 Everybody loves the all-in-one ease of a multi-function tool. That’s why Craftsmen Industries offers the Pod, a custom-built exhibit with Swiss Army Knife appeal. All the exhibit-support elements, from signage to reception desks to product displays, store inside the Pod for shipping. Once the Pod arrives on the trade show floor, it is forklifted into place, then unfolded to morph from an 8-by-20-foot shipping container to an exhibit measuring nearly 675 square feet. The sides of the container become the floor, and various booth components are pulled from the inside of the container and placed around the exhibit. Use one Pod as your small exhibit, or combine multiple Pods for larger configurations.
Contact: Craftsmen Industries, St. Charles, MO, 800-373-3575, www.craftsmenind.com
 Want a little added dimension and texture without a lot of added weight? Then consider Gerriets International Inc.’s white Camouflage fabric for your booth. Suspended from overhead truss to act as walls or dividers, the coated-polyester fabric features an overall pattern of random cuts that create a three-dimensional surface, adding depth and interest. The fabric can also be hung on existing surfaces to update a look. A standard roll measures 92 inches wide and 32 yards long.
Contact: Gerriets International Inc., Ewing, NJ, 800-369-3695, www.gi-info.com
 
Give your in-booth video presentation a contemporary feel with the LCD Digital Designer Series digital-signage system from Diazit Co. Inc. Mounted on a free-standing base or directly to a wall, the stainless-steel monitors feature a 32-inch LCD screen that can be displayed in landscape (64 inches tall) or portrait (68 inches tall) format. The system operates off a smart-card player that plays a continuous video loop and can be customized with your company logo or Wi-Fi capabilities. The digital-signage system is available in black or silver finish and allows for seamless presentation of images and high-definition video.
Contact: Diazit Co. Inc., Youngsville, NC, 800-334-6641, www.diazit.com
A reception desk adds a professional look to your trade show booth, but its additional weight also adds to your shipping costs. Poster Garden introduces Fabric Counter, a customizable pop-up counter that incorporates lightweight fabric and a wooden counter top. The Fabric Counter sets up in minutes, features an internal shelf for storage, and comes with a carrying case.
Contact: PosterGarden, Portland, OR, 800-707-0204, www.postergarden.com
Show more of your exhibit graphics with Testrite Visual Products Inc.’s large-format, digital-graphic wrap frames, which let the graphic wrap around the edges of the frame. Instead of putting a frame over your canvas or fabric graphics, wrap your graphic over the frame, letting attendees see more of the big picture. The aluminum-alloy product comes in two styles: the Framegraphix, which uses hook-and-loop fasteners to hold the graphics to the frame; and the Hercules model with wood inserts that allow the graphics to be stapled or tacked to the frame. The frames range from 8 inches to 120 inches, and frame pieces are sold in pairs, with each pair making up opposing sizes. For example, combine an 80-inch pair with a 40-inch pair to get a 40-by-80-inch frame.
Contact: Testrite Visual Products Inc., Hackensack, NJ, 888-873-2735, www.testrite.com
 Renting a Wi-Fi connection for your trade show booth puts you at the mercy of show management’s technology and equipment. But with the Digi Wi-Point 3G from Digi International Inc., a Wi-Fi connection is as close — and controllable — as your cell phone. The Wi-Point is a PC data-card based cellular router with an integrated Wi-Fi access point, which acts as a cellular-to-Wi-Fi hotspot to provide secure, high-speed Internet access to remote work groups and devices. It supports more than 40 different data cards and works on the 3G cellular network.
Contact: Digi International Inc., Minnetonka, MN, 877-912-3444, www.digi.com
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 Need more space in your trade show booth? The All-in-One Monitor Workstation from Chief Manufacturing Inc. can help. The workstation can be mounted
on a wall and supports a video/computer monitor, a CPU mount, and a height-adjustable flip-up keyboard tray. Installed horizontally or vertically, and the monitor, keyboard, and CPU mount move independently for greater adaptability.
Contact: Chief Manufacturing Inc., Savage, MN, 800-582-6480, www.chiefmfg.com
Why opt for complex exhibitry when clean and simple will do? Paradigm Imaging Group Inc. offers its new Booth-In-A-Box as a simple all-in-one solution for your exhibit space. The nearly 8-foot-tall pop-up frame package sets up in less than an hour and features end panels, photo-quality graphic panels, two halogen lights, a single-case conversion skirt, and two literature racks. The entire setup fits any 8- or 10-foot exhibit space.
Contact: Paradigm Imaging Group Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, 888-221-7226, www.paradigmimaging.com
Put the spotlight on your trade show booth with Quality One Engineering Inc.’s Synergy LED light fixture. The Synergy light measures 19 inches tall and 6.5 inches at its widest, contains 148 LED bulbs, uses half the energy of a comparable halogen light, and burns at a low temperature.
Contact: Quality
One Engineering Inc., Privado, ON, Canada, 800-746-9266, www.showbooth.com
With the new Sync Pop-Up System from Optima Graphics Inc., displaying back-wall graphics in your exhibit is a snap. The strong, lightweight aircraft-grade aluminum structure has a color-coded frame-and-channel design, with recessed magnets in the channels and a self-locking feature that makes installation simple. The multiple-quad display features 30-by-30-inch quads and comes in a variety of sizes. It can be customized for your company’s booth.
Contact: Optima Graphics Inc., Fenton, MO, 800-844-8877, www.optimagfx.com
 Get the look of neon and the benefits of LED with Californeon Lighting’s Flex Plus lighting product. Perfect for adding a little pizzazz to your booth, the flexible LED light tubes are waterproof, use low voltage, and give off little heat. Plus, you can run 120 to 160 feet of lighting on a single outlet. The Flex Plus can be used with colored PVC jackets to add color to the lights.
Contact: Californeon Lighting, Camarillo, CA, 800-336-6500, www.californeon.com
 Give on-the-go booth visitors the power to charge up their portable devices anywhere and anytime. The 4-inch long Powerstick from Ecosol Solar Technologies Inc. is like a miniature power station that fits in your briefcase. Simply plug it into any USB port to charge it up. Then unplug it, and use one of the Powerstick’s 10 different adaptors to charge your cell phones, Blackberries, iPods, digital cameras, Bluetooth headsets, and more. Branded with your company name, the Powerstick is the perfect premium exhibit giveaway.
Contact: Ecosol Solar Technologies Inc., ON, Canada, 613-230-4840, www.ecosolinc.com
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