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SAN FRANCISCO—10 June 2008—Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. In the US the new iPhone 3G is priced at a stunning US$199 for the 8GB model, and just US$299 for the 16GB model.** iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—on July 11.

“Just one year after launching the iPhone, we’re launching the new iPhone 3G that is twice as fast at half the price,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “ iPhone 3G supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right out of the box, runs the incredible third party apps created with the iPhone SDK, and will be available in more than 70 countries around the world this year.”

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Billion�s BIPAC 7402G - Secure, cable-free, high-speed internet access to enhance productivity. BIPAC 7402G is an advanced device designed for office users. It supports the latest ADSL2/2+ technology enabling high-speed data rate of up to 24Mbps. Its powerful QoS feature for traffic priority and bandwidth management, and security features including multiple VPN tunnels with 3DES make the device a perfect mate to the office user or for anyone who has the compelling needs to transmit sensitive data more securely. With integrated 54Mbps 802.11g Access Point in this device, the router brings up the productivity and mobility to office users.

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Drumsticks that don’t need a drum!
You’ve heard of air guitar - now there are air drums. A set of Rhythm Sticks lets you create great percussion sound anywhere, any time, without a drum kit. Each drumstick has a speaker, so you can simply hit the air or any surface to produce sound. Choose from a classic drumbeat, an electronic snare, cymbal crash or optional background music to play along with. The sticks even light up for night drumming.

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The Sansa e200 Series MP3 players are the flagship products of SanDisks audio line. Created by the leaders in flash memory, the Sandisk Sansa e250 MP3 Player 2GB flash-based player provides everything you need for music, photo, and video clip playback.
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Nova 100fm have announced today that they will be using Hypertag technology to bring their Hughesy, Kate, & Dave podcasts to users via their mobile phones. The radio station will be deploying these Hypertags on bus stops in the Melbourne CD this month to tie in with a new segment in their breakfast radio show.

For many people there are two new words here that you might have never heard before � Hypertags, and podcasts. I’ll start of with the Hypertags which will be installed into the Adshel bus shelters by their distributor, AURA. Basically, the Hypertags allow consumers with a Bluetooth or Infrared enabled mobile phone to interact with a small electronic tag embedded into the advertising media � in the case of the bus stops, a poster. When activated the Hypertag can send files to the consumers’ device; be it video, audio, image, animation, calendar reminder, and so on.
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