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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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iSkin Unveils Sparkly Glam Protective Screen films for iPhone 4/4S

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:32 AM PDT

The need to customize the appearance of the iPhone is pressing for, many users. They want things ranging from cases to screen savers and just about everything in between to set their devices apart from the masses. iSkin makes a bunch of the cases and other things that folks that want to customize their iPhone 4/4S will like.

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Maingear Crams New Intel Core i7 2700K into Gaming PCs

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:17 AM PDT

If you are in the market for a new gaming computer, you might want to check out the new option for Maingear Shift and F131 computers. These new computers are both available now with the Intel Core i7 2700K processor that has a lot of overclocking potential. The CPU is a quad core offering that is clocked at 3.5GHz normally and 3.9GHz on Turbo Boost.

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Skyrim Live-Action Short Movie Brings The Game To Life (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:04 AM PDT

If you are looking forward to getting your hands on the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game, this short live-action movie should whet your appetite a little further in anticipation of the release of the new game.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a role-playing video game which has been developed by Bethesda Game Studios and is the fifth instalment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series and allows players to explore the land at will and ignore or postpone the main quest indefinitely if they prefer.

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LG Optimus LTE Headed TO Canada As LG Eye

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:02 AM PDT

LG announced the LG Optimus LTE recently, which will go on sale in South Korea, the company has yet to confirm when it will launch in the US, but it would appear that it is headed to Canada as the LG Eye.

It looks like the LG Optimus LTE will be available with Canadian carrier Bell, although the carrier has yet to confirm it, as a reminder the LG Optimus LTE or LG Eye as it will be called in Canada features a 4.5 inch IPS HD display which comes with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, which means it will be able to display HD movies in 720p.

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Siri Ported To First Generation iPad

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:46 AM PDT

Ever since its launch by Apple, Siri has already made its way on to a number of other iPhone devices other than the iPhone 4S  for which it has been designed. But a new port has taken the Siri personal assistant to the first generation iPad and now provides that familiar Siri “What can I help you with” feature.

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Samsung Transform Ultra For Sprint Announced

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:37 AM PDT

Samsung has announced another Android smartphone, the Samsung Transform Ultra which is headed to US mobile carrier Sprint, and it will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a slide out QWERTY keyboard.

The Samsung Transform Ultra is powered by a single core 1GHz processor and there is also a 3.5 inch HVGA touchscreen display, 512MB of RAM and 2GB of built in storage.

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Casio G-Shock GB- 6900 Watches Will Link To Your Smartphone

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:28 AM PDT

If you area a fan of the rugged G-Shock range of watches, you will be pleased to know Casio has announced this week a new line of G-Shock watches that will be arriving in December that will provide users with links to their smartphones using Bluetooth 4.0 LE.

The link will then be able to provide you with updates directly from your G-Shock watch face notifying you of new answer phone, email and SMS messages.

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Apple Updates iPad 2 SmartCover, New Colors Added

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Earlier today we heard that Apple had updated its range of MacBook Pro notebooks, which now come with faster processors than the previous models, and now it would appear that Apple has also updated the SmartCover for the iPad 2.

It looks like Apple has removed the orange SmartCover from their website and replaced it with a more subtle dark gray SmartCover, and it looks like they have also changed the inside of the SmartCover, so as it is now the same color as the outside.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Appears On O2 UK Site, Confirms November Launch

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:15 AM PDT

Samsung and Google’s first Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone was announced recently, we know it will be available here in the UK SIM free from November and now it has appeared on UK mobile operator O2′s website with a November launch date.

Unfortunately O2 haven’t released any details on pricing so we don’t know as yet how much the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will cost on a contract with the carrier.

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Razer Unveils Synapse 2.0 Cloud Setting Storage And Update Service (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:10 AM PDT

This week Razer has unveiled their new cloud storage system called Synapse 2.0 which has been designed to save your complex gaming peripheral equipment setting safely in the cloud. Enabling your setting to then be accessible from any internet connected computer when you need.

Razer Synapse 2.0 also automatically downloads drivers, game add-ons, and firmware updates as soon as they become available, making sure your Razer devices are always running the latest drivers. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Google Music Store Launching Within The Next Two Weeks?

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:09 AM PDT

We recently heard some more details about the new Google Music Store, and now according to a recent report the service could possibly launch withing the next two weeks.

Google recently confirmed that they were working on their own music store, and that it would feature a ‘twist’, which we heard last week could possibly be some sort of ‘sharing service.

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Awesome Diablo III “The Black Soulstone” Cinematic (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 06:56 AM PDT

If you are looking forward to the launch of the highly anticipated Diablo 3 game next year, you are sure to enjoy the new cinematic trailer that has been unveiled showing a little more of the story line behind the game.

Blizzard has also announced today that is you are the owner of a World of Warcraft subscribers with an annual pass, Diablo III will be free for you to download and enjoy. Watch the awesome Diablo III “The Black Soulstone” cinematic after the jump.

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$10,000 Mono-Block Valve Amp Is Perfect For Your Headphones

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 06:34 AM PDT

If you are in the market for a new amp and have a few thousand dollars burning a hole in your pocket this WA 234 mono block amplifier might well be worth a look if you enjoy listening to audio through your headphone.

The WA 234 mono block amplifier is fitted with a range of switches that allows you to control varieties of sound output channels that extends the use of 2A3, 300B, or 45 power tubes by simply inserting a "key".

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Steve Jobs Biography Reveals He Was ‘Annoyed And Depressed’ After iPad Annoucnement

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 06:16 AM PDT

The iPad has been one of Apple’s most successful products, with Apple selling a total of 11.12 million iPads in their last financial quarter, but when Steve Jobs announced the iPad back in January 2010, it came under a fair bit of criticism.

Now we get our first insight into how Steve Jobs felt after the launch of the iPad and the reception it got when it was announced last year, courtesy of his biography by Walter Isaacson which went on sale earlier today.

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Sportiiiis Adds A Heads Up Display To Standard Eyewear (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 06:08 AM PDT

4iiii Innovations has this week unveiled their new Sportiiiis device which has been under development for some time and has been created to provide aheads-up display to a pair of standard sunglasses or spectacles.

The Sportiiiis has been built specifically for athletes and can be fitted to virtually anywhere of glasses using its universal attachment points pairing with a monitoring device via ANT+ wireless technology. It then displays the data in real-time back to the user using a range of  coloured LEDs and audio updates. Watch the video after the jump.

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Portal 2′s Second DLC Will Include In Game Editor

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:48 AM PDT

Valve have today announced details of its second downloadable content package for its popular Portal 2 game which was released back on April 19th 2011. Valve have today revealed that the new DLC is expected to arrive early next year and will bring with it an in-game editor.

The new in game editor has been created to allow users to design and build their own single player and co-op test chambers, which can then be played, voted for and discussed by the Portal 2 community.

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AT&T Sees Massive Demand For iPhone 3GS

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:37 AM PDT

Apple’s new iPhone 4S has been extremely popular with Apple announcing that it sold over 4 million iPhone 4S devices in the first weekend, and it looks like older models which include the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS are doing well also.

According to AT&T, they have seen massive demand for the iPhone 3GS on their network, which is offered for free when a customer signs up to a new two year contract with AT&T.

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Motorola RAZR Will Have Option For Unlocked Bootloader

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:29 AM PDT

It looks like the international version of the Motorola Droid RAZR, the Motorola RAZR will have the option for an unlocked bootloader, whilst the US version will come with a locked bootloader.

The guys over at AusDroid have been speaking with Motorola, and Motorola has confirmed that the international Motorola RAZR will come with the unlocked bootloader.

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Arkham City Official iOS Strategy Guide App Is Perfect For Trophy Hunters

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:10 AM PDT

If you have bought the highly anticipated Batman Arkham City game, a new official app has now been released which might be of interest to you, especially if you like to track down those sometimes illusive in-game trophies.

The new official map application for iOS devices has just been uploaded to the Apple iTunes App store and provides a little help when exploring the game map and takes the form of a strategy guide on iOS devices.

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HTC Talks More About Android Ice Cream Sandwich Updates

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:07 AM PDT

When Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was announced last week, HTC seemed a little vague about their plans to upgrade existing devices to Ice Cream Sandwich, and they have now released some more information about their plans.

It looks like HTC does intend to bring Android Ice Cream Sandwich to their existing devices, although they still haven’t released any device specific information, but have said they will release this within a few weeks.

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Nokia 800 Windows Phone Teaser Advert (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Nokia will unveil its first Windows Phone smartphones later this week, at Nokia World 2011 in London, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, and we are expecting Nokia to unveil a range of Windows Phone devices.

The video below is of a Nokia teaser advert for the new Nokia 800, which is rumored to be the first Windows Phone that Nokia will unveil later this week and it shares a similar design to the Nokia N9.

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Pioneer Augmented Reality Head-Up Display Navigation System Arriving 2012 (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 04:25 AM PDT

Pioneer has released details of their new augmented reality head-ups display that will be arriving in 2012. Which provides a navigation systems that is projected on to the drivers widescreen. Allowing the driver to keep their eyes on the road and still view directional and road traffic information. With traditional in-car navigation system drivers need to divert their gaze from the road.

Pioneer is hoping to integrate their system into smartphones in the future making it easy for consumers to install the new system in their vehicles. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Battlefield 3 Xbox 360 With And Without HD Textures Compared (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 04:10 AM PDT

If you are still in a dilemma as to which version of Battlefield 3 to purchase, whether it be the PC, PS3 version or the Xbox version. You might be interested in the video after the jump that compares Xbox 360 versions, both with and without the extra high definition texture pack.

The additional texture pack is supplied on a second Xbox 360 disc and needs to be installed on your Xbox 360′s hard drive to benefit from enhanced graphics. Watch the video after the jump and let us know your thoughts.

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Human Slingshot, Brings A New Twist To Bungie Jumping (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:54 AM PDT

If you are becoming a little bored of the traditional bungee jumping scene to get your thrills a new method which provides a little twist and added adrenaline has been created by the Pope family in Hobble Creek Canyon, UT.

Using to vertical poles embedded into the ground the bungee ropes are attached to the user in a similar style, but is then pulled back and launched with the aid of a quad bike. Watch the video after the jump to see the human slingshot in action.

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New 2011 MacBook Pro’s Get Official

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:48 AM PDT

We heard earlier that Apple was expected to update its MacBook pro range, and now it would appear that the new versions of the MacBook pro are now available from Apple’s online store.

As we mentioned earlier the entry level 13 inch MacBook Pro now comes with a choice of either a 2.4GHz or 2.8 GHz dual core i5  processor, and up to a 750GB hard drive.

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Netflix Launching In UK And Ireland Early 2012

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:40 AM PDT

Today Netflix has announced that it will be launching its streaming service to residents of the UK and Ireland in early 2012. So if you have been waiting for an alternative to the current streaming movie providers in those regions Netflix might be worth checking out in the new year.

Netflix has been streaming to U.S. members since 2007, adding Canada in 2010 and 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in September 2011.

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Sparc MGS Digital Watch Uses A Motion Micro-Generator For Power

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:15 AM PDT

A new digital wristwatch called the Sparc MGS has been created by Ventura Watches which uses its own built-in motion micro-generator to provide it with the all power it needs to run its LCD display. Motion powered wristwatches have been around for some time, and only require the movement of your wrist to generate enough energy to keep the watch on time.

However the new Sparc MGS is is different to most as the motion is used to generate power for an LCD screen not just to power watch hands. This unique watch also has its own operating system, which will provide it with the possibility of new features to be added in the future.

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BlackBerry BBX Demo Shows Android Apps Running On PlayBook (Video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:11 AM PDT

Last week RIM announced its latest software platform, called BBX, and we also heard that it would be able to run Android apps, and now we have our first look at Android apps running on the BBX platform on a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

The video below shows a number of Android apps running on the BBX platform, and as you can see there is a section on the main home screen which is labeled Android Apps.

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Dell Unveils New Latitude ST Windows 7 Tablet (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 02:56 AM PDT

Dell has launched a new video of its latest Windows 7 Latitude ST tablet soon to be launching, showing the new device being used in a number of business environments. The new Dell Latitude ST tablet is shown by the number of professionals using the tablet wirelessly in every day professional lives, who then return to their offices to dock the tablet with their desktop computers.

Check out the new video after the jump to see a glimpse of what the new Dell Latitude ST tablet running Windows 7 will be able to provide, including data protection and HDMI output.

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Microsoft Signs Another Android License Agreement

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 02:51 AM PDT

Microsoft has in the past signed a number of licensing deals with a range of hardware manufacturers relating to Google’s Android OS, which include manufacturers of some of the most popular Android devices like Samsung and HTC.

Microsoft has announced another licensing deal relating to Google’s Android OS, Compal and the deal also relates to Compal’s devices running Google’s Chrome platform.

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Verizon Officially Announces Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 02:39 AM PDT

From last weeks announcement of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android Ice Cream Sandwich, we heard that the handset was headed to Verizon in the US for an initial exclusive period, and now Verizon has confirmed that they will sell the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the US.

What is strange from the Verizon announcement is there is no release date, they have just said coming to Verizon ‘this year’, we would have thought that they would have given some indication on when it will actually go on sale.

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Special Edition Fujifilm X100 Announced

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 02:27 AM PDT

Fujifilm has announced a special edition of its X100 camera, and there will only be 200 of this special edition Fujifilm X100 released, and the only difference between this version and the original is that it will come with tan leather on the casing and will also come with a matching leather case.

The Fujifilm FinePix X100 features a a 12.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, an EXR processor and it comes with a 23mm F2 Fujinon lens plus a hybrid viewfinder, which works in both optical and electronic modes.

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Google Voice App Returns To iTunes App Store

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 02:19 AM PDT

After being pulled from Apple’s iTunes App Store Google Voice application has now returned as an iOS 5 friendly version. Just under a week ago the application was pulled by Google due to complications which caused it to crash when used with Apple’s new iOS 5 operating system.

Even though the application was not affecting everyone, the Google Voice version 1.3.0.1771 when used on an iPhone 4 running iOS 5 was definitely causing issues for some and Google did the right thing and removed it from the App Store.

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Nikon D300 Travels To The Edge Of Space In A Beer Cooler (video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 02:05 AM PDT

A couple of intrepid tech students, Erich Leeth and Terry Presley have sent their Nikon D300 camera to the edge of space strapped inside a beer cooler that they purchased from Walmart. The duo used a weather balloon to carry their Nikon D300 right to the edges of space and used the beer cooler to protect it from the cold and help return it to earth in one piece.

Their spacecraft (Cygnus) was launched at 9:02am from : 33° 49′ 28″N 102° 53′ 56″W, and it touched back down to Earth at 11:56am at 33° 19′ 21″N 101° 59′ 42″W, 62 miles from where it was launched. The fantastic image below was taken 1 hour and 55 minutes into the flight. Watch a video of the launch after the jump.

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New 2011 MacBook Pro Specifications Revealed?

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 02:04 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors that Apple are getting ready to update their MacBook Pro range, and now the guys over at 9 to 5 Mac have some possible specifications for the new MacBook Pro’s.

According to the report, the 13 inch MacBook pro will be available with either a 2.4GHz dual core processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive or a 2,8GHz dual core processor with 4GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive.

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GoPro HD Hero 2 Extreme Sports Camcorder Launched

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:47 AM PDT

GoPro the makers of extreme sports camcorders have today unveiled a new addition to their range of sports camcorders with the launch of their new GoPro HD Hero 2. The new model is now equipped with twice as much powerl as the original GoPro Hero camera and features 1080p HD video recording and 11 megapixel photos.

With the Go Pro’s HD Hero 2′s new processor delivering twice the processing power and taking full advantage of a new high performance 11 megapixel still camera. Its sensor now provides enhanced professional low light performance, to make sure you never miss the action.

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Nokia’s CEO Steven Elop To Unveil Nokia’s First Windows Phone Devices This Week

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:59 AM PDT

Nokia has announced that the Nokia CEO Steven Elop, will take the stage for the Keynote at this years Nokia World, which takes place in London later this week on the 26th and 27th of October.

We have already heard that Nokia will unveiled their new Nokia Windows Phone devices, which will come with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, and we are expecting Nokia to unveil at least two Windows Phone smartphones or possibly more.

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Apple HDTV Could Be Steve Jobs Final One More Thing

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:41 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors for a while that Apple are working on their own Apple HDTV, and now with the release of the Steve Jobs autobiography, we finally get confirmation that Steve Jobs was working on an Apple HDTV.

In his autobiography, Jobs talks about an integrated television set, that would seamlessly sync all your devices with iCloud, you can see a section form the book below, which confirms this.

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The iPod Is 10 Years Old

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:31 AM PDT

On the 23rd of October 2001, Apple unveiled their first ever iPod, which quickly became the first popular MP3 player, and it came with enough space to store 1,000 songs, although it wasn’t until 2002 when the iPod became popular.

In 2002 Apple released the iTunes store for both Mac’s and PCs, and this is when the iPod started to take off, by the end of June 2003 Apple had sold over 1 million iPods, and by the end of 2004 Apple had sold over 10 million.

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Steve Jobs Biography Lands On The iPad

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:18 AM PDT

The Steve Jobs Biography by Walter Isaacson has gone on sale today and it is now available to download from Apple’s iBook store and also Amazon’s Kindle store, and for the book Isaacson interviewed over 100 people, which included Steve Jobs’s colleagues at Apple, his family, friends and also his competitors.

In the book we get our first look inside the world of a very private man, with details on his personal life, including his adoption, Apple, and his competitors at Microsoft and Google.

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Sports Tracker Heart Rate Monitor Is Finally Unleashed

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:00 PM PDT

Couldn’t have come at a better time. Demographically speaking, large swathes of the human population in the industrialized world are going to be older (read: geriatric) in the ensuing years. Might as well start marketing other products to the senior set. Oh wait, our bad! Turns out this new Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor from Sports Tracker is for, well, the athletic types out there. It’s got tons of features too.

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Bizarre Door Periscope Lets You Peep At People

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:00 PM PDT

The designer who figured this out thinks children might find it useful. You know, for watching out for strangers who come knocking at the door. How about leave the children guns instead? Uh oh, bad idea! Only in a zombie apocalypse would that be sensible, ladies and gentlemen. Ahem! Okay let’s get into more detail here.

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