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Friday, July 15, 2011

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Evolio Neura Android Tablet, NOT the Most Powerful

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Check out this new tablet from a company called Evolio dubbed the Neura. The tablet runs the Android operating system and someone was a bit boastful with the page for the tablet. The page claims that the Neura is the most powerful Android tablet. All I see is the same old basic hardware that almost all the tablets out there use right now.

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Awesome Chrome Niko Camera Bag Surfaces

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:09 AM PDT

I use a Nikon D80 DSLR when I travel and I have a very nice camera bag to keep the thing safe in transit. The only thing that bothers me about my camera bag is that it has no room for the charger or another battery let alone a pen or anything else inside. If you travel with a DSLR and want a nice bag with room for the camera and lenses along with more of your junk, the Chrome Niko might be perfect.

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SwiftKey X Leaves Beta And Jumps To Android Tablets (video)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:28 AM PDT

If you own either an Android smartphone or tablet you might be pleased to know that SwiftKey X, the super fast way of entering text on touchscreen devices, has now left its beta stage of development and is available to purchase from the Android Market.

Its been one year to the day since SwiftKey X entered the beta stage of development and today SwiftKey has launched two new flavours. SwiftKey X for Android smartphones and  SwiftKey Tablet X designed for tablets with a 'split key' layout that makes tablet typing a breeze, watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Sony Launches One Piece Water Resistant Walkman

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:57 AM PDT

Sony has this week unveiled it new line of one piece water resistant Walkman’s which have been specifically designed for the sport enthusiast. The new Sony Walkman NWZ-W260 comes with its own content transfer software which allows you to upload music and audio via drag and drop just like an additional hard drive.

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Google Maps Now Provides Live Traffic Reports In 13 More European Countries

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:24 AM PDT

Google has released a new update for their Google Maps service which has brought with it live traffic information for another 13 European Countries. The new update now also allows users within these newly added countries to benefit from the the services feature which can now direct you around possible congestion within the beta version of Google Maps Navigation, the internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance for smartphones.

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Facebook For Android Gets Updated

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:01 AM PDT

Facebook has released a new version of Facebook for Android, the latest version is Facebook 1.6.1, and it brings a range of new features to Facebook for Android as well as some bug fixes.

The latest version of Facebook for Android comes with a couple of new features which include improved pages support, you can now view the full list of pages you have liked and also pages that you are admin for.

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Netflix Arrives On Nintendo’s 3DS Console

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:55 AM PDT

Netflix has today arrived on Nintendo’s 3DS console now enabling 3DS owners to watch TV shows directly from their consoles. Currently the Netflix service is only a 2D affair and the new application is available from today as a free download from Nintendo’s eShop. To use the new service all users require is a 3DS console, Wi-Fi connection and of course a Netflix streaming subscription.

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Jawbone Wristband Tracks Your Health And Wellbeing

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:11 AM PDT

If you would like to stay informed about the health and wellbeing of your body, Jawbone has just unveiled a new and innovative wristband packed full of technology to help to stay healthy. The small wristband has been designed to help you track your eating, sleeping and activity patterns over time by linking to a free smartphone application which presents the data recorded by the wristband.

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Star Wars Millennium Falcon Haynes Manual

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:04 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard about the new Star Wars The Blueprint book, and now there is another new Star Wars book on the way, the Millennium Falcon Owners Workshop Manual from Haynes.

Now you will be able to find out everything you need to repair your own Millennium Falcon, with detailed repair plans just like the Haynes manuals available for most of the cars available today.

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Leaked: First Image Of Sony’s New NEX-7 Camera?

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:37 AM PDT

A new image has been uncovered that could be the first glimpse of Sony’s new NEX-7 digital camera currently under development. The image below has been posted by the Sony Alpha Rumours website and was obtained through a close source.

The image is thought to be a preproduction photograph, so the final NEX-7 camera might look a little different once launched. Its thought that the new NEX-7 will be equipped with a 3-million dot OLED electronic viewfinder and use the same 24 megapixel sensor that Sony used inside their A77 camera.

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Spotify Now Available In The US, Premium Version Costs $9.99 A Month

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:20 AM PDT

Spotify has now officially launched its music streaming service in the US, and you can now sign up to the music streaming service, there are three different types of accounts available, one free and two subscription based.

The free account is supported by adverts, whilst the premium account will cost you $9.99 a month, and the unlimited account will cost you $4.99 a month, the free service will only let you stream music to your computer, and it is compatible with both Windows PCs and Mac OS X computers, the amount of tracks you can stream is limited.

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Google+ Adds New User Privacy Options, Google Execs And Zuckerberg Immediately Disappear

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT

With Google’s new social network service Google+ still in its beta development and invitation only stage new features are being daily to the service. Todays update brings with it new privacy options which allows you to now hide your Google+ account from prying eyes and the Google Exec, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg seemed to have wasted no time pressing the button.

A few days ago viewing the list of top heavy weight users within Google+ listed Zuckerberg at number one, with the most number of followers, even more than the Google Exec’s Sergey Brin and CEO Larry Page. Now unfortunately all parties are now absent from the list and wasted no time implementing the new privacy feature.

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Spotify iPhone App Hits US iTunes Store

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 04:52 AM PDT

Spotify announced earlier today that their music streaming service would launch in the US later today, and whilst we are waiting for the official announcement it looks like the Spotify app for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available in the US iTunes store.

The Spotify app for the iPhone and iPod Touch will let you stream millions of music tracks direct to your iOS devices, and the app has been available in Europe for a while now, and has just hit the US iTunes store today.

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Apple App Store Bulk Buying Arriving Shortly For Business

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 04:44 AM PDT

Soon Apple will be rolling out a new bulk buying system which will include volume pricing, allowing businesses to easily equip their staff and Mac systems with applications. .

To become part of the new service business will need to enrole, and its currently any business in the US can participate with no limit to the number of apps or the quantity of a particular app you can purchase at any time.

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World’s First Turbine Powered Batmobile (Video)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 04:20 AM PDT

We have featured quite a few Batmobiles and batman inspired vehicles here at Geeky Gadgets, like the awesome full size Batmobile replica and the custom Batpod replica, now we have a turbine powered Batmobile.

The Turbine powered Batmobile is the world of Casey Putsch from Putsch Racing, and instead of a standard engine this Batmobile replica features a Boeing turbine engine from a decommissioned military helicopter, have a look at the video of it in action below.

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Aperture 3 Updated With Improved Gesture Controls

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 04:15 AM PDT

Apple has rolled out a new update today for its photographic management software Aperture 3 which has brought with it improvements to the packages support for gesture controls, together with tweaks to improve its overall stability and performance.

The new multi-touch gesture updates included added support rotating images in the viewer, the ability to now resize the cropping rectangle when using the crop tool, and the ability to now enable or disable the gesture support within the software from the preferences panel.

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WINGStand iOS Tablet And Device Stand Concept (video)

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:54 AM PDT

An interesting new iPad stand concept called WINGStand is currently trying to make the jump from concept to production over on the Kickstarter website, and has already raised 60 percent of their needed pledge to start the ball rolling.

The WINGStand concept has been designed and developed by Daniel Haarburger a design oriented entrepreneur studying at Stanford University. Who had the idea while studying and created the adaptable stand to work with a wireless Apple keyboard. Watch the video after the jump to hear the designer explain his plans for the WINGStand and its development.

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Microsoft Planning 75 New Retail Stores Over The Next 3 Years

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:38 AM PDT

Microsoft is now taking a u-turn on its decision not to go the brick-and-mortar retail store route nearly a decade ago and is now planning to hit the high street again with 75 new retail stores across America over the next 3 years.

The announcement was made at Microsoft’s 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference this week in Los Angeles. With Microsoft explaining that having stores provides the company with a great insight in their consumers needs and requirements. The 75 retail stores will join Microsoft’s existing chain of 11 retail stores which have been built over the last two years.

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Sony Wall Mounted CMT-CX5 Audio System And iPhone Dock

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:23 AM PDT

Sony has added a new audio system to their range in the form of the Sony CMT-CX5, which is a wall mounted system that includes an iPhone, iPod dock, CD player and DAB/DAB+/FM radio. Its also equipped with USB connectivity allowing you to attach and play audio from an external hard drive, or flash drive if required.

The CMT-CX5 is also fitted with Sony’s Dynamic Sound Generator Xtra (DSGX) technology and will be available in either black or white (shown below) when launched next month.

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Sony S1 And S2 Android Tablets, To Get Adobe AIR Apps

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:17 AM PDT

Sony has announced that it has teamed up with Adobe to bring a new range of apps to its new Sony S1 and S2 Android tablets, and it is launching a contest called the Adobe Air Challenge for developers to create applications for the new Sony Android tablets using Adobe AIR.

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Pentax Unveils Limited Edition 645D DSLR Camera

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:04 AM PDT

Pentax has unveiled a new limited edition version of its Pentax 645D DSLR camera to celebrate the camera winning the 2011 title of  ”Camera of the Year” in Japan during the Camera Grand Prix. The new limited edition Pentax 645D DSLR features a lacquer-finished body and limited kit which Pentax say will be available on a very limited basis. So dont delay if you are considering purchasing.

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2 Million Users Signup To Call Of Duty Elite Community Beta, Launching Today

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:37 AM PDT

Today sees the start of the new Call of Duty Elite community launch and if you were one of the two million who applied to become part of the beta test team watch your inbox as emails are starting to be sent out today, at varying times worldwide.

The emails will contain instructions on what to do next and at the moment there is no official date set to end the beta. But when Elite does launch you will be able to test your Call of Duty skills in tournaments and events with both virtual and real-world prizes.

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Sony Vaio Z With External Graphics Hits The US

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:22 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the new Sony Vaio Z that was launched in Europe last month, Sony has just launched the Sony Vaio Z in the US, and the base model is now available for $1,969.99.

As a reminder the Sony Vaio Z  features a 13.1 inch LCD display with a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels, processing is privded by a range of Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors, and it comes with up to 8GB of RAM, and up to a 512GB SSD.

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Amazon’s Android Tablet Coming In October

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:08 AM PDT

We know that Amazon has an Android tablet in the works, although we are yet to hear anything official from Amazon, the last thing we heard was that Amazon would launch their Android tablet at the end of the summer, with a rumored launch date of the end of August or the start of September.

Now according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Amazon will launch their Android tablet in October, and Amazon will be looking to take on the iPad and also Android tablets from a range of manufacturers.

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Nuance Launches Next-Generation Voice App, Dragon Go! For iPhone

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:04 AM PDT

Nuance have just announced the launch of their new free voice recognition search app Dragon Go! on to the iPhone, which Nuance say is a next-generation voice searching application. The Dragon Go! voice app allows you to speak to your phone and ask it to search for phrases as you would while surfing the web using a keyboard, and you can even ask it to start playing music via applications all ready installed on your iPhone such as Pandora.

 

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Motorola Photon 4G Hits Sprint July 31st

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 01:25 AM PDT

Some of our reader will remember the new Motorola Photon 4G that was announced back in June, when the Photon 4G was announced we were told it would be available on Sprint some time in quarter three.

Sprint has now confirmed an official launch date for the Motorola Photon 4G, and it will be available in the US from the 31st of July 2011, and will cost $200 when you sign up to a new two year contract with Sprint.

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Apple Increases UK And International App Store Prices

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 01:12 AM PDT

Apple has increased the prices of its iOS App store in the UK, previously the minimum price of an application was £0.59, this has now been increased to £0.69, this compares to the US pricing of $0.99 as the minimum price of an application.

The new £0.69 price works out at $1.11 based on today’s exchange rate and we suspect UK iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch customers will be less than pleased about this recent change.

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Twitter For Android Gets Updated

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 12:54 AM PDT

Twitter has updated the official Twitter App for Android, and the latest version comes with a range of new features, which include update home screen widgets, plus a wide range of bug fixes.

The major new feature in Twitter for Android is push notifications, which will let you instantly receive Twitter updates on your Android smartphone, and you can choose to receive direct message updates and @mention updates.

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iPhone 5 To Launch 16th of August?

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:32 PM PDT

We are expecting Apple to announce the iPhone 5 in September, but now it seems that it may actually launch a little earlier than we had thought, according to the guys over at CNET UK.

The guys from CNET have spotted a job listing for Apple in the UK, and the job listing is looking for ‘full time iPhone sales staff’, who will work for the company from the 16th of August 2011 to the 29th of August 2011.

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Spotify Launches In The US Today

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT

We have been hearing rumors over the last few weeks that Spotify was getting ready to launch in the US, we just got an email from Spotify to let us know that their music streaming service will officially launch in the US from today, Thursday the 14th of July.

Spotify didn’t give us any details on the US version of their music streaming service, so we have no details on how much it will cost, and whether a free version will be available, you can see the full details we received below.

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New Android Market App Available For Download Now

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:56 PM PDT

We’re pretty sure you’re the impatient type. After all, it’s the only reason you’re reading this right here instead of patiently waiting for your copy of Mobile Devices Bi-Monthly to pop up in your mailbox. Fortunately, the Internet has a way of rewarding the impatient, in this case with early access to that swanky new Android Market we keep hearing so much about.

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PayPal Updating Android App With NFC

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT

If you enjoy fields, communication and um, nearness, not to mention methods of payment for goods or services so convenient you didn’t even know you needed them, PayPal would like a word. iPhone users need not apply, this is strictly pastry OS only, as is the wont of NFC.

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THQ: Apple & Google Part Of Next Gen With Sony & Nintendo

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:06 PM PDT

We have to admit we were still harboring a sliver of hope that this whole Angry Birds dollar-game craze would blow over and the market could at one point get down to making some serious, thoughtful and fleshed out  mobile gaming experiences. And while these are slowly trickling out, they are still very much the exception instead of the norm. THQ boss Brian Farrell filled us in on the reason and lets us in on his vision of gaming’s next gen.

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Modern Warfare 3 Tested By Glitchers

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:32 PM PDT

While some game companies are outsourcing QA to the cheapest backwater they can find, Infinity Ward is apparently flying in career glitchers and exploiters to help with this year’s money printer, Modern Warfare 3. “mapMonkeys are a community of gamers who have become infatuated with discovering and sharing glitches, exploits, tricks, and strategies found in the video games they play,” in their own words.

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