Looking for a security Blinkit?
The Blinkit flashlight can help Apple iPod users find their way in the dark. Weighing just a half-ounce and measuring 1 square inch, the LED flashlight can be plugged into any iPod with a dock connector.
Using the Blinkit’s adjustable mirror system, the light can be directed forward or to both sides with a dual beam that can be seen several hundred yards away. The light also works as an emergency blinker and a flashing light that beats in time to the music. It comes with five-tinted lens caps and costs $30.
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Three-in-one tech toy
When you’re lost, the TomTom GO 910 portable navigation system can help you find your way. When you’re not, its MP3 player can entertain you and its Bluetooth technology can help you talk hands-free on a Bluetooth cellphone. With its new text-to- speech technology, the device also can read aloud incoming traffic alerts and the names of streets and places. It has a 20-gigabyte hard drive, a 4-inch anti-glare touch screen and pre-installed maps of the United States, Canada and Europe. The TomTom GO 910 costs $900. Another new model, the TomTom GO 510, costs $700 and includes maps of the United States and Canada, an MP3 player and a 1GB Secure Digital card.
www.tomtom.com
Turbo boost for transfers
Impatient computer users can speed up transfers with a fast-working Gizmo overdrive. Crucial Technology says its USB flash drives can write up to 13 megabytes a second and read up to 25MB a second.
The black-cased models include security software for data encryption and password protection: A 512MB version costs $50, a 1GB drive is $80, and a 2GB model is $190. White-cased models without security protection also are available: A 512MB drive costs $48, a 1GB drive is $73, and a 2GB version is $176.
www.crucial.com
Safeguard your cell data
Worried a virus might attack your family’s multiple cellphones, destroying vital data, not to mention your children’s prized collection of purchased ringtones? Susteen’s DataPilot Universal Kit can ease everyone’s minds. The kit comes with nine connectors designed to fit popular phones by Motorola, Samsung, LG, Nokia and other manufacturers. Using the included software, you can save copies of your phones’ contacts, pictures, ringtones and other information onto your PC and transfer data from one phone to another. The kit also includes tools to help you create ringtones and synchronize data with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. The universal kit costs $80.
Other packages are available, including ones for Macintosh computers and kits that target specific phone styles.
www.datapilot.com
