Adding to our growing fascination with text scanners comes a device that promises to help out researchers looking to collate a lot of data for reports. This small, handheld scanner is called the Dixau from Korean company Unichal. This digital text scanner uses a camera to literally read along with its reader, not only scanning the text from a book but the cool part is that it will then reference online searches from Google, wikipedia, and even dictionaries to give the reader a more complete picture of the story or text entry they are attempting to study. Imagine writing a dissertation about a historic even and the Dixau brings along Wikipedia entries to the party.

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With the amount of industrialization happening all over the world, getting clean, fresh air is but a dream of yesteryears. Smog and haze is the order of the day, but Sharp aims to do their bit in providing you with cleaner and fresher air by releasing the KC-C100U and KC-C150U air purifiers. Both of them feature a triple filtration system, Sharp’s Plasmacluster technology and a humidification function that helps trap dust and pollen, decrease odors, and freshen and humidify the air. Meant to be used in small rooms, the KC-C100U is good for up to 254 square feet and retails for $399.99. As for the KC-C150U, thihs powerful unit caters for rooms up to 347 square feet in size and goes for $499.99.

Source: Gizmag

I’m fortunate enough not to work in a large office. Generally speaking, large offices usually mean boring cubicles and annoying phone systems. The only phone lines that I worry about are my cell phone and my fax line. However, if you have an office phone, here’s a device that might make things a little easier for you.

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I used to think that the fax machine would be one of those primitive gadgets that died off  once broadband internet became widely available. In the last few years I’ve come to understand that we’re probably stuck with this already-ancient technology for at least another decade. Sure, there are other methods of sending documents electronically, but fax machines are cheap and simple, which will make them very difficult to replace completely. However, if you’re stuck dealing with faxes, why not be as high-tech as possible?

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There is nothing quite like sipping on a cup of hot coffee in the morning, but how many of us are alert enough the moment we get out of bed to know that something is hot/cold? With this Hot-Cold Mug, you will be able to tell the difference verbally, as it is capable of changing its color gradually from total white to black, where the former indicates that it is as hot as the surface of the sun itself while the latter means there is no more heat left in the coffee. The Hot-Cold Mug retails for $25 a pop and makes for a great office present.

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Keeping yourself cool during the summer often involves wearing very light and thin clothing, putting enough sunblock on your skin, wearing a pair of UV-resistant sunglasses, and sipping a pina colada out in the lawn with a good book in hand. Oh yeah, when you get back into your room, chances are it is going to be rather hot as well, so there is a very real need to turn on the air conditioner. While a standard air conditioner is good enough for humans, what about computer servers? Those electrical behemoths require cooling all the time, regardless of the season at hand. Enter the Office Pro 63 cooling system. Read more on the product description right after the jump.

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The USB Desk Assortment and Gift Set is for the office warrior who has nothing to look forward to each day except slaving away at the keyboard, churning out report after report as demanded by the upper management. Give him/her a respite with this little token of appreciation. What you’ll get in the assortment includes :-

• Center Base USB (1.1) Hub (each module below connects to it via USB)
• Center Base includes a holder for pens,etc with blue LED lighted bottom
• Module #1 - USB Cup warmer
• Module #2 - USB flexible mini task lamp
• Module #3 - USB Mini Vacuum Cleaner
• Module #4 - Open USB Port

ThinkGeek is carrying the USB Desk Assortment and Gift Set for $14.99.

AverMedia has just released its new AverVision CP300 Interactive Portable Document Camera, featuring network sharing capability that allows the presenter to access live images while controlling the document camera from any classroom or location on a school campus. In addition, this new design comes with revamped interactive software as well as enhanced image quality for a better overall user experience. The CP300 is capable of displaying documents, 3-D objects, microscopic images, and more through virtually any multimedia projector, monitor or TV in order to enhance the learning and retention rate for all classroom subjects.

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