Category: Accessories

Armour Case for i-Mate K-JAM

Boxwave.com have just announced this armoured case for the i-Mate K-JAM / O2 XDA Mini / Orange SPV M3000 / T-Mobile MDA Vario / Qtek 9100. As with the Samsung i730 case, it's form-fitting and designed specifically for your handset. Made of anodized al...

Music Dock – It’s here!

Remember how I said I was ordering a music dock? Well, it's arrived. In fact it arrived yesterday but after the problems this weekend I've only just started playing with it. It took just 10 days to arrive from Hong Kong and works perfectly with the Or...

Update – Screw it, I’m ordering a Music Dock! :)

I've been waffling on about about this Music Dock quite a bit over the past few days. As I couldn't find it locally I've gone and ordered one to see if it'll fit my C550. If it does, then I want to hear the sound of European and …

Samsung i730 – Keep it protected

If you're lucky enough to have the Samsung i730 (available in the US here) then you'll probably want to make sure that it's well protected. This is where this new Armor Case comes in, which will stop you scuffing your shiny new device. It's a form-fit...

More on the Music Dock

Lee Smart has emailed regarding our earlier story on the music dock kit. He's found a company in Birmingham called MobileFun that'll do a iMate K-JAM / o2 XDA Mini / T-Mobile MDA Vario version for just £19.99 here. There's also an iMate JAM / T-Mobil...

Cheapy MiniSD Cards

Are you sat at home sorting through the Christmas gifts and finding socks, socks and more socks? Is your girlfriend / wife out at the sales buying 5 identical-looking tops "because they're half price"? Well maybe it's about time you bought yoursel...

Smartphone Music Dock

Although this has been mentioned before this could feasibly work with other Smartphones like the Orange SPV C500 / C550 / C600 due to the placement of the Mini USB and audio ports. This iMate SP5m Music Dock is available from Brando.com.hk and will he...

HTC Wizard Cradle

Our friends at Boxwave have just launched this HTC Wizard cradle. The Wizard is known as the O2 XDA Mini, Orange SPV M3000, T-Mobile MDA Vario, Qtek 9100 and the i-mate K-JAM. If you'd like yours to sit up straight in it's own special holder then this...

We want better batteries man!

Batteries.. we hate them. They don't stay charged at 100% all year around like we want them to. :) A recent survey by TNS showed that two-thirds or mobile phone and PDA users want a battery that lasts at least two days without charge. Due to the fact...

Gaming pad drops in price!

There's some spectacular offers in our software shop right now. Take this Chainpus Gamepad, not only do you get completely free shipping, but you also get two free games to play with !!! Yes, Sky Force and Flux Challenge are chucked in completely free...

Hands-free kits cause accidents too!?

An interesting news item here which quotes research done in Australia showing that hands-free kits don't reduce the risk of having a crash. In fact, they're still four times more likely to have a prang even with a hands-free kit! Researchers questionn...

2Gb SD cards and loads more to be reviewed!

I've just taken delivery of an incredibly quick 2Gb SD card from MobyMemory.com - yes 2Gb!!! I've still got a Hard Drive that big in a PC upstairs!! The SanDisk Ultra II 2GB SD memory card is the largest capacity card currently available in the SD fo...

TomTom 5 Price Increase?!

Following our earlier story here it would appear that TomTom have increased the price of the excellent TomTom5 for the Windows Smartphone. Originally we were informed via their website that it'd cost €249, but now it appears to have gone up to €29...

Flexiskin and miniBuds Reviewed

I've just added a couple of reviews today - both very good products and well worth splashing some cash on. The first review is the Flexiskin case from Boxwave. It freaked me out a tad when I first got it, but it's the first phone case I've ever …

UPDATE – TomTom Mobile 5 is here !

At last, the news you've been waiting for, the new TomTom Mobile 5 is now available to buy as a complete package here! You may remember our review of the earlier version, in which we praised this GPS navigation solution. The new version 5 brings us ...

Memory cards for your phone just got even cheaper

The guys at MobyMemory.com have just emailed in to say that they've gone a bit mad and dropped their prices even lower than normal. Check out the price of a 1Gb miniSD ! It's now only £82.99 ! 1GB mini-SD - £82.99 512MB mini-SD - £35.99 256MB mini...

Armour Case for the iMate JAM!

Check this out - it's a new Armor Case (that's "Armour" for those speaking proper English) :) :) for the i-Mate JAM! BoxWave's Armor Case is a form-fitting metal case made of aluminium that is designed to protect your i-Mate JAM from everyday wear a...

A cradle for your C500 / Audiovox SMT 5600 / SDA

Ian Moore has just emailed me in about this i-mate SP3i USB Cradle. In theory this should work with the T-Mobile SDA and, we think, the Orange SPV C500 too. Here's a picture of the bottom of the iMate SP3i - the handset this cradle was made for... …

Updated – Audia X FM Transmitter with the Orange SPV C500

You may remember my news story about the Audia X review I did. Well, today my little adaptor plug turned up, so I've been able to test this Audia X FM Transmitter with my Orange SPV C500. To read the new updated review, now with extra pictures and …

Audia X FM Transmitter Review online now

I've just completed my review of the Audia X unit, which allows you to broadcast your headphone-output to an FM radio. This is especially useful for us drivers who are trapped in their car for a large portion of the day. Pop the Audia X unit into your...

Getting Smartphone music on your radio!

OK, remember this story from last week? Well, the Audia-x FM Transmitter has now arrived - all the way from America. I gotta admit that it works pretty well indeed. I'll be writing a full review on this when I get chance, however I've had a quick play...

Juicy accessories and deals from BoxWave.com

We've teamed up with BoxWave.com to bring you some incredible deals on things like the BoxWave FlexiSkin for the SMT 5600 / SPV C500 (currently $23.95 / £12.57), the VersaCharger (at $25.95 / £13.62) or the multi-award winning MiniSync cable that we...

AC Adapter for Car Chargers

Boxwave are now selling this natty little gadget which lets you use you car charger with any standard wall outlet! It comes in European and US versions (sadly no British version, however you can plug the European plug into a shaver socket or adaptor) ...

Smartphone Broadcasting!

So you've got a brilliant MP3 - be it a PodCast or a new dance track - and it's stored on your Smartphone. Then, you get in your car and you wanna listen to it on your way to work. Options? Well, you could use your headphones - …

Want a car kit for your Orange SPV C500?

I've just had a mail from Tim Phillips, who says... "I've just been informed by a colleague of mine that we are having carkits fitted for our C500's at work. I didn't think there was one, but he told me about the Uni Take & Talk made by …

Orange G2 Review

Bluetooth headsets are a must for pretty much everyone now - especially drivers as it's illegal to hold and use and mobile whilst driving. Bluetooth headsets, like the Jabra headset I reviewed a couple of years back are now quite widespread. Russ Cas...

More Memory Deals

Our friends at MobyMemory.com have recently cut prices across the entire range of mini-SD cards to the following, with the 1GB cards now under £100 mark!: 1GB mini-SD - £99.99512MB mini-SD - £39.99256MB mini-SD - £20.99128Mb mini-SD - £12.99 Moby...

Worradeal ! 1Gb MiniSD cards for £119.99

CoolSmartPhone member Wez (hi Wez), emailed in about a great deal he's spotted on MiniSD cards here at MobyMemory.com. At the moment they're only £119.99 for a whole GIG! Each card comes with a 5 year manufacturers warranty and 14-day money-back guar...

More cheap MiniSD cards

James Kennedy has emailed in about these MiniSD cards from Offtek.co.uk. They're ruddy cheap - 57 quid for a 512Mb MiniSD card, 35 quid for 256Mb and 25 quid for 128Mb! Check them out here at Offtek.co.uk.

MiniSD bargain

Martyn Hardacre has spotted this EBay auction which is selling a 512Mb MiniSD card for £55. It's branded as ATP and comes from a German Power-seller. I've purchased a digital camera from Germany recently over EBay and I can vouch for the quality of...

SD Cards even cheaper

Just spotted the Ebuyer.com have got really good deals on SD and MiniSD cards. Click here to see the MiniSD cards and click here for the SD card deals. MiniSD prices are currently £23.03 for 256Mb and SD cards are going for £15.99 for 256Mb.

Smart Keyboard for Smartphones

I've been testing this keyboard for Chainpus recently. I've seen that it's beginning to get mentioned on SmartPhoneAdvice.com and MoDaCo.com in both it's IR and Bluetooth specification. The keyboard itself is well designed and is suitable for a whole ...

Virtual Keyboard Review

Yes, we've mentioned this funky virtual keyboard before, but still no accessory dealer has sent us a free one... :) :) :) so we're gonna mention it again.. :) Nah, I'm only joking - I forgot to mention (thanks to Milo for the tip) that you can purch...

Accessories appearing for C500

The C500 is cropping up everywhere at the minute, so it's good to see that our friends at SmartPhoneAddOns.com are starting to sell various SPV C500 accesssories here. One that caught my eye was this Krussel case. Krussel have a good name in top-qual...

1Gig SD Card!

Hey everybody! Just got a Silicon Power 1 Gig SD card for use with my O2 Xphone, and guess what? It works like a charm - no problems, no hiccups, no nothing! Just wanted to share my findings. Maybe it will be useful for those with the same …

C500 Leather Pouch

I've been in PHP / MySQL hell over the past few days (it'll never catch on, I tell ya), so it's good that Tam Darcy emailed in to distract me. My spies are already telling me that there's a LOT more Orange C500 handsets about now and bigger …

Virtual Keyboard

Mitesh Patel emailed in about the infamous hi-tech keyboard that projects a full QWERTY keyboard on any flat surface. It's nice, and we'd like to see if this would work on the Smartphone with appropriate drivers.. :) It's been much talked about for a ...

MiniSD Price Wars!

Yet again there's some fierce price wars going on for SD cards. This time, with the launch of Windows Mobile handset utilising MiniSD cards, we have some good offers on MiniSD cards. EBuyer.com now appear to be leading the way, with this 256Mb MiniSD...

More Cheap MiniSD cards!

Some really, really cheap MiniSD cards here at JetMedia for your Orange C500. You can also buy cheap "normal size" SD cards for other Windows Mobile phones at JetMedia. Gordon McLean emailed in to say... "I got a 256MB MiniSD Card for £28.99 (£...

E200 Wifi Saga continues

You may remember our earlier story about the Sandisk Wifi SD card, which is apparently compatible with the Compal AR11 Smartphone. Now, we asked Sandisk if it's work with the E200, and they said surprisingly - yes, it does. We know that it doesn't wor...