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Recycled mouse
The Canon X MARK I MOUSE Slim
combines the functions of a wireless laser
mouse, personal calculator and numeric
keypad for a PC. Environmental credentials
include a smaller body size than its
predecessor, a part-recycled case and auto
power-off after a set period of inactivity.
From PCs to the cloud
Citrix’s new virtual desktop solution, VDI-in-a-Box 5, aims to help
smaller businesses move from the PC to the cloud era by delivering
centrally managed virtual desktops and apps as a service to any user,
on any device, in any location. Purpose-built for SMBs, it has a simple
all-in-one architecture that is claimed to eliminate over 60% of VDI
costs – including management servers and shared storage (SANs)
– by creating a grid of off-the-shelf servers with direct-attached
storage. Citrix VDI-in-a-Box 5 deploys on a single server and includes
everythingWindows administrators need to deliver centrally-
managed virtual desktops – for less than the cost of new PCs.
A free trial is available at www.citrix.com/vdi-in-a-box/try-it.
Printer envy
You’ll become the envy of your friends with HP’s stylish
new all-in-one for the home and executive offces. The HP
ENVY 110 e-All-in-One printer features all the fexibility and
convenience you could hope for, including wireless printing
from any device, direct web access, a wide choice of print-
related apps and automatic two-sided printing. It is also one
of very few PVC-free printers on the market, giving it added
appeal for eco-conscious buyers. www.hp.co.uk
Turns print jobs green
If you want to promote responsible printing
without alienating staff, GreenPrint Advisor
from GreenPrint Technologies could be
just what you are looking for. This clever
piece of software redirects print jobs from
ineffcient printers to the most economical
ones in as sympathetic and unobtrusive
a fashion as possible. The software
categorises all printers in an organisation
as red, yellow or green. If a user tries to
print to a red or yellow printer when a
green one is available, a message pops up
recommending an alternative device and
the savings that can be made. The user can
then continue or switch printer with just
one click. www.printgreener.com
Kick and ride
SwiftyONE, a folding kick scooter
for adults, could save commuters as
much as £3,000 a year, according to
Manchester-based inventor Jason
Iftakhar who co-designed the scooter
with his wide Camilla.
He said: “If commuters drive and pay
for parking at the train station, they
could be paying around £3 per day to
park their car. That’s £15 per week or
about £3,000 a year. SwiftyONE could
save them this!”
And don’t make the mistake of
thinking that the £450 scooter is
anything like the small, bumpy scooters
beloved by children.
“SwiftyONE has large 16inch
pneumatic wheels, allowing users to
cruise around with ease and at surprising
speed,” explained Jason. “The responsive
steering and low rolling resistance makes
a really fun ride, and the fact that it
can be folded down to take onto any
bus, train and folded fat against a wall
or under your desk, is another winning
feature.”
www.swiftyscooters.com
A great Discovery
If you have tried 75 or 70gsm printer paper
in the past and found it lacked thickness,
stiffness and opacity, then you probably didn’t
choose Portucel Soporcel’s FSC-certifed
Discovery brand. Launched in 1995, and
now the best-selling 75gsm offce paper
in Europe, Discovery offers
better quality than some
80gsm grades thanks to
the short, thick fbres of the
Eucalyptus globulus tree.
Portucel Soporcel claims to
be able to produce 48% more
reams of 75gsm paper from
the same quantity of wood
as a competitor 80gsm paper
– and 58% more reams of
70gsm Discovery.
www.portucelsoporcel.com