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Power Your Business with the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N560

Posted on29. Jun, 2009 by Derek.

If you need a powerful all-in-one PDA to help drive your business forward, the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N560 may be just the device you’re looking for.

Complete with an impressive 624MHz processor, as well as 128MB of Flash Memory and a 480 x 640 pixel VGA display, the Pocket LOOX N560 is ideal for taking care of those important tasks when you are out of the office.  Software and applications react seamlessly to your every command, letting you browse the web, email and edit important documents with crystal clarity. With integrated Bluetooth, you can connect to a huge range of digital peripherals such as phones and printers, and with Wi-Fi you can get connected via your router or wireless hotspots and get connected to the web.

Perfect for taking with you, the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N560 features Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium, so you can stay productive with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, and Outlook. Plus, with Windows Media Player, you have access to a full multimedia suite to keep you entertained on the move.

Specification

• Processor: Intel® PXA270 624 MHz based on Intel® XScale™ microarchitecture
• Memory: System Memory (RAM) 64 MB; Flash Memory (ROM) 128 MB
• GPS: Fully integrated SIRF Star III Chip
• Display: 3.5-inch VGA 480 x 640 color; transflective TFT Touchscreen; 65.536 colors, LED backlight
• Wireless LAN: Integrated, 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth V1.2
• Docking Station: Integrated
• Interfaces: 1 x built-in microphone; 1 x speaker; 1 x headphone (3.5 mm) 4 pin; 1 x IrDA; USB 1.1 (slave) via sync cable; USB 1.1 (host) via sync cable; Serial (RS232) via sync cable; Stereo
• Audio Out on cradle connector
• Expansion slots: SD card/MM card (SD I/O)
• Battery: Exchangeable Lithium-Ion extended battery, rechargeable; 3000 mAh
• Dimensions: 116mm x 71mm x 14mm / 160g
• Operating System: Microsoft® Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium Edition

The ideal tool for work and for play, the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N560 is available now at the reduced price of £139.99.

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Leyio nominated for T3 Magazine Innovation of the Year Award

Posted on25. Jun, 2009 by Derek.

Good news for file sharers – the  Leyio PSD (Personal Sharing Device) has just been nominated for one of T3 Magazine’s Innovation of the Year awards. Held annually, the T3 awards are highly respected in the technology arena and provide huge publicity for the nominated products.

Competing against the likes of the Google Android, Spotify and TomTom LIVE services (full list of nominees below) , the competition is certainly a tough one. With its innovative UWB (ultra-wideband) radio connectivity for quick and easy transfer of files, photos, music  and movies, the Leyio is sure to be in with a fighting chance

If you would like to vote for the Leyio, simply head over to http://awards.t3.com/categories/innovation-of-the-year and cast your vote.

T3 Magazine’s Innovation of the Year awards nominees

- Philips Cinema 21:9
- Google Android
- Navigon 7310
- Samsung LE40B650
- Touchatag
- Leyio
- Optoma Pico PK101
- Spotify
- TomTom Live Services
- Microsoft SeaDragon Mobile8

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Father’s Day Xbox 360 competition winner announcement

Posted on24. Jun, 2009 by Derek.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all of those who entered our Father’s Day Xbox 360 competition. All customers who purchased a refurbished TomTom ONE XL EU between Friday 12th June and Friday 19th June were automatically entered into today’s prize draw for the chance to win this fantastic games console bundle.

Our congratulations go to Nicky Wellard, who has today been announced as the winner of our exclusive Father’s Day Xbox 360 games console bundle competition.

Ms. Wellard, from London, was lucky enough to be picked at random and will receive an exclusive Xbox 360 games console bundle valued at over £400. The bundle includes  the Microsoft 360 Elite System, plus an additional White Wireless Controller, Burnout Ultimate Paradise, Trivial Pursuit, Connect 4 (Arcade Live Download), Tenchu Z, and Kingdom Under Fire.

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TomTom summer sale – up to 25% off the latest maps

Posted on23. Jun, 2009 by Derek.

With more people taking holidays at home this summer, updating the maps on your TomTom might be a wise move and could help to reduce the stress of your trip. The national road infrastructure can change by up to 15% over the course of the year, which means you could be taking quite a few wrong turns with an out-of-date device.

To celebrate the start of the summer, TomTom have announced their summer sale and are offering up to 25% off the latest maps for selected TomTom models. Based on Teleatlas 2009.1 maps, the discount applies to the GO, ONE and RIDER ranges and carries map version number 8.30.

Available for download via the TomTom MapShop or TomTom HOME software, upgrading your maps is quick and easy, and could help to make your journey just that little bit easier.

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SiRF Technology announce the new SiRFatlasIV chipset

Posted on22. Jun, 2009 by Derek.

SiRF Technology, the company responsible for manufacturing the Global Positioning System (GPS) chipsets found in the majority of today’s sat nav devices, recently announced a new platform called SiRFatlasIV.

SirFatlasIV is a multifunction GPS receiver and multimedia processor which offers a cost-effective single-chip solution for entry-level touchscreen gps devices. The upshot of the SirFatlasIV chipset is that sat navs utilising the new technology should be cheaper to produce.

Whether or not the savings on devices produced with the new chipset will be passed onto the consumer remains to be seen. The cheaper production costs however, may allow smaller sat nav companies to compete with larger companies such as TomTom.

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