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Gadget Advisor is a new blog started in September 2008 that focuses on bringing you unbiased reviews of gadgets.

The blog has a very elegant and clean interface that is pleasing to the eyes. The blog looks at hand picking topics to write on based on new product launches. You can read some of their reviews to get an idea about their style of writing. Some examples are their review on The Logitech universal remote control, DViCo TViX M-6500A network media player, or their article on how to evaluate online backup services.

Review: XRoads Networks

xroads.gifXRoads Networks, a private company headquartered in California, is a developer of network optimization appliances utilizing Unified Bandwidth Management (UBM) technology. The network optimization appliances from XRoads Network provides a secure environment for network traffic shaping, multi-WAN network load balancing, and VPN tunnel balancing.

XRoads Networks provides a host of products and solutions offerings. Two of their products are the EdgeXL™ Enterprise Bandwidth Manager and the Edge2WAN™ SMB Bandwidth Manager. Their solutions include Diverse Link Routing, Application Performance Management, Site2Site VPN Optimization, and Enterprise Security Suite, to name a few.

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Getting into details about their MultiWAN load-balancing solutions. This happens to be one of the core components of the Edge platform from XRoads Network. It allows you to combine multiple WAN links which enables you to reach an impressive 99.999% uptime. This is talking 24×7 uptime for your network. Imagine what it will do for your business. There is no connectivity issues and end-users and customers are happy. To highlight some of the key features of their load balancing solution. You get

  1. Multi-homing and reliability (24×7 uptime)
  2. Broadband aggregation (combine multiple WAN links)
  3. Inbound server balancing (Improves response rates)
  4. Application routing (Determine routing of critical Vs non-critical applications)

You can read another great review about XRoads Network at NetworkWorld. Just highlighting their closing statement in their detailed review:

The 5500e is a flexible, good-quality WAN optimization tool that we recommend you look at closely.

The next time you are looking for products or solutions of this kind, do evaluate XRoads Networks.

Amazon’s eBook Reader: Kindle

kindle.jpgAmazon launched its $399 wireless eBook reader a few days back and its had a mixed bag of reviews. The eBook allows you to download and read books, newspapers and browse the web on-the-go. You can buy books online from the Kindle Online Store.

Rather than providing my own set of comments on the reader, its best you read opinions on it from leading blogs:

  • Amazon Kindle at ProductWiki
  • TechCrunch gave it a thumbs down. The web browser took as long as 55 seconds to load the TechCrunch page!
  • Read the specs at Engadget

Get your Honda Car Quotes for FREE!

carsblvd.gifAre you looking at purchasing one or more Honda cars? How do you know that your dealer is giving you the best deal possible? Well…its best to use a website car CarsBlvd.com to get your Honda Car Quotes.

CarsBlvd.com is a car comparison site that lets consumers compare prices on vehicles. CarsBlvd provides you 2 quotes for free. You can then compare quotes below wholesale prices by letting dealers compete for your business! This ensures that you get the best Honda Car Prices available in the market.

The procedure to get the quote is quite simple as well. Just select the car type, your contact details, and your ZIP code. That’s it!

Win $1,800 worth of advertising for free!

Gadgettastic Competition @ TechNotes

Gadgettastic, a blog focusing on gadgets and technology, is running a Free Advertisement Competition where one lucky winner will win an advertisement slot on that blog for 3 months. This is worth $1,800 as per the blog.

This is a wonderful way to promote your blog. All you need to do is to write a post about this competition, to enter the draw.

Go ahead, and submit your entry for the competition, which runs till 30th October ‘07.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED REVIEW.

10 Weirdest Products of 2006

This might be old news but I recently came across it and thought of sharing it with all of you…

The weirdest products of 2006 features some really interesting products. How about a USB based missile launcher!!! See the image below…

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