In case anyone of you wants a Samsung i600 and lives in the USA or the UK, Expansys is your friend.
The box pictured above runs Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone and has 64MB of RAM/128MB of ROM. It includes a HSDPA radio, has BT 2.0 and a 1.3MP camera - other than that, there is little else to see here…a solid QWERTY phone…
Anyways, the purchase links are here:
Expansys UK - 99.95GPB
Expansys USA - 177$
P.S. Don’t ask me why their German sub-branch doesn’t match these prices…
In case anyone of you ever stumbles upon the image below, claiming to show a Windows Mobile Smartphone getting controlled by a pen - you are looking at a hoax:
The story originated at PocketNow.com, and was intended as an April Fools joke. Copying over touch.dll is completely useless; manufacturers will never deploy expensive digitizers without the software to support them(the digitizer is usually not a fixed part of the screen assembly).
P.S. The story is not entirely fictional, though - falling prices for VGA screens have begun to force various manufacturers to reevaluate the deployment of these displays…
Just in case you aren’t happy with the battery lifetime of one or more of your gadgets: our sister site TamsPalm currently has a review of PPC Tech’s new mobile device charger that allows you to charge your favorite device on the go:
Please get the full scoop over at TamsPalm’s!
The folks at Engadget’s have somehow managed to get a first picture of Motorola’s upcoming TEAM handsets. For all those of you new to the term, Motorola TEAM stands for Total Enterprise Access & Mobility; and basically means a bunch of VoIP enabled devices that allows employees to cooperate more effectively(probably aimed at Cisco’s ip-Phones, which are widely deployed in Austria).
Anyways, the devices pictured above are said to run Windows Mobile Standard(6.1), and have only a WiFi radio for use with a VoIP system. Yes, you it’s true - the devices do not have a cellular radio of any kind.
As of now, no further information is available - stay tuned!
Dear Readers,
yours truly will be in Hannover this Friday. I will attend the following tradeshows and would be happy see one or more of you:
First of all, I will definitely attend the CeBit - which is one of the biggest computer fairs worldwide. Expect loads of hands-on pictures and interviews to leak out in the coming months!
This year, Tamoggemon Software will have a stand at the Germany-Wide Palm User Meeting in Hannover. Please stop by for a chat, to have a play with a load of devices, and maybe even for a fun game! Of course, non-palm-users are also whole-heartedly invited!
The box pictured below is very afraid of being thrown into the bin by this lovely critter - she has grown tired of it sitting on our TV set and now wants to throw it out:
Please have mercy with the box - it contains a perfectly-ok and completely unused Proporta Alu-Leather case for the hp ipaq 514 business messenger. It was intended to be reviewed along with the unit, but somehow the review wasn’t completed in time. It has never ever been used, but the screw for the belt clip has been lost:
I am now willing to give it away for free to anyone who is willing to cover the posting fees(about 7€, can be paid via PayPal).
Jokes and Doris aside…our friends at Proporta’s have allowed me to give away this sample as I personally don’t have such an iPaq. In case you feel like giving it a pop, just email me at Tamog@gmx.at and we’ll figure out how to get it to you the fastest/cheapest way.
The German CeBit tradeshow is commonly known for cool devices, sometimes a load of snow and a great press center. Great - for all those who are let in. For most tradeshows, getting in is a matter of proving that you publish something - not so for the CeBit. I have just received my press card for this year’s trade show - please look below for a comparison to last year’s(on the right):
This year’s version states “ONLINE JOURNALIST” right across the Press text - sort of like bloggers are second-class journalists who basically are completely irrelevant to today’s technology world and who are just let in as an act of courtesy from the CeBit media department. Many bloggers have press cards from renowned journalists associations(e.g. yours truly) - but still aren’t worthy of proper treatment in the eyes of the Deutsche Messe AG.
Please keep in mind that this isn’t the first time the Deutsche Messe AG discriminates online mediums(and bearers of press cards not issued by German agencies) - 2000, journalists from really big news sites(e.g. Tom’s Hardware and The Register) were banned from entering the tradeshow). Last year, everything went well - and this year, the bork-ups begin all over again. It feels like a late revenge stunt - hey, we can’t kick you out, but we can still discriminate you by giving you a differently-looking(or stamped) press card.
Dear readers, please help make this public.
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