New for U.S. consumers

Now available in the U.S., GrowVeg.com is a web-based garden planning tool which helps gardeners grow fruit and vegetables to the best of their ability, whatever the size or shape of their garden or plot. It is easy to draw out a garden plan and decide how best to plant it. The planning tool clearly shows how much space plants require and how to group them for maximum success, removing the need to look up planting distances and crop families. Growing advice is just one click away as you select the plants that you wish to include, enabling you to solve problems and maximise your harvest from the space you have. An annual subscription costs just $25, but a free 30 day trial is available at http://www.growveg.com.

Another consumer product newly available in the U.S. is Spysure. This PC product helps protect children from paedophiles and blocks adult content. It monitors and views activities and tells you what is happening online. http://www.spysure.com

It is estimated that in July 2009 the number of consumers in the U.S. will exceed 307 million (compared to 61 million in the UK). It is also calculated that 24 percent of the world's PCs in use are in the U.S.