Archive for December, 2006

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Prize number 27 – we have a winner!

I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 27th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

The winner of the brilliant Qtek 8500 Smartphone prize is Mark McKenna!

Expansys Qtek 8500

This prize is courtesy of our friends at eXpansys.

eXpansys UK Limited ® is a subsidiary of Mobile and Wireless Group (MWG.COM) the largest specialist retailer of wireless technology in Europe and North America.

Mark was chosen at random having correctly answered the prize question: The Qtek 8500 is also known as the Cingular 3125, Dopod S300, i-mate Smartflip and HTC STRTrk. Depending on where you come from the Qtek 8500 is available in Black, Silver or Pink.

Thanks to everyone that entered, there were hundreds of you on for this prize. Don’t be too disapointed though, there will be another great prize later and don’t forget we still have the Sony Ericsson W850i and the iPod to give away so please come back later!

Keep your eyes open for a review of the Qtek 8500 coming soon!

Matt

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By December 16, 2006 Read More →

RIM Sues Samsung Over BlackJack

Samsung, manufacturer of the Blackjack Smartphone device have been given notice that Research in Motion (RIM), manufacturer of the BlackBerry, intend to sue them over the use of the name Blackjack.

More specifically, RIM is unhappy with the name of Samsung’s phone, which it says violates the BlackBerry trademark

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, also cites the name of Samsung’s Black Carbon phone as a trademark infringer.

“Samsung is misleading the public into falsely believing that Samsung’s goods and services are connected with RIM’s business,” the filing states.

I have to say, I really don’t feel misled. But just to help clear things up: Blackberry = RIM, Blackjack = Samsung. 😛

Warning to pie manufacturers: Be careful how you brand your Apple and Blackberry pies – you wouldn’t want anyone to think that your pies were in anyway connected with RIM’s PDA devices would you!

Matt

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By December 15, 2006 Read More →

12 Days of Christmas (and some) – Prize number 29

12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

Here’s another chance to win another tracyandmatt t-shirt courtesy of Spreadshirt!

Spreadshirt t-shirt

Spreadshirt

Spreadshirt is the leader in online merchandising: letting individuals and organisations start an online shop at no cost and no risk. With a focus on individually produced customised apparel, the shop system allows designers create and sell their shirts for free – earning commissions on each sale. Spreadshirt has been recognised as a leader in the field, with awards from Hewlett Packard Business Vision Award, Red Herring Europe 100 and the German Founder’s Award.

I set up a tracyandmatt.co.uk branded shop for anyone mad enough to want to wear one of our designs. You can take a look at our merchandise at tracyandmatt.spreadshirt.net.

Prize Question:One of the items you can buy from our merchandise shop is a mug. How big is it?

Please use our feedback form to submit your answer. Remember to include your full email address so that we can notify the winner and please let me know what size shirt you would like. We will accept entries until the next question is posted and will choose a winner at random.

Entry by using our feedback form only. Entries will not be accepted by any other method.

Matt

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By December 15, 2006 Read More →

Prize number 28 – we have a winner!

I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 28th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

The winner of the AlloyVision case from JAVOedge is Jan Dixcey.

JAVOEdge

The answer to the question we posed was: AlloyVision cases combine the look of stylish clear cases with the protection of armor metal cases. Crystal Metal Case is a new hybrid case of clear and metal.

As our winner, Jan can now choose any which AlloyVision case she want for her 2nd Generation iPod Nano!

Thanks to all who entered. There will be another prize from JAVOedge soon!

Matt

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By December 15, 2006 Read More →

4Gb MiniSD for £39.99!

Anyone looking for memory cards should take a look at MobyMemory. They seem to be about the cheapest place on the web at the moment.

4gb MiniSD

One of their current offers is a 4Gb MiniSD card for just £39.99! Definitely worth checking out.

Other offers include a 2Gb MicroSD card for £39.99 and 4Gb High Speed SD Cards for £37.99.

Source: MoDaCo.

Matt

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By December 14, 2006 Read More →

12 Days of Christmas (and some) – Prize number 28

12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

We teamed up with JAVOedge and here is your chance to win an AlloyVision – Crystal Metal Case for Apple iPod Nano 2nd Generation!

JAVOEdge

AlloyVision cases are available in a variety of colours for second generation iPod Nano. The winner can choose the colour!

Nano AlloyVision

Product Description
AlloyVision, the ultimate hybrid case! Combines the look of stylish clear cases with the protection of armor metal cases. Function is maintained with strategically placed cutouts. Special manufacturing molds are used to provide a tight fit and retain your devices’ form. When it comes to protecting your beautiful device, compromising between style and protection is not an option. Luckily with the JAVOedge AlloyVision crystal metal case, you won’t have to.

All AlloyVision cases include JAVOScreen screen protectors and click wheel protectors. It is made out of the same material as the renowned JAVOScreen screen protectors.

Prize Question: What are the characteristics of an AlloyVision case? You’ll probably want to pop and have a look on the JAVOedge website for the answer!

This prize has been won but there will be another prize to win later!

Matt

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Prize number 26 – we have a winner!

I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 26th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

The winner of VITO Navigator II from VITO Technology is Robert Shaw.

VITO Technology

Robert correctly answered the question we posed: The plug-ins available for Navigator II are – Accelerometer, Altimeter, Clock, Odometer, RETRO and Speed Chart.

Thanks to everyone that took part and for supporting our site!

There will be another prize to win later on today!

Matt

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1,000Gb on a Single Disk!

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a new technology that will allow users to record and store massive amounts of data, thousands of Gigabytes, of data on a single disk or perhaps a small cube using Belfield’s Two-Photon 3-D Optical Data Storage system.

“For a while, the community has been able to record data in photochromic materials in several layers,” Belfield said. “The problem was that no one could figure out how to read out the data without destroying it. But we cracked it.”

Imagine being able to store 500 movies or an entire library of data on a single disk!

The process involves shooting two different wavelengths of light onto the recording surface. The use of two lasers creates a very specific image that is sharper than what current techniques can render. Depending on the colour (wavelength) of the light, information is written onto a disk. The information is highly compacted, so the disk isn’t much thicker. It’s like a typical DVD.

Read the full news release HERE.

Matt

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By December 14, 2006 Read More →

12 Days of Christmas (and some) – Prize number 27

12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

Here is the 27th Prize in our competition. As you can see we have now gone beyond the original 12 days that we planned but we have had far too many prizes to cram into just 12 days, which is a good thing! We’ll keep on going with 2-3 prizes per day until we are done. We’ll have give away around 40 prizes once we get to the end!

I suspect that this is one of the more eagerly awaited prizes! So here we have a brilliant Qtek 8500 Smartphone to give away! This prize is worth over £200!

Expansys Qtek 8500

This prize is courtesy of our friends at eXpansys.

eXpansys UK Limited ® is a subsidiary of Mobile and Wireless Group (MWG.COM) the largest specialist retailer of wireless technology in Europe and North America.

Qtek 8500

The Qtek 8500 is the first Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone to be available in a clamshell form factor. It is also the thinnest Window Mobile Smartphone on the market and still packed with all the features of the Qtek 8310 (i-mate SP5).

This clamshell Smartphone offers a comprehensive range of office functions and incorporates a high quality camera and personal music player that allow you to take full advantage of any free time.

Dedicated music buttons ensure that you have an easy to use personal soundtrack always within reach. The secondary 1.2” TFT LCD on the front cover keeps you always informed of the time / date, identity of callers, and what music is playing.

Measuring 98.5mm x 51.4mm x 15.8mm , the new Qtek 8500 weighs 99g. The battery provides charge sufficient for about 2.5 – 5 hours call time and 150 hours on stand-by.

Keep your eyes open for a review of the Qtek 8500 coming soon!

Prize Question: Give me another name for the Qtek 8500 AND what other colour is it available in? You might want to pop and have a look on the eXpansys website for the answer!

Please use our feedback form to submit your answer. Remember to include your full email address so that we can notify the winner. We’ll accept entries on this one for a day or two to give everyone a chance to enter. We will then choose a winner at random.

Entry by using our feedback form only. Entries will not be accepted by any other method.

Matt

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By December 14, 2006 Read More →

Prize number 25 – we have a winner!

I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 25th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

The winner of the Windows Mobile goodie bag from the Windows Mobile team (courtesy of Jason Langridge) is Russell Ping.

Windows Mobile

The goodie bag contains some mystery Windows Mobile goodies!

Russell correctly answered our competition question: The number of Windows Mobile ‘Connected’ devices sold last year was 6 million! I’m impressed that so many of you got this right!

Thanks to Jason (aka. Mr Mobile) for arranging this prize for us. Please go and visit Jason’s blog HERE.

More great prizes later!

Matt

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