Gadgets & Gear for the office, THE road Or THE links
December 2006
Slingbox AV
Retail $179.99
www.slingmedia.com
Take TV anywhere with the Slingbox AV. Simply connect the unit to your cable set-top box, satellite receiver or DVR, then use your PC or Mac laptop to watch and control the signal from anywhere in the world with an available Internet connection. For even greater TV portability, SlingPlayer Mobile software allows you to connect your Windows-based Smartphone.
Zero Halliburton laptop case
Retail $400
www.zerohalliburton.com
Sure, a Zero Halliburton case is durable and will protect your laptop while on the road, but we think you’ll want this sleek aluminum model for its stylish form. Bowler hat and stiletto umbrella are optional.
Vitra Headline
Retail $1,430 to $2,800
www.vitra.com
On first sight, Vitra’s Headline chair looks strikingly clean and simple, but its fluid curves and sturdy-yet-simple base belie a sophisticated, intelligent functionality. Certainly this chair has the lumbar, height, depth and tilt controls you would expect from an executive task chair. But look more closely, and you will see that its beauty lies in the controls the designers eliminated. The Headline’s aluminum “spine” supports a flexible back that automatically conforms to the user’s body shape.
As you recline, the back and seat automatically adjust to keep your body properly aligned while the headrest supports the head at the optimal, ergonomic height for screen viewing. Eliminating extra knobs and levers makes for a truly “smart” chair and is just one sign of its highly evolved design.
RadarGolf
Retail $199.95
www.radargolf.com
How much money do you spend every year on golf balls lost in the bushes? Add that to the time lost looking for them, and it's easy to justify purchasing RadarGolf’s golf ball location system. Less than $200 buys the handheld locator and a dozen RadarGolf balls. Additional balls sell for around $40 a dozen.
SureShot GPS
Retail $399
www.sureshotgps.com
Tee2Green’s SureShot displays the distance to the front, center and back of the green for any hole you select, as well as the location of up to 15 hazards from anywhere on the course. It’s light-weight and clips to your belt when not in use. You can map your own course—the unit will hold up to 10 different courses at a time—or download premapped courses from their Web site. Tennessee courses currently available for download include: -The Links at Audubon (Memphis) -Hermitage Golf Course—Presidents Reserve (Old Hickory) -Hermitage Golf Course—General’s Retreat (Old Hickory) -TPC at Southwind (Memphis)








