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Ramon RayTechnology Evangelist

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PogoplugTake your external hard drives and enable remote access to your files through a web browser! Cost $100 - $300. Save money on collaboration services, no monthly fees. pogoplug.com

VidyoVidyo enables high definition, tele-presence video conferencing to take place over mobile devices or from within your office over the Internet. At times you can’t meet face to face, but with HD video conferencing, it’s the next best thing. vidyo.com

Memjet New brand of fast and low cost color ink jet printer engines. Expect to see products from technology vendors soon, powered by Memjet. Expected to cost around $500 these printers print crisp, clear and economical. memjet.com

Skype Group Video Calling Skype Group Video Calling enables you to speak to 2 or more people at the same time. As small businesses rely on virtual teams, collaborating with your team members and seeing them is important. Pay $10 a month for this feature. skype.com

Mobile Monitor’s Monitor to GoWhen you travel on the road sometimes you miss having a large monitor for your notebook. Take a light “Monitor 2 Go” and you’ll have one with you all the time. It’s light, durable and folds up when done. Cost $280 - $290 mmt2.com

iShred Vertical Shredder Paper shredders are pretty boring appliances. However, Black & Decker has made a new line of shredders that are not only functional (such as safer blades) but great looking. Cost: $100 blackanddeckershredders.com

Dragon Naturally SpeakingDictation software has been around for years, but each year it gets better and more feature rich. If you don’t type fast or just feel like speaking instead of typing, this is for you. Cost - $250 nuance.com

MicroVision Showwx + The Showwx + enables you to leave your computer and bulky data projector at the office and still give presentations with your cell phone. Download new presentations to your phone and present all day. Cost: $400 showwxplus.com

Toshiba Android TabletApple is the leader in tablet computing with their iPad. However a number of vendors will launch Android and Windows based tablets in 2011 Toshiba is expect to be one of the leading vendors. Cost $500 (approx)

Eye-FiMake your camera, tablet or other SD compatible device WiFi ready and backup your data at the same time. The next time you take a photo, have it send via WiFi and safely backed up. Cost $50 - $150 eyefi.com