Portable Gadgets for Your Mobile Office

If you telecommute, or your career demands you move from location to location, it's important you be equipped with the appropriate tools. Cell phones and laptops are a start, but many more portable gadgets are available that make working remotely easier and more efficient. Here are a few examples:

Portable Printers
Portable printers connect to your computer wirelessly via Bluetooth or WiFi, so no linking cord is necessary. They are a great option for business people who frequently travel via car, as they are not yet quite small enough to make them convenient for flyers.

Portable Projector
If your job includes giving presentations, you'll find a portable projector handy. Most portable projectors weigh less than 5 pounds and offer numerous easy-to-use options, so you don’t have to fiddle with the projector at your destination.

USB Flash Drive
Offering compact, removable and rewriteable storage space up to 128 GB, USB flash drives come in numerous designs and styles and slip easily into a computer’s USB port. Most USB drives weigh less than an ounce, making them ultra portable and suited to the mobile office worker.

USB Power Inverter
USB Power Inverters plug into your vehicle’s outlet and allow you to charge laptops, cell phones, game consoles, small power towels, and other AC devices. They also come equipped with a USB port for charging USB devices.

Bluetooth
Bluetooth capable hands-free devices are quickly becoming a necessity. With Bluetooth technology, a small computer chip allows a user to connect devices wirelessly using a radio frequency. Cell phones users, for example, wear an earpiece that's not physically connected to their cell phone, but with which they can still make and receive calls from. Bluetooth can also network between computers, wirelessly connect between your computer and external device, such as a mouse or printer, connect to the internet, and more.

Mobile Broadband
When you’re traveling, it can be hard to find secure and reliable internet access. To solve this problem, purchase a mobile broadband device for your laptop and subscribe to a plan through a provider such as Verizon.