NEWERTECH ANNOUNCES NEW LOW-COST “BACK TO SCHOOL” ESSENTIAL TECH PRODUCTS

11 Piece Portable Toolkit for Servicing Computers & Adding Memory - Highest Capacity Replacement Batteries for Macs & iPods - Powered Hub Storage Drive for Sharing Devices in College Dorms or Home

August 21, 2008 Woodstock, IL -- Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech®) www.newertech.com, the leading developer of PC, Macintosh®, iPod®, and iPhone® performance upgrades and accessories, today announced new low-cost “Back to School” essential technology products that help students get the most value from their technology gadgets and computers.

NewerTech “Back to School” essential products include:

* New NewerTech 11 Piece Portable Toolkit for servicing and upgrading computers and consumer electronics devices, like iPods.
* Two new high-capacity NewerTech NuPower® replacement batteries for Apple iBooks.
* Lower pricing on NewerTech miniStack® FireWire® 400/USB 2.0 powered hub storage solutions.
* Lower pricing on NewerTech NuPower ViDEO+ rechargeable battery for the iPod video models.

New 11 Piece Portable Toolkit Lets Students Upgrade & Service Computers & Electronic Devices

The NewerTech 11 Piece Portable Toolkit includes everything a student needs to service, add memory, and upgrade desktop and laptop computers, as well as small consumer electronics devices like iPods. The toolkit features a variety of straight blade and Philips head screwdrivers, Torx drivers, a scissor clamp, tweezers, and two nylon “spudgers” pry tools organized in a padded nylon carrying case for ready access. The NewerTech 11 Piece Portable Toolkit is priced at $17.99.

Highest Capacity NuPower Batteries - Students Use Laptops Longer in Class

Two new NuPower batteries for iBooks join the NewerTech high-capacity battery line for Apple PowerBook® and iBook® computers, delivering the longest runtimes and lifetimes available on the market. The new NuPower 4400mAh battery for Apple iBook “Clamshell” models have a 37.5% greater capacity and the new NuPower 4400mAh battery for Apple iBook G3 14" models delivers a 18.2% greater capacity than Apple OEM batteries. Both new NewerTech batteries are priced at $99.95/each and come backed by a one year warranty.

All NuPower batteries are manufactured in the U.S. utilizing top tier, balanced Lithium Ion cells and small batch manufacturing processes to achieve an up to 62% higher capacity than Apple OEM batteries. Additionally, NuPower batteries employ a Thermal Fuse, so if an unsafe temperature is ever reached, the battery is permanently disabled ensuring optimum safety.

miniStack Most Affordable Storage Drive/USB Powered Hub on Market

The NewerTech miniStack line of FireWire and USB 2.0 powered hub storage solutions is now available at a lower price, starting at $104.99 for the 80GB model. Perfect for students on a budget, miniStack is the ideal choice for external storage without taking up a lot of space in a crowded college dorm or home/apartment. miniStack also functions as a centralized desktop hub for connecting multiple devices, such as scanners, printers, memory card readers, digital cameras and iPods simultaneously and clutter-free. With seven ports (three FireWire 400 and four USB 2.0) and capacities up to 1.5TB, miniStack is the ideal portable hard drive storage solution to move among multiple Macintosh® computers/laptops and virtually any Windows® or Linux®-based computer with a USB or FireWire port.

Listen to 80 Hours of Music/16 Hours of Video with Lower Priced ViDEO+ Rechargeable Battery Pack

The NewerTech NuPower ViDEO+ rechargeable battery pack, stand and docking station is now priced at only $27.95. NuPower ViDEO+ gives iPod video users up to 80 hours of music or 16 hours of video runtime. It also doubles as a portable charger to give an iPod video internal battery up to three charges. A built-in Dock Connector enables NuPower ViDEO+ to be used with most accessories, including iPods (for synching and charging), FM transmitters, audio out, and video out products.

“In these uncertain economic times, it makes financial sense to keep existing technology products working to their maximum capabilities as well as getting the best value for your budget,” said Grant Dahlke, NewerTech’s Marketing Manager. “These new products and price reductions let students add runtime to their work and play time, perform memory and hard drive upgrades, and expand desktop storage capacity and device connectivity without breaking the back to school budget.”

NewerTech “Back to School” Essentials Tech Product Pricing:

* NewerTech 11 Piece Portable Toolkit is priced at $17.99.
* Two NewerTech NuPower 4400mAh batteries for Apple iBook “Clamshell” and Apple iBook G3 14" are priced at $99.95 each.
* miniStack line of FireWire and USB 2.0 powered hub storage solutions is priced starting at $104.99 for the 80GB model.
* NewerTech NuPower ViDEO+ rechargeable battery pack, stand, and docking station is priced at $27.95.

The NewerTech “Back to School” essential tech products are available immediately from NewerTech’s exclusive distributor, Other World Computing, at www.macsales.com, as well as through the retail channel.

For more information:

NuPower batteries for iBook models or the entire NewerTech NuPower notebook battery line, visit www.newertech.com/products/laptop.php.

miniStack or the entire NewerTech external storage line, visit www.newertech.com/products/externalhd.php.

NuPower ViDEO+ rechargeable battery pack, stand and docking station, visit: www.newertech.com/products/vidplus.php.

11 Piece Portable Toolkit, visit www.newertech.com/products/11pctoolset.php.

About Newer Technology, Inc.

Since 1984, Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) has been recognized as the leading developer of performance upgrades for PowerBooks®, desktop Macintosh computers, Intel Macs, iMacs®, iPods, iPhones, and Mac OS compatibles. NewerTech is headquartered in Woodstock, Illinois. Dealer inquiries are welcome by calling 815-308-7001 or by emailing sales@newertech.com.