BUYER'S GUIDE: Cool Tools

Put a lock on door protection
Lockboxes can scrape, scratch, and generally abuse door finishes. However, the Lock Box Door Protector establishes a buffer zone that stops door damage from creating friction with clients and customers. It also includes a pocket where you can place up to 10 business cards. Prices range from 10 for $25 to 100 for $175; NewHomeSale.com, Franklin, Mass.; 888/354-6634; www.newhomesale.com.

Get your tech stuff together
If your computer melts down, could you quickly track down the tech support number, your computer’s warranty information, serial number, and hard drive specs? C . . . I Am Organized’s segmented binder consolidates all the vital information about your computer, as well as your software, digital camera, and phone system. Stow it on your office shelf and you’ll never rifle through your drawers looking for tech information again. Tech Organizer, $120; Tech Organizer plus PDA version, $175. Epower Organize It Inc., Chester, N.H.; www.epowerorganizeit.com.

Pocket-sized showings
Make an impression on relocating customers or during your next open house by putting a house showing in buyers’ wallets. RealTour Builder, a multimedia design program, allows you to craft CD-ROM business cards incorporating such features as video, photos, and your own commentary. Or use the CDs to promote yourself or your brokerage. Software $199; updates $10–$20. SingleHanded Inc., Salt Lake City; 800/360-4687; www.realtourbuilder.com.

House painting
SmARTlens can turn an ordinary photograph into a closing gift masterpiece. Submit an image of your buyer’s house—via print, slide, negative, CD-ROM, or floppy disk—to smARTlens and its technicians will digitally transform it into a “painted” picture. Suitable for framing, these 11-by-14-inch prints are available on artist’s canvas or watercolor paper. $25 per print. SmARTlens Corp., Dunedin, Fla.; 877/597-7700; www.smartlens.com.

Prices are the manufacturers’ suggested retail prices and are subject to change. NAR doesn’t evaluate or endorse these products and isn’t responsible for changes in company info.

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