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Boost your mobile signal at home with Vodafone access gateway
Small, plug-in box that improves indoor coverage in the home
Quick and easy to install – plugs into any home broadband line
First of its kind in Europe – exclusively for Vodafone customers
A small plug-in box that will significantly improve customers’ mobile phone signal in their homes has been announced today by Vodafone UK.
Available online and in store from the 1July, the Vodafone Access Gateway service is the first of its kind anywhere in Europe. A neat box, similar in size to a router, plugs straight into any home broadband line to bring customers improved and more reliable 3G coverage indoors.
Quick and easy to install, the Gateway works with all 3G handsets and can support up to four voice calls at any one time. Customers will no longer need to worry about missed calls on their mobiles due to inconsistent indoor coverage. With the new Vodafone Access Gateway customers will be able to take advantage of the full range of Vodafone services via their handset anywhere in the home.
The Gateway is available from free or as part of an inclusive price plan from as little as £15 a month. It is also available as a one off purchase for £160 or a monthly charge from as little as £5.
“The Vodafone Access Gateway will boost indoor mobile phone coverage for customers who today, find they need to move around the rooms in their home to get a consistent signal strength,” says Ian Shepherd, Consumer Director, Vodafone UK. “We are committed to delivering the best, most reliable network and this is another step towards maintaining a seamless service.”
The Vodafone Access Gateway can be ordered from July 1 at vodafone.co.uk/gateway or in Vodafone stores and is delivered to the customer. Customers then register online the mobile numbers they want linked to the Vodafone Access Gateway and within 24 hours the full service will be ready and working.
CAP-XX Demonstrates Surface Mountable Supercapacitors - meets industry requests for supercapacitors capable of mass assembly
Sydney, Australia – June 15, 2009 – CAP-XX Limited (LSE:CPX), developer of thin-form supercapacitors which deliver burst and back-up power in space-constrained electronic devices, has demonstrated prototypes of surface-mountable supercapacitors at its Lane Cove manufacturing facility in Australia. The company developed the SMT (surface-mount technology) devices to meet customer requests for supercapacitors capable of mass production assembly using standard reflow soldering techniques.
[more...]O2 to launch iPhone 3G S in the UK on 19 June
O2 today confirmed two exciting iPhone developments. Firstly, the launch of two new iPhones, the iPhone 3G S 16GB and iPhone 3G S 32GB. Both will be available in the UK exclusively on the O2 network on 19 June. The second announcement is confirmation that the release of iPhone OS 3.0 software will also be available to download through iTunes on 17 June and is free to all existing iPhone customers, offering over 100 new features.
[more...]Huawei and TeliaSonera achieve world’s first LTE mobile broadband connection
London, UK, 4 June 2009: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Huawei”), a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, and TeliaSonera/Netcom, today announced the world’s first mobile broadband internet connection over a live commercial LTE network in Oslo, Norway.
[more...]CSR brings premium audio quality to the near and far end with fifth generation CVC
Cambridge, UK –2 June 2009 – CSR (LSE: CSR) today announced the release of fifth generation Clear Voice Capture (CVC). CVC 5.0 is the only solution on the market that provides state of the art audio enhancements and noise suppression to the near and far end; as well as providing packet loss and bit error concealment for an improved user experience when using a Bluetooth headset. Available now, CVC 5.0 features in CSR’s new BlueCore ROM mono headset solution BC6140 and as a software feature in BlueCore5-Multimedia. It will also be available on the forthcoming BC6150 chip.
[more...]Hitachi Software Introduces WT-1 Interactive Wireless Tablet
Tablet Provides Users With An Enhanced Interactive Presentation Solution
CHULA VISTA, Calif., May 19, 2009 – Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. today announced the introduction of the new StarBoard WT-1 Interactive Wireless Tablet, providing educational facilities and corporate environments with the latest in presentation technology. The new tablet comes equipped with an interactive pen with two customizable buttons, and will debut at InfoComm 2009. The new WT-1 tablet provides presenters with the ability to create interactive and dynamic presentations.
The WT-1 features a range of up to 30 feet by deploying RF technology, and has a battery life of up to 16 hours of continuous use. The tablet includes 16 shortcut function keys, handwriting recognition, search engine integration, and a built-in LCD indicator screen, alerting users of available battery life. Volume control from tablet to computer as well as the ability to advance PowerPoint slides with a function button provides the user with full control. The tablet’s pen also features two shortcut options. Additionally, presenters have the ability to connect up to seven WT-1 systems to a PC.
“We have taken a great product and made it even better with the WT-1. Its development represents our commitment to provide the most interactive and productive presentation systems to educators, presenters and businesses. We are confident that users will find the WT-1 as a great addition to other Hitachi presentation tools and that it is a great solution for any classroom, training room, lecture hall, or media conferencing system,” stated John Glad, product manager for Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd.
The compact, StarBoard WT-1 Wireless Tablet is just 10.9” H x 11.1” W x 0.8” D and weighs approximately one pound. The WT-1 tablet also features a writing resolution of 2000 Lpi.
The StarBoard family of products includes the StarBoard FXDUO series of interactive whiteboards and the StarBoard T-Series interactive panels with applications in lecture halls and training rooms. These products provide presenters and teachers with the ability to interact with the class, while manipulating the screen.
ABOUT HITACHI
Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., Business Group, subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd., markets LCD projectors, interactive panels and whiteboards and security and observation system products through value added resellers, system integrators, distributors and OEM.
Hitachi has a unique position in the marketplace by manufacturing and developing its own core technologies to provide consumers and businesses with optimal product performance in each of Hitachi's product categories. For consumer and business products, visit www.hitachi-homeelectronics.us
Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. develops advanced interactive communications tools for education, training and boardroom applications including interactive whiteboards, plasma displays and tablets all powered by the company's category-leading StarBoard software. Go to www.hitachi-soft.com
Hitachi America, Ltd., headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary companies offer a broad range of electronics, electronic contract manufacturing services, power and industrial equipment and services, automotive products and consumer electronics with operations throughout the Americas.
For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us. For information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United States, please visit http://www.hitachi.us/ .
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 400,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 (ended March 31, 2009) consolidated revenues totaled 10,000 billion yen ($102.0 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials, logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com/ .[more...]
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