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- Emergency Affirmation Button Spreads The Awesome
- DIY Shuriken USB Gratifies The Ninja Fanboys
- Hollywood Forces Streaming Movie Rental Site Zediva to Close
- Philips Unveils DiamondClean Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush with USB Charging
- The Walnut Valet iPhone Dock
- Valve Launching A New Counter-Strike Game In 2012?
- HTC Vigor To Be The First Beats By Dre HTC Smartphone?
- Tivo Premiere Elite Set-Top Box Arriving Next Month
- HTC Sensation Gets Android 2.3.4 Update In Europe
- Chinse Company Copies Japanese PaPeRo Robot (Video)
- JOOS Orange Portable Solar Panel, Shot 5 Times To Prove Its Strength (video)
- Portal 2 Wheatley Fan Made Puppet (video)
- Awesome iTableous, Giant White iPhone Hackintosh (video)
- Dell Launches New Inspiron 13z And 14z Notebooks
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover Headed To The UK Later This Year
- 22 More Fake Apple Stores Discovered In China
- Google Releases New Beta Chrome With Native Client
- HP TouchPad Go 7 Inch webOS Tablet Leaked
- Compulab Unveils Trim Slice H Mini
- Droid Bionic Poses For The Camera
- Researchers Hack FBI Radios Using $30 Childs Toy
- Sony Drops Google TV HDTV Prices
- First Android Ice Cream Sandwich Screesnshots Leaked
- Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Albino Special Edition Gaming Mouse
- Apple’s iPhone 5, iOS 5 And iCloud Event Scheduled For September 7th?
- Virgin Galactic Lands NASA Suborbital Testing Contract
- Facebook Revamps Facebook Gaming
- Google+ Gets Games, Including Angry Birds
- Free Nintendo 3DS Games Offer Ends Tonight
- Resident Evil’s Paul WS Anderson: Directors Don’t Know Video Games
| Emergency Affirmation Button Spreads The Awesome Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:50 AM PDT It works real simple. Once you’ve got it lying somewhere just give the smiley face a pop and it goes “You’re Awesome!” Really? Well, the machine says so. As for whether you are an awesome person, uh, that’s subjective. It’s like a Tranformers movie, liking it or not liking it is subjective. Right.
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| DIY Shuriken USB Gratifies The Ninja Fanboys Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:36 AM PDT Indeed, the world is full of ninja fanboys. They obsessively watch Naruto and fantasize about embarking on a suicide mission someday for a noble cause–like avenging their sworn enemies. Ever heard of the shadowy assassin who attacked an Apple store under cover of darkness by ramming his car through the glass plate window? Actually, that’s old (read: stale) news but we were trying to make a point.
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| Hollywood Forces Streaming Movie Rental Site Zediva to Close Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:23 AM PDT If you are a fan of the streaming movie rental site Zediva you may be bummed to hear this. The site has been forced to close its doors, at least for now. Some of the Hollywood studios took the Zediva service to court over the method of streaming movies the site used. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Philips Unveils DiamondClean Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush with USB Charging Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT Everything is getting a USB port or USB charging today. It used to be that only your MP3 player needed a USB port to charge and then our phones got them and not our Toothbrushes are getting USB charging too. Philips has a new toothbrush called the DiamondClean Rechargeable. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:57 AM PDT We have featured quite a few different iPhone docks here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is probably one of the most useful ones we have seen, the Walnut Valet iPhone Dock. As well as being able to dock your iPhone, it can also store a white range of things, like your watch, wallet, a pen, your keys and much more, and you can even use it with your iPhone cable to charge or sync your iPhone.
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| Valve Launching A New Counter-Strike Game In 2012? Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:55 AM PDT Rumours have escalated over the last few days that Valve could be looking to launch a new version of its classic Counter-Strike Game in 2012, called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Posts on the Steam forums seem to suggest that the new game is real, together with mentions of the new game on Twitter and gaming blogs. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| HTC Vigor To Be The First Beats By Dre HTC Smartphone? Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:42 AM PDT Yesterday we heard that HTC had invested $300 million for a stake of 51 percent in Beats Audio, that makes the popular Beats By Dre headphones, HTC also announced that they would be integrating Beats Audio into future HTC smartphones. Now according to the guys over at Gizmodo, it looks like the first smartphone that will come with the Beats Audio is the HTC Vigor that we heard about a while back.
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| Tivo Premiere Elite Set-Top Box Arriving Next Month Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:37 AM PDT This coming September Tivo will be introducing a new flagship set-top box called the Tivo Premiere Elite equipped with four tuners. But unlike the Tivo Premiere the Tivo Premiere Elite is restricted to digital cable broadcasts and no analogue channels will be supported. To sum up Digital Cable (via CableCards + decoder), or Verizon's FiOS will work fine but analog cable, ATSC, satellite and AT&T U-Verse will not. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| HTC Sensation Gets Android 2.3.4 Update In Europe Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:29 AM PDT It looks like HTC may have started releasing the Android 2.3.4 OTA update for the HTC Sensation in Europe, and the update is reported to be around 41MB in size and takes the HTC Sensation’s firmware up to version1.45.401.2. According to the guys over at Euro Droid the update has started rolling out in Germany, and there are no details as yet on which other European countries have received the update.
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| Chinse Company Copies Japanese PaPeRo Robot (Video) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:22 AM PDT It seems that another device has been cloned in China, this time it isn’t an iPhone or an Android tablet, instead a Chinese company has decided to produce a copy of the Japanese PaPeRo Robot. The robot which ic called the UNISROBO is almost identical to Japan’s NEC PaPeRo robot, have a look at the video of it in action below.
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| JOOS Orange Portable Solar Panel, Shot 5 Times To Prove Its Strength (video) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 04:03 AM PDT If you are looking for a tough and durable portable solar panel, to make sure your iPhone and other gadgets can be juiced back up while away from the power grid. The JOOS Orange portable solar panel might well be worth a look as its been built to provide you with power anywhere and works in real-world light conditions: low light, in the shade and even light rain. JOOS Orange Portable Solar Panel will power your gadgets at least 3.5x faster than any other portable solar charger at the same price, says its creators, and captures up to 20 times more energy than other solar chargers. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Portal 2 Wheatley Fan Made Puppet (video) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 03:45 AM PDT If you are a Portal 2 fan this Portal 2 Wheatley Puppet will definitely bring a smile to your face. Its been created by puppeteer and cosplay enthusiast TRP-Chan, who has brought the robo-ball Wheatley to life outside of the Portal 2 game using puppeteer skills. The Portal 2 Wheatley Puppet is roughly 12 inches across and can be moved using a hole in his back to access its controls. Watch Wheatley in action after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Awesome iTableous, Giant White iPhone Hackintosh (video) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 03:27 AM PDT We have featured a few Hackintosh systems here on Geeky Gadgets over the years but iTableous, which has been created in the form of a giant white iPhone 4 has to be the best I have seen and uses a 102 cm (40") Toshiba LED-LCD with a 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution. The iTableous measures 1.2 m long and took around 4 months to complete and is fitted with full HD TV reception via DVB-T, an integrated DVD player, a mini-ITX board with dual boot options for both OSX SL and Win 7, a 4 +1 sound system, HD-cam, microphone and external connections for Line In and USB. Together with an iPhone-Connection via Apple AV Composite Cable under the home button. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Dell Launches New Inspiron 13z And 14z Notebooks Posted: 12 Aug 2011 03:22 AM PDT Dell has added a couple of new notebooks to its Inspiron range with the launch of the Dell Inspiron13z and the Dell Inspiron 14z, and you get a choice of Intel Core i3 or Intel Core i5 processors. The 13z features a 13.3 inch LCD display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, which means it can handle HD content in 720p, and the 14z comes with a 14 inch display with the same 1366 x 768 pixel resolution.
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| Samsung Galaxy Xcover Headed To The UK Later This Year Posted: 12 Aug 2011 03:13 AM PDT The other day Samsung announced their first rugged Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Xcover, hen it was announced we didn’t have any information on when ti would launch in the UK. Samsung has now confirmed that the Galaxy Xcover will hit the UK later this year, although they still haven’t given us an exact launch date.
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| 22 More Fake Apple Stores Discovered In China Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:53 AM PDT Some of our reader will remember the fake Apple store, that was discovered in Kunming, China by the expatriate blogger Bird Abroad, the fake store ended up appearing on websites all over the world, and the Chinese authorities closed down a number of these stores. It looks like the Chinese authorities have found even more of these fake Apple Store’s, with a total of 22 found in Kunming alone, and they have been ordered to stop using Apple’s logo and branding merchandise.
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| Google Releases New Beta Chrome With Native Client Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:50 AM PDT Google has released a new beta version of its Chrome browser this week which is now integrated with Native Client, allowing C and C++ code to be seamlessly executed inside the browser with security restrictions similar to JavaScript. Developers can use the open-source technology Native Client SDK to build web applications that seamlessly execute native compiled code inside the browser using the provided set of APIs. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| HP TouchPad Go 7 Inch webOS Tablet Leaked Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:45 AM PDT HP recently dropped the price of the original HP TouchPad, and we know that HP has been working on other models for a while now and it looks like HP will also be launching a 7 inch webOS based TouchPad the HP TouchPad Go. According to a recent report the HP TouchPad Go will come with a 7 inch multi-touch display and it will feature a dual core 1.5GHz processor and a 3G radio, plus it will come with the latest version of HP’s webOS.
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| Compulab Unveils Trim Slice H Mini Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:36 AM PDT If you are looking for a small format computer you might be interested to know that Compulab have unveiled their latest mini computer in the form of the Trim Slice H Mini. The new addition to their range is equipped with a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor supported by 1GB of RAM. Optionally its either available preconfigured with Linux OS on a 250GB hard drive fitted within the Trim-Slice miniature fanless case, or can be purchased without OS and diskless. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Droid Bionic Poses For The Camera Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:25 AM PDT We have been hearing more and more about the Droid Bionic, the device which we first saw in January, the other day the Droid Bionic appeared at the FCC and then we learned some more of the devices final specifications. Now the Droid Bionic has turned up at a Verizon retail store, and the photos below were snapped when the Droid Bionic was being demonstrated by a Motorola rep.
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| Researchers Hack FBI Radios Using $30 Childs Toy Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:19 AM PDT It has been discovered that the portable radios used by many federal law enforcement agents have major security flaws and have allowed researchers to listen in on sensitive traffic sent without encryption over the past two years. A new report on the findings has been released by team leader and computer science professor Matt Blaze from the University of Pennsylvania. That details how a child’s toy, the $30 IM Me can be used to jam radios used by the FBI and Homeland Security. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Sony Drops Google TV HDTV Prices Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:13 AM PDT Google TV hasn’t exactly been as popular as Google hoped, which hardware being quite expensive when it launched we have seen Logitech drop the price of their Google TV set top box, the Logitech Revue. And now it looks like Sony is following suit with its range of Google TV HDTVs, and it would appear that they are dropping the prices quite a bit in order to get some interest in the Google TV HDTVs.
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| First Android Ice Cream Sandwich Screesnshots Leaked Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:04 AM PDT It looks like the first ever photos Google’s latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich has been leaked, and the guys over at Android Police have managed to get their hands on some photos f Ice Cream Sandwich running on a Google Nexus S. As you can see from the photos it looks like there are a number of user interface changes, plus a number of other chnages which aren’t featured in the photos including a totally new theme for Gmail.
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| Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Albino Special Edition Gaming Mouse Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:01 AM PDT Cyborg have introduced a new gaming mouse to their range in the form of the Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Albino Special Edition. The new mouse is equipped with a DPI range from 25 to 6400dpi (in 25dpi steps), 50G acceleration, together with a polling rate dynamic up to 1000Hz and a track speed of up to 6m per sec. The great thing about the design of the Cyborg R.A.T. 7 range of gaming mice is that you can tailor them to suit your gaming style and grip. Whether you 'palm' the mouse or 'claw' it, the Cyborg R.A.T. 7 can be quickly adjusted to perfectly suit your hand size and grip style. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Apple’s iPhone 5, iOS 5 And iCloud Event Scheduled For September 7th? Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:48 AM PDT Apple normally holds its annual iPod event each year in September, this year we are expecting Apple to launch iOS 5, iCloud and the new iPhone 5 at the same time as they announce this years iPod Touch. We have heard rumors that it would be held near the end of September or beginning of October, much later than they normally hold the event, but now it looks like we may have a possible date of the 7th of September 2011.
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| Virgin Galactic Lands NASA Suborbital Testing Contract Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:42 AM PDT Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson’s Virgin Group company developing space tourism spacecraft to make it possible for almost anyone to visit the final frontier at an affordable price. Has this week announced it has signed a contract with NASA to carry experimental technology and research equipment to the boundary between the Earth and space. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Facebook Revamps Facebook Gaming Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:46 PM PDT It looks like Facebook has been waiting to launch its revamped gaming platform on Facebook, just a couple of hours after Google+ rolled out Google+ games, Facebook has announced that they have updated their gaming platform. Facebook have made a number of changes to Facebook Games, which include a new game ticker, more room to play with a bigger gaming screen within your Facebook page, and the ability to bookmark your favourite games.
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| Google+ Gets Games, Including Angry Birds Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:31 PM PDT We heard a couple of weeks ago that Google would be adding a gaming feature to their new social network, Google+ has now rolled out the games which include Angry Birds and there are a total of 12 games available.
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| Free Nintendo 3DS Games Offer Ends Tonight Posted: 11 Aug 2011 04:50 PM PDT We knew ambassadors in war zones tend to be short-lived, but Nintendo’s seem more akin to mayflies at this point. You may be familiar with Nintendo’s massive 3DS price cut meant to push the slow-selling handheld out of the rut it’s been inhabiting. You may even have heard of the Nintendo Ambassador program, which aims to pacify the early adopters feeling cheated by said price drop. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Resident Evil’s Paul WS Anderson: Directors Don’t Know Video Games Posted: 11 Aug 2011 04:45 PM PDT Much like a Resident Evil zombie, director Paul WS Anderson is turning against his own kind. In keeping with the zombie theme, he asserted that “a lot of video game movies are made by directors who don’t know the video games they are based on from a hole in the head.” Some would argue, and by some we mean us here at Geeky Gadgets, that the not knowing games part isn’t the worst. The worst is not caring. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
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