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The Multimedia Cooling Laptop Stand by Sharper Image is an easy to use and sturdy notebook stand with an array of useful features. The stand raises your laptop to a comfortable, ergonomic viewing angle and thus reduces neck and back strain while you work. Featuring high-quality speakers to play your favorite music with full volume and mute controls and an efficient cooling fan to prevent your laptop from overheating. Laptops are prone to overheating and unlike desktop PCs, a laptop’s hardware components are all in close proximity to each other with close to zero room for air circulation to keep them cool. If your laptop overheats it can do some serious damage to your internal hardware and possibly fail, resulting in the loss of your information. High temperatures in your laptop can lead to the failure of the video card, motherboard, memory modules, and hard drive and will decrease the lifespan. Hot laptops have also been known to be a fire hazard. The stand includes a USB microphone and an LED lamp, each mounted on a flexible neck. The laptop stand features a 3-port USB hub so you area ale to connect other devices.
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Are you the type of person that needs to spread their work out to get it done? This large L-shaped desk by Techni Mobili lets you multi-task with enough space for a dual monitor setup, printer, scanner and enough room for an additional laptop or to spread out your paperwork. This work-station is complete with a speaker stand, mobile CPU tower platform, and sliding keyboard tray. The table is manufactured with mahogany colored Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) and a scratch resistant, powdered coated steel frame.

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This elegant iPad case is made from stylish synthetic leather and features a silicone bluetooth keyboard that easily pairs with your iPad, no matter which of the three generations of iPad you may have. The keyboard takes approximately 4.5 hours to charge for up to 90 hours of use and will automatically go into standby mode after 15 minutes of non-use in order to preserve battery life. While in use, the iPad rests on a built in stand that holds it in an upright position that allows you to use the the tablet more like a notebook. The keyboard comes with all the function keys that you would expect from a traditional keyboard to operate your iPad.
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This Mini USB 2.0 Wireless LAN 802.11N Network Adapter allows your PC or laptop to run media-intensive applications at amazing speeds (up to 150Mbps), without the hassle or expense of stringing network cables or wires. This Wireless-N adapter is fully backward compatible, so it works great with standard Wireless-G and -B routers, however, when both ends of the wireless connections are Wireless-N enabled, you will experience speeds up to 15 times that of standard Wireless-G. Wireless-N network adapter is simple to use, and can be plugged in to any open USB port. To experience the full advantages of Wireless-N technology, it is highly recommended that you use USB 2.0. receives power through its USB connection so it doesn’t require an external power supply. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) simplifies setup and operation and Enhanced WEP and WPA wireless security is in place for protected Internet access.
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If you are a regular computer user you can encounter problems such as pain in your mouse using arm or shoulders and stiffness in your neck. According to a 2009 surveyby Investigo, 47% of computer users experience occasional discomfort and 24% suffer regularly recurring problems. One way of preventing this is to use a Mousetrapper, which is an ergonomic alternative to a standard computer mouse. A Mousetrapper gives you a different way of working with a computer, which reduces repetitive strain on your neck and shoulders. This product will assist you in having a good ergonomic working posture with your arms centered in front of your body, which in turn will facilitate working with both hands and all fingers on the mouse pad.

Its ingenious design and handy neoprene carrying case give the Mousetrapper Flexible a place to store its components. The USB receiver for cordless use is located in a compartment on the bottom side of the unit while its included USB cable can be carried in the case. There is a ridge between the buttons which prevents two buttons being pressed at one time, thus
avoiding dual commands. To save power, when the USB receiver is disconnected from the USB port of the PC, your Mousetrapper Flexible will switch off automatically. The battery is rechargeable and with normal use will be in no need of recharging for approximately three months. Read more