Matthew Olivolo February 26th, 2009

I just discovered a great website that offers residents in Orange County all you need to know about great shopping deals, fashion, dinning and where to buy the hottest new products on the market.  Greer Wylder, founder of Greer’s OC dot com  in Costa Mesa, created a great resource for local OC residents who want to find great deals on the newest trends.

Through her passion for handbags, Greer discovered the Mobile Edge for Her Women’s Collection of stylish laptop carrying cases and accessories and had to write about our products.  She was really interested in our new Women’s Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Case Collection, specifically our ScanFast Onyx Briefcase.  Check out her site for great deals on products and even a discount code for Mobile Edge products exclusively for Greer’s oC readers.  Here is a brief mention from her website.

GOTTA BRAND-NEW BAG!

Ready for a new laptop bag? Mobile Edge, an Anaheim-based company, specializes in innovative and stylish laptop computer carrying cases and accessories for on-the-go lifestyles.

Mobile Edge features high quality products for women and men, including carrying cases, messenger bags, briefcases, and backpacks.

There’s even new checkpoint friendly laptop cases designed to make traveling easier–airport screeners can X-Ray a traveler’s laptop while still inside these bags. And the company offers Lifetime Warranty on its entire line.

Click here to visit Greer’s OC Website.

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Matthew Olivolo February 23rd, 2009

Technology editor Scott Carmichael of Gadling.com reviewed the new Mobile Edge M100 PowerSmart Headset. As with nearly every person that has used this product including Scott, they are all surprised at how amazing the sound quality is on this headset.  Notably, the PowerSmart Headset has been awarded the 2009 iF Product Design Award from the International Forum Design Organization based in Hanover, Germany.

Here is a clip from the product review posted on Gadling.com.  To read the full review click on the link posted at the bottom of this page.

We’ve mentioned Mobile Edge here on Gadling before, but mainly for their excellent checkpoint friendly bags. In addition to these bags, the company also offers a lineup of travel gadgets. One of those gadgets is the new M100 PowerSmart Bluetooth headset.

The M100 is special thanks to an ingenious folding design. When you are not using the headset, you simply fold it flat and attach it to the included lanyard clip. When in the “off” position, you get a whopping 60 days standby time out of the headset. The headset comes with an AC adapter and a very clever L shaped USB plug.

The M100 is also pocket friendly – when in the standby position, the headset locks the call button, preventing one of those embarrassing phone calls made to friends by mistake.

Audio quality is quite outstanding, mainly thanks to the flanged earpiece, which keeps the headset nice and snug in your ears, blocking outside noise.

To read the full review click here.

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Matthew Olivolo February 13th, 2009

Enjoy special Valentine’s Day savings on the Mobile Edge website.  Choose from your choice of Pink themed laptop bags that are sure to make a statement. Order your special someone a practical gift they can use for years to come.  From everyone here at Mobile Edge, we want to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day Weekend!

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Matthew Olivolo February 6th, 2009

By Jason Perlow, ZDNet Technology Writer

The Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack, $99.00, as pictured at the Delta Crown Club at Newark Liberty International Airport B Terminal, is the ideal travel accessory for anyone who does a lot of flying.

As many of you know, I make my living as a traveling systems architect and infrastructure expert. Approximately four days out of the week I am typically on the road and flying all over the United States, doing work for my employer, IBM. Since the September 2001 attacks, travel has become a tremendous hassle for anyone who makes their living this way, so naturally anything that actually makes my life easier in the course of doing business travel is a godsend.

When the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) relaxed its screening rules in 2008 to allow for travel bag designs that permit the scanning of laptops without having to remove them,  I was thrilled. Anyone who travels frequently knows that the security screening process slows you down and potentially could damage your computer due to mishandling (or could even cause you to lose your laptop on the line due to the distraction of having to remove your computer, your shoes and other items). I recently evaluated one of the first TSA-approved bag designs, the $149.00 Skooba Checkthrough, and I thought it was a very good initial entry into the security-enhanced laptop bag market.

While indeed the Skooba is an excellent traditional laptop bag design, and is quite durable and easy to use, it’s not my ideal form factor. I’m more of a backpack type of guy. Right now, there aren’t many manufacturers making TSA-approved laptop backpacks. One of those few is Mobile Edge, who was nice enough to send me their latest men’s ScanFast backpack. It should be noted that not only is Mobile Edge one of the few companies doing backpacks, but they are also the only one I know of doing ladies TSA-approved designs as well.

The $99.00 Mobile Edge ScanFast backpack looks like your typical laptop backpack, and is constructed out of durable 1680 Denier Ballistic Nylon. Where it differs from regular backpack designs is that the section which holds the laptop  “Butterflies” open, so that it can be directly scanned on the conveyor belt. Once the bag is scanned and rolls out the other side of the Rapiscan unit, you pick it up, zip the butterfly compartment back up, and you’re on your way again.

While the TSA cannot endorse specific products, it should be noted that the ScanFast backpack was chosen by the government’s airport security administration as the “demo” unit in order to train its own staff on the new approved bag designs. So if you use a Mobile Edge, you can be assured that the TSA employees themselves will recognize the design and are unlikely to hassle you and force you to remove your laptop.

I’ve been lucky enough to have been using the ScanFast backpack for three weeks — traveling to Orlando on vacation, and back and forth twice to Atlanta for work — and I can say that the bag holds up very well and I like using it. It’s got a ton of storage space in it and it’s very comfortable to carry. At $99, it’s definitely a no-brainer purchase for anyone who does a large amount of business travel.

To read the full review click here.

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Matthew Olivolo February 6th, 2009

Mobile Edge is proud to announce their “style team” will be attending the World Shoe Association (WSA) Show in Las Vegas, February 12th -14th.  As an exhibitor, they will be showing off their newest handbags, totes, clutches and sleeves all designed for the modern day Fashionista.

The design team at Mobile Edge is proud show off their newest Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Cases designed specifically for women.  Now, travelers do not need to remove their laptop when passing through airport security checkpoints.  This helps save time, and eliminates the possibility of the travelers laptop being stolen, damaged or even forgotten.  On average 12,000 laptops are lost or stolen at airport checkpoints weekly nationwide.  As the only manufacturer to offer TSA compliant laptop bags for women, it is our duty to show them off.

Mobile Edge offers everything from corporate sophisticated to trendy casual and everything in between.  With more than 150 different products designed by women for women, Mobile Edge truly is the leader in stylish laptop carrying cases.

Stop by our booth on the show room floor at the famous Mandalay Bay Hotel Convention Center, Second Level Booth 32235. Show specials will be offered so be sure to stop by.  See you there!

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