Does your cell phone have a weak signal at home? What about in your office or car? Guess what … It is not your carrier after all … it’s the material surrounding you that prevents the signal from reaching your cell phone. This is where zBoost from Wi-Ex steps in.

Have you ever stood in an area of your home just to receive a stronger signal? Or, even touched a piece of metal thinking it provides signal strength? zBoost from Wi-Ex is here to save the day. Their product can extend a cell zone in your car, your home or office. Even the professional installers can extend their services with this product!  read more »

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By Jeff Zbar 
www.homeofficehighway.com

When it comes wireless phones and my choice of hearing devices, this home office worker tends toward the dysfunctional. I’m a fan of Bluetooth and the wireless functionality and freedom it delivers.

But I like the clarity and simple effectiveness of wired headsets. Hence my confusion (my wife would argue that it doesn’t end there, but that’s another story).

Headsets are important — and sometimes legal must-haves — accessories for wireless phones. As you’re tooling around town or exploring the Final Frontier in an RV with better things to focus on than answering your wireless phone, they free your hands for note-taking or driving (helping avoid costly traffic tickets in those markets where hands-free cellular phone use is the law - see list below).

Yet sound quality, especially when driving, was lacking. Enter new Bluetooth products designed to enhance the speaker’s voice and eliminate background sounds, like wind, lawn equipment and crowd noise. Products like Jabra, Plantronics, and the novel Jawbone (which offers a pretty creative marketing ploy: Redeem your cell phone moving violation for a discount on a new Jawbone purchase).  read more »

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Have you ever thought about adopting your cell phone as your primary telephone? The NumberGarage™ service empowers people to manage their phone numbers with or without phone service, all from the NumberGarage™ Web site. The NumberGarage™ service is simple, affordable and convenient. www.numbergarage.com

NumberGarage™ allows consumers to break the bond of traditional phone service. For example do you want to adopt your cell phone as your primary contact but don’t want to miss any calls to your landline? Want to lose your landline but not your home phone number? By using either the forward or park service from NumberGarage™ , these dilemmas disappear.  read more »

LG’s slim, new touch-screen handset--the LG Dare--comes loaded with multimedia functionality. This 3G V CAST-capable phone has VZ Navigator, V CAST Music, a full HTML browser, and a 3.2 megapixel still and video camera with built-in flash. And for better quality pictures, it also automatically adapts to low or uneven light. A cool photo editing tool is included that lets you add borders and even has a fun doodle feature right on the screen. Your photos can then be uploaded to a social networking site directly from the phone.

The Dare also has tactile feedback while typing, handwriting recognition, a microSD port for expandable memory, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Favorite contacts can be reached with a drag and drop photo interface. The LG Dare has a battery life of 4.6 hours of talk time and 15 days of standby time.  read more »