from The Real Estate Solutions Guide 2008 | page 20 | by Rick Brodia

Gizmos, Tools, and Gadgets


Online Backup
1.     Carbonite, Carbonite, Inc.—$49.95 (12-month subscription), $89.95 (24-month subscription); www.carbonite.com
2.     Mozy, Berkeley Data Systems, Inc.—2 GB (free), unlimited ($4.95 monthly); www.mozy.com
3.     Xdrive, Xdrive LLC—5 GB (free), 50 GB ($9.95 monthly);

Digital Cameras
1.     Alpha DSLR-A100, Sony—from $599, (877) 865-7669; www.sony.com
2.     Coolpix L10, Nikon—from $119.95, (800) 645-6635; www.nikonusa.com
3.     D40x, Nikon—from $559, (800) 645-6635; www.nikonusa.com
4.     EasyShare C653, Kodak—from $129.95, (800) 235-6325; www.kodak.com
5.     EOS 400D Rebel XTi, Canon—from $699, (800) 652-2666; www.usa.canon.com
6.     K100D, Pentax—from $450, (800) 877-0155; www.pentaximaging.com
7.     Powershot A460, Canon—from $115, (800) 652-2666; www.usa.canon.com


Smartphones
1.     BlackBerry 8800, Research In Motion Limited—from $299.99 (with cell plan), (519) 888-7465; www.discoverblackberry.com
2.     iPhone, Apple—from $399, (800) 692-7753; www.apple.com
3.     Moto Q, Motorola—from $429.99, (866) 289-6686; www.motorola.com/us
4.     Treo 755P, Palm, Inc.—from $299 (with cell plan), (800) 881-7256; www.palm.com/us

GPS Systems
1.     Maestro 4050, Magellan—$699.99, (800) 339-0488; www.magellangps.com
2.     Mio C220, Mio Technology—$199; www.mio-tech.be/en/index.htm
3.     Nuvi 680, Garmin—from $899, (800) 800-1020; www.garmin.com
4.     TomTom ONE XL, TomTom—from $399.95, (866) 486-6866; www.tomtom.com
5.     Voya 320, Averatec—$199, (877) 841-7423; www.averatec.com

Flash Drives
1.     A-Data PD2 USB 2.0 Flash Drive, A-Data Technology Inc.—$35; www.adata.com.tw
2.     Dane-Elec 2GB Flash Drive, Dane-Elec—$60; www.dane-elec.com
3.     Kanguru 2GB Flash Drive, Kanguru Solutions—$55 to $75; www.kanguru.com
4.     RITEK Mini Spin 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive, RITEK—$40; www.ritekusa.com