Nur Ahmad Furlong

Category: Cool Products

  • Macbook Air, a breath of freshness

    Macbook Air, a breath of freshness

    Can someone hire me for a high paying project right now please so I can order one of these beauties. I’ve been waiting for ages for a notebook which is as light and easy to carrying around as this one. There loads of tablet PC’s and other mini-laptop types out there but this one is a breath of fresh air. Apple just keep pushing it and don’t seem to have a sniff of competition when it comes to design, visual design that is.

    MacBook Air takes light & slick to a new level

    So what’s so cool about this new edition to the Mac family. Well, it’s the thinnest notebook I’ve ever seen, nearly as thin as your index finger according to Apple, depends on the size of your fingers I suppose.

    macbook-air-sideview

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  • iPod nano, my favourite new toy / tool

    I wrote about winning an iPod a little while ago, something I was ecstatic about at the time. I had no idea though just how much this little device would change my life so I feel I have to share the benefits of owning an iPod nano. I say iPod nano because I don’t have any experience with any other models of iPod.

    I’ve become somewhat of a podcast addict of late. Not having spent a single cent at the iTunes store as I’m not much of a music lover, I quickly found that there are tons of freely available podcasts available through the iTunes store. A few of my recent favourites are “Grammar Girl“(all about using the English language correctly), Design Guy(podcast about being a good designer), TED talks(inspirational talks by the best minds in the world), Freelance Radio(from freelance switch) & The Common Craft Show(simplifying web 2.0 concepts). There’s a wealth of knowledge out there waiting to be accessed. I did a quick search through iTunes and found a stack of design related podcasts ready to inform and inspire.

    iTunes-free-design-pocasts

    Once you get hooked by the podcast bug you’ll realize there are really talented, entertaining speakers all over the world sharing their ideas and experiences. Many Universities have also provided material on subjects they cover either in an official capacity or through the students recording lectures or classes.

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  • Lenovo ThinkPad Special Offer

    Lenovo ThinkPad Special Offer

    This Offer has expired!, There are no more iPods available but the machines are still on sale at great prices! 

    My new partners Synerlogix Consulting are running a cool special on Lenovo ThinkPad R61i Notebooks. As far as I know their pricing is very competitive for these models and to encourage further interest they are giving away an iPod shuffle when purchasing 2 of these machines.

    lenovo-promotion-15january2Lenovo South Africa has taken over the ThinkPad from IBM and they’ve maintained the highest quality and technological advancement.

    The notebooks on offer have enough power and features to suite just about any type of business user. These machines stronger than the majority of notebooks on the market, something which I know I am currently in need of, running up & down with a notebook from home to coffee shops and anywhere else where business calls. What’s on offer here are brilliant notebooks with brilliant pricing and the iPod thrown in just to add to the value.

    Synerlogix, unlike other dealers, have kept the prices as low as possible so they can provide this fantastic product at an affordable price which makes business sense to me as I think they’ll sell more of them that way.

    If you know anyone with a ThinkPad, then you’ll realize that these machines are built to last and just keep on working.

    The ThinkPads on offer have the following specifications:

    Lenovo R61i Notebook NG18BZA 7650-8BG

    • Centrino Duo • Core 2 Duo T5250 (1.50GHz) • 2x512MB
    • 120GB/5400rpm • DVD±RW DL • Intel X3100 • 256MB shared
    • 15.4″ WXGA TFT(1280×800) • Modem • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Intel 802.11a/b/g • Bluetooth • Security Chip • FPR
    • 6 Cell Battery • Card reader 4-in-1 • Vista Business 32
    • No touchpad, no docking station connection and no fingerprint reader

    R7 040.00 ex VAT
    R8 025.60 incl VAT

    Lenovo R61i Notebook NF09ZZA 8932-9ZG

    • Centrino Duo • Core 2 Duo T5250 (1.50GHz) • 2x512MB • 160GB/5400rpm • DVD±RW DL
    • Intel X3100 • 256MB shared • 15.4″ WXGA TFT(1280×800) • Modem • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Intel 802.11a/b/g • Bluetooth • Security Chip • FPR • 6 Cell Battery • Card reader 4-in-1
    • Vista Business 32

    R7 700.00 ex VAT
    R8 778.00 incl VAT

    I hope to grab one of these in the near future as my current notebook is slowing me down a bit and I need something a little more durable. if you’re interested in taking advantage of this fantastic offer drop me a mail.

    There are a range of other even more powerful notebooks also available outside of the above special through Synerlogix, so if you don’t find what you’re looking for here, visit the Synerlogix Consulting website to view the rest of the range.

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    Offer valid from 15 January 2008, while stocks last. E & OE. Prices are subject to the Rate of Exchange ruling at the time of invoice

  • Eco-friendly organisation – why kill trees to keep yourself organized?

    I’m always excited when I see new products attempting to make life easier, simpler and more eco-friendly. The more beneficial a product is to the user and to the environment the higher it ranks in my book. Having hunted around for quite a while for the perfect organisational tools, this latest find seems really promising and very nicely designed for modern living as well.

    Introducing the Jot-it Eco friendly desktop write board designed by cocoa living:

    Eco-friendly write board for note taking - by cocoa living

    Basically it’s a plastic base, with another plastic sheet on top which allows you to insert a template between the 2 layers. A note taking template, calendar (perpetual template maybe), a task organising template, or you could customize your own template. The beauty is that you can quickly jot ideas, rough ones without wasting paper and without cluttering up your desktop with scraps of paper you’ve jotted all kinds of random stuff on.

    Jot-it Write board process

    It’s not perfectly designed. You aren’t able to use multiple templates simultaneously, it seems a little clunky to carry around, though it has been designed specifically for your desk and not your pocket. According to the review on Yanko Design the plastic makes a squeaky noise when you write on it so there’s a few bugs which need to be ironed out. The basic idea though is what makes this a good find and I can see this being modified and upgraded to be an extremely useful device. I’ve started thinking about how I can modify my hipster PDA to make use of this white board style note taking, not paper wasting and easy to delete entries.

    The flexibility of of this tool is easy to spot. Using it in the classroom situation, in a design agency, in & around the office, next to the phone at home, just about anywhere where you need a quick & easy way to jot down notes.

    Jot-it write board modified for the classroom - eco-friendly education

    So head on over to www.cocoaliving.com and see if they have a product to suite your specific needs, or you could devlop your own eco-friendly write board system like I hope to do using a few low cast elements from your local stationery store. If you do please tell me about so I can give it a try.