The following slides describe non-internet based technologies that I consider relevant to a happy and efficient life.
-"Bluetooth is a technical industry standard that facilitates communication between wireless devices such as mobile phones, PDAs (personal digital assistants) and handheld computers, and wireless enabled laptop or desktop computers and peripherals.
-A single Bluetooth-enabled wireless device is capable of making phone calls, synchronizing data with desktop computers, sending and receiving faxes, and printing documents."
-When you see people talking to themselves while walking down the street with little blue lights flashing near their ears, it's because they're utilizing a Bluetooth earpiece that is communicating wirelessly with a cell phone.
-A single Bluetooth-enabled wireless device is capable of making phone calls, synchronizing data with desktop computers, sending and receiving faxes, and printing documents."
-When you see people talking to themselves while walking down the street with little blue lights flashing near their ears, it's because they're utilizing a Bluetooth earpiece that is communicating wirelessly with a cell phone.
-I'm not sure how you like to spend your vacations, so I won't suggest too many options, but I've consistently had fun touring US and European cities on the breakthrough self-balancing two wheel "pedestrian transporter" called the Segway.
-Clear Registered Traveler program are pre-screened for security and provided with a biometric card which will allow them to pass through security faster, with more predictability and less hassle.
-The price is ~$99/yr.
-In summary, pay money to bypass airport lines.
-The price is ~$99/yr.
-In summary, pay money to bypass airport lines.
-Polar heart rate monitor systems use a body strap and a watch-computer to measure your heart rate, calories burned and other exercise data.
-The Polar systems send your workout information to most cardiovascular exercise equipment in the gym and display your heart rate on the machine LCD even if you're not holding onto the hand sensors.
-With many watch-computer models, you can also upload your workout data to your personal computer and track progress.
-This allows you to set workout goals and optimize time spent training.
-The Polar systems send your workout information to most cardiovascular exercise equipment in the gym and display your heart rate on the machine LCD even if you're not holding onto the hand sensors.
-With many watch-computer models, you can also upload your workout data to your personal computer and track progress.
-This allows you to set workout goals and optimize time spent training.
-Quintessentially is the leading worldwide "private members club"
-It's essentially a personal concierge service that has ridiculously good connections at everything "high-end" around the world from hotels to restaurants, to clubs, to sporting and theater events.
-They offer a variety of membership levels ranging from expensive to ridiculous.
-Still, if you want what you want "NOW," these are the guys to get it for you.
-It's essentially a personal concierge service that has ridiculously good connections at everything "high-end" around the world from hotels to restaurants, to clubs, to sporting and theater events.
-They offer a variety of membership levels ranging from expensive to ridiculous.
-Still, if you want what you want "NOW," these are the guys to get it for you.
-The virtual highlighter is an electronic device in the approximate shape and size of a highlighter pen.
-You run the tip over the text you're reading and the pen captures it as a tiny image in its memory.
-When you synch the device with your computer, included Optical Character Recognition or "OCR" technology identify characters in the digitized image.
-If all goes as planned, you end up with the "highlighted text" in an editable Microsoft Word document on your computer.
-You run the tip over the text you're reading and the pen captures it as a tiny image in its memory.
-When you synch the device with your computer, included Optical Character Recognition or "OCR" technology identify characters in the digitized image.
-If all goes as planned, you end up with the "highlighted text" in an editable Microsoft Word document on your computer.