The past few days I was invited to attend a press meeting at the new R&D head office from Sony Ericsson in Lund, Sweden. O the last day Sony Ericsson prepared a nice surprise for the remaining journalists and bloggers.

The first and second day were all about the new PlayNow Arena Plus service and a brief, but very interesting look in Sony Ericsson’s kitchen where they showed us how they design new phones, what their contribution is and will be towards a better environment and they also introduced a couple of new products like the first Bluetooth Watches designed especially for women.... read on

The Zeemote, a bluetooth gaming controller for Mobile Phones will have its world premiere launch in the Netherlands later this week. Zeemote has struck a deal with Sony Ericsson. Anyone in the Netherlands who buys a W760 between August 8th and October 31st will receive a Zeemote free of charge.

One of our Dutch bloggers, Arjan from MobileGamesBlog, had a sit down with Jim Adams from Zeemote for an exclusive interview.... read on

ThinPrint has announced that a new version of the Content Beamer software for the BlackBerry® solution is now available.

This new version enables BlackBerry smartphones to access the company network and document management systems, while on the move. The server based application supplements the extensive functions of a BlackBerry smartphone, adding capabilities that previously required a laptop.

BlackBerry® smartphones are the leading mobile devices for managing emails and personal data such as addresses, calendars, task lists and memos, but also for applications.... read on

The traditional 50-year-old 12-button keypad for mobile phones is essentially ancient and outdated. It doesn’t address or facilitate ease of use required for today’s emerging and popular technologies- such as texting, mobile IM and email, and search, etc. Sure, these can be performed on a traditional keypad, but they can be difficult and also almost frustrating for the user. This slows growth of ARPU for the wireless operator.

Fastap solves those problems. Fastap is an enabling keypad technology devised of raised and lowered keys combined with error-prevention software. The raised letter keys allow consumers to tap the letter they want with less of a chance of hitting the surrounding keys. Even if you do, the error prevention software detects what key consumers were trying to hit and hence the letter appears on the screen.... read on

OK, we've seen tons of iPod look-a-likes and other fake MP3 players and mobile phones. In a lot of stores in China you van buy Sasmung or Nokio (no, these are no typo's) cell phones who look like the real deal but most certainly aren't!

The producer of this fake iPod Nano (in French) however takes it to the next level. As you van see, this 'Nano' not only looks like the real deal, but also has a 'genuine' Apple Logo and everything else to make this fake look as real as possible.

The only thing the Asian manufacturers couldn't cope with was the touchpad scrollwheel. No word on pricing yet, but it'll probably be somewhat cheaper than the real iPod Nano. More pictures:... read on

Last two weeks I’ve been busy testing GSM-GPS Micro Tracker, released in The Netherlands by NTM Technologies under the name GPS Monitor. It is a GPS receiver, which can be hidden in a car, a handbag or any other precious possession you owe and can be used to trace the position of it any time any place. The GPS monitor includes a built in SIM card featuring mobile subscription in order to send SMS containing information about it’s position. Even more, it can be operated from the distance, through a mobile connection.

Using variety of methods you can trace the position of the GPS Tracker yourself or you can be automatically informed every time it changes the position, by activating the park mode. You receive then a message containing the position of the GPS Tracker, completed with the GPS coordinates on the digital maps which are included by the GPS software, which you install on your GSM.

The GPS Package consists of the GPS Tracker and the GPS Monitor software, a cover, a 1GB memory card of your choice (depends on your mobile phone),... read on

Wether or not these MP3 players all are available in Europe too, i don't know, but according to CNET these are the ten best players a 100 dollar, or less, can buy.

If you ask me, i prefer a mobile phone with enough memory and a MP3 player, but that's just me. . .

1. Samsung YEPP YP-MT6X (512MB)
The good: Superior AA battery life; solid sound quality; compact and durable; highly readable display for such a small player; FM radio; voice, radio, and line-in recording; next-track readout; MP3, DRM WMA, and OGG playback.
The bad: Too many operational instructions... read on

Sony Ericsson has thaught of a cellphone design that combines the classic clamshell with a completely new idea of a flip-screen.

Whereas existing clamshells cover up the main screen when closed, Sony Ericsson's new design would enable the screen to be on display when closed, then flipped over in more traditional clamshell style when open... read on

You can leave it to the Japanese to produce the strangest gadgets. Next in line is a USB Keyboard that doubles as a Wonderbra.

The must-have costume for every self-respecting geek's girlfriend! Dressed up like a "sexy waitress", she's bound to attract everyone's attention at the next FPS LAN party. The manufacturer even kept in mind that there are... read on