My contribution in this issue is about today's essential gadgets for business. The generic item descriptions were mine but the specific models and brands featured were made separately.
My contribution in this issue is about today's essential gadgets for business. The generic item descriptions were mine but the specific models and brands featured were made separately.
My contribution in this issue is about today's essential gadgets for business. The generic item descriptions were mine but the specific models and brands featured were made separately.
My contribution in this issue is about today's essential gadgets for business. The generic item descriptions were mine but the specific models and brands featured were made separately.
cc) TOOLS OF THE TRADE
aaa AN ARSENAL OF UPDATED AND EASY-TO-USE OFFICE GADGETS
IS ESSENTIAL TO SMOOTH BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
1. Projecting the right image
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Mobile phones alow you to communicate anytime, anywhere
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4. Faxit!
x« machines may not be the most interesting gadgets in an office
ut they are still important especially in sending documents not
vailable in digital form. This function is sometimes integrate
in newer models of all-in-one de
Separataly to avoid jamming with
Sharp FO-71 Fax Machine
2s, butit's best to have it
asks,
Sharp's FO-7! prints out messages on thermal paper, hasan aut
er eultr that rims incomi ihe came length asthe original
ansmisson plus 64 levels renders text and images
5. All-in-one office assistant
Paperwork will be less ofa trouble with a machine that does it al
and does it well An all-in-one device that copies, prints and scans
space- and money-saver, but be aware that a malfunction
none of the features might cause the entire machine o break
down, Avoid this thro
HP Kz0%8
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Price: P&999 [Avaliable at Electrowor
6. Keep out!
Personnel timekeeping can now be combined with employee
dentiticaton. With today's biometric systems, you can now
rack employees’ working hours as limit access to y
premises to authorized individuals.
2k Software U160
2K sbiometric reader authorizes entry va a fingerprint
plays each actinty on a black and white screen, and plays an aut
‘ured using a USB
templates and 30.00 transactions, bul
E p ouch ane-secand user recogntor
Price: P20,950 Avaiable at New Dat
17. Safe and sound
6 plac
concern for any busine
nd production areas must be a primary
ACCTV [closed circuit television)
system helps you monitor activities inthe office even w
not around, It can a
could happen within
be your giital witness to any cri
ur premises and recordings can serve as
evidence to misdemeanars.
Sanyo VOC-C2076VA,
Sanjo's CCTV dom made of plycartr
‘utp://www.summitmedia.com.ph/subsceibe/index.php OCTOBER 2090 73tobe resistant to impact. Sanyo VDC-C307AVAs also vandal-proot
and cen take clear shots even with ow ghting. A cigtal vdeo
Fecorder saves secur feed ina harddisk drve, accessible throug
2a remote compute or ona mobile phone va the interne
Specs: Conical non-grip dome, high resolution, backigh
cormpensation function, NTSC TV format
Price: P17, 950 [vaiabe at New Datche
8. Make that sale
Point of Sale (POS) systems have made transactions more
Convenient for both consumers and business owners. With
2 few keystrokes, orders are recorded and saved in the
machine, ready for auiting and inventory check at the end of
the day your business entails large volume sales reports on
daily business, the POS is a machine worth investing in
ABS Series 400-P
This POS system comes with an Intel Atom 1.8Ghz processor, an LCD
Color monitor an 84-keys programmable keyboard, anda magnetic
eader for erect and debit cards. The customer display shows buyers
the details oftheir purchases while a thermal printer transters the
transaction in ofc recese,
Specs: S0GE hard disk dre, cash drawer with §-note compartment,
power supply
Price: P75,00 Available at New Datchel
9. POS substitute
For businesses that are smaller in scale and in sales volume,
sh registers are a practical substitute. Most of these devices,
are already electronic, running on read-only memory [ROM
‘0 you can expect fast processing of input as well
Uniwell X-895
[high-end electronic cash register, the UnivellDX-895 is ideal for
service-oriented businesses like restaurants bacauso its bili
lable/pian management software can help supervise customers’
orders and other needs. thas 10.4cinch tout screen display and
Ethernet with 10Mbps access for fast data poling
Specs: One-button quick clerk signin, display angle agjustable
‘pional memory card reader ard pole cieplay
Price: P7980 [Avaable at New Datchel—Kitre Mare Ronquillo and
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ree Apps,
The Good
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5, ve only managed to b
odling,
Videos are crisp and the HD
arity is unmatched by any
pi
The iBooks App has
thousands of books, and
has ditionary and search
otal wich ale
way better than the Kindl
‘Amazon.com's platform for
e-books.
you loved the Apps on your
Ped, you wl ove them ev
more with the iPad
The Bad
he iPad has no flash supp
iWork, the iPa uctivity
Pages) lacks collaborative
ertain filetypes, imagine
work with others. Bum
ne Pad has no webcam an
ure future models of thei
Pad’ instead of id
The Ualy
the iPad, which means tha
you can only do ane thing a
time—something that shoul
corrected inthe nex
Overall Experience
appoint. It changes th
festyie and behavior af the
and makes something
while on a business tri,
possible. Changing the way
fb things continues ta beth
The more you use the iPad,
Hac product, it doesn't slow
own as you install more Apps
Imagine being able to surf
an instant without having t
your PC of laptop to b
worrying about an overh
battery burning your lap
‘game changer when you get
dto the convenience ofthe
Pad.—Francis Glenn Yu