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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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Desk Pets TankBot can be Controlled by iPhone and Android

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT

I am a sucker for remote controlled toys and lately I have checked out a bunch that are controlled by the iPhone. A new RC toy has turned up called the TankBot and it is from Desk Pets. Desk Pets is famous for making little RC toys and other things that you can play with.

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Unreal Engine 3 UDK Heads to Mac OSX this month

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:51 AM PDT

If you are a gamer that likes to use a Mac for their gaming fix Epic has some epic news for you. The company has announced that finally, after four years of waiting, the Unreal Engine and games using it are coming to the Mac platform.

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This Facehugger Inspired Facemask Engulfs Your Face

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:19 AM PDT

So there’s this artist in Ukraine who recently outed a strange S&M mask/headgear that borrows from the facehugger aesthete. More than one blogger has opined that it’s a fitting sort of tribute to H.R. Giger, who conceptualized the original xenomorphs. Ah, H.R. Giger. The man’s a national treasure.

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Sony PSP And GameCube Combined To Create Fusion Micro Mod (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Modder Ashen has combined a Sony PSP and Nintendo GameCude to create a portable GameCube system which he’s named the Micro Fusion. The mod is not for the faint heart and has required some careful modding and tweaking to combine the two gaming systems and  gel them together. Great job Ashen!

On the rear of the device Ashen has added a fan and heat sink to help keep all the tightly packed components cool enough to run. Watch the video after the jump to see the Fusion Micro in action and how it has been constructed.

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Vodafone To Roll Out Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Tomorrow?

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:51 AM PDT

It looks like the first mobile carrier may be rolling out Windows Phone 7.5 mango tomorrow, according to a recent report the Vodafone group is scheduled to release the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update to its range of devices from tomorrow the 21st of September.

The news comes from German site Windows smartphones, who have said that the update will roll out to certain devices tomorrow and is expected to be available to all Windows smartphones on the network by the end of the month.

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Final Cut Pro X Receives First Major Update

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Apple has today released its first major update to its Final Cut Pro X video editing software which when released cause a storm or criticism from professional video editors and production teams.

The new update version 10.0.1 brings with it a number of requested features, including support for full XML import/export of both project and event information, intelligent stem export for both video and audio files using a new feature called Roles. Together with Xsan integration, enabling editors in different locations to work with the same files, events, and projects.

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Lock Screen 2 App Brings iOS Locking To Your Mac (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:30 AM PDT

If you would like to bring a slightly different method of locking your Mac system, especially after the recent security issue enabling any user to be able to change your login password in OS X Lion.

A great application called Lock Screen 2 is available from the Mac App Store that brings a little iOS magic to your lock screen by adding a slider which can be locked using passpatterns. Watch the video after the break to see how it works and if it can help you secure you Mac system a little easier.

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NVIDIA’s Quad Core Kal-El Processor To Feature Fifth Companion Core

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:25 AM PDT

We have already seen a video preview of NVIDIA’s new quad core mobile processor, codenamed Kal-El, which will be the next generation NVIDIA Tegra processor, which is scheduled to launch before the end of the year.

Now NVIDIA has released more details on their new Kal-El processors, and also something called vSMP (Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing technology, which is basically a fifth CPU Core that is designed to execute tasks at low frequency.

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AOC Unveils Portable USB 16 Inch LCD Monitor

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:14 AM PDT

If you are in the market for a portable USB powered LCD monitor. AOC has today announced the launch of their new 16 inch USB LCD monitor equipped with a resolution of 1366 x 768 and a 5ms response time, 50M:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 250cd brightness, which might be worth checking out.

The design of the monitor incorporates and integrated stand that can be folded flat against the back of the display for transport and then folded out when in use.

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Ultra Rugged ShieldPRO N22G Laptop Unveiled By NEC

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:00 AM PDT

If you are looking for a laptop that will take a few knock and drops through its life then the new ShieldPRO N22G just unveiled by NEC might well be worth a look. Its equipped with a casing that protects it from temperatures of -20 to 50 degrees Celsisus. Together with “complete protection” from dust and sand and the ability to survive drops from a height of 90cm on to hard concrete.

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HTC Rhyme Lands In The UK October 17th

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Earlier today HTC officially announced the HTC Rhyme which is headed to Verizon Wireless in the US, we also heard it would be headed to the UK, and now HTC has confirmed that the HTC Rhyme will be available in the UK from the 17th of October.

It looks like the HTC Rhyme will be available exclusively through mobile operator O2 here in the UK when it lands on the 17th of October and it will come with Android Gingerbread.

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Battlefield 3 Beta Arriving September 29th On Xbox 360, PS3 and PC (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:46 AM PDT

Dice has today announced that the new Battlefield 3 Beta testing will commence on September 29th for gamers on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.  Battlefield 3 Beta testing will be set on the Paris: Operation Metro map and will include two elite tactical units squaring off in the Rush Mode within Battlefield 3.

With one side attacking M-COM stations while the opposing squad defends and protects. View a demo video after the jump of the Paris: Operation Metro map.

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Intel’s Ivy Bridge To Support 4K Resolution

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Intel’s new Ivy Bridge chipset will support much higher resolutions than their existing chipset, and Intel has announced that Ivy Bridge will support resolutions up to 4096 x 2304 pixels.

The highest resolution consumer displays on the market at the moment support resolutions up to 2560 x 1600, so we expect to see some much higher resolution displays which will make use of the new Intel Ivy Bridge chipset.

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Canon Pixma Printers Receive AirPrint Support, Allowing Printing From iPad, iPhone And iPod

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:32 AM PDT

Canon has this week rolled out a new update to its latest all-in-one printers enabling them now take print requests from your iOS devices via Apple’s AirPrint. The new supported Canon Pixma printers include the MG5320, MG6220, and MG8220.

Apple AirPrint was originally only supported by a handful of HP printers when it was first released by Apple, but slow and surely printer manufactures have adopted the technology. Canon has also announced that a majority of its future printers will be equipped with AirPrint support.

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OS X Lion Security Flaw Allows Anyone To Change Your Login Password

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:14 AM PDT

A worrying security flaw in Apple’s new OS X Lion operating system has been discovered that will allow anyone to change your login password. The OS X Lion security flaw allows any user on the system to modify the passwords of other local accounts very easily by accessing a systems directory.

In OS X Lion, user passwords are encrypted and then are stored in files called “shadow files” which are placed in secure locations on the drive. Based on system permissions, the contents of these files can then only be accessed and modified by the user, or by an administrators after they have provided authentication.

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Samsung Looking To Ban iPhone 5 in Europe?

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:14 AM PDT

Samsung and Apple are in the middle of around 20 different court cases, with each company alleging that the other has infringed on their patents, Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 5 shortly, and we recently heard that Samsung are looking to get the device banned in Korea.

Now it would appear that Korea is not the only place that Samsung wants the iPhone banned, according to a recent report, Samsung are also looking to get the new iPhone banned in Europe.

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Motorola Defy+ Lands In The UK 30th September For £249

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT

We heard recently that the Motorola Defy+ would be available in the UK this month, and it looks like it will be available from the 30th of September for £249 from mobile retailer Clove.

The Motorola Defy+ features a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, there is 2GB of built n storage, plus a microSD card slot, processing is provided by a single core 1GHz processor and it will come with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

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EvoCam 4 Unveiled, Re-Engineered to Support HTML5

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Evological has this week unveiled their new re-engineered webcam software EvoCam 4 which now comes with HTML 5 support. If you have not come across EvoCam before its a industry-standard H.264 video and AAC audio streaming app with support for both RTSP over HTTP and HTTP Live Streaming now using HTML5.

In its latest release EvoCam 4 its been redesigned and reengineered from the ground up as a Cocoa application, and its creators Evological say EvoCam 4 will set the new standard for the ultimate webcam software.

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Realtime Face Cloning Gives A Whole New Meaning To Identity Theft (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:45 AM PDT

Artist Arturo Castro has used realtime face cloning applications to create a freaky video entitled "Faces." Castro has used a realtime face substitution footage made using  Kyle McDonald’s ofxFacetracker + Jason Saragih’s facetracker library to create some very strange images of him wearing other peoples faces.

Castro got the inspiration for his video from the thought of  grabbing someone else face from a camera, which puts a whole new perspective on identity theft, watch the amazing video after the jump.

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Samsung Epic 4G Touch Gets Taken Apart

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch went on sale last week, and the guys over at iFixit decided to take it apart to see what was inside the Epic 4G Touch.

It features a larger 4.52 inch display than the original Galaxy S II and also comes with the same dual core 1.2GHz processor, have a look at the tear down photos below.

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iTattoo Snap iPhone 4 Cases

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:19 AM PDT

If you are looking for a new iPhone 4 the new iTattoo Snap Case range might well be worth a look. As well as protecting to your iPhone and providing it with scratch resistance. The new range also playfully include a number of different designs incorporating the iPhone 4′s Apple logo as shown in the image below.

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DJ Sound Tank Pumps Out 4,000 Watts (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:55 AM PDT

Created by Berlin’s Nik Nowak the DJ Sound tank has been created from a Japanese mini-dumper which has been modified and equipped with three 18-inch subwoofers, four tweeters, and six 12-inch mid-range drivers. Creating a massive 4,000 watts of acoustic power.

Once in position the bank of speakers can be hydraulically raised and aligned in to position for the best sound. Watch the DJ Tank in action after the jump.

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iPhone Dock Features Retro Telephone Bluetooth Headset

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:51 AM PDT

We have featured a number of docks for the iPhone here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one comes with its own retro telephone bluetooth headset that can be used to make and receive calls up to 30 feet away.

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Amazon Launches YoYo, Designed To Bring Pleasure Back To Toy Shopping

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:37 AM PDT

Amazon has announced the launch of  new website called YoYo that has been designed to bring a little joy back to shopping for children’s toys. The new YoYo site has been designed with two main goals in mind : to provide a huge assortment of Toys and to do it without giving a user the feeling of being overwhelmed, Amazon explained.

The new YoYo site features personal recommendations and a simple site user interface together with a comprehensive “Toy finder” feature making it easy to find the perfect toy, using age, gender and price point.

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HTC Rhyme For Verizon Gets Official

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:27 AM PDT

We have been hearing about the HTC Rhyme over the last few weeks, and now HTC has officially announced the new HTC Rhyme and it will be available from Verizon Wireless in the US from the 29th of September.

The HTC Rhyme features a 3.7 inch multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, it will come with Android Gingerbread and HTC’s Sense 3.5 user interface.

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Is This Another iPhone 5 Case?

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:14 AM PDT

Last week we saw some cases from Case Mate which were reported to be for the new iPhone 5, and now another supposed iPhone case has appeared online, this one was posted on gdgt.

According to the post accompanying the pictures the dimension of the iPhone 5 will measure 11cm tall by 5.5cm wide, by .8cm thin which then tapers down to .6cm.

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Klip Announces iOS 1 Minute Video Sharing App (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:14 AM PDT

New start-up Klip has today announced the launch of its new iOS video sharing application. Which has been designed to provide you with easy sharing and access to videos from friends and family directly from your iOS device.

Klips are 1 minute (or less) mobile videos and using Klip you can capture and store videos of unlimited length on your device with unlimited uploads. Within Klip there is an easy to use video clip editor which allows you to cut out the best parts of longer videos for upload. Watch a video showing Klip in action after the jump.

 

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Next Generation Printer, SWYP: See What You Print Concept (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:56 AM PDT

Design firm Artefact have created a radically simple printer concept called the SWYP drastically moving away from the traditional printer most of us have in our offices and homes. The new concept called “SWYP: See What You Print” uses a touchscreen display to allow you to manipulate, resize and even tweak your photos using a variety of filters.

Once you are happy with your photograph you can then simply print it and see it transform from a digital image into a hard paper copy. The SWYP printer automatically connects to your camera or photographic device to enabling easy image importing. Watch the video after the jump to see the SWYP printer in action.

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Recycled Car Replicas Look Amazing

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:51 AM PDT

These amazing looking car replicas have been made from recycled car parts and scrap metal, and they are full scale replicas of original cars, which include a replica of a Mercedes Benz 300 SLR, a Porsche Spider and an Audi Union Type D.

These recycled creations are being shown off at this years Frankfurt Motor Show, and they were created by the guys from Gigaten Aus Stahl, have a look at the photos below.

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iTwin Secure Networking USB Dongle Now Supports Mac OS X

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:37 AM PDT

You might remember the iTwin device which created a secure network between your devices enabling you to easily share documents between 2 PCs by simply inserting one half of the iTwin dongle into each PC even while one device maybe at home or in your office.

Well this week iTwin have now announced the release of a Mac version which will allow you to connect either two Mac computers together or two PCs or even a Mac and a PC together. iTwin creates a secure connection between the 2 computers enabling you to access your entire hard drive as if you were carrying an access key to audio files. Your remote data can only be accessed if you have the physical iTwin with you and passwords can be added to secure your data further if required.

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Meizu MX Quad Core Android Smartphone Announced

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:18 AM PDT

Meizu has announced their latest Android smartphone, which is headed to China, the Meizu MX which will come with a quad core Cortex A9 processor and will also feature a 4.3 inch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels.

The Meizu MX will be China only, and it will be available in 16GB and 32GB versions, and comes with front and rear facing cameras, although we couldn’t find out any specifications on the cameras.

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Adobe Launches Photoshop Elements 10 And Premiere Elements 10

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:16 AM PDT

Adobe’s Photoshop Elements is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and has clocked up some 200 awards over the last decade. In celebration of its 10th birthday Adobe has unveiled their new Photoshop Elements 10 and Premiere Photoshop Elements 10 applications designed to tie into their Photoshop and Premiere Pro software.

The new software has been updated with a number of new features including a new "content intelligence" which centers around visual recognition of people or objects in your photos. Together with a new visual similarity search, object detection search and Facebook people tagging and recognition.

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Hermetus Bottle Opener Keeps The Bottle Fresh

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:00 AM PDT

At a little over three inches, this bottle opener is an indispensable tool for any serious beer enthusiast. Note, we used the word enthusiast. That’s because there are people who drink beer, and people who drink beer like it’s the best part of their day. The Hermetus is usable by both types, but its extra function is a real sweet feature, which makes it essential for the mentioned enthusiasts. Definitely for those who want to enjoy their beer again and again.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection Zombie Lab Phase 2 Trailer (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:58 AM PDT

A new second trailer has been released for the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC which will be arriving on the 22nd September for PC and PS3. The new Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection Zombie Lab Phase 2 trailer reveals a little more of what you can expect from the new DLC in a couple of days. Watch Phase 2 after the jump .Enjoy!

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Android 2.3.4 Update Lands Early

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:56 AM PDT

The official word from Sony Ericsson was that a number of their Xperia devices would be getting the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update in October, and now it would appear that at least one Xperia device received the update ahead of schedule.

According to the guy over at the Xperia Blog, the Android 2.3.4 update for the Xperia Neo has already started rolling out and it brings a range of new features to the Xperia Neo.

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Transform Your Kindle Into An Etch-a-Sketch With Doodle

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:41 AM PDT

The Amazon Kindle is a great e-reader device but without a touch screen you might think it would be a little tricky to draw on it. Well a new application has been developed for the Kindle that will allow you to transform the device into a retro style Etch-a-Sketch.

Admittedly I was never the best and drawing on an Etch-a-Sketch myself but I’m sure there are plenty of creative artists out there that would be able to draw something wonderful.

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Awesome Electric Tron Lightcycle By Parker Brothers (Video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:35 AM PDT

Some our our readers will remember the awesome Tron Lightcyle that we featured on Geeky Gadgets last year, it was made by the guys from Parker Brothers, and now they are back with a new more environmentally friendly version, the Electric Tron Lightcycle.

This new Tron Lightcycle is powered by a 96 volt electric motor, and some lithium ion battery cells, it is capable of speeds over 100mph and can travel for about 100 miles on one charge.

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HP TouchPad Running Android Supports 3D Gaming (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:28 AM PDT

If you have been lucky enough to pick up one of the $99 HP TouchPad device’s it might well be worth your while loading it with Android in the near future if you fancy a little bit of 3D gaming.

The Cyanogenmod team has been busy at work tweaking Google’s Android to run smoothly on the discarded HP TouchPad device which HP has now scrapped. Having now modified a HP Touchpad to run various 3D games as well as playing 720p high definition local video. Watch the video after the jump to see the Android HP TouchPad in action.

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Skype iOS App Vulnerability Allows Attackers To Snatch Your Address Book (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:07 AM PDT

A new Skype vulnerability has been revealed in the iOS Skype software version 3.0.1 and earlier, which can allow attackers to execute malicious JavaScript code enabling them to snatch your address book.

The Skype vulnerability was discovered AppSec Consulting security researcher Phil Purviance who also made the video and was reported to Skype newly in month ago but Skype has still yet to roll out a fix. Watch a video after the jump to see how Skype iOS applications are vulnerability to the attack.

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Samsung Windows 8 Developer Tablets Appear On eBay

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:04 AM PDT

Last week Microsoft gave out 5,000 Samsung Windows 8 developer tablets to attendees at its BUILD conference, and now it would appear that some of the first Windows 8 Developer tablets which were made by Samsung have turned up on eBay.

There seems to be a number of Windows 8 developer tablets listed on eBay with prices ranging from $1,000 all the way up to $2,700.

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Skyrim: Dragon Hunt, Fan Made Live Action Movie Brings Skyrim Game To Life (Video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:46 AM PDT

If you are looking forward to the launch of the new Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game in November this fan made movie called Skyrim: Dragon Hunt is worth a quick watch.

The movie uses live-action to bring the world of Skyrim to life together with a little graphics magic to help create the dragon. Watch the fan made Skyrim: Dragon Hunt movie after the jump.

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Electree Solar Powered Bonsai Charging Tree (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:32 AM PDT

If you are looking for a more environmentally friendly way to recharge your devices the Electree solar powered bonsai tree might well be worth a look. The unique charging tree has been created by French designer Vivien Muller and incorporates 27 solar panels or “leaves” to provide your gadgets with power.

Inside the tree’s pot and base there is a 13,500mAH battery which is continually recharged by the solar panels ensuring you always have enough power to recharge your devices super quickly when required. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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HTC Working On Windows 8 Tablet?

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:25 AM PDT

It looks like smartphone and tablet manufacturer HTC is working on a Windows 8 based tablet, according to Eldair Murtzain, and the tablet will apparently be an ARM based device.

HTC has had great success with its Android range of devices, and also produces some Windows Phone 7 devices, so a Windows 8 based tablet would seem like the next logical step from HTC.

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Vuzix Wrap 1200VR Virtual Reality 3D Gaming Glasses Track Your Head Movements

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:17 AM PDT

Vuzix has this week followed up the launch of their Vuzix Wrap 1200 glasses last month with a new pair of glasses specifically designed for 3D gamers. The new Vuzix Wrap 1200VR 3D gaming glasses track your head movements using a compass and nine sensors to make sure you are always viewing the best possible 3D picture when gaming.

The Vuzix Wrap 1200VR are similar in specification to the Vuzix Wrap 1200 3D glasses with WVGA displays in front of each at 800×480 but can handle video input in 720p, and can be individually focused for each eye.

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HTC Explorer Android Smartphone Leaked

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:02 AM PDT

HTC are holding a special press event later today where they are expected to unveil a new range of Android devices, and one of those may be the new HTC Explorer, which was previously known as the HTC Pico.

The HTC Explorer features a 3.2 inch HVGA multi-touch touchscreen display and a 600MHz processor, plus 384MB or RAM and 512MB of ROM, plus a 5 megapixel camera.

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LG Optimus LTE (LU6200) Photos Leaked

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:54 AM PDT

We know that LG is working on their first HD smartphone, codenamed the LU6200, which is expected to feature a HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and now some actual photos of the device have been leaked.

The photos below are reported to be of the new LG Optimus LTE (LU6200), and as we heard previously it will come with a 4.5 inch AH-IPS LCD display with a 1280 x 720 resolution, plus a dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon processor.

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Logitech Harmony Link Transforms Your Tablet or Mobile Device Into A Universal Remote (video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:46 AM PDT

Logitech have unveiled a new system that will allow you to use either your iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone as a universal remote control. The Logitech Harmony Link is a new and innovative way to connect your HDTV and provide you with one-touch controls and can replace up to eight separate remote controls.

To setup the system you simply, connect a small wireless receiver to your TV and load the free application on to your  tablet or smartphone, then connect via Wi-Fi to the Logitech Harmony. It allows yo to use one-touch gestures within the application on your tablet to control your channels and HDTV. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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OS X Lion Ultimatum iPhone Theme Looks Awesome (Video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:39 AM PDT

If you happen to have a jailbroken your iPhone, then you may want to check out this new theme called OS X Lion Ultimatum, which is designed to give your iPhone the look and feel of  OS X Lion.

The video below shows the them in action, and as you can see it gives your iPhone the look of the Mac desktop, and as you can see from the video it gives you the OS X Lion menus, finder functions, stacks, launchpad and much more.

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Samsung Releasing Bada OS As Open-Source In 2012?

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:28 AM PDT

Its been reported this week that Samsung maybe looking to release its Bada operating system as Open-Source sometime in 2012 in an attempt to minimise its reliance on Android and Google.

Bada is a mobile phone operating system which has been developed by Samsung and its name is derived from the word meaning ocean or sea in Korean. Back in 2010 Samsung released a SDK kit to attract developers to use the Bada Platform.

 

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The Smartphone Brain Scanner (Video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have developed a brain scanner which uses a smartphone, the portable EEG system is made up of a low cost brain monitor which is placed on your head and a smartphone app.

The video below shows the smartphone brain scanner in action, which uses a low cost EEG headset with a wireless connection and a Nokia N900 smartphone.

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Amazon Appstore Expands Outside The US

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Amazon’s Android Appstore has been available in the US for a while now and it would appear that Amazon has decided to expand the service outside the US, with reports coming in from countries worldwide that the Amazon Appstore is now available.

Amazon’s website still says that the Amazon Appstore is only available to customers located in the United States, although there are reports of it being available in the UK, Australia, India, Canada, South Africa and many more countries.

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Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich Coming Soon, Developers Get More Details

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:33 AM PDT

Google’s Eric Schmidt announced recently that Google would be launching Android Ice Cream Sandwich in either October or November, and now it looks like we may be getting closer to the release of Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Google has posted some new information on its Android Developers blog regarding Ice Cream Sandwich, and how developers can get their apps ready for the latest version of Android.

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More iPhone 4S Photos Appear Online

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Yesterday we showed you a photo of what was reported to be the insides of a new iPhone 4S, which Apple is rumored to be launching as a cheaper iPhone alongside the new iPhone 5.

Now the guys over at Mac Rumors have got their hands on some more photos, which you can see below, and the second photo shows the iPhone 4S turned on whilst it is only partly assembled.

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Google Wallet Gets Official (Video)

Posted: 19 Sep 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Yesterday we heard that Google were getting ready to launch their new NFC based payment system, Google Wallet, it is now official and as we reported previously Google wallet will be available with the Sprint Nexus S 4G.

The service works with a Citi Mastercard or a Google Prepaid Card, the Google Prepaid Card can be funded using any existing credit card, and Google has also announced that other companies including Visa, Discover and American Express are looking to join the service in the future.

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