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By David Doran

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After a few hours, the tiny LCD display on most calculatorsbecomes a sight that causes sore eyes. Canon's P121-DH GLOviewdisplay calculator takes some of that pain out of tax day with itsnew display, which features extra-large, illuminated green numberson a high-contrast, black background. For those who prefer apermanent record of their calculations, the P121-DH uses aserial-impact ink roller printer to produce two-color (red andpurple) printouts on standard plain-paper rolls. Designed for easeof use, the calculator also offers a large, ergonomic keypad withoversized keys for quick and comfortable data entry.

P121-DH GLOview
Canon USA
(800) OK-CANON
http://www.usa.canon.com
street Price: $50

Confetti Maker

The Fellowes ShredStik lets you keep confidential documents safefrom prying eyes-even after you've thrown them away. This slim,2-pound paper shredder uses a solid steel cutting system(impervious to paper clips and staples) to turn sheets of paperinto unreadable strips of confetti in the blink of an eye. Sized tofit over most wastebaskets, the ShredStik's wide throat andpowerful DC motor won't bog down even during high-volumeshredding jobs.

ShredStik
Fellowes Manufacturing
(800) 955-3344
http://www.fellowes.com
street Price: $29.99

Double Duty

The Xerox WorkCentre XD100 personal digital laser copier/printerlets you increase productivity without giving up precious deskspace. Built around a highly advanced digital-imaging systeminstead of the standard light lenses found on most copiers, theWorkCentre delivers enhanced image quality even on photographs anddocuments printed on colored paper. Drawing from a 250-sheet papertray, the WorkCentre produces 10 copies per minute in copier modeand eight pages per minute in printer mode. Other models in theWorkCentre line offer increased paper capacity, higher resolutionand document feeders.

WorkCentre XD100
Xerox
(800) TEAM-XRX
http://www.teamxrx.com
street Price: $1,100

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