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Treo 750V Confirmed for UK
The highly-anticipated Treo 750V has gone all official-like in the UK. More »
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Hospital Food Ordering Goes Wireless
Is it just me, or is this stuff delicious as hell? I could eat mounds of hospital gelatin and die happy. Regardless, AP-HP, lle-de-France's university and regional hospital center, has chosen Symbol Technologies (with partners Enterprise Mobility and Solutys) to supply hospitals with a wireless food ordering service for patients. More »
wireless
Hertz to try RFID Rather Than Keys for Rentals
A Hertz at the Nice Cote d'Azur Airport in France will begin using RFID to start up and check out cars, rather than keys. A group of 60 frequent Hertz customers will be guinae pigs in this test to see if using RFID-enabled cards for vehicles will speed the rental process. There are 10 Renault Megane cars equipped with the RFID technology. More »
home entertainment
Xbox 360 Saint's Row Bundle Available in Europe
North America may be getting a pretty PGR Xbox 360 Bundle, but Europe did not go quietly into the night about getting shafted on a bundle. They countered with a package of their own. More »
cellphones
LG KG920 5-Megapixel Camerphone Gets Official
Way back in February we first heard word of a pretty fancy phone from LG. The LG KG920 is more of a digital camera that includes phone functionality than a cameraphone. Well, there is some good news and some bad news about this the KG920. The good news is that this phone, six months later, is finally ready for an August release and we have a ho-hum list of specifications. The bad news, it is only available in Europe. Hit the jump for more info. More »
10:00 AM on Fri Jul 28 2006
By Travis Hudson
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Latest by jmchez: This thing seems to beat the Verizon/Samsung hands down. Better camera and plays MP3s instead of WMA. However, the Sony Ericsson K800i seems to be even better even if the camera is only 3.2 mpix. more »
portable media
Sony Launches PSP Wi-Fi Network in Europe, Australia
Tomorrow Sony will be launching PlayStation Spot. This is a network of Wi-Fi hotspots that will allows PSP users to download demos, songs, games, videos and pictures and also play the games with other PSP users. Access to the wireless network itself will be free, but expect to pay out the wazoo for any kind of content. The PlayStation Spots will be placed around game stores in London, Milton Keynes, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh. More »
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Samsung Launches SGH-P200 UMA Phone
The Samsung SGH-P200 cellphone has been launched in the Italian marketplace. I know, you are saying to yourself: "Oh, another cellphone from Samsung, who the hell cares?" Well this one is a little bit different. It is the world's first Unlicensed Mobile Access phone. This basically means it can switch between cell networks and fixed IP networks freely and easily. GSM, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi are all options for whatever cellular flavor you feel like on that particular day. More »
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Mercedes Introduces Integrated Bluetooth Telephone Module
Mercedes has announced an accessory that will accompany some of their vehicles and allow for a very convenient way to make calls from the car, hands and wire free. The device sits in the center console and will interact will your cell phone and all parts of the car. The system links up with a cellphone over Bluetooth when the phone is within range and the system will download all information from the SIM card and internal memory. Almost all functions of the cellphone can be controlled using the integrated controls on the steering wheel and central display. It also works with the audio system in the car. It will begin being rolled out in Europe, but the module should be hitting the states in the future. Thanks, Ashley More »
1:47 PM on Thu Jun 22 2006
By Travis Hudson
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Latest by deziner: damn rich people... they get all the fun stuff more »
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BlackBerry 8707 for 3G
Europeans can now sleep a little bit easier because the BlackBerry 8707 has finally debuted for 3G this week. The 8707 is a slightly updated version of the 8700 that North Americans may be familiar with. In the traditional BlackBerry style, the 8707 comes loaded with a QWERTY keyboard, GPRS, Bluetooth 2.0 and EDGE, but it seems lack some important features. It does not have Wi-Fi and there are no options of expandable memory—just the 64MB of integrated flash memory. The 8707 operates on the Vodafone network. More »
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Sony Ericsson Release V630i Exclusively for Vodafone
Listen up you Europeanites. Sony Ericsson is releasing a phone exclusively for your neck of the woods, specifically with Vodafone. What makes this phone as cool as the cat's pajamas is the included support for Vodafone's Radio DJ service. Radio DJ is an interactive streaming music service. This phone also has a 2 megapixel camera, 1.9-inch screen, traditional music player, M2 expansion slot and Bluetooth. More »
home entertainment
Black DS Lite in Euroland
Europe always gets the good stuff! First the World Cup, and now the black DS Lite. Everybody knows that the United States has the highest population of angsty emo-goth teenagers who thrive on having everything black. The white DS Lite is set to hit the states on June 11 and the black DS Lite is scheduled for a June 23 release in Europe. The black version will retail for the same price as its less-emo sister: £99 or 149.99 Euros. More »
home entertainment
Sky HD and Sony Team Up for HDTV Rebate Offer
Listen up you silly Europeans. Sky HD and Sony have teamed up to give you the chance to leap into the world of HD and receive 100 bloody pounds, to boot. The promotion begins this Wednesday, April 26 and you will need to first purchase the Sky HD box and subscribe to Sky HD service before July 10. Then purchase a Sony Bravia TV that is at least 26 inches large—not including the U-series—between April 26 and July 10 to receive 100 pounds back. I guess the saying is true, you have to spend money to make money. More »
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Virtual Brix Makes You Look Prettier
This project is from the Interaction Design Institute in Ivrea, Italy. It is similar to an oversized webcam. The wall of virtual bricks recreates the image recorded from a webcam. So, walk up to the piece and get turned into a 20 feet by 13 feet monstrosity. This would be great to use with Skype, you know, for the ugly people. There are a couple of these installations pieces throughout Europe that can be seen at St Ouen, France and Ivrea, Italy. More »
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Elitephone, for the Models
This is the Elitephone and by no means is it l33t. The product homepage greets browsers with the phrase "A Mobile for Models by Elite Model." Okay, so what the hell does that mean? Only models can use it? Overall this is a really horrible phone. It is small and has a 300k VGA cameraphone. Not much else besides the usual ho-hum of features and it seems to only be available in Europe. More »
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Sony Ericsson, T-Mobile Team Up for Robbie Williams W300i
T-Mobile will be releasing this specially-branded Robbie Williams Sony Ericcson W300i in June over in the United Kingdom—sorry, Americans, you shouldn't like Robbie William's music anyway. Supposedly 'ole Robert "creatively influenced" the W300i himself. It comes loaded with exclusive Robbie Williams content including video clips, ringtones, wallpapers and animations. The back of the phone also includes the Robbie Williams logo embossed into the case. More »
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O2 Recall X1 Handsets
The UK mobile carrier, O2, is recalling their X1 handsets because of a potential charging fire hazard. Owners of the X1 are being recommended to stop using their phone immediately and return it to O2. In exchange the users who return their fire-faulty phones will receive the X2i handset. All of the X1 phones will be rendered useless on the O2 network beginning on Monday—to prevent any kind of damage or harm due to malfunctions with this phone. If you happen to be one of the users of this phone, you can visit the O2 site for more information. More »
3:44 PM on Fri Mar 24 2006
By Travis Hudson
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Latest by Nick: ironic title for the source site there ;) more »
peripherals
Prolite X4868 Motion Sensing Monitor
This 19-inch monitor features an integrated motion sensor that will detect when a person sits in front of the monitor and power it on. I always thought having the monitor in standby mode was sufficient. Any electrical warriors out there know if having the monitor off completely rather than standby mode makes a significant difference? This U.K. monitor will retail for around $300 and confuses us. More »
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