Archive for 2009
Looking for a Smartphone with a forward facing QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen? Until now that was a pretty tall order, I can think of only a couple of other handsets that fit the bill, the JAQ3 Springs to mind, but they are all pretty long in the tooth now. So HP have stepped up to the plate with their new iPAQ Glisten which offers a beautiful 2.5″ AMOLED 320×240 Touchscreen display and full QWERTY keyboard. Also sporting the latest Windows Mobile 6.5 OS sounds like a really cool device, right?
So what’s the catch? Well currently it’s only available in the USA and HP have no plans to bring it to the UK at the moment. Real shame I think as it looks like a lovely handset that certainly would fill a big void in the market.
Boost productivity-with your fingertips
- AMOLED Touch Screen: 2.5" diagonal touch screen not only provides a brilliant viewing experience, it streamlines the way you work.
- QWERTY Keyboard: With 5-way directional pad, it works just like a PC keyboard, making email & texting fast & easy.
Part Phone. Part PC. All Business.
Syncs easily to your PC via Active Sync or Microsoft® Exchange
- Integrated Visual Inbox for more streamlined communications
- A single, consolidated contact list syncs to your PC for easy contact management
- Optimized Web experience-for work (and play)
- 256 MB SDRAM/512 MB Flash for high speed multi-tasking
- Assisted GPS navigation to keep you moving in the right direction
HP iPAQ Glisten Specification:
- Display: AMOLED resistive touchscreen 320 x 240 pixels – 2.5 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Windows Mobile 6.5 professional
- Internal: 256 MB RAM – 512 MB ROM
- microSD up to 16 GB
- 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G: HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
- Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Dimensions: 112.8 x 62.8 x 13.4 mm
- Weight: 132 g
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth: v2.0 with A2DP
- USB: v2.0 microUSB
Posted by: Matt
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eXpansys Friday Deals: Selected deals between 11am and 5pm, 27th November 2009 |
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HTC Touch2 Normally |
Sony Ericsson MBW-200 Normally |
Sony Ericsson MBW-200 Normally |
Plantronics DSP-400 USB Headset Normally |
ORA Netbook Black Leather Pouch Case Normally |
Premier Systems Travel iPod Speakers 2-Pack Normally |
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| These deals are available on Friday the 27th November 2009 between 11am and 5pm by following the links above only. Normal pricing will apply outside of these hours*. |
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Posted by: Matt
With the iPhone 3G S no longer exclusive to certain carriers and the iPhone 3G plummeting to an all-time low sub-$100 price, what once was considered as the phone for the rich and famous is now as common as the next touchscreen mobile phone.
However, if you still have a love affair with the iPhone and want to truly set yourself apart from the rest of the iPhone-toting crowd, then we’ve got the answer for you – the iPhone 3G S Supreme. This iPhone boasts of 271 grams of 22ct solid gold and the front bezel is adorned with 136 flawless diamonds which amounts to a total of 68 cts. The Apple logo on the back is also in solid gold and further accentuated with the use of 53 flawless diamonds (1ct). The home button, meanwhile, is highlighted with a single cut and very rare 7.1 cts diamond. This very opulent iPhone designed by Stuart Hughes also comes with an extra special packaging. It ships in a 7kg chest made out of a single block of Granite in Kashmir Gold and its inside is lined with Nubuck top grain leather. Interested? The iPhone 3G S Supreme costs $3.2 million which basically means if you’re not earning as much as Manny Pacquiao or Tiger Woods, this iPhone is way out of your league.
Check out this Christmas competition combining some swish prizes from the top UK mobile websites including Clove. Our pals over at www.tracyandmatt.co.uk have combined a number of impressive treats and it’s very much worth your while to enter as there are enough prizes to give you a decent chance. Up for grabs are an Xbox 360, HTC Diamond2, HTC Tattoo and several other goodies.
Check out how to enter at Tracy and Matt.
Matt posted earlier today on this subject but devicewire.com have just sent us the full details and prices.
devicewire.com
Although neither product is available at this moment you can pre-order now.
Order extended battery here.
Order capacitive stylus here.
If we get any further information we will be sure to let you know.
Posted by: James
Resco, a supplier of Windows phone applications, releases today Resco Send SMS gadget, a desktop extension of Resco Contact Manager 2nd Edition supported by Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
This simple application allows you to easily send SMS via desktop computer while having your mobile device connected to the PC. Handling is easy and comfortable. After the gadget installation, it is embedded in the desktop’s gadget bar. Then, by connecting a device to the PC, all contacts are loaded via “refresh” button. The SMS sending is as simple as picking up one or more recipients, typing the text and pressing „Send SMS“.
Here’s a bit of fin from Youtube, a Palm Treo 650 running Android. Google has always claimed that Android can run on pretty much anything and here’s proof of that. My fondness for this device is extreme and I would love to be able to breath new life into it. Provided drivers can be made available for it.
So yesterday O2 and Tesco announced that the iPhone would be coming to Tesco’s which is a large Supermarket. Well I am not a phone snob but the thought of seeing the best smartphone around appearing alongside your beans and chicken breasts is a little off putting for me and some what devaluing. Having said that, maybe Tesco’s will now pull their finger out and get an App sorted for home grocery shopping, now that would be a handy App.
I understand the reason behind it but if it hits Aldi ot Netto anytime soon I may have to consider ditching mine.
Press Release after the break.
Yesterday we told you about the extended battery, car kit and the capacitive stylus for the HTC HD2. Well today the first images of the stylus surface on the web.
Russian site YouHTC seem to have been the first to get their hands on photos but other sites also have the photos now. We’ll post more photos as we get them.
According to WMPoweruser the stylus will cost £17.25. Apparently the end of the stylus is transparent so you can see though it but with a red dot to indicate where it is being pressed. It’s also curved at the bottom.
Posted by: Matt
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Here on tracyandmatt.co.uk Christmas competitions are something of a tradition and this year is certainly going to be no different!
This year we have some fantastic prizes to give away, some from ourselves and some from each of our sponsors and friends. We’re also giving you additional ways to enter the competition this year and each person gets to enter using each method for a total of three chances to win.
So what you can you win this year?
There will also be a few smaller prizes that have yet to be confirmed but likely to include HTC goodie bags and a few other things.! 🙂
Here’s how you can enter:
- The first way to enter is using the normal competition entry form here on the site. Simply let me have your forum name and answer the qualifying question: “Do you want to win a prize?” and you’ll be entered in to the draw. You must be a registered forum member to enter but registration is free and simple. Go to the forum to register.
- The second way to enter is to follow us on twitter and to retweet the following tweet: “RT @tracyandmatt I just entered the BIG competition on tracyandmatt.co.uk Find out how you can enter too: http://bit.ly/6gSelV” You can also click the retweet link below to save you copying and pasting the phrase. Your twitter name will also be entered in to the draw.
- Finally you can enter by joining our Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/tracyandmatt.co.uk). Become a fan tracyandmatt.co.uk and we’ll enter you in to the competition. Don’t worry if you are already a fan, we’ll add your name too!
So that gives you three ways to enter the competition and each person can enter three times using each method once, so you have three chances to win!
We’ll pick the winners at random and will announce who’s won what on Monday the 21st of December so that we can, hopefully, get your prizes to you in time for Christmas!
Thanks to Clove Technology, Devicewire.com, eXpansys, Orange and SuperETrader for supplying the prizes!
Please note that while this competition is open to anyone, bue to regional restrictions on the console, I can only offer the Xbox 360 to a UK resident. All other prizes are open to all.
This competition is now closed, a list of winners can be found in the Competition Announcement post.
Posted by: Matt
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