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Mar 05 Digital camera with built in GPS from Ricoh
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, GPS, Devices,

Ricoh came with the idea for a digital camera which provides GPS solutions. Ricoh have contracted a cooperation with GlobalSat, a company that GPS makes products. Ricoh have devised a digital camera which can provide GPS functionality with GPS module with GlobalSat.

This module, originating from GlobalSat, can be clicked in the camera. Unfortunately is it not the intention that you with this combination will navigate. Ricoh think that consumers have need to information on a location when taking the photograph. The things they offer to attach to your photo are name of the country, place, street name, etc.

The GPS have SiRF Star III chipset. For consumers a rather useless application according to our, but possibly that businesses have still something. You can find more information at Internet site of Ricoh here

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Mar 05 W-ZERO3 Silver presented by Sharp and Willcom
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Devices, Reviews,

For those of you in Japan who are big fans of the W-ZERO3 will soon be able to purchase a silver version of the device. If the first black version of the devices didn't do you too nicely you can now catch up with this cool looking silver version. With a VGA screen, QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, and the oh-so-unique W-SIM, sure it's still a fine device either way.

Previous articles about this W-ZERO3 Smartphone :

W-Zero3 Smartphone review

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Mar 05 Navman has launched in-car system - the iCN330
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Devices, GPS,

Navman has launched its latest entry-level, in-car system – the iCN330 for under 200 pounds. The iCN330 offers a 2.83 inch LCD screen and 3D maps to help you navigate through your journey more easily.

A progress bar and distance indicator turn red to give you advanced warning to your next turn. In adddition, a “free drive” function allows you to see moving maps without having to enter a specific destination.



Navman says the iCN330 carries out a fast and accurate search for either a particular area, a town, a street or a junction. You can also enter the postcode if you know it.

“Satellite navigation systems have become the must-have gadget for any driver wanting to get from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Prash Vadgama, president - Land Navigation Group at Navman.

The Tele Atlas map data is provided on a pre-loaded MMC memory card, giving street-level coverage for the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Provided with a car suction mount, cigarette lighter adaptor and rechargeable battery, the iCN330 is available now for £199. Source - http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk

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Mar 05 Mobile bookmarks on your PDA with Mobilicio.us
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News,

Mobilicio.us is a mashup of Google Mobile and del.icio.us and it's designed to "mobilize" your bookmarks. In other words, make it easier to view and search your URL's because viewing on a tiny screen, and typing on a tiny keyboard isn't so easy.

You just need to type in the Mobilicio.us URL, then sign in with your del.icio.us account. At this stage you can see access your bookmarks, but what you really want are bookmarks tagged with mtag.

These are the special links for mobile browsing. The point of them is to go through your bookmarks and add this tag. When you sign in to Mobilicio.us, the mtag links will appear first, thus speeding up your surfing. Mobilicio.us promises further expansion into other social bookmarking sites like furl and spurl, which is nice.

Mobilicio.us would not be possible without the incredibly efficient (and generous) del.icio.us API. On top of the del.icio.us API, Mobilicio.us uses a version of mySQLicious which has been modified to support caching del.icio.us bookmarks for multiple accounts. Links displayed through Mobilicio.us are altered to use Google Mobile to "mobilize" the site.

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Mar 05 Pocket SharpMT 3.2.1 released
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software, Pocket PC,

SharpMT is an offline Blog writer that is designed for MovableType based systems. It builds on the foundation of the first versions of SharpMT and adds new features that include proxy server support, custom tag integration, better support for Blog Links, an updated user interface, and built in spell checking.

Pocket SharpMT continues to build on the foundation of earlier versions of SharpMT and Pocket SharpMT. This latest release offers better proxy support, more advanced rendering for portrait, landscape, and square devices and streamlining for the 2.0 .NET Compact Framework.

A new version for the application that wasn't supposed to get a new version! Not a total re-write, but I've looked at almost all parts of the application for possible improvements, retiring obsolete functions where I could, and adapting the bits to use the 2.0 version of the .NET Compact Framework. Resizing should work on all devices, connections should work better and more reliably, and I've cleaned up some of the UI that has irked me after looking at it. the developer said.

You can download Pocket SharpMT 3.2.1 from here

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Mar 05 goCHRON stopwatch 2.2 for Smartphones
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software, Smartphone,

You want to add a stopwatch to your Smartphone? Robby Lantz has developed goCHRON to help you with that. The applications supports Windows Mobile 2003 based devices.

goCHRON is a nice graphical and accurate stopwatch for Windows Smartphones with split, lap and countdown timers. Unlimited lap and splits. It has an option to play sound when a Countdown is complete.

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Mar 05 Astraware Launches Club Astraware
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News,

Club Astraware offers discounts, recommendations, and a points reward system for it's members. Upon signing up, members will instantly get 2500 points ($2.50) to use against any future purchases. As well, members will receive a point for every penny they spend, exclusive double point offers, newsletters, and a registration manager to help manage all those reg codes for your Astraware apps.

As the guys from Astraware said there are Seven great reasons to join Club Astraware :

* Earn a point for every cent you spend
* Easy to sign up - it takes just a couple of minutes and it's free!
* Get 2500 points for joining - that's $2.50 to spend instantly!
* Regular exclusive Club discounts and double points offers
* Points can be used as part payment for any Astraware game
* Subscribe to our newsletters featuring exclusive discounts
* Manage your registrations - get code reminders and transfer them if you change devices.

You can join the clubn for free here

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Mar 04 VOQ V11 Professional Windows Mobile Smartphone
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Devices, Smartphone,

If you are looking for a full featured Smartphone then this is it. The VOQ V11 has so many features it is amazing, of course using Windows Mobile OS makes things a bit easier to get used to as well. Having an Intel CPU built into the Voq is like having a tiny computer in you pocket, it could almost be a laptop replacement for basic daily needs.

The included software programs and the ability to play Mp3's and watch movies is just great. The idea of being able to use a memory card is very cool as well, you are only limited to the capacity of the card for storage or you "stuff". There are lots of other accessories available for the Voq, like a desktop charger/cradle, cases, and lots of other software is available for download from various sites on the internet.

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Mar 04 Windows Mobile 5.0 multimedia APIs explained
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, WM5, Multimedia,

Microsoft has published an extensive whitepaper that explains how to take advantage of the new multimedia features of Windows Mobile 5.0 when developing enterprise applications. Windows Mobile 5.0's multimedia APIs (application programming interfaces) allow developers to embed camera, picture, and video functionality directly into applications, according to the article.

It also includes a number of new multimedia APIs. Microsoft DirectShow provides developers with greater control and flexibility in capture and playback of video and audio streams. Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Mobile enables developers to integrate media player functionality into their applications, including library management and playback. Microsoft DirectDraw provides developers with greater control and flexibility in rendering high-speed two-dimensional graphics. Microsoft Direct3D enables developers to deliver rich three-dimensional gaming environments, and this API is also available from managed code.

Author Christian Forsberg begins by walking readers through the inspection business process, pointing out that most of the work in the field is based on data recorded by hand on paper, resulting in a potential for data errors and loss. And even though photos may be taken, historically their quality wasn't apparent until they came back from processing, Forsberg notes.

The article is extensively illustrated with screenshots and code samples and you can read it here
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Mar 04 T-Mobile offers Free Wi-Fi Weekends
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News,

If you are a T-Mobile voice customer, you can participate in the T-Mobile Free Wi-Fi Weekends promotion. It's your chance to surf the web, check your e-mail, download music, share pictures and more from your Wi-Fi enabled laptop, PDA, or cell phone.

The Free Weekends promotion allows T-Mobile USA mobile phone customers the ability to access T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi Internet service on the weekends for no charge. In order to participate in the Free Weekends promotion, T-Mobile phone customers must have an active post-paid or pre-paid voice or data account with SMS capabilities. This is a limited time promotion and provides participating customers with unlimited Wi-Fi access between 12 am EST Saturday to 3 am EST Monday at all U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot locations.

It's easy to get your free Wi-Fi access - just complete the three steps below :

Step 1
Visit any of our 6,500 T-Mobile HotSpot locations on the weekend and launch your Web browser.

Step 2
Visit http://freeweekends.hotspot.t-mobile.com and enter your T-Mobile phone number.

Step 3
Within moments you'll receive a free text message on your T-Mobile Phone with a pass code. Enter the pass code and you'll be surfing for free!

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