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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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MOD Live Adds A Heads Up Display To Your Ski Goggles (video)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 09:00 AM PST

Recon Instruments have today unveiled their latest MOD Live Adroid device which has been designed to sit inside your ski goggles and provide you with a colour heads up display as you ski or snowboard.

The new MOD Live device shows you with GPS data as well as data on your runs,  jumps, speed, altitude, time elapsed, and temperature directly into your eye piece. Together with information about your friends and music you might be playing via a link with your smartphone. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Packard Bell Unveils New Slimmer oneTwo AIO Desktop PC

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 08:41 AM PST

Packard Bell has today announced the launch of the new super slim oneTwo AIO desktop PC which Packard Bell says is now 65 percent slimmer than their previous AIO models, and is available in two models.

A 21.5 inch M version, and a 23.5 inch L which share the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 and can be powered by a choice of second generation Intel processors allowing you to choose from i3, i5 or i7 depending on your requirements. With the processor supported by up to 8GB of RAM and the choice of either Nvidia GeForce GT 530 or GT 520 or the AMD Radeon HD 645 powered graphics.

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LG Powerful Sound iPod Docking Speaker Unveiled

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 08:24 AM PST

LG has today unveiled a new iPhone dock to their range of peripherals in the form of the LG Powerful Sound iPod Docking Speaker, who’s name seems a little strange, where something like the LG Cube would have been more easier to explain its design.

The LG iPhone dock is equipped with Airplay and has the modle number of ND8520. But full specifications on the new devices are still unavailable at the current time and it has yet to be added to the LG website.

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WIMM One Wearable Android Device, Developer Preview Kit Unveiled

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 08:05 AM PST

WIMM has today unveiled developer preview kits for its wearable WIMM One Android device which is basically a mini-computer on your wrist. The WIMM One is equipped with a low power processor which is also equipped with an accelerometer, magnetometer and can have up to 32Gb of storage.

It also fitted with a 1.4 inch screen and can pair up with your smartphone via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. But WIMM One will also be able to run its own Micro Apps which will provide high-value single functions rather than sully blown applications which we have become accustomed to on our smartphones.

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Pink Samsung Galaxy S II Launched In South Korea

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:58 AM PST

If the standard black and white versions of the Samsung Galaxy S II weren’t subtle enough for you, Samsung has decided to launch a pink version version of the popular Samsung Galaxy S II ins south Korea.

It looks like the pink Samsung Galaxy S II will only be available in South Korea initially, but we suspect that it will probably be headed to the US and Europe some time soon.

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Live TV Coming To Boxee Box

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:40 AM PST

Boxee Box owners will soon be able to watch Live TV using a new dongle, after a feature was discovered by technology website GigaOm after they got their hands on a unreleased Boxee 1.5 software update.

A preview video shows how a antenna or cable can be connected to the “Live TV dongle” and then asks you for your location for it to be able to download and setup a program guide. View the video after the jump.

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Amazon Kindle Fire To Launch With Facebook, Netflix And More

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:27 AM PST

Amazon’s first Android tablet, the Amazon Kindle Fire will go on sale next week, next Tuesday the 15th of November, and now Amazon has released some details on which apps will be available when the Kindle Fire launches.

Apps that will be available for the Kindle Fire include Facebook, Netflix, Rhapsody, Pandora, Twitter, Comics by comiXology, plus games from popular developers like Zynga, EA, Gameloft, PopCap and Rovio.

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Latest Assassin’s Creed Revelations Trailer Introduces The City Of Constantinople (video)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:26 AM PST

Further to the announcement by Ubisoft that a new Assassin’s Creed game will be arriving next year. A new trailer has been launched to whet you appetite even further for the next in the series Assassin’s Creed Revelations which will be officially launched next week.

The new trailer released by Ubisoft shows you a glimpse of the in game city of Constantinople and what you can expect from the storyline. Watch the latest Assassin’s Creed Revelations trailer after the jump.

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HTC Vile Android Ice Cream Sandwich Device Leaked

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:15 AM PST

It looks like HTC has another Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone in the works, codenamed the HTC Vile, the device is reported to come with a a 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels.

Other rumored specifications include a dual core 1.5GHz Snapdragon Series 4 processor, plus an 8 megapixel backside illuminated camera, similar to the camera on the new HTC Edge.

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Limited Edition De Bethune Dream Watch 4 iPhone 4S Luxury Case Unveiled

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:11 AM PST

If you are looking for an iPhone case that is a little different to the normal offerings this limited edition De Bethune Dream Watch IV iPhone 4S luxury case might be worth more investigation.

Only 12 cases are ever going to be made and each one will be adorned with a beadblasted titanium with an embedded mechanical watch in the back. The watch dial itself is finished in a specially coloured blue titanium with diamonds and 18k white gold to look like stars, which the current time shown on disk rather than by hands.

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Adobe Officially Announces The End Of Flash For Mobile

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:03 AM PST

Earlier today we heard a rumor that Adobe was going to end support for Adobe Flash on mobile devices, and now Adobe has officially confirmed that they will ending support for Flash Player on mobile devices.

Instead Adobe will be focusing their efforts for mobile on HTML5, and they have also said that they will continue to work with Adobe Air for flash developers to produce apps for mobile devices.

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The Greatest Video Game Music Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 06:42 AM PST

If you enjoy listening to the video game music as you play your favourite games you might be interested in a new CD which has been created by the London Philharmonic Orchestra who have taken some of the most popular video game titles of all time and remastered them.

Title remastered include Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft and Mass Effect to name a few. View the full list after the jump.

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Oregon Scientific ATC Mini HD Waterproof Sports Camera

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 06:27 AM PST

Oregon Scientific has this week launched a new sports camera which can easily be used underwater without the need for an extra housing like the Go Pro Hero 2. However unlike the Go Pro Hero 2 which can recorder full HD at 1080P the new Oregon ATC Mini can capture 720p HD footage above or below the surface, and uses a removable 32GB microSD card to storage your footage on before you transfer it to your computer.

The Oregon Scientific ATC Mini can capture 1.3 megapixel still images, and is equipped with a lens that offers a 110 degree field of view and has a temperature tolerance from 0  to 40 degrees Celsius. Its powered by a removable removable, rechargeable lithium battery which can provide up to 1.5 hours or use on a single charge.

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LG Confirms LG Optimus LTE Headed To Bell Canda

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 06:26 AM PST

We heard recently that LG’s latest Android smartphone, the LG Optimus LTE would be headed to Bell Canada, and now LG has officially confirmed that the device is headed to Canada, although there is still no information on when we may see the Optimus LTE in the US.

The LG Optimus LTE features a dual core 1.5GHz processor and it comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a 4.5 inch True HD IPS touchscreen display witha resolution of 1280 x 7120 pixels.

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Starbucks Cup Magic Augmented Reality App (video)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 06:12 AM PST

Following on for its previous success with mobile applications Starbucks has now launched a new Starbucks Cup Magic app which allows you to view special characters created for the holiday season on special designed red stripy cups, Christmas Blend bags and in-store advertisements.

The Starbucks Cup Magic app uses augmented reality to enable you to interact with the characters once you have found them, and also allows you to send holiday ecards as well. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Samsung’s Windows 8 Tablet Launching In Second Half Of 2012

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 06:11 AM PST

Samsung is the company who produced the Windows 8 developer tablets for Microsoft, and now it would appear that they could be one of the first companies to launch a Windows 8 consumer tablet.

According to a recent report, Samsung’s head of sales and marketing Uhm Kyu Ho has confirmed that they will launch their first Windows 8 tablets in the second half of 2012.

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SIM Free Nokia Lumia 800 Hits The UK 16th November After All

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 06:02 AM PST

Yesterday we heard that the SIM free version of the Nokia Lumia 800 wouldn’t be available in the UK until January 2012, the news came from mobile retailer Clove, but now Nokia has confirmed that the Sim free version of the Lumia 800 will be available on launch day on the 16th of November.

Speaking to Pocket Lint, Nokia has confirmed that the SIM free Lumia 800 will be available from certain companies, so I suspect that would appear where the initial confusion came from, as other companies wont get it until January 2012.

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Major Sony Music Unlimited Update Rolled Out

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:56 AM PST

Sony has this week rolled out a major update to its Music Unlimited service for its PS3 consoles bring with it a newly redesigned user interface together with the added ability to now edit and create playlists directly from your PS3 console within the new “My Channels” menu.

Using the new My Channels menu provides access to more than 10 million tracks available in the Music Unlimited content library worldwide, and you can now customise radio stations using your preferred artists. Sony is also offering all PS3 users a 180 day  free trial to the Music Unlimited service.

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Steampunk Eye-Pod “Two Point, OH!” (Video)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:48 AM PST

Some of our readers will remember the Steampunk Eye-Pod that we featured on the site back in 2009, it was made by Dr Grymm, and now he has just finished his second generation Eye Pod, or as he calls it the Eye-Pod “Two Point, OH!”.

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Bionic Bopper Cars, Takes Classic Battling Robots Game To The Next Level

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:42 AM PST

If you have deep pockets and would like to take battling robots game to the next level, you might be interested in these fantastic Bionic Bopper Cars. Which allow you and a friend or enemy to battle it out using the robots to take the brunt of the punches.

The motorised robots allow you to stand within a protective cage and try to land punches on your opponent. Every time to land a blow to the chin your score a point and the robots head flips back.

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Pac In Time Watch Concept

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:38 AM PST

We have featured a number of geeky watches here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one will appeal to all the retro video game fans out there, the Pac In Time watch concept by designer Benedetto Papi.

As you can see from the photos the designer took his inspiration for the Pac In Time watch from Pa-Man, and instead of hands to tell the time there is a yellow Pac-Man.

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Awesome 7 Foot Papercraft Gundam (Video)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:25 AM PST

We have already featured some amazing Gundam’s here at Geeky Gadgets, like the 59 foot tall Gundam from Tokyo, although this one is slightly smaller it is probably one of the coolest we have seen, the 7 foot papercraft Gundam.

This cool papercraft Gundam was created by Taros Lesko from Visual Splicer, and he used over 750 sheets of paper, and it weighs in at 10 pounds, have a look at the video of it being made below.

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PayPal Android Application Receives NFC Payment Support

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:12 AM PST

PayPal has this week launched its newly updated Android application which now brings NFC payment support to Android devices. The addition of NFC payment to the PayPal Android app was expected towards the end of the summer, but after a short delay the new NFC feature is now ready to use and has been rolled out.

The NFC support now allows you to transfer money you a friends or any other Android device also equipped with PayPal NFC by simply bringing your phones close together. The new NFC support feature is enabled via a widget, which then triggers when in proximity to another NFC Android, all they need do is simply hit the “Request Money” button and the request will populate on their PayPal account.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Turns Up On Amazon For $849.99

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:58 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Note went on sale here in the UK last week, and now it has appeared on Amazon in the US for $849.99, although it looks like the device is being shipped from Europe as Samsung hasn’t officially launched it in the US as yet.

The Samsung Galaxy Note comes Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and it features a 5.3 inch Super AMOLED plus display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

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JBL OnBeat Air iPad AirPlay Speaker Dock Released

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:49 AM PST

JBL has released a new version of their Onbeat speaker dock for the iPad, iPhone and iPod, the new version is called the OnBeat Air and it now comes with support for Apple’s AirPlay technology for wireless music streaming.

The JBL Onbeat Air will work with your iPhone, iPad or iPod and it comes with a 30 pin connector to recharge you device and also play music through the speaker, and you can also stream you favourite tunes wirelessly using AirPlay.

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Google Dropping BlackBerry Gmail App

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:26 AM PST

Google has announced that they will stop supporting the native Gmail app for BlackBerry devices from the 22nd of November, if you already have the app on your BlackBerry you will still be able to use it, but there wont be any more updates.

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Microsoft Silverlight Development May Stop After Next Release

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:25 AM PST

Multiple source have been suggesting to the CNET website that Microsoft may follow along the same lines as Adobe have with their mobile Flash player and scrap any further development of their Silverlight software after the release of Silverlight 5 which is expected to be launched very soon.

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Epson Moverio BT-100 Head Mounted Display Is Worlds First With Transparent Lenses

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 03:59 AM PST

Epson has this week unveiled a new addition to their range of devices in the form of the Epson Moverio BT-100 head mounted display. Unlike other head mounted displays Epson has been able to incorporate transparent  lenses in to their design making it a worlds first.

Even thought the resolution of the Moverio BT-100 is just 960 x 540 it provides the user with a screen equivalent to a massive 320 inch display standing around 20 meters away. The Moverio BT-100 have also been design to fit over everyday glasses making them more convenient to use, and have 1GB of internal storage that can be increased to 32GB using a SDHC card.

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Burton Announces Star Wars Themed Snowboards And Helmet

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 03:58 AM PST

Snowboard maker Burton has teamed up with Lucasfilm and the two companies are releasing a range of Star Wars themed Snowboards and also an R2-D2 themed helmet designed for kids.

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Full Kindle Range Arriving In 16,000 Retail Stores November 15th

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 03:44 AM PST

Amazon has today announced that their full range of Kindle devices will be arriving in over 16,000 retail locations across the U.S. on November 15th. The new range of Kindle devices including the Kindle Fire tablet will be available to purchase at Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Staples, Sam’s Club, RadioShack and Office Depot, together with other retailers.

The new Kindle device has already been available in retail stores since its launch and will now be joined by the Kindle Fire Android tablet and Kindle Touch.

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Ballistic Clipboard Stops Bullets (Video)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 03:43 AM PST

The Ballistic Clipboard is designed to be used by law enforcement and it is intended to be used if they don’t have a bullet proof vest or to add some added protection, and it is capable of stopping bullets.

The Ballistic Clipboard is the work of the guys over at Impact Armor Technologies, and it can stop 9mm, 357 magnum, 0.40 S&W and .44 Rem magnum rounds have a look at the video of it in action below.

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Ubisoft Confirms New Assassins Creed Game Launching In 2012

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 03:28 AM PST

Its been rumoured for some time that a new Assassins Creed game might be arriving in 2012 but yesterday Ubisoft has confirmed the rumours are true and a new game will be launching in 2012, which is thought will tie up all the lose ends and story lines from the previous games.

The announcement was made during Ubisoft’s earnings call yesterday by Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot who put an end to the rumours and speculation.

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Apple Ordered To Show Samsung Australian iPhone Contracts

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 03:12 AM PST

The last thing we heard about the legal battle between Samsung and Apple in Australia was that Samsung had asked the court to see source code of Apple’s new iPhone 4S, Samsung had also asked the court to see the various contracts that Apple has with mobile providers in Australia.

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the court has now ordered Apple to show Samsung the contracts with the various mobile providers, which include Vodafone, Telstra and SingTel Optus.

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Toshiba AT200 Android Tablet Coming January 2012

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PST

Some of our readers will remember the new Toshiba AT200 Android tablet that was announced back in September, the device was expected to go on sale by the end of the year, although now it looks like it wont launch until January 2012.

The Toshiba AT200 will come with Android 3.2 Honeycomb and it a 10.1 inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, processing is by a TI OMAP 4430 1.2GHz processor and it will come with up to 64GB of storage via a microSD card slot.

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Nintendo Wii U Will Now Support Dual Touchscreen Controls

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 02:41 AM PST

When Nintendo officially unveiled their new Nintendo Wii U console the next generation of their popular Wii console. It was a little disappointing to learn the at the Wii U was expected to only support the use of one of its new touchscreen control pads.

Well today a close source to Nintendo has announced that the company are now looking to add dual touchscreen controller support to their new Wii U gaming console before its launch. The new Wii U code now hints at support for multiplayer tablet support reveals the source.

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Tango Video Chat Lands In the Windows Phone Marketplace

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 02:41 AM PST

Tango the video chat application for Windows Phone devices is now available from Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace, and the app is available as a free download and it will work with Windows Phone devices running Windows Phone Mango 7.5 or higher.

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HTC Edge Quad Core Tegra 3 Android Smartphone, More Details Revealed

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 02:26 AM PST

Yesterday we saw a photo of the new HTC Edge, which is HTC’s first quad core Tegra 3 Android smartphone, we also heard some specifications and now we have some more details on this new quad core Android device.

According to a recent report by the BGR, the HTC Edge will come with a 4.7 inch HD S-LCD 2 display with optical lamination and a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and it will also be a super slim device measuring just 8.8mm thick and it will come with 32GB of built in storage, a microSD card slot and 1GB of RAM.

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Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative Aims To Bring Standardisation To 3D Active Shutter Glasses

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 02:22 AM PST

The new Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative which we first mentioned back in August, aims to bring standardisation to 3D glasses allowing consumers to use the same 3D active shutter glasses on any 3D device, has finally been agreed and starts today.

Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and X6D Limited have today announced they are now collaborating on the standardisation of RF and IR systems for 3D active shutter glasses and 3D displays for televisions, personal computer monitors and projectors, as well as 3D theatres utilising XPAND 3D active shutter glasses. Making it easier for consumers to be able to use just one pair of glasses across all devices.

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Enjoy Wireless 3D Streaming With IOGEAR’s 3D Digital Kit

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 02:06 AM PST

IOGEAR has unveiled their latest streaming video creation which now makes streaming 3D available in your home. The new IOGEAR 3D Digital Kit provides users with the ability to wirelessly transmit uncompressed full 1080p HD 3D video together with 5.1 digital audio up to 100 feet.

The 3D Digital Kit comprises of a transmitter and receiver with connections that allow it to stream standard, HD or 3D resolution content from up to two HDMI enabled devices using the 5GHz wireless spectrum. Without the need for line of sight placement.

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iOS 5 Battery Fix Update Being Tested By Consumers

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:55 AM PST

We recently heard that Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2 to developers, and the update is designed to fix a number of bugs in iOS 5, the main one being the battery problems that iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 owners have reported with iOS 5.

Now it would appear that the new iOS 5.0.1 update is being tested by consumers, as a number of people who reported the battery problems are testing out the update for Apple.

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iPhone 4 Vooma Peel PG92 Case Provides Dual Sims Support

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:42 AM PST

If you would prefer not to carry around multiple mobile phones a new case called the Vooma Peel PG92 may be able to now help you reduce your load to just one iPhone 4.

The new Vooma Peel PG92 has been designed to work with jailbroken iPhone 4 and 4S and provide them with the ability to use dual sims cards. The Vooma Peel PG92 case is also equipped with an extra battery that can be used to provide extra juice to your iPhone.

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Mad Catz Cyborg M.M.O.7. Gaming Mouse Announced

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:37 AM PST

Mad Catz has announced their latest gaming mouse, the Mad Catz Cyborg M.M.O.7. which is designed for both PCs and Mac’s and it is intended to be used with MMORPG games.

The Mad Catz Cyborg M.M.O.7 gaming mouse has a total of 78 definable commands, and it features 13 programmable buttons, plus a cycling MMO Switch that can switch through three different button settings, plus a 2 position shift button.

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Firefox 8 Now Officially Available To Download

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:23 AM PST

Early this week Firefox 8 was available to download via FTP but now Mozilla has now made Firefox 8 available as a download from its main site. The new  update to Firefox for Windows, Mac, Linux and Firefox for Android, includes new features which have been designed to make Web browsing easier and give users and developers more control of their browsing.

One of the features to be added is support for Twitter searching which is included within Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux, making it easier for you to discover new topics, #hashtags and @usernames.

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Apple Says There Are No Plans To Bring Siri To iPhone 4 And Other iOS Devices

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:19 AM PST

We have been hearing rumors over the last few days that Apple has been internally testing Siri on the iPhone 4, and we have already seen some unofficial ports of Siri on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch.

It would appear that Apple has no plans to bring Siri to the iPhone 4, as they recently confirmed, in reply to a bug report that they have no plans add support for Siri on older devices.

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NVIDIA Tegra 3, Quad Core Processor Gets Official

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:01 AM PST

We have already heard a lot about NVIDIA’s new quad core Tegra 3 processor over the last few months, codenamed Kal-El, the new NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor will power the new Asus Transformer Prime, which launches in December.

According to NVIDIA, their new Tegra 3 processor provides up to three times the graphics performance of the Tegra 2, with 61 percent lower power consumption, which according to NVIDIA will give up to 12 hours of HD video playback.

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Ziiiro Celeste Watch (video)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:58 AM PST

Ziiiro has unveiled their latest watch design the Celeste which as you would expect from Ziiiro has a clock face without hands or markings instead using a constantly changing pattern of rings to indicate the time.

The new Celeste design uses two transparent coloured discs which when overlap create an array of colours which compliment the watches casing and strap which is available in Black, Gunmetal and Chrome which either a mono or coloured watch face. Watch a promotional video after the break to see it in action.

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Gets Official

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:47 AM PST

We have been hearing lots about Asus’s second generation Transformer tablet, it is now official, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, which is the first tablet to come with NVIDIA’s new quad core Tegra 3 processor.

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime features a 10.1 inch LED backlit Super IPS+ touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, it will launch with Android Honeycomb 3.2 and will be upgraded to Android Ice Cream Sandwich shortly after release.

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Weird Moto Undone Looks Like A Dangerous Ride

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:20 AM PST

Thankfully it’s just a concept. Short of riding a block of ice on two wheels, the Moto Undone is a bizarre take on camouflage ingenuity. It’s a 1,000w electric motorcycle whose body is covered in shiny chrome. The effect is, from a distance, the rider looks like he/she is floating in mid air. An awesome sight until an accident happens. Doesn’t seem to bother the guy in the picture though.

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New Mask-bot Projector Gives Robots A Human Face

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:40 PM PST

So they can better infiltrate human communities when the war begins. Kidding! This is actually an exciting improvement on robosthetics, a term coined for the sake of combining robot with ‘aesthetics.’ You read it here first, boys and girls! The Mask-bot isn’t a robot, however, but a means to convey a human face unto a lifeless machine. The whole point is not to creep people out when they stare into the lifeless lens eyes of a robot.

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Adobe To Kill Flash On Mobile Devices

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 11:16 PM PST

It looks like Adobe has decided to put an end to developing flash for mobile devices, according to a recent report from Jason Perlow of ZDNet, Adobe are expected to announce that they will instead refocus their efforts on HTML5 for mobile devices.

The statement below from Adobe is expected to be released on the Adobe website shortly, which explains why Adobe has decided to put an end to flash for mobile devices.

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