Power to Your Promotion

It appears that prices for USBs have gone up and availability has gone down in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, where a great deal of electronic components are manufactured. The result is a lengthening in lead time from some suppliers. However, if Japan can repair and re-open its factories as fast as it has repaired some of its major roads, this will be a short-term inconvenience. 

Available in a range of shapes (here we feature aircraft and handbag designs) and finishes (from stylish and sophisticated to sparkly), branded USBs are a great way to keep your name in sight or to send your catalogue or promotional campaign info. to your clients. 

USBs … Stylish & Sophisticated … 

This brand new and very sophisticated promotional USB memory stick comes from Total Merchandise. Its silver plated and leather casing makes it a premium gift for premium clients. The product has 2GB capacity and has a print area of 25 x 12mm for engraving or 50 x 12mm for embossing.  

Bpma member, Total Merchandise, is one of the UK's largest promotional merchandise suppliers of printed business gifts and merchandise, including clothing, clocks, folders, wallets, mugs and mouse mats.

 

        … a Model Gift …

 

 

Bader of Bahrain supplies a comprehensive and practical new range of airline-themed accessories including USBs in the shape of aircraft (pictured), airplane tail fins and helicopters. 

Air craft themed gifts are also available as book ends and coat hooks, plus the company supplies airline awards, again shaped as airplanes or tail fins.

 

 

 

… Charming & Sparking …

 

Charms Technology Ltd. was established in 2005 and its aim is keeping customers focused on the future with innovative IT products. The company offers a comprehensive range of electronic products such as USB flash drives, memory cards, digital photo frames, digital cameras, mobile phones and other digital products.

The company’s USBs come with plastic or metal cases in a wide range of colours and shapes, including football shape and football boot shape, golf ball and cricket ball shape – just the thing for sporting promotions. But the way to a girl’s heart is through some serious bling and Charms Technology also supplies this crystal-covered USB charm, which proves that practical can still be fun.

 

 

High Tech and Highly Useful

 

Fluid Branding is a major supplier of promotional merchandise and supplies this portable, rubberised, Bluetooth mini keyboard with a working distance of over 10 meters. Compatible with Bluetooth 2.0 it has a built in rechargeable Li-ion battery, powered by USB.

Systems supported: Smart Mobile System: 1. Nokia Symbian S60 OS, 2. Google Android OS, 3. Windows Mobile 6.0 OS, 4. iPhone 4.0 OS. Support PC and HDPC, Desktop Computer/Laptop System Requirements: Bluetooth-enabled PC running Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP or Vista and Bluetooth-enabled Macintosh running Mac OS 10.2.8 or later.

Dimensions are 115 x 60 x 6 mm and it comes with installation CD, manual and USB cable.

 

 

Staying with portable hi tech merchandise, EIC supplies this portable DVD player (product code LG DP561). This 8 inch screen model comes with a car kit and carry case and pricing ranges from £65.42 + VAT and carriage. 

This model features five hours playback time, 3D surround sound, fast charge and can play CDs as well as DVDs.  USB direct recording is possible to copy CD’s to USB.

 

 

 

Accessories for Hi Tech Products … in Black Cherry Flavour …

Co prom supplies these unusual lip gloss mobile phone charms. They are available in clear, lilac or pink from stock. The featured charm has a black cherry flavour, but other colours and flavours are available (strawberry flavour for Wimbledon anyone?)

Lead time is three weeks, and print area is 6 x 30mm. As a price guide, an order of 3,000 to 5,000 would work out at approx. 88-89p each + VAT and carriage(unprinted).

Co Prom Promotional Solutions

 

                          

… Keep it Clean …

To ensure ultimate function, high tech products need cleaning and protecting.

Senator, best known for supplying promotional writing instruments, including pens, is also the exclusive promotional partner for the highly original, design-led retail range of products from Koziol. Its latest range of computer accessories includes Lucky, an environmentally friendly screen cleaner in the shape of a dog, which is available in orange, red, blue or green. Lucky can be fully branded with a company name or logo.

Winni-Two (pictured) is also part of the range. It’s a keyboard brush which features Mohican-style bristles on top, plus back bristles to banish crumbs and dust from between the keys.  Winni-Two can be fully personalised with a company name or logo and is available in translucent orange, red, blue or green.

 

This multi-function computer accessory from High Profile features an anti-static screen-wipe strip, a keyboard brush, plus a letter opener. The brush can easily be withdrawn into the plastic body to protect the bristles.  Available in white with a minimum of 100 pieces, the Screen and Keyboard Cleaner can be printed in up to four colour process and has a lead time of about two weeks.

 

Richard Wood, Managing Director of High Profile, said, “Offering our clients even more variety within an already expansive range of desk products, High Profile’s computer accessories are incredibly functional.  Because they are also handy, they will be used again and again and the brand message or logo of the giver will maintain a presence on the desk top for a long period of time.”

 

        … and Cosy …

 

Again from the aforementioned Fluid Branding comes this 17 inch laptop sleeve. It’s made of 5mm neoprene and is reversible, offering two colours for the price of one. Dimensions are 400 x 300 mm. 

That concludes our round up of high tech products and accessories, but if I’ve missed something from your company, then just forward the details and a pic and we’ll slot it into our news section.

Next month (May), our feature will preview the PROMOTA Exhibition, which takes place at the Telford Centre, 8 & 9 June. So, if you are taking part and want us to preview your products, just let me know at editor@promotional-merchandise.org.uk.

 

Carole Bull, Editor.

 

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