Phones are a valuable tool for mobile executives.
With that in mind, here are a few things to use with your cell phone to make you more productive.
Wi-Ex, a leading provider of consumer cell phone signal boosters, has a product that could work both on the road or in your home office.
If you are based in a remote area or travel on business to remote
areas, the zBoost YS300 can increase the signal strength.
This easy-to-set-up device (there is no software) just plug it in and attach it to a window, via the two suction cups on the back. It will create a "cell zone" in your office or hotel room. The cell zone covers your workspace of (four to six feet).
What's more, the company guarantees to "boost your bars."
I used this device in several remote locations and took it on the road to test it
in a number of hotels. I found that the cell zone did improve and gave me better
coverage than I was experiencing without it.
It's lightweight and easy to use, making it good gear to have on hand on your next road trip.
Jawbone is a Bluetooth headset with something called "noise shield" technology.
For a great sample of how this technology works, go to its
Web site.
The site has a video with a guy wearing the headset while two guys on either side of him are using a leaf blower and a lawn edging machine. To hear the difference between when the
noise shield is turned on and when it's off is what makes this headset unique.
Designed by Yves Behar, Jawbone is curved for better fit and use on the ear and comes in three, vivid colors: black, silver and cherry red. Jawbone can be worn on either ear, and you can customize your fit by choosing an earloop and earbud from the several shapes and sizes provided.
Another design note on this headset:The power cable is hidden underneath the top end. To get to the power cable, just remove the rubber seal and dock the adapter into the port.
It comes with a set of ear loops or buds to offer the user the choice of left or right ear. I have to opt for the ear loop because I have tiny ears. But if you have average to above-average-size ears, ear buds might be the way to go.
This leads to my one gripe on this product: size. I would still like to see it smaller. It seems that including the power cable could be hindering the device from being designed smaller.
On the plus side, the battery life on this headset was better than most. Five hours.
Site to See
SmartCarte
Find out which airports have the new battery-charging stations and where they are before you hit the road. Stations cater to all the latest, PDAs, iPods and cell phones.
The charge is speeded up (so you don't have to wait too long) and can be paid for with a credit card.
Diana Forbes
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