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- Radio Shack offers Samsung Conquer 4G for $19.99 with new Contract
- Thrustmaster Debuts Racing Wheel Officially Licensed by Ferrari and Microsoft for Xbox 360
- MSN And Hulu Caught Tracking Online Visitors With Supercookies
- OpenDNS Now Supports 30 Million Customers Worldwide
- Santa Monica Glass-Roofed Apple Store Receives The Green Light
- Logitech G300 9 Button Gaming Mouse
- ThinkFlood Launches RedEye Universal Remote Control App On Android
- RAGE On iOS Now Available For Free, Thanks To Facebook Likes
- Mute Unwanted Phrases On TV With The Arduino Enough Already Box (video)
- Google Sets A Deadline To Complete The $12.5 Billion Motorola Deal
- HP Introduces 64GB TouchPad
- Assassins Creed Revelations, Agility & Hand-to-Hand Combat, Gamecom 2011 Trailer (video)
- Three Unveils Huawei E586 MiFi Offering 21 Mbps Downloads
- Samsung 700G7A Gaming Laptop Unveiled (video)
- Recycled Bike Fork Bottle Openers
- The Right Way To Sort A Patent Dispute: A Quake 3 Showdown
- Energizer Unveils iSurge Charging Station
- T-Mobile G-Slate 3.1 Android Update Disables Bootloader
- Razer Tiamat, The Worlds First True 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
- Acer Iconia Smart Arriving In September
- Windows 8 Will Feature An App Store Reveals Microsoft
- IBM Unveils New Chips That Mimic Brain-Like Functionality
- Stunning Guild Wars 2 Gamescom 2011 Trailer (video)
- Google Adds Honeycomb Support To Its Android Reader App
- Porsche Designed Mouse And Mousepad
- Tiny Origami Figures Strain Your Eyes
- Crytek Releases Its Game Designing Suite, CryEngine 3 SDK, To All For Free
- Google Search iOS App Receives Instant Pages Update
- Brain Eating Amoeba Fears Grow In The U.S. After Deaths
- Sony Panel: Single Player Games Extinct In Three Years
- New Wii Loses GameCube Support, Not Coming To US
| Radio Shack offers Samsung Conquer 4G for $19.99 with new Contract Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:34 AM PDT Earlier this month we talked a bit about the new Samsung Conquer 4G smartphone that was coming to Sprint. The phone was initially pegged to sell for about $100. That seemed like a good price for a 4G smartphone. As it turns out if you pre-order the Conquer 4G right now at Radio Shack you can get a much better deal. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Thrustmaster Debuts Racing Wheel Officially Licensed by Ferrari and Microsoft for Xbox 360 Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:23 AM PDT I love racing games on the game consoles I have. I really enjoy Forza, but I don’t like playing racing games nearly as much when I don't have a decent racing wheel. The cheap racing wheels that I have seen on the market for the Xbox haven’t been good enough to woo me to purchase. Thrustmaster has a new racing wheel that is going official today that I do want. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| MSN And Hulu Caught Tracking Online Visitors With Supercookies Posted: 18 Aug 2011 08:58 AM PDT It has been discovered that both Hulu.com and MSN.com have been using powerful supercookies to track online visitors user data. The supercookies are almost impossible to detect and can recreate user profiles even after a normal cookie has been deleted and are capable of stealing a users complete browser history in some cases.The data can then be used to see a visitors financial and health status and provide advertisers with considerably more detailed information than a standard cookie would divulge. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| OpenDNS Now Supports 30 Million Customers Worldwide Posted: 18 Aug 2011 08:22 AM PDT OpenDNS the Domain Name System resolution service has announced that it now supports more than 30 million customers worldwide. OpenDNS was launched back in 2006 by David Ulevitch and in just five years has grown into a professional DNS resolution service for consumers and businesses worldwide as an alternative to using their own Internet service provider’s DNS servers. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Santa Monica Glass-Roofed Apple Store Receives The Green Light Posted: 18 Aug 2011 07:59 AM PDT Yesterday we featured the application for a new glass-roofed store in Santa Monica, which even though was applied for by a "Howard Robinson" and the property owner as ASB/Blatteis Promenade Holdings, LLC. The Architect drawings gave the store away as an Apple establishment. Well last night the new store was approved and given the green light to progress by the Santa Monica’s Planning Commission. The new building will now replace the existing three storey building that used to be a Borders Bookstore. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Logitech G300 9 Button Gaming Mouse Posted: 18 Aug 2011 07:44 AM PDT Logitech have today unveiled an new addition to their peripheral range with the launch of their new G300 gaming mouse, which is equipped with 9 programmable buttons. A gaming-grade 2500-DPI optical sensor within the new G300 mouse tracks slow or fast movements on a wide variety of surfaces and has buttons positioned on both sides of the mouse for easy access. The new Logitech G300 also allows you to store up to three peoples player profiles and macros in the mouse’s onboard memory, enabling yo to move it between computers without the need to re-configure it. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| ThinkFlood Launches RedEye Universal Remote Control App On Android Posted: 18 Aug 2011 07:26 AM PDT Thinkflood has this week finally launched an Android version of its great universal remote control application that arrived on iOS devices nearly two years ago. The new Android RedEye application allows you to to control your other Redeye connected gadgets including your home theatre, lighting, HVAC, and others using Android networked smartphones and tablets. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| RAGE On iOS Now Available For Free, Thanks To Facebook Likes Posted: 18 Aug 2011 07:09 AM PDT If you have been waiting for the RAGE Facebook page to reach 100,000 likes to enable RAGE as a free download on iOS devices. You will be pleased to know 100,000 likes has now been reached and the RAGE iOS game is now available to download free for a week. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Mute Unwanted Phrases On TV With The Arduino Enough Already Box (video) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 06:47 AM PDT If you enjoy watching TV but are fed up listening to certain celebrity names or phrases being over used. A new Arduino device called the Enough Already, developed by Matt Richardson might be able to help you recover control of your TVs audio. His new creation is Arduino based and allows you to mute a TVs audio based on certain keywords or phrases. The little device uses a Video Experimenter Shield which is placed on top of the Arduino board enabling it to then decode the closed-captioning text of the programme currently showing on your TV. Watch the video after the jump to see the Enough Already, Arduino device in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Google Sets A Deadline To Complete The $12.5 Billion Motorola Deal Posted: 18 Aug 2011 06:07 AM PDT Earlier this week Google announced they had made an offer to purchase Motorola for 12.5 Billion with a guarantee that if the deal didn’t go through Google would pay Motorola a massive $2.5 Billion break up fee. Well today Google has now drawn a line in the sand and set a date for the deals completion of February 15th 2013. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT HP has today introduced a new 64GB version of its TouchPad tablet via its French website. The image below has been added to the front page of the HP France website and introduces the arrival of the 64GB TouchPad, which is now available to purchase from the site for €599. It also indicates that the new TouchPad with increased storage will also be available in “White lacquered finish”, i.e. a white case with a black glass front. Together with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 1.5 GHz dual-core APQ8060. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Assassins Creed Revelations, Agility & Hand-to-Hand Combat, Gamecom 2011 Trailer (video) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:41 AM PDT Another new trailer has made an appearance at this years Gamescom 2011 in Germany for the Assassins Creed Revelations game, that will be launching later this year, in November. The new trailer released by Ubisoft focuses on the agility and hand to hand combat players of the games have become to relish, which have been developed even further in the new release. Together with some fantastic panoramic shots of the locations you can expect to play in once the new game is released. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Three Unveils Huawei E586 MiFi Offering 21 Mbps Downloads Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:29 AM PDT Three UK has this week announced that they will soon be offering a new Huawei E586 MiFi that will be able to provide customers with HSPA+ support and 21.1Mbps downloads and 5.76Mbps uploads. The new Huawei E586 MiFi device is equipped with a OLED screen that displays data such as battery life, data consumption, connection speed and browsing time and comes complete with its own charging cradle. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Samsung 700G7A Gaming Laptop Unveiled (video) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:15 AM PDT In the past Samsung’s laptops have never really featured as an option for gamers, but with the unveiling of Samsung’s new Series 7 700G7A high specified monster, Samsung might be rethinking and changing its direction more towards gamers. The Samsung 700G7A is equipped with a 17.3-inch screen sporting a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. Its powered by a Quad-Core Core i7 2Ghz processor which can be supported by up to 16 GB of RAM, while graphics are handled by a 2GB Radeon HD 6970m card. Watch a video after the break to see the rig in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Recycled Bike Fork Bottle Openers Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT In this day an age its great to see unwanted and older items reused and modified to create useful gadgets and bring them back into use. Just like these recycled bike fork bottle openers that have been created by Etsy maker EH48. Everyone of the bottle openers is unique and made from the bottom part of one side of a pair of bike forks. With the section that would normally grip the wheel hub, modified to create the working end of the bottle opener.
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| The Right Way To Sort A Patent Dispute: A Quake 3 Showdown Posted: 18 Aug 2011 04:45 AM PDT You might have already heard that the creator of Minecraft Markus "Notch" Persson is currently being pursued by a lawsuit from Bethesda, (creator of the Elder Scrolls series of games) for using the word ” Scrolls” within a new game title he has developed. The new Scrolls game developed by Persson is a fantasy strategy game, developing the trading card game style of play. However Bethesda haven’t taken kindly to the use of “Scrolls” and say its a trademark infringement on the Elder Scrolls trademark. But rather than firing back with lawyers, Persson has challenged Bethesda to a duel in Quake 3 to sort out the disagreement. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Energizer Unveils iSurge Charging Station Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:52 AM PDT If space within your travel bag is a little restrictive or you would like to cut down a little on the number of cables and adapters protruding from your plug socket. The new iSurge Charging Station created by Energizer might be worth a look. The Energizer iSurge has been designed to provide an all-in-one AC adapter equipped with a top-mounted 30-pin dock for the iPod and iPhone, 2 x USB ports with 2.1 Amp output for fast charging of the iPad, 3 x standard, surge-protected AC outlets. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| T-Mobile G-Slate 3.1 Android Update Disables Bootloader Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:42 AM PDT You you are the proud owner of a T-Mobile Android LG G-Slate a new Android 3.1 update has rolled out from LG that provides some great new features but also brings with it a possible problems for some users, as it locks down the bootloader on the device. The 3.1 Android updated for the T-Mobile LG G-Slate introduces Google videos, USB accessory support and homescreen resizable widgets to name a few new items. But the locking of the bootloader function will now restrict many users that are used to personalising their T-Mobile G-Slate devices. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Razer Tiamat, The Worlds First True 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:25 AM PDT Razer has unveiled a new leap forward in the creation of gaming headsets in the form of the Razer Tiamat 7.1 surround sound gaming headset, which Razer claims is the worlds first true 7.1 headset gaming headset to be available. Rather than using virtual surround sound to create the illusion of 7.1 surround sound, the Razer Tiamat 7.1 is equipped with a 10 discrete drivers. Creating the perfect and true to life 7.1 surround sound experience for gamers.
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| Acer Iconia Smart Arriving In September Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:10 AM PDT Acer first introduced their new Acer Iconia Smart smartphone back in the middle of February of this year. But until now very little has been announced about its arrival date. But thanks to post published to the Acer Germany Facebook page it now looks like the Acer Iconia Smart will be arriving next month for around $730. The Acer Iconia Smart is equipped with a massive 4.8 inch display sporting a 1024 x 480 pixel resolution and a 21:9 widescreen ratio. Powered by a 1GHz Scorpion processor, Qualcomm MSM8255-1 Snapdragon supported by 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM and 8 GB of storage. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Windows 8 Will Feature An App Store Reveals Microsoft Posted: 18 Aug 2011 02:43 AM PDT Microsoft has today revealed that their new Windows 8 OS will indeed have its own “App Store”. Confirming the rumours that have been circulating since a number of Windows 8 development documents were leaked in the middle of 2010. Together with a few leaked Windows 8 screenshots earlier this year that idicated a navigation tab for an “App Store”. Microsoft will now be matching Apple who has already launched it own App Store for its OS X software announcing the new App Store ins a list of features within a blog post by Microsoft’s Windows president, Steven Sinofsky called ” Introducing the Team”. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| IBM Unveils New Chips That Mimic Brain-Like Functionality Posted: 18 Aug 2011 02:25 AM PDT IBM have announced the creation of two experimental chips by it researchers that are structured more like a human brain than a computer chip as we know it today. IBM are calling the new chips an “unprecedented” step forward in creating intelligent computers and is hoping the new experimental chips will become the building blocks for it to develop cognitive computing. In developing these new chips IBM is hoping to create technology that more closely emulates human behaviours in the way they learn and take action. Providing the chips with the ability to be able to make decisions by processing immense amounts of data. “We aren't there yet, but before long these chips will be able to rewire themselves on the fly," says Dharmendra Modha, an I.B.M. researcher. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Stunning Guild Wars 2 Gamescom 2011 Trailer (video) Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:59 AM PDT Gamescom 2011 has already provided some great game trailers this week in Germany, and the latest to be released is a stunning 5 minute Guild Wars 2 trailer, that won’t disappoint. Last year at Gamescom AreanaNet won the Online Game of the Year award and has come back this year looking to defend its title with the launch of a new playable build of the anticipated MMO. Watch the trailer build into a crescendo of battles after the jump, showing how the five great races competed and warred against each other, struggling to tip the balance of power in their favour.
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| Google Adds Honeycomb Support To Its Android Reader App Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:45 AM PDT As well as their update to their iOS Search application Google has also today rolled out a new updated for its Android Reader app. Bring Honeycomb support to the application together with a number of visual improvements. The new Honeycomb support within Google Android Reader app provides a similar look to its desktop version within two viewing panes. Together with a streamlined interface and easy to use navigation and sharing controls positioned in the top right of the screen.
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| Porsche Designed Mouse And Mousepad Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:18 AM PDT If you are a Porsche fan but cant quite bring yourself to part with with your hard earned cash to buy a full size one. Porsche have launched a set of computer peripherals in the form of the Porsche designed mouse and mousepad. The mouse has the same as the Porsche 911 and like the car was designed in the design studio of Porsche Weissach. Its equipped with a high-resolution 2,000 dpi sensor, 2.4 GHz technology, aluminium mouse wheel and supports both PC and Mac systems. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Tiny Origami Figures Strain Your Eyes Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:12 AM PDT Imagine having to look at one of these creations as they sit on your fingertip. That’s right, fingertip. The picture below isn’t depicting a giant person with an origami sculpture on their giant fingertip. It’s an almost beyond minuscule work of art the eye would strain to see. The important thing to know regarding these excruciatingly small origami creatures (they’re shaped like animals, dragons, snowflakes, etc.) is the artist: Anja Markiewicz.
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| Crytek Releases Its Game Designing Suite, CryEngine 3 SDK, To All For Free Posted: 18 Aug 2011 01:06 AM PDT Crytek the German video game company best known for developing the Far Cry and Crysis series of games, using their CryEngine software. Have today announced they are releasing their award winning CryEngine 3 SDK, game development environment free of charge to all for non-commercial use. The CryEngine 3 SDK provides developers with the complete gaming engine to create top quality next generation games for PC, and includes the CryEngine 3 Sandbox level editor. Together with their 3rd generation “What you see is what you play” (WYSIWYP) tool, designed by and for professional gaming developers. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Google Search iOS App Receives Instant Pages Update Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:50 AM PDT Following on from the addition of the new Instant Pages in Google’s Chrome browser earlier this month. Google has now rolled out a new update for its iOS Search application which also now includes the new Instant Pages feature. Instant Pages has been designed by Google to bring extra speed to your search by preloading your first search results, when Google is confident they have matched your search request accurately. When you then select the first result it will load instantly. Watch a video after the jump to see just how quick the new Instant Pages feature is when used with Google’s Chrome desktop browser. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Brain Eating Amoeba Fears Grow In The U.S. After Deaths Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:36 AM PDT And the flames are being fanned by news of a second victim this month. The ‘outbreak’ of the amoeba, which grows in stagnant water passages, is so far confined to Virginia. The parasite is believed to have killed three dozen people in the past ten years and affects its victims by causing meningitis. So far only children are most vulnerable and the spread of the amoeba may be a seasonal thing.
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| Sony Panel: Single Player Games Extinct In Three Years Posted: 17 Aug 2011 02:55 PM PDT We’re not entirely sure what makes otherwise discerning professionals go in for these fanciful predictions. We just hope video game consultant Mark Cerny provided more than the one example Eurogamer wrote about, although it’s not like anyone actually takes starry-eyed industry futurists to task unless they’re named Peter Molyneux. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| New Wii Loses GameCube Support, Not Coming To US Posted: 17 Aug 2011 02:41 PM PDT New information is trickling out about Nintendo’s non-update to its formerly barely next-gen, soon to be stone age-gen console. Sure, it’s reportedly slightly slimmer and it has a newfound fondness for the horizontal plane, but apparently it’s losing something fairly important in the process: GameCube compatibility. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
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