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Designed for use in a networking environment, Tektronix'sPhaser line features high-performance color laser printers equippedwith 10BaseT Ethernet networking cards, as well as a variety ofuser-friendly extras. The latest innovation from Tektronix, thePhaser 740L, comes with PhaserLink job management software thatprovides information about printer status from off-site locationsvia the Internet, and a usage profile function that helps keeptrack of toner consumption and other maintenance requirements. The740L's print output is 16 pages per minute in black and white,and five per minute in color with the addition of a color cartridge($550).
Phaser 740l
Tektronix Inc.
(800)835-6100
http://www.tek.com/color_printers
Street Price: $1,500
Lighten Up
Do you get a little nervous relying on hotel wake-up calls whenyou're meeting with an important client away from home? Feelmore secure with the NiteOwl Travel Time clock from Lumatec. TheNiteOwl's sleek case conceals a travel alarm clock with a largeLCD display and snooze function as well as a swivel-neck kryptonlamp bright enough to serve as a reading light or emergencyflashlight. The lamp is powered by 2 AA batteries; the alarm clockuses a common watch battery.
Niteowl Travel Time
Lumatec
(512)389-3399
http://www.lumatec.com
Street Price: $29.95
Keep In Touch
The JVC HC-E100 PocketMail portable e-mail device lets you sendand receive e-mail through most payphones, analog cellular phonesor hotel PBXs, from anywhere in the United States. Simple to use,all you do is compose your message on the unit's alphanumerickeypad, call PocketMail's toll-free number, hold the device upto a phone handset and press a single button. Incoming e-mailmessages (which can be filtered for spam) are displayed on a wide,backlit LCD screen. Use of the PocketMail portable e-mail servicerequires the purchase of a monthly subscription ($9.95 a month)from PocketScience Inc.
HC-E100 Pocketmail
JVC Company of America
(973)315-5000
http://www.jvc.com
Street Price: $129
