A look at tech overseas

Opinion
Jul 27, 20062 mins

Keith Shaw’s Cool Tools Alert

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A look at tech overseas

Correspondent Martyn Williams looks at a cool new Sharp phone debuting in Japan as well as WiMAX trials happening in Seoul.

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USB drives get tinier

I took my own advice and took a vacation last week, so instead of quick reviews of tech products this week, here’s some new stuff coming down the pike:

– Acer launches new multimedia notebooks

– Put a GreenBorder around your browser

– Sony shrinks the USB drive

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Free enterprise anti-spyware software?

Hard to believe, but PC Tools, maker of Spyware Doctor anti-spyware software, is offering a free Enterprise Edition of its software to companies. The PC Tools Spyware Doctor Enterprise software is available for free for up to 500 seats per company.

Apple launches ‘mighty’ wireless mouse

Apple today launched the Wireless Mighty Mouse, a version of its multiple button mouse with the added feature of Bluetooth 2.0 wireless connectivity.

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Toys of Summer product guide

If you didn’t think it was possible to stay connected to the network while on vacation, think again. Advances in networks and technologies make it possible for you to get away from the office yet still remain tethered to what’s going on. Our special Toys of Summer guide (compiled by Cool Tools guru Keith Shaw) will show you the best new devices that let you get away from the data center and onto a nice, sandy beach.

Keith Shaw is an award-winning editor at Network World. In addition to creating the Cool Tools universe of columns, blogs and videocasts, he also edits the weekly DEMOletter newsletter http://www.demo.com/demoletter and is the senior editor of product testing at Network World http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/. You can reach Keith at mailto:kshaw@nww.com