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Looking for the best deal around on Polycom IP Phones in New Zealand? I believe that we have it here at nicegear.

I've just been through and dropped the price on the entire range of Polycom phones so now you can have the fantastic Polycom quality that you've all heard about (yes, their handsets and speakers really are as good as they say) at an affordable price.

We've also got access to a few legacy models, drop us a line for a quote or make us an offer.

Some PC Engines stock has just arrived so backorders will be fulfilled from that (unfortunately not the 3D3 yet - that's another few weeks). This week we've got stock coming in for Arduino, SparkFun, Siemens, Digium and Grandstream.

Also, we're doing this twitter thing, you should follow us at http://twitter.com/nicegear.

The nicegear team with be at Linux.conf.au in Wellington from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd January. If you're attending and you're into Arduino then you might get one of our sponsored giveaways!

Due to this please note that order dispatches may be delayed during this time. Thanks for your understanding.

We've just received a new shipment from ATCOM so all ATCOM products are now back in stock.

Our dispatch will be officially closed from Wednesday the 23rd December through until Monday 11th January. Feel free to place orders over the break or email your inquiries but note that they may not be serviced until the new year. Thank you for all your support over the past year and happy holidays to all.

Unfortunately we're waiting on PC Engines to get the 2D3, 3D2, 3D3 and aluminium cases back in stock which it looks like may not be until the new year. My apologies for the inconvenience.

I think we already had the cheapest DVB-S cards (used for receiving the Freeview satellite broadcast) in New Zealand. Despite that, we've decided to special the TeVii S420 DVB-S card for only $100!. Get it while it lasts.

nicegear is proud to sponsor linux.conf.au 2010, which this year is back in New Zealand for the second time. This time in Wellington from the 18th to 23rd January 2010.

Due to South Canterbury Anniversary we won't be able to dispatch packages on Monday 28th September. All orders received after 3pm Friday will be shipped on Tuesday.

We've just added a few more options for Xbee Zigbee modules and now have available several antenna options and power ratings (standard and pro).

We've also renamed the modules to try and reduce the massive confusion that's all around the web relating to the Digi modules, at some stage we will do a small write up on the differences.

Until Friday at 4pm or while stocks last we have a great special running on snom IP phones.

All our ATCOM products are now back in stock and all backorders have been fulfilled. We've now also got the dual FXO+FXS module which fits the IP02 and IP08 models. This is a great new option which turns the IP02 into the most useful two port device that we know of.

We also have the new IPBRIM Basic Rate ISDN PBX model which supports 4 BRI lines for up to 8 ISDN calls (plus VoIP calls too).

ATCOM have also been kind enough to send one of their new AT-620P IP phones for us to trial which we will be looking at over the next few weeks.

We've got three Linksys SPA942 units left over from a special order we did. They are currently on special for $250 ea. First in first served.

Our shipment of ATCOM stock containing the IP01, IP02, IP04 and IP08 has finally arrived. For all those waiting, your backorders will be shipping out today.

We've also got a few AX100P cards in this shipment for those who are after a cheap single port FXO card.

For all those that have been asking the Arduino Mega has now come into stock. Back orders have been fulfilled and there's plenty of stock available.

For all of those waiting patiently we've now received our first shipment of Arduino hardware. Thanks to all of those who emailed and asked for us to stock them. To those who have pre-ordered, you hardware will be shipping out tomorrow. Have fun!

The nicegear team will be heading over to Linux.conf.au on Monday the 18th to Friday the 23rd January. Feel free to drop us a line if you'd like to meet up!

Due to this our dispatch will be closed for this time. Of course we're still accepting orders but please be aware that orders may be delayed shipping out.

We're please to announce the availability of the IP04 Asterisk Appliance. Born from the excellent Free Telephony Project and manufacturered by Atcom. The IP04 is an open source hardware and software design. Similar to the Digium Asterisk appliance but open source.

Because the IP04 appliance is open source there are no extension or call limits imposed by software licenses, no limits on the number of voicemail boxes, remote extensions or anything of the sort.

Being open source means that it's also significantly cheaper than it's alternatives.

In the near future we will be introducing the IP08, similar to the IP04 but with 8 analog ports and two network interfaces.

We currently have some testing units in stock here and will be placing some larger orders very soon. Register your interest now.

Hi all,

In keeping with our theme of bringing in things that aren't readily available in NZ we've decided to bring in some TechnoTrend DVB-S cards.

The TechnoTrend S-1401 cards are Linux compatible (Windows too if you're that way inclined), they will work out of the box in Ubuntu and likely many other distributions. Great for receiving the Freeview broadcast with MythTV or your favourite PVR application.

They are being introduced at the low price of $115 including GST and delivery. Let us know what you think.

- hads