Jason Langridge's WebLog - MR Mobile! : Devices

Get a Redfly for £20 off!

jasonlan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Today only (if you order between 11am and 5pm) Expansys are offering the Celio Redfly Mobile Companion for £134.99 which is a saving of £20!

You can order it from HERE

Nokia N97 - haven't we seen this before?

jasonlan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:46:52 GMT

I watched with interest to see what Nokia was launching yesterday. Surprisingly the N97 appeared... strangely this is being pitched as an iPhone competitor however I see it more a competitor to Windows Mobile and the HTC TyTn 2 or Sony Ericsson X1

I posted over a year ago about the N800 looking distinctly like the HTC Hermes device.

Of course looks and specifications aside the real comparison with any device will come from the experience it delivers so I'll wait with intrigue to give one a try!

LG Incite now available

jasonlan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:30:05 GMT

AT&T have just made available the LG Incite Windows Mobile device. This device has a Wide QVGA 240×400 display, a 3 megapixel camera and integrated GPS.

It is available for US$199.99 after a 2-year contract and US$100 mail-in rebate.

You can get more details HERE

New Redfly products available!

jasonlan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:01:15 GMT

Celio Corp today unveiled two new Redfly devices : the REDFLY C7 and REDFLY C8N.

The REDFLY series of products are Mobile Device Extenders that allow you to connect your Windows Mobile device to it and then take advantage of the larger keyboard and screen.

The REDFLY C7 is a new, more affordable model with a power-saving seven-inch display, light-weight five-hour battery, and feather-light design under 1.5 lbs.

The REDFLY C8N is the next evolution of the original REDFLY design, enhanced to allow the use of the eight-inch screen by an iPod™, iPhone ™, Zune™, or digital camera.

Available the week of December 1, 2008, REDFLY C7 and C8N can be pre-ordered today from select Celio resellers listed at www.getredfly.com for a suggested retail price of $229 and $299 respectively.

Expansys have HTC Touch HD in Stock

jasonlan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:29:55 GMT

If you’ve been waiting for the HTC Touch HD then hurry to the Expansys online site as they have stock available now. It’s available with a free 8GB MicroSD card and SIM free for only £524.99. The device has a large 3.8” touch screen (iPhone has 3.5”) and is HSDPA/WCDMA, GPS and A-GPS ready and also supports Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g with a 5 megapixel colour camera.

Go HERE

Orange – Touch HD Coming Soon

jasonlan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:55:44 GMT

So it looks like the Touch HD will be coming via Orange as it’s just appeared on their website!

The Touch HD is in a similar form factor to the iPhone but comes packing a 5 megapixel camera!

Samsung i200 now available on Vodafone

jasonlan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:42:36 GMT

It’s great to see the Samsung i200 appear on the Vodafone Portfolio! This device was previously limited to Orange but if you are a Vodafone customer you can now buy this Windows Mobile 6.1 device!

You can get more details HERE

Samsung Epix Now Available

jasonlan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:28:57 GMT

The Samsung Epix has been available in Europe for a while now as the Samsung i780. It is now available in the US as the Samsung Epix device. It's different to the Samsung Blackjack as this device has a touchscreen and uses Windows Mobile Professional (instead of Standard). The navigation is really interesting in that it has an 'optical' mouse in the centre of the device which can be used either as a mouse (with a pointer on screen) or for scrolling.

One question I have is how come the US variants get cool names and in Europe we just get numbers for the devices :(

You can get more details on the device HERE

HP launch two new Windows Mobile devices!

jasonlan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:20:22 GMT

Whilst I was on holiday HP launched two new Windows Mobile Devices. The HP Ipaq Voice Messenger and Data Messenger are both Windows Mobile 6.1 devices with GPS, WiFi, 3G and even a 3.1 megapixel camera.

I've had the chance to play around with the HP Voice Messenger over the past few weeks and it really is a great device for people (like me) who like Smartphone devices!

The devices also both support Micro SD and use Micro USB for charging.

You can get more details on these devices here:

iPaq Data Messenger

iPaq Voice Messenger

Device Diary

jasonlan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:34:29 GMT

This is a pretty cool idea championed by Chris Leckness of Mobilitysite fame. Device Diary is a multiple author blog where Microsoft Mobile Device MVPs and Mobius Members can share with everyone what they are rolling with. With most of us changing to a different phone, netbook, UMPC, or other shiny device almost monthly, Device Diary can keep those that want to know what we are using up to date.

It looks like it could be a great site sharing insight from people who really know their devices with the community… I guess my challenge is I’m usually using devices I can’t talk about ;)

Check out Device Diary HERE

MWg Zinc II device – a bargain !

jasonlan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:53:34 GMT

In this time of financial chaos it may be difficult to justify investing in an expensive device. I spotted whilst surfing the Expansys site over the weekend this absolute bargain!

It’s the MWg Zinc II device which is an incredibly powerful well specified Windows Mobile 6.1 device which you can get for 199 pounds!

It even comes with GPS and a 500MHz processor!

You can get more details from the Expansys website HERE

Palm Treo Pro available on Vodafone Business

jasonlan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:15:30 GMT

The folks over at CoolSmartphone have discovered that the Palm Treo Pro has just appeared on the Vodafone Business Website. So if you are looking for a great QWERTY keyboard Windows Mobile device with integrated GPS and WiFi - this could be a great option!

You can get more details HERE

HTC Touch HD - great images

jasonlan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:11:53 GMT

Arne over at TheUnwired has posted some great pictures of the HTC Touch HD for you to drool over.... I put one of them above but there are lots more!

Check them out HERE

Sony Xperia X1 Hands on

jasonlan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:54:00 GMT

Paul (from Modaco) and Matt (from tracyandmatt.co.uk) posted a great video overview of the Sony X1 device to YouTube. Definitely worth checking out if you are interested in this device!

HTC announce 3 new devices

jasonlan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:52:00 GMT

HTC have just announced three new devices!

The three devices are the HTC Touch Viva, Touch 3G and Touch HD

First up is the HTC Touch Viva which is similar to the original Touch device with Quadband and a 2 megapixel camera.

Second device is the HTC Touch 3G device

This is the innovation of the original Touch device but has a 3.2 Megapixel camera and Windows Mobile 6.1 professional.

The device which is getting most of the attention though is the HTC Touch HD. Images of this device got leaked earlier in the week but it’s great to see HTC now confirm it!

The Touch HD has a 3.8-inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) screen with a 5 mega pixel camera! It also has integrated GPS and a 3.5mm headphone socket.

You can get all the details on HTC Website HERE