The Last Word - April 2010

What is your favorite gadget?

“My favorite gadget is one I don’t yet have.  The iPad is going to be a revolutionary learning device for school age children.  It’s on my wish list of items to have, not just for me, but in time will be great for our soon to be born baby girl!”
Mark Cenicola • President & CEO, Cenicola-Helvin Enterprises, Inc.

“The car remote.  There is a hack that allows you to boost the signal by 50 feet.  They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, my mind is sometimes a little forgetful and I work far enough from the car park to see my car but not lock/unlock it without walking out of the building. And this became a pain if I hadn’t remembered to lock the car.”
Mark Rouleau • Manager / Systems Engineer, Itech Las Vegas

“Google voice.  It allows me to receive all my phone calls, transcribes my voicemails then emails them to me.  I can access it and make free calls with it through my iPhone.  It also let me pick out my own phone number and as a result, I got a great number to market myself.”
Chris Richardson • Broker/Salesperson, Prominent Realty

“My favorite online gadget is Google Patents. It’s a free tool for a quick search of patents and published patent applications.  It’s great for would-be inventors to use in getting a general idea of how crowded the market space for their invention might be.”
Seaton Curran • Intellectual Property Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP

“My new Blu-ray DVD player. It replaced my DVD/CD player and makes movies so crisp and nice. The unit also allows you to download Internet TV and thousands of movies. Movies are recognized immediately in the Blu-ray, then I’m ready to watch great movies or quickly delete a movie if it appears less than good. I’m lovin’ it!”
Casey Strachan • VP Creative Services, KPS3 Marketing

“The iPhone.  I think it’s the best invention in the last ten years.  You can do so much with it, it’s portable, the things you can do with it are endless.  I love it.”
Max Aceituno • President, MaximoMedia