The Acer N50 is a wee classic. Not only does it have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Infrared connections, it also has both SD and CF slots. OK, so this doesn’t sound unusual, but then I mention that it is under £130 and suddenly your ears prick up. It is not to shabby looking […]

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Navicore have launched the world’s smallest Bluetooth GPS receiver. Measuring a tiny 64×22×15mm and weighing just 30g, the company claim it is the lightest GPS available and that it can be worn around your neck on a lanyard. It would make it the perfect tool for navigating on your bike or by foot […]

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This is the device that German company Maxfield is about to launch - claiming it is the world’s fastest satellite navigation system. So why don’t I believe them? First, if I’m to be purely superficial - it looks like the old TomTom ONE. If you’re making the fastest at least make it […]

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Back in November we had a hint of the Treo ‘Lowrider’. Almost a year later, it has been launched. The Treo Lowrider aka 680 is the first of the Palm range to come in a range of colours. Personally, after a year of rumours and development, I think they could’ve come up […]

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Palm are set to hold a press conference this Thursday (12th October), and we had suspected that they would be announcing a new product launch, and a press release has confirmed it:
“Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Colligan today invites media to join him for a press conference at DigitalLife on Thursday, […]

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Apple fanatics have fround references to GPS data in Apple’s iPhoto software - something which is set to be used with the iPhone. The code of the software apparently references GoogleMaps hinting that iPhoto will soon enable photos to be tagged with location data (much like Navman’s Navpix).

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TomTom have teamed up with Johnson Controls to launch a system to integrate your TomTom GO completely into your car. The pair have developed BMDG (Bluetooth Mobile Device Gateway), which will allow for electronic devices to communicate with a car’s computer part…things (ok, so I’m no mechanic). This means that everything from […]

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Nokia have announced a new short-range wireless technology they are calling “Wibree”. The connection is smaller and more energy-efficient than Bluetooth by up to 10 times. Apparently it has taken the company 5 years to develop, and it still has to go through a standardisation process but it’s set to be interoperable with […]

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