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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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R2-D2 Ice Cube Tray: This is the Ice you are Looking for

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:05 PM PDT

If you are a geek that likes sci-fi odds are Star Wars is right up there in the running for your favorite films. Star Wars is so popular that decades after the films hit theaters, merchandise is still very popular. We have talked about the Han Solo ice cube trays in the past and now I have found these Star Wars R2-D2 ice trays.

R2-D2 Ice Tray

The trays have one large R2 ice mold and four smaller ones. The molds look accurate and would be great for a Star Wars themed birthday or party. These would also be great for a sci-fi Halloween party. You can order the R2-D2 trays up right now.

You can also use them to mold Jell-O, chocolate and any other similar material. A since tray will cost you a bit more than $9. Buy them you will, hmmmmm.


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Bacteria Turns Old Newspaper To Car Fuel

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:56 AM PDT

This just in from a lab in New Orleans where a team of scietists have discovered a bacterial strain that reduces old newspapers to a viable substance whose applications include car fuel. The hero of this particular breakthrough is TU-103. The magic part is when it comes into contact with cellulose derived material, i.e. paper, thus producing butanol.

 

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RFID Implants A Bestseller In Mexico

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Not to cast the Central American country in a bad light, but given the drugs and cartels situation over there, security has deteriorated to an unbearable level for many of the common citizens. One company now aspires to make a difference by selling RFID tracking devices enabled by a GPS unit. The capsule shaped RFID implant is inserted in the fleshy folds of a client’s shoulder, allowing them to be tracked when kidnapped. Does it work?

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Counter-Strike : Global Offensive, Official First Look Trailers (video)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Earlier this month we report on the new Counter-Strike currently under development by Valve that will be ready for release sometime in 2012. Well today Valve has released a couple of official trailers show what we can expected from the new game once its released.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 12 years ago. The trailer also hints at cross platform multiplayer gaming but details on how this will actually work have yet to be released. Watch the trailers after the jump, including a little gameplay.

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Awesome Urwerk UR-1001 Pocket Watch

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:44 AM PDT

If when you think of a pocket watch you picture a gold coloured circular styled victorian timepiece, it might be time to have a rethink. After feasting your eyes on this modern take ofthe traditional pocket watch in the form of the awesome Urwerk UR-1001.

The Urwerk UR-1001 has been constructed out of a single block of metal, and the complications within the watch enable it to track time from second to a 1000 years.

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iPhone 4s Leaked Case Images Reveal New Antenna Design?

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:24 AM PDT

Adding future speculation to the immanent launch of a new iPhone 4s, images have now come to light that reportedly show a new iPhone 4s case which modifications to the phones antenna.

The new case design has been revealed to the Mac Rumours website who indicate that the iPhone 4S will now have two antenna breaks at the bottom of the casing. Its believed that the breaks are there to provide support for different mobile frequencies.

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Minecraft Socks

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:05 AM PDT

If you are a Minecraft fan or know one and need a very unique present, these funky Minecraft socks might be just the thing. The three pairs of socks even come packaged in a Minecraft block and reflect elements from within the game.

One pair shows the worlds environment complete with sky and terrain, a pink pair reflects the pigs within the game and the green pair the monstrous Creepers.

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Sony Unveils 5 Piece Digital Link In Car Sound System Complete With iOS Dock

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT

Sony has this week unveiled their new five piece XDP-PK1000 in car system that allows you to integrate your iOS devices in to your car with ease. The first package includes a cradle for iPhone, card remote, Digital Sound Processor Master Unit, 12 inch box subwoofer, and Class D Mono Block Amplifier.

But don’t worry if you already have a amplifier and subwoofer installed in your car. As Sony has also released a cut down version, the XDP-MU110 which includes a cradle for iPhone, Digital Sound Processor Master Unit and card remote, for a slimmed down price.

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Samsung Nexus Prime Gets WiFi Cetification

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:49 AM PDT

We recently heard a rumor that Samsung would be producing the next Nexus smartphone for Google, called the Samsung Nexus Prime, which was confirmed on Twitter by Samsung, and then the tweet was removed shortly after it was posted.

Now more evidence of the Samsung Nexus Prime’s existence has appeared, as it has now received WiFi certification as the Samsung GT-I9250.

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Google Closes “Slide” Its Social App Development Company

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:13 AM PDT

Today it has been reported by the All Things D website that Google will be closing the doors on its social app development company Slide, which it bought just over a year ago for $200 million, to help improve its social web expertise. As from today Google has decided to close the doors on Slide and concentrate on its Google+ social network created by Google executives Vic Gundotra and Bradley Horowitz.

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Motorola Xoom 4G LTE Upgrades Start Next Week

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:02 AM PDT

Motorola Xoom owners have been waiting for quite a while for the Xoom tablet to get the 4G LTE upgrade that Motorola have been promising, and now it looks like the wait is almost over an Motorola will start the Xoom 4G LTE upgrades from next week.

Motorola has started to email some customers letting them know that the upgrades will start next week, and customers will have to send their Xoom tablet back Motorola for the upgrade.

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Traktor Kontrol S2 Digital DJ System Unveiled (video)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Native Instruments has just announced the introduction of the new Traktor Kontrol S2 Digital DJ System to their range. The new Traktor Kontrol S2 ”2+1″ DJ system design is based on the Traktor Pro 2 and provides the professional qualities of the Kontrol S4 in a compact two-deck design. Including sample desks and comprehensive mixing and effect features, together with high-resolution jog wheels and integrated 24bit / 96kHz sound card.

The new S2 comes complete with Traktor Pro 2 software, enabling you to add up to eight simultaneous one-shot samples or beat-synced loops at any time. Watch the demo video after the jump to see the new Traktor Kontrol S2 system in action.

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Google TV To Launch In The UK

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:40 AM PDT

Google TV has been available in the US for a while now, and now it looks like the service is about to launch in the UK, according to a recent report by the Telegraph.

Google’s Eric Schmidt is expected to announce the launch of Google TV when he gives his year's MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival, and the service is expected to be available in the UK within six months.

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SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip MP3 Player

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:37 AM PDT

This week SaDisk have unveiled a tiny MP3 player in the form of the SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip which measure just 2.25 x 1.42 x 0.58 inches and has been designed with exercising in mind. The tiny MP3 player weighing just under 16g is equipped with a full colour 1.1 inch screen and supports MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, and Audible files.

Other features include a micro USB-connector, and a memory card slot that can be used to extend your storage up to 32GB if desired.

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Photographer Creates World Largest Digital Camera Back Measuring 8 x 10 inches

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:21 AM PDT

Photographer Mitchell Feinberg has been using polaroids to take test exposures on his Sinar 8 x 10 plate camera for some years but the cost of using the ageing polaroid technology was starting to pinch. So Feinberg decided to create his own digital back for the Sinar 8 x 10 plate camera and created the worlds largest non-scanning colour sensor array.

The new digital back called the Maxback fixes directly to the back of the Sinar camera and is capable of capturing a photo in 30 seconds and creates images with a resolution of 3285 x 2611 and around 10MB in size.

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Assassins Creed Revelations 10 Minute Gameplay Demo (video)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:58 AM PDT

As we edge closer to the official launch of the new Assassins Creed Revelations game, which will be Ezio’s final campaign. A new 10 minute gameplay trailer has been released showing a little more insight into the gameplay you can expect from the game as well as some of the storyline.

Watch the new 10 minute trailer with commentary after the jump, to see the new game interface in action and some funky moves to take down enemies. Enjoy!

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Wave 3 Smartphone, Galaxy Note Launching At IFA Next Month

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:49 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors that Samsung would launch the second generation Galaxy Tab for some time, and now it looks like the new Galaxy Tab will be unveiled next month at IFA in Berlin and it will be called the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.

On top of that, Samsung will also be announcing the Samsung Galaxy note and the Samsung Wave 3 smartphone, which will run Samsung’s own Bada OS.

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Olympus PEN E-PM1 Mini Arriving In September

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:45 AM PDT

Olympus has today announced that their new Olympus PEN E-PM1 Mini camera is to arrive in stores next month and will be available to purchase for under $500. So if you are looking for an ultra compact camera that Olympus say “Packs Mega Power In A Micro Body” then the new Olympus PEN E-PM1 Mini might be worth more investigation.

The Olympus PEN E-PM1 Mini is equipped with a 12.3 effective Megapixel High Speed Live MOS sensor for excellent low-light performance and Full HD movie recording, together with an ISO 12800 sensitivity, and is equipped with interchangeable lens system.

 

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Nanopower Shoes Use Liquid Metal To Generate Power From Walking

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:28 AM PDT

Harvesting free energy as you walk, sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but now its edging closer to reality. Thanks to the researchers at UW-Madison who have been working on an energy harvester shoe.

A new power generating shoe concept has been created  which collects the mechanical energy produced by humans during walking, storing it ready to then power your mobile devices. The energy which is normally lost through heat is captured and then converted into electrical power that can then be used by wireless charged devices.

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Samsung Galaxy S II Not Coming To Verizon Wireless?

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:24 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S II has been on sale in Europe for a while now, and it is due to go on sale in the US at the end of the month, and was expected to be available on all the major carriers in the US.

Not it would appear, according to a recent report by the WSJ, that Verizon Wireless will not be carrying the new Samsung Galaxy S II in the US, which is expected to be officially announced in the US next Monday, the 29th of August.

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HP TouchPad Android 2.2.1 System Dump Released

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that a HP TouchPad tablet was purchased from Best Buy and was found to be running Android 2.2 out of the box, and now it would appear that two devices have turned up with Android 2.2 installed.

Android developer Jiwanish managed to get his hands on one of the TouchPads running Android 2.2, and he has released the full system dump to RootzWiki, which will allow other developers to make some progress in porting Android to the HP TouchPad.

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Wooden Rubber Band FN P90 Submachine Gun (Video)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:29 AM PDT

We have featured a few of these rubber band guns here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is based on the FN P90 submachine gun, and it was made by some Japanese guy.

The video below shows the rubber band FN P90 submachine gun in action, and from the looks of it, it would appear that this rubber band gun took some serious effort to make.

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Samsung Announces Bada OS 2.0 SDK

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Samsung has announced a Software Development Kit (SDK) for their Bada OS 2.0, which is Samsung’s own mobile platform, and the SDK will enable developers to create applications for Samsung’s Bada OS.

Samsung will released the Bada OS 2.0 SDK next month, Samsung will also be releasing three new Samsung Wave smartphones that will run the latest version of their Bada OS.

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iPhone Hacker Comex Gets A Job At Apple

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:52 PM PDT

iOS hacker Comex is famous for jailbreaking the iPhone and iPod Touch with his website JailbreakMe.com, and it seems that his jailbreaking exploits have landed him a job at Apple.

Comex’s real name is Nicholas Allegra, he is from Chappaqua, New York, USA, and he has been responsible for jailbreaking the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4, The iPad, iPad 2 and the iPod Touch.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 Compact Camera Announced

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:01 PM PDT

As well as announcing the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 Superzoom , Panasonic has also added a new compact camera to its range with the launch of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 features a 12 megapixel sensor and a 3 inch touchscreen display, plus it also comes with built in WiFi, and a range of photo sharing abilities that will let you share your photos and video to sites like Facebook and YouTube.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 Superzoom Announced

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:53 PM PDT

Panasonic has added a new superzoom camera to its Lumix range with the launch of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150, and it comes with a 12 megapixel sensor and 24x optical zoom with a 25mm to 600mm range.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 is capable of recording Full HD video in 1080p at 60 frames per second, and it comes with full manual, aperture priority and shutter priority controls, and it also features a news CMOS sensor and imaging engine.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Still Banned In Germany

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Yesterday, the latest court case between Apple and Samsung took place in Germany, and it looks like the German court has ruled in favour of Apple again and Samsung are still not allowed to import the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in to Germany.

The news comes after the the EU ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was lifted last week and the judge dealing with the case has scheduled another hearing for the 19th of September, he had the following to say about it.

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HTC Omega Windows Phone 7 Device Photos Leaked

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:24 PM PDT

Back in July we found out some of the specifications on the HTC Omega, which is HTC’s first Windows Phone 7 Mango smartphone that is expected to be unveiled early next month.

Now some press photos have been leaked of the HTC Omega, and we get our first look at HTC’s first Windows Phone 7 Mango smartphone which you can see below.

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