Gadgets You Can't Live Without

June 12, 2011 New INSTANT Cure for Extra High Cholesterol -- Cholesterol Drops 100 Points or More Cool New Stuff You Can Really Use Forever Young Digging in Beach Sand Can Make Kids Sick Blood Pressure 'Switch' Found on Human Body... Dear healthwellness82@gmail.com, It’s amusing to watch the constant stream of new high-tech gadgets that come out -- especially because most of them will be obsolete in just a few weeks. But today Harry McCracken, founder and editor of Technologizer, a Web site devoted to such products, tells which really are handy, including the ones that will keep you and yours safe and sound. Before you take your little ones to the beach, please read what epidemiologist Chris Heaney, PhD, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has to say about the surprising hazards of beach sand. She explains why playing in the sand can make young children sick. All the best, Jessica Kent Editor BottomLineSecrets.com New INSTANT Cure for Extra High Cholesterol -- Cholesterol Drops 100 Points or More Do you have stubborn high cholesterol? Would you love to get your count under control without having to depend on expensive prescription drugs? Changing your diet can help, of course. But here’s something better. This breakthrough new therapy instantly filters excess cholesterol from your body. And it’s completely safe. This new therapy takes only a matter of minutes and lowers unhealthy cholesterol like no drug known to science. At the same time, it triggers a reduction in C-reactive protein and fibrinogen, substances that can increase the risk for blood clots. Patients who receive the therapy report a rapid reduction in cardiovascular symptoms such as angina. Learn more... Cool New Stuff You Can Really Use Harry McCracken Thousands of high-tech products are unveiled each year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Many are innovative and interesting, but only a few are products that the average consumer is likely to buy and use. Here, some of the affordable items unveiled at this year’s show that serve a variety of pressing needs... SAFETY FIRST Waterproof your portable electronics. DryCASE is a reusable vacuum-sealed plastic casing that not only protects electronics from rain, it even can keep them safe if they’re submerged in water. Take your cell phone on a boat without worry. Or use your camera to snap pictures underwater -- you can take clear photos right through DryCASE. It has a headphone/microphone jack so that you can use a cell phone or an MP3 player without exposing it to the elements. Price: $39.99 to $59.99, depending on the size. 888-600-0379, www.DryCase.com. Protect your digital documents. Computer users often are warned to back up their important files to an external hard drive -- but that device could be destroyed, too, in a flood, fire or other disaster. The ioSafe Rugged Portable hard drive, however, can withstand falls of up to 20 feet and immersion in water for up to three days. Another model, the ioSafe Solo, can survive fires as well. Price: $149 for the 250GB Rugged Portable... $199 for the one-terabyte (TB) ioSafe Solo. 888-984-6723, www.IOSafe.com. WATCHES THAT WATCH Log your jogs. The Nike+ SportsWatch GPS uses satellites to track how far you jog or walk. It also records your speed, calories burned and heart rate. This information can be reviewed on the SportsWatch’s screen or loaded onto a Nike Web site to track your progress. Price: $199. 800-806-6453, www.Nike.com. Know where they go. Keeping tabs on an elderly and/or disoriented loved one? The Laipac S-911 Bracelet Locator wristwatch has GPS capabilities so that you can find its wearer using on-line software. You even can arrange to get a text message or e-mail if the wearer leaves a preset area. The S-911 has a cell phone with an SOS button so that the wearer can call for help and you can call the wearer. Price: $495 plus a $39.95 or $59.95 monthly service fee, depending on services. 888-511-7140, www.Laipac.com. COPY RIGHT Keep a copy shop in your wallet. PlanOn’s SlimScan SS100 is a high-resolution color scanner that is about as long and wide as a credit card and as thick as three credit cards. It can be used to scan receipts...a driver’s license and insurance documents after a traffic accident...a recipe off a friend’s recipe card...or interesting pictures or patterns for scrapbooking. It features a small LCD screen and can be connected to a computer to save, e-mail or print out scans. It is encased in stainless steel for durability. Price: $119.99. 888-507-3926, http://PlanOn.com/slimscan.php. ScanSnap fits in your briefcase. Fujitsu’s ScanSnap S1100 won’t fit in your wallet like the SlimScan, but it is small and light enough -- just 12.3 ounces -- to fit comfortably into a purse, briefcase or laptop computer bag. The ScanSnap works only when attached to a computer by a USB cable, so it makes most sense for those who carry a laptop. Unlike the SlimScan, the ScanSnap can very quickly scan full-page documents and save them as Word or Excel files. Price: $199. 888-385-4878, www.Fujitsu.com. TECH FOR YOUR CAR Connect your car. At this year’s show, General Motors announced that OnStar finally will be available for non-GM vehicles, hidden in special aftermarket rearview mirrors. The ­OnStar service, which has been available on GM vehicles since 1996, offers drivers directions and emergency roadside aid from a real person at the touch of a button. It also detects vehicle impacts and summons help when an incapacitated driver cannot. Due out: Summer at Best Buy stores. Price: $374.99, plus $75 to $100 for installation. Service plans start at $199 per year. 888-466-7827, www.OnStar.com. Never forget your cell phone. Bringrr plugs into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter or power port and sounds an alarm when the car starts up and the cell phone is not inside. Bringrr is not the first device to do this, but it’s less than half the price of similar, earlier products. It works only with Bluetooth-enabled phones. Price: $34.95. 888-944-8222, www.Bringrr.com. Alternative: If you don’t drive regularly, consider the Zomm, a device shown at last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, which attaches to a key chain and sounds an alarm if you leave without your cell phone whether you’re walking or driving -- assuming that you remember your keys. Price: $99.99. 888-821-0888, http://Zomm.com. TECH FOR YOUR HEAD Earbuds that actually fit your ears. Many people find the earphones called earbuds uncomfortable to wear, difficult to hear with and/or impossible to keep in place. Sonomax’s Sculpted Eers solves all three problems by custom-fitting silicon earbuds to the buyer’s ear canal. The result is a secure, comfortable fit. Also, the tight fit means less outside noise seeps in. The do-it-yourself silicone molding process takes just four minutes and is very safe. Due out: August. Price: $199.99 or $299.99, depending on model selected. 514-932-2674, http://SculptedEers.com. A video camera you wear. Never miss an important moment with your video camera again. The tiny -- less than one ounce -- Looxcie is worn over the ear and ­automatically records everything that you see. It’s a great way to record an infant’s first steps or a teenager’s best plays during a football game without holding up a video camera for hours waiting for these things to happen. When you see something that you want to save, just tap a button and Looxcie will preserve the past 30 seconds of digital video. It can hold a total of five hours of video, with sound. The Looxcie also serves as a Bluetooth headset and is designed to be paired with a smartphone, but it can be used without a smartphone as well. Videos saved on the Looxcie can be saved on the smartphone or downloaded to a computer. Price: $199. 855-566-9243, www.Looxcie.com. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Harry McCracken, founder and editor of Technologizer, whose Web site offers news and reviews of high-tech products, Internet sites and related topics. He also writes the Technologizer column on Time’s Web site, www.Time.com. McCracken, previously editor-in-chief of PC World Magazine, has covered the consumer technology industry since 1991. www.Technologizer.com Forever Young Getting old can be awful. Aches... pains... illness... constant bouncing from doctor to doctor. We all dread it. You can't stop the clock, but you can banish the miseries that sometimes come with it. Bulging belly Cholesterol-choked arteries Brain failure and fatigue Weakness and impotence Frozen joints or back pain Spotted, decrepit skin Tumors taking over your body Parkinson's tremors Menopausal miseries Fading, cloudy vision And all other indignities of aging! Read on... Digging in Beach Sand Can Make Kids Sick Chris Heaney, PhD Recent finding: Children under age 11 who dig in beach sand have a 44% greater risk for diarrhea than those who do not dig in the sand. Reason: Beach sand can contain dangerous bacteria, including E.coli and enterococcus from sewage outfalls, storm-water runoff and domestic and wild animals. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Chris Heaney, PhD, epidemiologist, researcher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and leader of a study of 27,365 people who had visited seven US beaches, published in American Journal of Epidemiology. Blood Pressure 'Switch' Found on Human Body... Chicago, IL: A recent study conducted by the Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago identified a small spot (the "Atlas area") on the body that appears to control blood pressure. In minutes, a single touch lowers blood pressure back to healthy levels. Top number drops 14 points, bottom number drops 8 points. No drug on Earth can match this instant miracle. Who knew it was this simple? It’s almost like a switch that allows doctors to dial down your blood pressure in minutes. Learn more... Important: Help your friends get much more out of life -- forward this E-letter to them. Better: Send it to many friends and your whole family. This is a free weekly e-mail service of BottomLineSecrets.com and Boardroom Inc. Boardroom Inc. 281 Tresser Boulevard Stamford, CT 06901-3229 ATTN: Web Team You received this e-mail because you have requested it. You are on the mailing list as healthwellness82@gmail.com. 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