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Business Newsletter - 9th December 2009
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New ORA Universal Cradle for Apple iPhone/iPod/iTouch at eXpansys-usa
Coming soon to eXpansys-usa!! At a price point of just $24.99, don't miss out! Use your original Apple USB cable and charge anywhere. Small enough to take along with you everywhere!
Universal Apple Cradle - Black - iPhone, iPod/iTouch

Universal Apple Cradle - White - iPhone, iPod/iTouch

Smartphone Essentials Awards 2009

HTC Announce the HTC Touch2

The i-mate JAMA 101 and JAMA 201 for under £100
We’re receiving stock shortly of the JAMA 101 Pocket PC and JAMA 201 Smarphone at never before seen low prices. Stock is limited so pre-order now to avoid disappointment. 
i-mate JAMA 101 Pocket PC
The i-mate JAMA 101 Pocket PC is a compact smartphone with a 2.4-inch touch screen running Windows Mobile 6 Professional. eXpansys have secured a fantastic price for you - saving you a massive £100. Stock will be limited, so follow this link to get your order in today*!
Normally £189.99
Now only £89.99
Save £100
i-mate JAMA 201 Smartphone
The i-mate JAMA 201 Smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard, touch screen and also runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional.
eXpansys have secured a fantastic price for you - saving you a massive £100. Stock will be limited, so follow this link to get your order in today*!
Normally £199.99
Now only £99.99
Save £100
*Voucher codes cannot be used in conjunction with this deal. Available while stocks last.
Prices and availability subject to change, http://www.expansys.com/ website price and availability always applies.
All prices inclusive of VAT unless stated.
Terms and Conditions apply, E&OE. ©2009 eXpansys
Great New GPS Units Available Before Christmas
Both TomTom and Garmin have released new ranges of in-car GPS units just in time for Christmas. I know what I'm getting Dad for Christmas!
TomTom
The new range of TomTom Satnav devices all include their new LIVE service and a FREE fuel voucher while stocks last
(£50 with the 940, £40 with the 740 and £30 with the 540).
The LIVE service includes a range of essential information services for motorists, delivered directly to the
devices ‘over-the-air’ via a built-in SIM card. These include;
• TomTom Traffic
• Speed Camera Alerts
• Fuel Price Search
• Local Search with Google
• TomTom Weather
• TomTom QuickGPSFix
• TomTom Buddies
There are 3 versions available and each comes with different sets of maps, different memory sizes and different fuel vouchers. See below:

TomTom 940 LIVE
Maps - UK, Europe and North America
Memory - 4GB
FM Transmitter - Yes
Price -£449.99
TomTom 740 LIVE
Maps - UK and Europe
Memory - 2GB
FM Transmitter - No
Price - £349.99
TomTom 540 LIVE
Maps - UK and ROI
Memory - 1GB
FM Transmitter- No
Price - £299.99
Garmin
5 new Garmin SatNav solutions are also available now which all feature 3D maps, built-in handsfree for taking calls
and enhanced navigation options.
Garmin Nuvi 215 and 215T with UK & Ireland Maps from £149.99
Garmin Nuvi 265 and 265T with Europe, UK & Ireland Maps from £179.99
Garmin Nuvi 775T with UK, EU and USA Maps from £344.99
The Garmin Nuvi 775T features the most popular GPS specifications offered today
• 3-D Maps with Building views
• Photo navigation
• Faster screen load time
• Trip planning with the assistance of route managers
• MP3 Player capabilities
• Hands free calling via Bluetooth
• Voice Guide directions including Turn-By-Turn assistance
• Integrated FM Traffic Receiver
Only 48 days till Christmas Day, order now and get your Christmas shopping out the way.
MWg Zinc II now only £199.99 inc VAT!
The unlocked, Windows Mobile-powered MWg Zinc II is now only £199.99 inc VAT at eXpansys UK! This fully-featured smartphone has some impressive specifications including:
- Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard
- 2.8-inch touch screen
- 500MHz processor
- 256MB ROM
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS
- UMTS and HSDPA wireless data connectivity
- WiFi and Bluetooth
- In-built Sirf Star III GPS receiver
- Windows Mobile 6.1
- 2 mega-pixel camera
- microSD card slot
- Dimensions are 109.5mm x 59mm x 18mm
The MWg Zinc II has had some fantastic user comments and industry reviews - click here to view them. At £199.99 this has to be one of the best value-for-money smartphones of it's kind!
Hands on with the Nokia N85

We were given the chance to have an extensive hands on with the Nokia N85 ahead of its release next month.
On paper the N85 shares most of the specs of its bigger brother the N96. With the N85 you get:
5 mega-pixel auto-focus
3G (HSDPA)
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
AGPS
microSDHC slot
3.5mm Headphone Socket
TV-Out
Accelerometer
FM Transmitter
It wouldn't be unkind to call the N85 an N96 light, it looses the on board 16GB of memory and the DVB-H receiver, but it also looses a lot of the bulk. The N85 is surprisingly small and slim; it's closer to the Nokia 6111 in size then the N96. In loosing the DVB-H receiver (useless in most countries including the UK) the N85 has gained a much more useful FM transmitter. One additional trick the N85 has is the display, its one of the first handset to feature an AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic LED) display. This new generation of displays consume less power then traditional displays, and provide wider viewing angles too. Like the other N-series devices the camera was top notch, with all the controls you'd expect, although it does feature an LED flash rather then a Xenon one. Nokia however point out that this lets the N85 use the flash for video, not just photographs.
N85 Sample Photo

Since the device supports VGA quality video recording at 30 fps (approximately DVD quality); it is a welcome addition, although a complimentary Xenon flash would have been nice. Like Nokia's earlier N81 and N96, the N85 has strong support for media and their N-Gage platform. Slide the handset open normally revealing the keypad, finished in the same gloss black as the device. Slide it the other way and you'll reveal the media keys, to let you FF, REW & Play/Pause music and media. As a nice touch the screen automatically rotates to landscape display, accompanied by a nice smooth animation effect. Start the N-Gage application and the media keys disappear and become gaming keys via hidden LED's.
Trying to stress testing the N85 was surprising, starting Nokia Maps, N-Gage game, 3 tabs with the web browser, quick office, with all the usual phone apps (contacts, calender, etc) and trying to stream video clips all at once, the N85 only showed a very slight drop in speed.
It's really hard to fault the N85, small, light, well built, and competitively priced. The biggest problem with the N85 is that it makes the N96 seem a little redundant. Smaller, cheaper, but almost as powerful, you'll have to try hard not to like it.
紧贴奥运电视直播, GleeCube 让你随时随地收看家中电视频道
奥运进入最后倒数!今届大部份赛事均在日间进行,未能长时间安坐家中收看直播,总有点失落。由GIGABYTE集团研发的GleeCube让你无论在任何地方(即使身处海外),均可以个人电脑、手提或流动电脑(UMPC)及智能手机实时收看家中免费及收费电视频道,紧贴奥运精采每一刻。 GleeCube 网络多媒体电视盒 无额外收费的随身Home Theatre能将家中电视频道随身携带,是由于GleeCube将视讯透过互联网连接,让用户于其它地方(包括家中其它不能接收电视讯号的地方、境内及海外国家)透过有线或无线网络(包括Wi-Fi及HSDPA)于个人电脑、手提或流动电脑(UMPC)及智能手机实时收看节目,不用额外缴交服务月费。 媲美DVD画质 影像播放流畅GleeCube采用优于MPEG-4的H.264影音压缩格式,让解析像调整至D1画质(等同DVD画质),且可将档案压缩得更小,只需256Kbs上传频寛即可顺畅收看,依网络频寛高低,最高可达至704x480最佳画质,并支持16:9阔荧幕输出,绝对符合每秒均有机会成为精采时刻的奥运环节。
遥控实时录像或预录节目 留下奥运经典镜头GleeCube让你遥距控制实时录像或预录节目,只须另加一个硬盘或USB盘,就可使用录像功能,以免错失至爱奥运环节;所附加之硬盘更可作网络硬盘管理,再配合其它配件,GleeCube就能变身为家中保安监察录像及视像会议系统,真正一机多用。无论打工一族于上班时要收看本地或财经要闻、马迷在户外收看赛马实况、身在境外的商人或海外移民要收看香港电视剧集或是要身为母亲的职业女性要用视像监察关心至爱家人,GleeCube都可符合要求。


















Zoë Colver Marketing Manager, eXpansys
Ian Harrison UK Business Manager, eXpansys
Denise Crites Product Manager, eXpansys Inc.
Kent Vogel Product Manager, eXpansys Inc.
Sylvie Gaillard Sales & Marketing, eXpansys
Airax Sarkari Purchasing, eXpansys
Kevin Taylor Purchasing, eXpansys
Rob Doyle Purchasing, eXpansys
Andrew Garnett-Clarke Purchasing, eXpansys
Cedric Rey Product Manager, eXpansys
Chad Brantner Director of Sales, eXpansys Inc.
Bruno Payet Corporate Sales Engineer, eXpansys
Sebastien Bourrut Lacouture Business Development Manager, eXpansys
Phil Clayton Purchasing, eXpansys
Clement Yiu Managing Director, eXpansys Hong Kong
Alisha Chen Purchasing, eXpansys
Corey Leach Development Manager, eXpansys Inc.
Adam Moss Chief Geek, eXpansys
Frederic Pont President Europe, eXpansys
Julien Paulhan Product Marketing Manager
Christophe Farines Purchasing Director, eXpansys
Tim Drinkhill Development, eXpansys