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GUIDEH#06

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Lazer Trip Wire

For someone with a lock on their briefcase, phone system and top desk
drawer, the Lazer Trip Wire ($24.99) will protect their workspace in the man-
ner in which they are accustomed. This set of three sensors, that be clamped
anywhere, emits infrared beams across an entryway or cubicle perimeter and
sets off an alarm when broken. At thinkgeek.com .
The Babble "privacy without walls" (Sonare Technologies, a Herman Miller
Company, $395) converts the spoken word into the hum-like white noise heard
in a busy, public place. The machine is compatible with most office
telephone systems and standard power outlets. Available online at:
https://shop.sonaretechnologies.com or at Work Squared, 46855

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Those in close quarters who constantly find the phone cord
tangled around a stapler, a chair arm or itself should appreciate
the ThinkGeek Bluetooth Retro Handset ($39.99). For anyone who
already has a cell phone and a Bluetooth, this device will connect them
to a corded phone receiver and make it cordless. The unit allows the
phone to be used up to 30 feet from its base for outgoing and incom-
ing calls. Works with Bluetooth V1.0, 1.1, 1.2. At thinkgeek.com .

With little or no access to a window, the Ambient 5-day Wire-
less Weather Forecaster ($85) gives those inside a report
on what's going on outside. The small device displays
current high and low temperature readings and icons
like a sun and a snow-
flake. Weather updates are
beamed to the unit two to
four times each hour from Ac-
cuWeather. "We call it the mini-
meteorologist," said Eric Dalton of
Brookstone at 12-Oaks Mall in Novi.
"I wear it clipped to my shirt all
the time and I just bought one
for my dad. It's a great piece of
technology." The unit also comes
ess Weather
with a stand for desk use and a
magnetic backing for wall hang-
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ing. It automatically recognizes
geographical locations so
there is no need to key in a city to program it. At Brook-
stone stores.
For those whose electrical outlets are used up by
the basics, like a computer with its three or four plug
needs, the Amazing Water Clock (Princess Interna-
tional, $12.95-$15.99) is powered instead by water or
any other liquid. krazing Water Clock

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