to be very similar so which is better for you and your home? You&#8217;ll also see a price difference for what appears to be the same size TV. It&#8217;s time to learn about the differences.</p>
<p>The most popular type of HDTV available today is LCD technology. Most companies that make HDTV&#8217;s have dozens of different LCD models and only a few or even zero Plasma models. Chances are you have used a LCD monitor at home or at work.</p>
<p>One of the advantages of LCD TV&#8217;s are their glare-resistant screen. Plasma TV&#8217;s have a glossy screen that can make it difficult to see if you have a brightly lit room due to windows or overhead lighting. The matte finish of LCD screens make them a better option if you&#8217;re using the TV in a living room or kitchen.</p>
<p>Did you know that Plasma TV&#8217;s can raise your electricity bill by up to 10 dollars every month? That&#8217;s 120 dollars per year. Most people don&#8217;t take this small issue into account. LCD TV&#8217;s require much less energy and many companies are releasing eco-friendly HDTV&#8217;s this year.</p>
<p>So why would anyone buy a Plasma HDTV? There are definitely some pro&#8217;s to buy a Plasma TV over a LCD TV. Plasma TV&#8217;s usually have an improved picture over LCD. LCD TV&#8217;s don&#8217;t display true blacks and the colors sometimes get washed out. Plasma TV&#8217;s display these colors much better.</p>
<p>The issue regarding screen glare is not much of an issue if you are using the plasma TV as in a theater room. If you don&#8217;t have a lot of light or big windows, screen glare won&#8217;t be an issue and you can enjoy the better picture quality.</p>
<p>So, if you are looking to buy a new HDTV keep these things in mind. If you&#8217;re looking for an everyday TV that will be in a high traffic area with lots of light, you&#8217;re probably better off with a LCD TV. If you&#8217;re looking for a high end TV that is going to produce the best possible picture for watching sporting events or action movies, Plasma HDTV is the way to go.</p>
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		<title>How To Choose The Best Notebook Hard Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notebook or Laptop Hard Drive is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces in a Notebook. Hard Drives were usually a removal device but advancement of technology made it very much sealed. These hard drives are sealed in the laptop allowing it to carry several applications [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Notebook or Laptop Hard Drive is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces in a Notebook. Hard Drives were usually a removal device but advancement of technology made it very much sealed. These hard drives are sealed in the laptop allowing it to carry several applications like audio and video players and other general activities.</p>
<p>They are not only used for some general purpose but also for some audio and video functions. Notebook hard drives are smaller in size with low capacity. For example mobile HDD spins at 5,400 rpm, with 7,200 rpm models available. They are smaller in size and mobile in nature but with low capacity compared to desktops.</p>
<p>In today&#8217;s world there is a high demand for computers weather they may be computers, mobiles, desktops or laptops, which resulted in certain problems. Increasing data center machine density has led to problems delivering sufficient power to devices, and getting rid of the waste heat subsequently produced, as well as environmental and electrical cost concerns. Similar issues exist for large companies with thousands of desktop PCs. Smaller form factor drives often use less power than larger drives. One interesting development in this area is actively controlling the seek speed so that the head arrives at its destination only just in time to read the sector, rather than arriving as quickly as possible and then having to wait for the sector to come around.</p>
<p>Hard Drives record data by magnetizing ferromagnetic material directionally; they can be represented using binary codes between codes between 0 or 1. They read the data back by detecting the magnetization of the material. A typical HDD design consists of a spindle which holds one or more flat circular disks called platters, onto which the data are recorded. The platters are made from a non-magnetic material, usually aluminum alloy or glass, and are coated with a thin layer of magnetic material. In good old days devices used iron oxide as the magnetic material, but current disks use a cobalt-based alloy.</p>
<p>These Hard Drives are less in size and hence they are also less in capacity, which can be measured using a simple technique, for example capacity of a hard drive just by multiplying the number of cylinders by the number of heads by the number of sectors by the number of bytes/sector (most commonly 512) the capacity of the hard drive can be calculated. PrairieTek in 1988 first introduced the concept of sealed hard drives into laptops and mobiles. Before the era of PCs and small computers, hard disks were of widely varying dimensions, typically in free standing cabinets the size of washing machines. SATA, PATA &amp; Micro ATA define the technologies used to connect the hard drive to notebooks.</p>
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		<title>Getting Started With Autoresponders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MuZumbu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve just started your online business or decided to get into affiliate marketing, you&#8217;ll be looking to make money. Making money on the net with your new business can be a little tricky, unless you have an autoresponder. An autoresponder is the ideal way to carry out your day to day business ? saving [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve just started your online business or decided to get into affiliate marketing, you&#8217;ll be looking to make money. <a href="http://www.mysitereview.com">Making money on the net</a> with your new business can be a little tricky, unless you have an autoresponder. An autoresponder is the ideal way to carry out your day to day business ? saving yourself quite a bit of time and money.</p>
<p>If we don&#8217;t have a lot of income to spend, there have been places upon an Internet where we can get an autoresponder for free. Keep in thoughts which if we don&#8217;t squeeze your autoresponder, a giveaway ones routinely come with downsides. A most usual downside to giveaway autoresponders have been ads upon your emails, which will some-more than expected send your commercial operation a wrong idea.</p>
<p>When you <a href="http://www.it-everyday.com">get your autoresponder</a>, the first thing you&#8217;ll need to do is set it up with messages or articles that relate to your business. This way, when you send out emails or messages, you&#8217;ll be sending out material that relates to your business or products. You should try to write some of your own if you can, which will help you get started in the right direction.</p>
<p>When you load up your autoresponder, you should try to load it with at least 52 messages. This way, you&#8217;ll something to send for each week of the year. If you have trouble loading your autoresponder with this many messages or articles, there are places online where you can get your material for free. If you simply don&#8217;t have the time, you can always start with a few messages then go back and add more later.</p>
<p>Once you have your autoresponder preloaded with messages or articles, you&#8217;ll need to set up your signature. Your signature will be displayed at the bottom of every message your autoresponder sends, and should be your study and link to your business. You can also add a short description of your business as well, which will let clients or interested customers know a bit of information about your business. Your study and link to your business will go a long way, letting your customers know that you are professional.</p>
<p>Once you have everything set up, all you need to do is start sending out emails. Your autoresponder can be set up to send messages automatically. You can also send out emails daily, weekly, or monthly if you prefer. Almost all autoresponders are flexible, easy to use, and will send out your messages when you decide. Once your subscriber list starts to build up, and you get more email addresses to your autoresponder, you&#8217;ll quickly see that it&#8217;s very beneficial. After you have used your autoresponder a few months ? you won&#8217;t be able to imagine your business without it.</p>
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		<title>How Can I Know if I Really Need a Dedicated Server?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suppose you wanted an automobile and you could not afford to buy one for yourself, so you decided to go in with four friends and everyone would own a piece of the automobile. This meant that although it was cheaper for everyone, they all had to share the car. A schedule would be worked out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Suppose you wanted an automobile and you could not afford to buy one for yourself, so you decided to go in with four friends and everyone would own a piece of the automobile. This meant that although it was cheaper for everyone, they all had to share the car. A schedule would be worked out and everyone would abide by the schedule of when they could use the car.</p>
<p>Now imagine that, at a moment&#8217;s notice, you were assigned a position that required you to use the car more frequently. However you just had access to the vehicle on limited days at limited times, and the position couldn&#8217;t wait. Because the car is just as much of your friends car as yours, they are also entitled to use it. In the end, you don&#8217;t get the position because you aren&#8217;t able to make use of the car whenever you need it.</p>
<p>The lines above are pretty much the same as a business choosing between using a dedicated or a shared server. A <a href="http://www.sysadmin-news.com" target="_blank">dedicated server</a> is one that sevices your business only.</p>
<p>While a small business or personal website can do well with a shared server, a large or growing business would find a shared server just as much of a disaster as the car analogy illustrated earlier in this article. There is only a certain amount of bandwidth in a server, and it can only allow a certain amount of traffic through at a certain time.</p>
<p>A good way of understanding bandwidth is the analogy of a toll collection booth. The toll booth allows a certain amount of traffic through at a time on a scheduled basis. This is great, until everyone needs to take the same highway out of town, and they all choose the toll road. Then it becomes a disaster as people wait for hours to get through the toll booth.</p>
<p>Even if you are the only one in town, customers will not deal with insufficient bandwidth for a longer period. You must be careful, because if they try your website and can not use it, they will never return.</p>
<p>You work so hard trying to attract traffic to your website, it is a shame to throw that hard work out the window by not having enough bandwidth to accommodate all of your customers. This is the advantage of having a dedicated server, no longer do you have to share space or bandwidth with other businesses on the server. The server is dedicated only to your business, enabling traffic to flow quickly and smoothly.</p>
<p>Although a dedicated server costs more in monthly fees than a shared server, it may end up saving you money if you are losing customers due to the fact that the cannot get access to your website because your server cannot accommodate the traffic. If you have a large or growing business, a dedicated server is the only way to go.</p>
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		<title>Learning Adobe Dreamweaver The Interactive Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to learning apiece of computer software, most of us tend to be more receptive to interactive training methods and interactive ways of doing things. With this fact in mind, imagine trying to read an in-depth book on how to use Adobe Dreamweaver. Now imagine trying to remember everything you read in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to learning apiece of computer software, most of us tend to be more receptive to interactive training methods and interactive ways of doing things. With this fact in mind, imagine trying to read an in-depth book on how to use Adobe Dreamweaver. Now imagine trying to remember everything you read in the book and then having to cross-reference it multiple times while using the program. Luckily, there is there is a better way than textbook education for learning programs like Adobe Dreamweaver. Better results can be obtained through video training programs which offer interactive techniques and a hands-on teaching approach to learning Adobe Dreamweaver.</p>
<p>Adobe Dreamweaver training software can be a great asset to your business or your personal knowledge. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re learning how to use Dreamweaver for school, personal use, or for your professional career. Everyone has a more fun, more productive time with learning the program through interactive training. This is because interactive programs allow you to see firsthand what you&#8217;ll experience when you use the program. You can check out all of the different elements and get a walkthrough of each different area of the software, which will be much more useful than any textbook information.</p>
<p>Interactive software can make learning Adobe Dreamweaver much easier for you, your employees, or your students. There are so many uses for Dreamweaver that the types of users that benefit from the interactive software are seemingly endless. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you are a professional web designer looking to add to your resume, or if you&#8217;re just someone who wants to build a website with a really cool program. Adobe Dreamweaver can be used by anyone, for any reason, as long as they have the right training. Hands-on learning is generally much more effective, though, because you can see and experience the product first-hand, which means you&#8217;ll know better what you&#8217;re doing when it comes time to use the program yourself.</p>
<p>We all learn a lot better by example than we do by simply being given information. For years, it has been a proven fact with children and adults alike, that learning is simply more easy when the information is shown rather than told. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re learning the software for business or pleasure. If you want to make the most of Adobe Dreamweaver, you need to take the time to experience interactive software training instead of just reading books. The results you obtain will be much better, and you will become a better user in the end.</p>
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		<title>Optical Switches Grow the Telecom Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In telecommunication, an optical switch is a switch that enables signals in optical fibers or integrated optical circuits (IOCs) to be selectively switched from one circuit to another. Optical switches can be used for applications requiring high speed positioning up to 3600 rpm. Optical switches for connecting storage networks over long distances are coming to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In telecommunication, an optical switch is a switch that enables signals in optical fibers or integrated optical circuits (IOCs) to be selectively switched from one circuit to another.</p>
<p>Optical switches can be used for applications requiring high speed positioning up to 3600 rpm. Optical switches for connecting storage networks over long distances are coming to mainstream enterprises this spring.</p>
<p>Optical networking switches are used to disconnect and reroute fiber optic communications. Optical switches separate different wavelength signals and direct them to different ports.</p>
<p>Optical switches are faster than regular switches, but also more expensive. You&#8217;re paying for the speed with these products.</p>
<p>Optical switches also are commonly used in fiber-optic component testing. In most of the optical networks there is a need to switch the packets and do it as fast as possible.</p>
<p>Optical switches are now available but they must convert optical beams to the electrical current and then once again convert those back into the original optical signals.</p>
<p>Optical networking switches are faster than regular switches but also more expensive. Fast optical switches that use different technology are also an option.</p>
<p>Optical networking is a critical part of the telecommunication future. Especially with the high capacity of offered fiber optic networks. It&#8217;s the fastest, most simple way to move data from one location to another.</p>
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		<title>PDA or GPS &#8211; Pharos Traveler GPS 525</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GPS systems are common, and typically only provide GPS technology. Pharos has taken a step ahead, in the technology market, and introduced a GPS system that not only offers GPS capabilities, but also includes many technologies offered on PDAs. Pharos&#8217; Traveler GPS 525 comes with everything you need to track locations and directions, along with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GPS systems are common, and typically only provide GPS technology. Pharos has taken a step ahead, in the technology market, and introduced a GPS system that not only offers GPS capabilities, but also includes many technologies offered on PDAs. Pharos&#8217; Traveler GPS 525 comes with everything you need to track locations and directions, along with the other great technologies.</p>
<p>The Pharos Travel GPS 525 comes, ready to use, right out-of-the-box. With the purchase of this system, you automatically receive a PTL525 receiver, windshield bracket mount, AC adapter, 12-volt car charger, USB SD card reader, headset, 512 MB SD card, navigation CD with U.S. maps, and user&#8217;s manual.</p>
<p>In addition, the integration of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 gives users a GPS system that does more than give you directions. Because of the integration of Windows Mobile, users now have the ability to use applications, such as Word, Outlook, and Excel, from one unit. From your Pharos Traveler GPS 525, you can now synchronize with your system, with your Outlook contacts. Navigation and GPS positioning has never been easier.</p>
<p>Under the hood you have an SC32442X 300MHz process, 64MB ROM, and 128MB SDRAM, which gives users a stable foundation for great performance. Due to the file size of the preloaded maps, Pharos added a memory card &#8211; 512 MD SD &#8211; to allow for more storage, giving you the ability to add more storage as needed. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies meet the standards of today with 802.11b and 64-128 WEP data encryption.</p>
<p>Pharos did not stop with the preloaded maps; with the GPS&#8217; mapping system, users now have access to thousands of points-of-interests. Consumers can now &#8211; nearly effortlessly &#8211; find their favorite restaurants and banks regardless of the region that you are located. The stylus pen that comes with the unit makes manipulation and navigation easy.</p>
<p>Pharos designed the Traveler GPS 525 to be concealed &#8211; easily &#8211; in a purse, briefcase, laptop back, or even a pocket. The unit only weights 4.4 ounces and measures around 2.34 x 4.32 x 0.69 inches. Not only is the GPS 525 easy to travel with, but the integration of VoIP technology allows you to make free calls as well. This is yet another functionality &#8211; that many GPS systems do not have &#8211; and that make this GPS system comparable to cell phones.</p>
<p>Due to the nature of technologies, integrated into the GPS 525, the sticker price is a bit steep at around $600.</p>
<p>The screen resolution, on the GPS 525, is 240 x 320, which tends to be a bit small for those attempting to view maps while they are driving. Additionally, there is no lock button on this unit; therefore, storing it in its travel case is highly recommended.</p>
<p>The Pharos Traveler GPS 525 offers consumers more than just a GPS system. Purchasing this unit gives you the luxury of a GPS system that can be used as Pocket PC and even a phone, but the sticker price resembles this advance in the GPS market.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a GPS, which has a little more to offer than a standard GPS system, and you can get around the slightly elevated sticker price, then the Traveler GPS 525 is the decision.</p>
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