The NoiseBuster Active Noise Reduction Safety Earmuff is an important hearing protection product for industrial workers as well as for do-it-yourself users of lawnmowers, leaf blowers and power tools.

Unlike traditional passive-only earmuffs and earplugs, the NoiseBuster provides more complete protection from a wider range of noise frequencies, particularly the low frequency noise generated by engines, motors and fans that are prevalent in many industrial settings. The passive component of the NoiseBuster ANR Earmuff has a very competitive Noise Reduction Rating of 26dB and the ANR component provides as much as 20dB of added noise reduction within the low-frequency bandwidth of 20-800 Hz. The earmuff is priced at $149.

From now until December 31, 2007, consumers will receive a free AM/FM radio earmuff with every purchase of a NoiseBuster ANR Safety Earmuff while supplies last. This is a $39 value absolutely free.

Garmin has launched a unique, all-in-one software solution that turns selected smartphones with internal GPS into high-end navigators. Garmin Mobile XT is a mobile phone software application that seamlessly pairs the phone’s built-in GPS with Garmin’s software so that customers have the benefits of navigation anywhere in Europe or North America. Unlike other mobile phone applications, Garmin Mobile XT offers convenient preloaded maps and includes access to dynamic content like premium real-time traffic alerts and weather reports but does not require any monthly fees.

Belkin announced its new n52te, a hybrid gaming keyboard built to dominate in FPS, MMORPG, and RTS computer games. An improvement over its predecessor, the n52, the n52te is enhanced by Razer’s killer performance software, which boasts a competitive advantage with portable player profiles, robust customization tools, and cool blue backlighting.

A California man, Timothy Smith, has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a Santa Clara County Superior court, accusing the company of turning his unlocked iPhone into useless piece of electronics. In court papers filed by Smith’s attorney Damian Fernandez, it is alleged that Apple is violating California’s antitrust laws.

Smith argues in court papers filed Friday and made available at InfoWeek Apple is in violation of California’s Cartwright Act because “Apple prohibits iPhone consumers from using and purchasing a cell phone service other than through AT&T.” The case may also hinge on a clause in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that Fernandez interprets to mean a carrier-subsidized phone can be unlocked 90 days after purchase.

Motion Apps has released another minor update to their mVoice call recording and voice memo app. This is the latest in a continuing series of performance and feature improvements to the app. The latest version update bring mVoice up to version 5.5.4. The new version adds the following improvements: an added option for starting mVoice main screen upon recording, LED indicator options and other minor improvements and tweaks.

Fast food chain McDonald’s said on Saturday it would offer free wireless Internet access across its 1,200-strong restaurants in the UK, making it the country’s biggest provider of free wireless broadband access.

The move reflects increasing competition in the UK’s broadband market dominated by contract or pay-as-you-go services, where a regular hotspot user usually has to pay around 5-pounds ($10.18) for an hour log-on.

Digital Foci announced the new Pocket Album, a digital keychain photo viewer with a 1.5-inch color LCD screen that lets you carry your favorite photos right in your pocket. Pocket Album holds a selection of up to 74 pictures with its 8MB internal memory. Photos can be viewed by scrolling manually or through an automatic photo slideshow with adjustable slideshow intervals. Priced at $39.95, the viewer is available immediately in black, silver, and blue and includes a USB cable, USB-AC adapter and Photo Viewer Software.

In this article, Heather Wardell puts five fitness applications through their paces, so to speak, and make recommendations for other runners and fitness enthusiasts.

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Resco, provider of advanced developer controls and tools for mobile devices, announced availability of Resco AdvancedTree .NET control, optimized for .NET Compact Framework 2.0, integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Resco AdvancedTree .NET is a control able to display a tree of data. Each node is displayed using a pre-designed NodeTemplate that can display text, links or images. Supports the DelayLoad functionality which can be utilized to display large amounts of data in a short time. Strong Visual Studio Designer support is already a standard of Resco controls. The control is fully optimized for tricky environment of mobile devices.

Apple is set to release the iPhone in the UK on November 9th. Dubbed as “the” luxury product, the iPhone comes complete with a number of features including a large touch screen instead of the traditional keypad usually found on Smartphones. This beauty doubles up as an iPod music and video player and as if that wasn’t enough, it also incorporates a digital camera.

Ever since news of the much awaited iPhone release stormed into the UK market, Proporta has stayed one step ahead of the game with their cases and accessories already available and ready for purchase. With only a couple of cases on standby for another few weeks, Proporta have stopped anyone missing out by opening up their doors and allowing interested customers to pre-order them.