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10 Mobile Gadgets for Business

NOOK Simple Touch, $79

For the Reading Mom: The NOOK touts having the longest battery life, offering 2 months worth of energy based on half an hour of daily use. The non-glare factor makes it easy to move from indoors to outdoors. The adjustable font and text size makes it simple for Mom to read whichever way is most comfortable for her. Ultra light is an understatement. The NOOK weighs in at less than 7.5 ounces. With access to over 2.5 million book titles and free newspapers, as well as the ability to borrow library e-books, she'll never run out of reading material.


Monitor: Dell S2340T

Touch-screen Monitor
For those who love navigating a tablet out in the field, and want to transfer that experience to a larger display in the office, a touch-screen monitor can increase productivity, especially if it’s compatible with Windows 8. Dell’s 23-inch S2340T features up to 10 multi-touch points, a flat screen, and a stand that users can position at almost any angle, including flat. Prices start at $699.99; www.dell.com.

Cloud Storage: Toshiba
Canvio Personal Cloud
Entrusting your documents, backup, and media to third-party cloud storage services such as Dropbox can be convenient, but it makes some professionals nervous.  Get the advantage of cloud storage that you control with the Canvio. It connects to your own wireless router and can sync and share just like Dropbox but without the monthly fee. $219 (2TB), $249 (3TB);
www.us.toshiba.com

Tablet: Nook HD+
Barnes & Noble’s new 9-inch Android tablet is the perfect size and weight for reading digital magazines and newspapers. Nook Newsstand offers access to hundreds of periodicals. Use the new Scrapbook feature to “tear” out pages and save them in personalized collections to make research or saving topic-specific stories easier than ever. $269 (16GB), $299 (32GB); www.nook.com

Tablet Accessory:
ZAGGKeys Flex
Mobility requires flexibility, and the Flex offers both. This Bluetooth keyboard works with the iPad and iPhone, Android tablets, and many other smartphones. Now you’ll get OS-specific shortcut keys with one keyboard. The Zagg Keys Flex is lightweight and comes with a case that doubles as a tablet stand. At 4.9 inches long and 4.8 inches wide, it won’t add bulk to your bag. $69.99; www.zagg.com


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