End of Financial Year 2004 - 2005
Just wanted to say a quick thank you to all our shoppers and members for an unbelievably great year! Thanks for allowing us to help you out with your gadgets.
Best Regards,
Arnold
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![]() Thursday, June 30, 2005End of Financial Year 2004 - 2005
Well another financial year is about to draw to an end and I hope that you didn't do too much damage with your credit card today!
Just wanted to say a quick thank you to all our shoppers and members for an unbelievably great year! Thanks for allowing us to help you out with your gadgets. Best Regards, Arnold Wednesday, June 29, 2005O2 XDA IIi Leather Case by Krusell : Made from buffalo leather! The Krusell O2 XDA IIi / iMate Classic Multidapt Leather Case is made of carefully selected buffalo leather and designed to fit 100% to each individual phone. A key feature on the Classic cases are their tight fit, that makes even very small phones look extremely good in their Krusell case. Forget about bulky misfit cases.Features of the Krusell O2 XDA IIi Classic Multidapt Leather Case: - Provides excellent protection - Slim tight-fit design - Made of buffalo leather - Cutouts for all buttons and controls - Easy zip which secures PDA in the leather case - Display protected with transparent plastic covering Compatibility of the Krusell O2 XDA IIi Classic Multidapt Leather Case: - Qtek 2020 - Qtek 2020i - O2 XDA II - O2 XDA IIi - iMate Order your O2 XDA IIi Leather Case by Krusell here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Tuesday, June 28, 2005XtremeMac iPod Car Charger Keep your iPod powered in your car with the XtremeMac iPod Car Charger! The XtremeMac iPod Car Charger design is simple and straight forward yet elegant. Its compact design and retractable coil cord store easily when not in use. Built-in charging circuitry protects your car against back-flow current and your iPod from excessive electrical loads.XtremeMac iPod Car Charger is compatible with: - iPod photo - iPod U2 - iPod mini - iPod shuffle - iPod FireWire - 4th Generation iPod with Click Wheel - 3rd Generation iPod with touch wheel and buttons Features of the XtremeMac iPod Car Charger: - Safely charge & play iPod in your car - Provides unlimited play time - Sleek, compact with expanding cord - LED power indicator - Replaceable fuse protection Get your Xtreme Mac iPod Car Charger here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Monday, June 27, 2005Sandisk Sansa e100 / e130 / e140 MP3 Players : Now Avaliable!Want to use your SD/Secure digital card to store and play your MP3s as well? Check out Sandisk's new Sansa e100 series MP3 Players! The Sandisk Sansa e100 Series MP3 players provide high-quality digital music playback with sophisticated navigation and expandable memory at an affordable price. You can add up to 2GB of additional storage space with the SD slot for more MP3, WMA (including secure WMA content), and Audible audio file formats. Reviews on the Sandisk Sansa e100 MP3 Player: Saturday, June 25, 2005Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus : SD Card and USB Flash Drive in one! I don't know what section of our catalogue to put these in! Check it out. The Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus is the world's first SD/Secure Digital Card and USB flash drive in one.Not only are they amongst the fastest SD cards on the market with data transfer rates of around 10MB per second but by folding these SD cards you can also plug them directly into your PC's USB port to transfer files. No need for a USB card reader or adapter with the Sandisk Ultra II SD Card. 1GB and 512MB capacities should be available to Australians mid-July to early August. Personally, I can't wait for a 2GB version! Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus Product Description: SanDisk's Ultra II is the high-performance digital memory solution for the serious photographers. This family of outstanding flash cards provides the durability and high-speed quality needed for advanced amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts. SanDisk's newest addition to this family is the innovative Sandisk Ultra II SD Plus memory card. The ground-breaking card provides the unique capability of utilizing your SD card in a USB port, eliminating the need for any readers to offload content to a PC. This card transforms from an SD card to a USB adapter with our unique hinged cover. Specifications of the Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus Memory Card: - USB 2.0 compatibleWorks with USB high-power port hubs (500mA)* - SD/Secure Digital Compliant - Outstanding PerformanceWrite/Read performance: 9MB/sec, 10MB/sec - Lifetime Limited Warranty Package Contents of the Sandisk Ultra II SD Card: - Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus Card - Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus User Guide * note: this product will not work with low-powered USB ports (100mA) found in certain accessories. Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus Images Per Megapixel Guide: (compressed images) ![]() Get your Sandisk Ultra II SD Card Plus here at Mr.Gadget Australia! (from July onwards) Printable DVD-R 4.7GB 8X Speed 50 Pack by Laser - Excellent blank DVD buy! For those with printers that can print directly onto DVDs and CDs, you'll be pleased to know that we are now selling the famous Laser branded printable DVD-Rs. Considering the price is about the same as non-printable ones, gadgeteers who don't have a CD/DVD printer should consider these too as they have a plain white surface to write your labels onto; who knows you may get a CD/DVD printer in the future too?!We've decided to stock the Laser brand over the Imation because we believe that they are better quality and are of better value. We'll be filling up our online catalogue with more Laser goodies, so if you consume a lot of CD/DVD media, bookmark our site! :) Features of the Laser DVD-R 4.7GB 8X Speed Printable 50 Pack: - LASER Recordable blank DVD-R - Records up to 8X - White inkjet printable - 50pc cake box Order your Laser DVD-R 4.7GB 8X Speed Printable 50 Pack Spindle here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Thursday, June 23, 2005Laser CD / DVD Labelling Kit : Add your special touch!Not only does the Laser CD/DVD Labelling Kit add extra protection to your precious CDs and DVDs but it also allows you to use a little bit of that untapped creativity to personalise your media. This simple to use kit comes with applicator, 50 labels and DesignExpress software. Create labels in no time! Features of the Laser CD / DVD Labelling Kit: Sandisk 4GB Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive : Monster on the way
Remember the 'old' days when computers had hard drives with less capacity than your smallest USB Flash Drive? I sigh and reminisce of my first computer: an Olivetti 386SX - 16MHz with a 20MB hard-drive and ONE whole megabyte of RAM. Back then, I had the fastest system in my class and with this fact in mind, I would lift my head high as I strolled through school corridors...we've come a long way since then (I hope!).
In the next couple of weeks, the Sandisk 4GB Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive will reach our shores. Imagine, with the 4GB Sandisk Cruzer Mini you'll be able to store around 1000 songs, around 1500 of your favourite photos, or even 10,000 Word documents! Great for professionals and students who don't want to be lugging around an external hard drive around with them! Too bad they won't get in before the end of the financial year! Features of the Sandisk 4GB Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive: - 4GB Data Capacity - Small size and easy to use - No drivers required * - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified for fast data transfer (compatible with USB 1.1) - Store all your data, pictures, music and more - Two extra color caps and a neckstrap included - Thin design does not obstruct the dual-stacked USB ports found on most computers * Comes bundled with: - CruzerSync* - Free 30-Day Trial version - Cruzer PocketCache * - 7-day trial - CruzerLock 2 * - already installed, FREE! * For Windows only Minimum System Requirements of the Sandisk 4GB Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive: - Pentium PC or Macintosh computer with USB support - Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP - Mac OS 9.1.x+, OS X v10.1.2 + - USB 2.0 port required for Hi-Speed transfer Get your Sandisk 4GB Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive here at Mr.Gadget Australia! (arriving mid July 2005) Wednesday, June 22, 2005Compact Drive PD70X : Ultra Fast Portable Storage Device!
The World's Fastest Portable Storage Device (PSD), the Compact Drive, is now even faster at 16MB/s*. With the new Compact Drive PD70X you can transfer a 1GB card in under 2 minutes!
A new DMA (Direct Memory Access) chip is now solely dedicated to data transfer. It allows simultaneous reading of data from memory card and writing to the internal hard disk and vice versa, which greatly improves the speed over the traditional PSD "card reader" method of reading from the memory card first and later writing to the hard disk. An advance software algorithm is also in place to transfer information more efficiently than ever before. Compact Drive PD70X Product Description: Memory Cards Supported By the CompactDrive PD70X: Order your Compact Drive PD70X Portable Storage Device here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Monday, June 20, 2005Mr.Gadget BLITZ 256 Card Disk rated "Super,super cool" by APC Magazine!
Here's an excerpt, taken from his review: Dan Warne, Downtime, APC Magazine, Order your Mr.Gadget BLITZ 256 USB Card Disk here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Saturday, June 18, 2005Navman ICN 510 GPS V3 : Easy GPS for your car!
"But you said turn right!", he says through his teeth.
"I meant after the traffic lights!" she yells, equally frustrated and stressed as the car comes to a sudden halt. Many of us, I'm sure, have been in this navigational nightmare, but with the increasing amount of consumer GPS units on the market the stress of driving can be significantly reduced. I've been using various GPS units for around a year now (mostly different versions of Navman and CoPilot) and can say that for the most part, I get to my destinations faster, with less frustration and my relationships with my passengers in tact! There's a great forum on GPS devices at Mtekk.
The NEW Navman iCN 510 GPS is a sleek, pocket sized, mobile GPS solution delivering outstanding performance, features and design. The Navman iCN 510 encapsulates Navman style and quality in a compact system that delivers leading edge road navigation. What's the difference with the Navman ICN 510 and others? Well the main ones that I see are it3.5 inch colour display and 3D map views. I used Navman GPS units before and can testify that they're great for both GPS novices or veterans. Features of the Navman ICN 510 GPS: - Ideal for in-car operation with intuitive touch-screen - Route planning with "Back-On-Track" re-routing - 3D map view - so you can see the route ahead with ease - Avoid Area for traffic avoidance - Voice and visual route instructions - Fully automatic operation when driving Navman ICN 510 GPS Package Includes: - Navman iCN 510 GPS Receiver - SmartST V3 3D navigation software - Vehicle windshield mounting bracket - 12V Vehicle power cable - Mains power pack for indoor use - USB cable for map and application downloading from a PC - Protective carry case - Quickstart guide - CD-ROMs includes: User manual, Adobe Acrobat Reader and SmartST V3 3D navigation software Order your Navman iCN 510 GPS here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Thursday, June 16, 2005San Jose, California USA - Lovely 24 degrees today
Here I am back in the U.S. Once again I'm sitting in Star Bucks at the Great Mall in San Jose, waiting for my wife to finish shopping.
The weather is currently a beautiful 24 degrees celsius, with a light breeze and mostly clear skies. According to the last weather update on my PDA (WorldMate Pro) it says that Melbourne's weather today will be a cold 13 degrees with showers - no prizes for guessing where I would prefer to be at this current moment. I'll be back in the office on Monday, but it's business as usual in regards to orders - they're being pushed out as quickly as possible. Here's a couple of pictures from the Silicon Valley: Great Mall, San Jose. Great bargains, great shopping, great American fast food! Here's a picture of me getting a Chinese massage; two words: never again. It was far from relaxing and more like Chinese torture. ![]() Borders Bookstore, San Jose. Stocked up on some businessie type books (got one on avoiding dysfunctional teams), bookmarks and gadget magazines. ![]() In and Out Burgers, San Jose Amercian fast food at its best! The guys at In and Out only serve THREE different value meals and make fries fresh. Very popular burger joint in California. ![]() A street in Milpitas, California Nestled amongst the distinctive sun-burnt Calaveras Hills, Milpitas is a suburb adjoining San Jose. Around a 1 hour drive from San Francisco and home to some of my favourite relatives, this would be one of the places in the U.S. where I would consider living. Despite the huge possibilities in the U.S., I still call Australia home and can't wait to be back in Melbourne!
Monday, June 13, 2005O2 XDA II / IIi Crystal Case by Expert ShieldHere's a picture of Expert Shield's new crystal case for O2 XDA II / IIi's pocketPCs. As you can see the case is constructed from clear polycarbonate scratch resistant plastic, that features cutouts allowing your XDA to be fully functional. It also flips open allowing full access to the display - great protection while keeping the sleek form factor of the PDA. Get your Expert Shield O2 XDA II / IIi Crystal Case here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Saturday, June 11, 2005Queen's Birthday Holiday Australia - Office closed this Monday
According to Wikipedia.com, the Queen's birthday is celebrated at this time because there are not enough winter holidays! It also states that the occasion is used to signify the start of the skiing season and to honour newest members of the "Queen's Birthday honours list", of which new members are inducted into the Order of Australia. Whether it's the exact date or not, we wish Her Majesty a happy 79th birthday! Friday, June 10, 2005Google GMail Accounts up for grabs
You may have heard of the Google Gmail accounts that have been in beta mode for the last couple of months with a considerable 1GB of storage available. The catch? Google shows advertisements based on keywords that appear in your emails...not a bad price to pay, if you ask me. In order to get a Gmail account, you need someone who already has one, to send you an invite. I was fortunate to have a couple of friends who are well connected and got mine early last year. Mailbox sizes have now been bumped up to 2GB, which makes it even more enticing. I now have 50 invites sitting in my account ready to go! If you are a registered and subscribed Mr.Gadget customer, just email gmail@mrgadget.com.au and I'll send one your way. Go Google! Thursday, June 09, 2005O2 XDA IIs / iMate PDA2K Screen Protector by Expert ShieldI've already dropped my O2 XDA IIs far too many times than I'd like, but thankfully I've got a protective leather case and not to mention one of the world's best screen protectors! Speaking of which, we're excited to have just received our very first batch of Expert Shield screen protectors for the O2 XDA IIs / iMate PDA2K after sampling/testing some a couple of weeks ago. Monday, June 06, 20051GB USB Flash Drive Sandisk Cruzer Mini Special
Forget about the cheap looking and ordinary performing USB flash drives, we now have the reputable, stylish and blazing fast Sandisk Cruzer Mini 1GB USB Flash Drives on special! The Sandisk Cruzer range are my favourite USB flash drives and that's why we sell em'!
Perfect buy just before the end of the Financial Year. The Sandisk Cruzer Mini is Hi-speed USB 2.0 certified for fast data transfer (also compatible with USB 1.1). Store all your data, pictures, music and more on this pocket-sized device and then easily transfer files between your laptop and desktop. Advanced Features of the Sandisk Cruzer Mini 1GB USB Flash Drive: - Capacity: 1GB - Small size and easy to use - No drivers required * - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified for fast data transfer (compatible with USB 1.1) - Store all your data, pictures, music and more - Two extra color caps and a neckstrap included - Thin design does not obstruct the dual-stacked USB ports found on most computers - Comes bundled with: - CruzerSync * - Free 30-Day Trial version - Cruzer PocketCache * - 7-day trial - CruzerLock 2 * - already installed, FREE! * For Windows only Minimum System Requirements of the 1GB Sandisk Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive: - Pentium PC or Macintosh computer with USB support - Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP - Mac OS 9.1.x+, OS X v10.1.2+ - USB 2.0 port required for Hi-Speed transfer Get your 1GB Sandisk Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive here at Mr.Gadget Australia while stocks lasts! Telephone Lines Down : Caused by Weekend Blackout
Hi All,
First of all, apologies for not answering your phone calls, but I've just received word that a blackout on the weekend has crippled our telephone system. Why do these things always happen when I leave the country?! We are still contactable via email and will do our best to respond to them as fast as we can. Thank you for your patience and business. Best Regards, Arnold Saturday, June 04, 2005Krusell O2 XPhone 2 / iMate SP3i Smartphone Leather Case : In stock!The Krusell O2 XPhone II / iMate SP3i Leather Case is made in carefully selected buffalo leather and designed to fit 100% to each individual phone. A key feature on the Classic cases are their tight fit, that makes even very small phones look extremely good in their Krusell case. Forget about bulky misfit cases. I had a Krusell case for my O2 XDA II and now one for my IIs and find that these are among the best in the market in terms of device proctection, style and functionality. O2 XPhone 2 / iMate SP3i owners must keep this case in mind if they are looking for a quality leather case! You won' tbe disappointed. Krusell O2 XPhone 2 / iMate SP3i Leather Case Fits: Get your Krusell O2 XPhone 2 / iMate SP3i Leather Case here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Friday, June 03, 2005i-Rocks IR1100 MP3 FM Transmitter - Play music from your USB Flash Drive!By pluggin' in your USB flash drive or MP3 player (or any audio source with an audio output like your PDA or CD player) into the i-Rocks IR-1100 MP3 DJ FM Transmitter and then tuning to the specified FM channel, you can immediately enjoy listening to your favourite digital music over your car stereo. i-Rocks IR-1100 FM Transmitter Review Order was received lightning fast. The I-Rocks MP3 transmitter connects to the car lighter socket. It has variable frequencies that you can tune your FM radio to that are indicated by the combination of 4 LED's Ranging from 88.1 to 107.9 Mhz. It came with a side USB and top USB connector. The top unit you plug the USB flash card (memory stick). It has an audio plug next to it for MP3 players, I-Pods etc. One lead has a USB plug and clip on the end. This is not explained in the documentation but is needed if the radio antenna of your car is at the back away from the player. You need to plug it into the side USB socket and it acts as a booster aerial. If not used the sound quality is very poor. If your radio antenna is at the front you don't need to use it. The sound quality is very good. One bad point if you use a large flash drive to store your songs( 1 gig will hold 200 to 300 songs) every time you stop and start the car the songs restart from the beginning. You can only skip forward and back one song per press it does not have a random or remember last played song feature. If you use an MP3 player the player itself will do the sorting. It really is simple and easy to use. Features of the i-Rocks IR-1100 MP3 Car DJ FM Transmitter: Order your iRocks IR1100 MP3 FM Transmitter here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Thursday, June 02, 2005Socket Mobile Power Pack : A must for road warriors!
Anyone who wants to be able to charge up their PDA, laptop, mobile phone or MP3 player on the road, must consider the new Socket Mobile Power Pack. We got a batch in today and I quickly set aside one for me to test with my pocketPC (O2 XDA IIs). Process was very straight forward: charged up the Socket Mobile Power Pack, connected up my O2 XDA IIs via a O2 XDA IIs USB Synch 'n' Charge Cable and voila, my pocketPC was steadily charged! This is coming with me to the U.S. on Friday, that's for sure!
Here's a picture of my O2 XDA IIs getting charged by the Socket Mobile Power Pack:
The Socket Mobile Power Pack is a high capacity lithium-ion battery pack for powering and/or recharging internal batteries of devices equipped with a 5.0 volt DC input. When an electronic device is connected to the Socket Mobile Power Pack, the device draws current just like when connected to an AC adapter. Simplify your Mobile Power Needs! The Mobile Power Pack eliminates the hassle of carrying around charging adapters, extra batteries and travel converters. Just plug your PSP, mobile phone, Smartphone, Pocket PC, palmOne device, BlackBerry, GPS receiver, Bluetooth headset, Socket products or MP3 player into the Mobile Power Pack with an adapter and experience the convenience. Socket’s Mobile Power Pack - the ultimate power source that goes where you go! ** Check the Compatibility Matrix before purchasing as your device may require additional adapters. Charge and power: (Compatibility Matrix)
Features of the Socket Mobile Power Pack: Get your Socket Mobile Power Pack here at Mr.Gadget Australia! Wednesday, June 01, 2005Blueant Supertooth 2 Bluetooth Handsfree: Media Blitz!
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