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If you like the idea of flashing an Apple iPad around Blighty before the rest of the fanboys and girls but would rather not have to fly stateside to make it so then here’s the answer my gadgety faithful.

Slip in your order to www.bundlebox.com from right now because pre-ordering is now on over the pond. No need to wait for that pesky UK release date!

BundleBox, if you’re not familiar with the name, was set up by former Google exec Andre Schmidt last year and lets UK consumers buy from any US website. It’s basically an online transatlantic shopping service that lets us in the UK register for a free USA postal address meaning that we can sign on to the pre-order service despite the current US residency restriction.

Just simply sign up to Bundlebox, select its ‘Buy for Me’ service and order and pay for your iPad.

Because the iPad counts as an “automatic data processing machine” under customs rules, it’s import duty free – which all adds up to the 16GB WiFi version costing £465.20, including all shipping costs and VAT.

Tempted? Or are you thinking about buying a different tablet?

Let me know :)

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Apple iPad UK Release Date Clarified

by Jay Garrett on March 8, 2010

Apple has almost come up with a definite UK release date for their iPad.

Where stateside gadgety fans will be able to pounce on the new Wi-Fi tablet on April 3rd and the 3G version later the same month we in the UK will get both by the end of April.

US customers can pre-order the Wi-Fi models from 12 March, but not so for us in Blighty – we can’t pre-release purchase at all.

Apple has also said that the iBooks app and iBookstore will be available in the US on 3 April, with “additional countries added later this year”. I’m hoping that the land of the Union Flag will also be getting this, even though there’s indications to the contrary, as surely this is one of the major selling points of the iPad – or am I still confused?

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Mio Moov V780 is a SatNav That Wants to be a Hi-Def Netbook

March 1, 2010 Click to read more →
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The Mio Moov V780 is one of those curiosities that’ll either take the market by storm or is doomed to sit in the corner of the store.
Mio are hoping that they’ve spotted a gap in the market for a SatNav that’s also capable of chucking out hi-def video through a HDMI slot or onto its [...]

iPad Preorders Start on Thursday

February 23, 2010 Click to read more →
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Love it or question its point – you can’t ignore the Apple iPad.
No matter which side of the fence you stand you can’t argue the fact that it will sell millions.
If you are jonesing for some fruity tablet time the joyous day may almost be at hand!
Rumours have surfaced that the Apple iPad pre-orders will [...]

HTC Legend – Apple Flavoured Android?

February 16, 2010 Click to read more →
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HTC have been busy and have unveiled a number of new mobiles at the MWC.
Thing is that, in my opinion, none of them look as lovely as the HTC Legend.
The body is carved from a single piece of aluminum – Mmmmm….. unibody….. I hope Apple are watching!
Under that gorgeous hood purrs Android 2.1 [...]

New BUGBase Brings Self-Build Mobile to Pre and Droid Smartphone Levels

February 15, 2010 Click to read more →
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Every hardware tweaker will know about BUGLabs‘ build-a-phone, kinda like a Modu self-build, but now it’s had a refresh.
BUG 2.0 is now faster and Android ready.
The latest BUGBase, which is essentially the brain and nerve center, has been upgraded to TI’s OMAP 3 platform.
Before I get “huh?” from you – this actually brings the base [...]

Sony Xperia Mini and Mini Pro Out in Barcelona

February 15, 2010 Click to read more →
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Sony Ericsson has decided to shrinkify the Xperia X10 and created the Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro.
SE whacked on a full QWERTY board to its new Pro creation as well as pumping in Android. The pintsized Mini is rocking a 65mm (2.55-inch) QVGA touchscreen.
There’s Wi-Fi, GPS and an FM radio on board.
“There has been [...]

Microsoft Project Pink Mobiles Made Official

February 13, 2010 Click to read more →
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The MWC is a matter of hours away and most eyes will be on what Microsoft will be bring to parade on centre-stage.
Windows Phone 7 is almost a given but it seems that the Project Pink phone, Sharp’s ‘Turtle’, as been FCC’d (Federal Communications Commission).
The diagram on the right for model PB10ZU shows more than [...]

Sony Ericsson Vivaz HD Recording Camera Phone Release Date Outed

February 9, 2010 Click to read more →
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More phone news – well, the Mobile Word Congress aint far off is it?
It appears that Sony Ericsson’s latest lovely, the Vivaz, has cropped up on Vodafone’s website with a UK launch date.
The new 8.1MP camera phone will be available on Vodafone from March with prices still under wraps but you [...]

iTablet – Like an iPad but runs Windows, has USB ports, Flash, HDMI…..

February 5, 2010 Click to read more →
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Whether you’re wowed by the iPad or not you can’t deny that it will sell – loads.
UK company, X2, can obviously see the potential as well as hearing what a lot of comments have cited as the iPad’s short-comings. They’ve even named it the iTablet!
In its own words “hot on the heels of Apple’s [...]

Bigtrak is Back! Now With Rockets and Digi Cam

January 26, 2010 Click to read more →
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This might be lost on those not around in the early 80’s but this gives me thrills aplenty!
Bigtrak was a marvel – It was a six-wheeled vehicle with a front-mounted blue photon beam headlamp, and a keypad on top.
Yup – this excitement is partly due to the fact that me and my bro never had [...]

Parrot AR.Drone Mixes iPhone, Augmented Reality and Wi-Fi Controlled Helicopter to Make Want!

January 6, 2010 Click to read more →
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Say hello to the latest reason to get excited if you own an iPhone.
Using the handsets accelerometer and connecting via Wi-Fi you can fly the Parrot AR.Drone!
As if that wasn’t cool enough it has two on-board cameras that beam a pilots-eye view right to your phones screen.
This means that you don’t need to see the [...]

Paradigm Shift Full Colour Touchscreen eReaders for £125 – CES 2010

December 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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It looks like the eReader tag is going to get as confusing as the Netbook is.
My understanding was that an eReader was an e-Ink sporting tablet-esque gadget whos main purpose was to save me carting magazines, newspapers and a load of paperbacks around with me.
Is the gadgety thing still an eReader when it has a [...]

Sony Ericsson Satio Software Updated and Allowed Back in Stores

December 10, 2009 Click to read more →
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Rejoyce oh owners of Sony’s Satio and Aino!
Sony Ericsson have sorted out their little software problem with an update for the Satio and Aino blowers and now the handsets have been allowed to return to the shops.
There’s still no official explanation as to what exactly the update brings other than “improved handset speeds and battery [...]

Boxee Box – Possibly the Funkiest HD Network Media Streamer

December 9, 2009 Click to read more →
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I’ve been messing around with the cool n quirky Boxee software and am digging how it works and does its thing.
I know it’s been out for a while but the reason for this interest is the equally funky looking custom media player that they’ve just unleashed.
What this Boxee Box will do, apart from being great [...]

Tiny Aluminium CompuLab Machine is a Fit Windows 7 Desktop PC [fit-PC2i]

December 4, 2009 Click to read more →
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CompuLab is quite well known for producing tinsy-tiny puters.
This mini-marvel measures a mere 4 x 4.5 x 1.05 inches and weighs in at only13 ounces, the fit-PC2i is hailed as the planet’s smallest dual gigabit Ethernet-equipped PC and at the mo I’m willing to believe it.
Don’t be fooled by its small size though.
It aint no [...]

Kohjinsha DZ6KH16E – Laptop With Twin Slideout LCD Screens On Sale Now!

November 27, 2009 Click to read more →
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Clap your eyes on those beauties!
This dual-screened notebook that Kohjinsha has started selling in Japan today has just entered my wish-list.
I don’t neeeeed it, but how cool does it look?
Check out those twins of pleasure – two 10.1 inch 1,024×600 res LED backlit LCD screens that are squeezed in a compact body (size: 280×210×19〜42mm, weight: [...]

First Wi-Fi Town in UK is Swindon – Well Connected With Free Interweb Access

November 17, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Wiltshire town of Swindon has another claim to fame – other than being the birthplace of Diana Dors (hence the photo).
Swindon is also now to be crowned as the UK’s first Wi-Fi town – this means offering ‘free’ public Wi-Fi to all 186,000 residents.
By April 2010 the Wi-Fi “Signal” service will be in place [...]

Free Wi-Fi at (in and around) UK Phones4U Stores

November 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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Trying to grab a free Wi-Fi connection when you’re out and about can be a bit tricksy – especially if you’re not in the largest of towns.
Soon sidling up to your nearest Phones4U may help.
Phones4U has become Freerunner’s (the free public Wi-Fi network) first UK commercial retailer.
Freerunner Wi-Fi will head to 450 stores across the [...]

iPhone 4G Parts For Sale – New Apple Could Be RFID Equipped

November 6, 2009 Click to read more →
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As my contract is almost coming to an end this news is quite interesting – perhaps a tad galling for those who pounced on the iPhone 3Gs though.
China OnTrade lists the “Apple iPhone 4 Generation Midboard” for $23.42, in stock and shipping within 12 business days.
The midboard itself is unremarkable as it doesn’t [...]