Global Talking Translator

Save  valuable  time  and  luggage  space  if  you're  going  on  the  trip of a lifetime or travelling on important business. Bulky travel dictionaries weigh you down while sightseeing  and  computer  translating software  is  inconvenient  to  access  when  you  really  need  it. The  answer  to  these  travel  accessories is  an  electronic  translator  that  is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand (smaller than most PDAs) and contains over 8,400 travel related phrases for 12 international languages!

Eight conversational categories allow you to find your desired phrase quickly, and you have the choice of letting the translator display or speak any phrase you choose. If you are shy or unsure of the pronunciation, you can simply let the translator speak the phrase and communicate for you. Don't get stuck flipping through pages every time you want to order dinner or ask the cost of admission - travel with this translator and ditch the dictionary!

Many Languages – One Translator

Communicate  confidently  around the world – The LT12 cross-translates 12 international languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, and Swedish. Get the perfect companion for airport stopovers, backpacking across Europe, or traveling to multiple countries on the same trip. Many cities have different ethnic areas, so you can spend the day shopping Little Italy and have dinner in Chinatown without any worries of language barriers! Simply press the "Change Language" button on the translator to switch languages whenever  necessary, and you can always have the translator speak for you.

Targus Voice Recording Presenter with Laser Pointer

The Targus Voice Recording Presenter with Laser Pointer incorporates three individual products into one small, convenient form factor. Functioning as a PowerPoint presenter, voice recorder and SD memory card reader, this compact product includes all of the features needed for a boardroom or classroom presentation. The unique voice recording function allows you to easily record presentations, notes, meetings and reminders in .wav format. You can record up to 4 minutes per megabyte to your SD card (supports up to 1G SD memory card, not included). The built-in SD memory card reader allows users to store presentations and files on a SD card and transfer the information to the host computer using the included USB cable. To enhance your presentation, the integrated laser pointer enables you to call out important highlights. The 2.4GHz RF wireless technology provides up to a 50ft. range, allowing the user full control of the presentation anywhere in the room. The device also features an easy to use volume control and allows you to command a number of functions through the presenter such as next/previous page, dark screen/resume, application switch and slideshow/ESC. Perfect for travel, this single device also provides stow-and-go storage of the USB receiver for added convenience.

Flash Padlock

Corsair’s Flash Padlock gives users the confidence of having a hardware-secured lock to protect their data on an USB drive.

Featuring auto-lock hardware security, Flash Padlock is the best way to secure your data while on the go. This prevents any unauthorized access or “Brute Force” attack to the data on Flash Padlock. Users can program in a PIN, much like they do for an ATM machine, to lock/unlock their data. An easy to use keypad in conjunction with lock/unlock indicator lights makes the Flash Padlock highly intuitive to use. Lastly, the Flash Padlock is fully plug-and-play, and requires no software or drivers to work properly.

Part Number	Size	Package
CMFUSBPADLOCK-4GB	4GB	USB Flash Drive

Students create portable device to detect suicide bombers

According to latest reports, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapons of suicide bombers, are responsible for about half of soldier casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.

To help contain this urgent threat, specialized contractors are being called in to provide services like counter IED training and technologies like counter-IED jammers. But a group of undergraduate engineering students at the University of Michigan has developed a new way to detect IEDs that appears to be magnitudes cheaper than comparable approaches.

The students invented a wireless network of portable hand-held metal detectors that could be hidden in trash cans, under tables, in flower pots, and, ideally, in inconspicuous roadside objects, for example. The network of palm-sized detectors conveys to a base station where suspicious objects are located and who might be carrying them. Compared with existing technology, the sensors are cheaper, lower-power and longer-range. Each of the sensors weighs only about 2 pounds.

“Their invention outperforms everything that exists in the market today,” said Nilton Renno, a professor in the U-M Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences.

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A video from the team illustrates the network and the background details of the project (3:40 min). The students recently won an Air Force-sponsored competition with Ohio State University.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base sponsored the project as well as the contest. Such contests are regularly held across the country to “provide rapid reaction and innovative solutions to the Department of Defense’s urgent needs,” says Capt. Nate Terning, AFRL rapid reaction projects director.

The students will continue to work on this project through the summer. There is no information as to whether or not the Air Force plans to use the technology or aspects of it.