4 Tricks to Keep Your Gadgets in Sync

Whatever you do for a living, chances are you are now using at least a few tech gadgets to help you along the way. I guess it is safe to say that their number is growing each year and you find it harder and harder to keep them all in sync. You could just bring them all with you. That is, if you don't mind kids stopping you on the street to ask for an autograph from Inspector Gadget.

Fortunately, there are now a lot of available tools for data synchronization. In fact, they are getting so many that it can be overwhelming when it comes to choosing which method to pick. To make your job easier, here are four of them that are sure not to disappoint

GoGadget

Okay, I realize the name of this product doesn'thelp with your Inspector Gadget comparison, but fortunately enough for you, you don't have to say "Go, go, gadget synchronizer!" to make it work. For only $20 GoGadget will sync all sorts of digital gadgets phones, digital picture frames, tables, e-readers, GPS navigators. Or as the creators of the software say: If you can connect your gadget to your computer with a USB cable, chances are, GoGadget can sync it. Among GoGadet's best features is the ability to automatically resize photos to best fit the screen of your gadgets and convert videos into viewable formats. To make you selection quicker, once you plug in a device, GoGadget will only display files with a data type that it can support.

Evernote

Evernote is another great tool for data synchronization and the good news is that it's free. It is also pretty versatile, as you can use it on a Windows phone, an Android phone, an iPhone, even a Blackberry. In addition to syncing all your photos, video and other data, Evernote has some pretty neat features that make it stand out. For starters, the new version comes equipped with a reminder to help you synchronize all your events and appointments across your devices. The developers have come up with a clever extension that lets you save entire webpages (text, images, links) and save it in your cloud storage account. For $5 a month or $45 a year, you can get the Premium version that has more cloud storage and some additional features such as an offline notebook to access your notes faster on your mobile device even without an Internet connection.

Leef Bridge Dual USB

Wireless synchronization is great, but sometimes you need to transfer data quickly without an access to an Internet connection or having to carry a bunch of cables. In addition, cloud space is often not big enough to support all of your storage needs. This is where Leef Bridge's product, unveiled just two weeks ago, can come in very handy. It's a USB flash drive with two connectors a regular USB and a OTG micro USB, which makes it compatible not only with PCs and Macs but with smartphones, e-readers, tablets and other gadgets that support USB On-The-Go connection.

DLNA

If you want to make your life so much easier both at home, and at work, buy DLNA-capable devices. DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance and it's a non-profit organization started by Sony in 2003. DLNA allows for file sharing between devices you can play music on your stereo straight from your smartphone or print a document while browsing on your tablet. You might think that it's too much hassle to get DLNA-capable devices, but chances are you already have some, even a lot. As of January 2012, there were more than 440 million devices that support DLNA streaming and that includes PCs, TVs, stereos, smartphones, tablets, mp3 players and a lot more made by major brands. Again, Apple is something of an outlier, but you can get the Ready DLNA app through which you can remotely access DLNA media on you ReadyNAS. For all other devices, use Plex.

You can use these clever and convenient ways to synchronize data for now. Also, a a great USB charging cable will also transfer data between your mobile and computer.

In the future they will discover a way to build in all the gadgets we need in our brain, so we can all be a modern and digital version of the good old Inspector Gadget.