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- Assassins Creed Revelations Arrives Early On PC, Now Available (video)
- Worlds First Elasticated USB Data Cables Unveiled (video)
- Engineers Use 3D Printer And Bone Like Material To Create New Bones (video)
- YouTube Analytics Feature Rolls Out Today, Providing More Detailed Viewing Statistics For Publishers
- HP webOS Decision To be Announced In Two Weeks
- Gunpoint, Indie Game Trailer Unveils Fresh Approach To Game Design (video)
- Kindle Fire Hacked To Run Nintendo 64 Games
- First BlackBerry BBX Smartphone To Be Called BlackBerry Surfboard?
- Apple iOS 5.1 Beta Still Doesn’t Fix Battery Drain
- Battlefield 3 Reaches 8 Million Sales
- Apple Disables Quick Setting Shortcuts In iOS 5.1
- Lenovo LePhone K2 Android Smartphone Announced
- Asus Transformer Prime Lands In the US December 8th
- Siri0us Dictation App Removed From Cydia, Due To Unauthorised Use Of Nuance Service
- Tetra Shed, The Modular Home Office For Your Garden
- Safari 5.1.2 Update Improves Stability And Fixes Memory Leaks
- Phottix Strato II Flash Triggers Now Available For Sony Alpha Cameras
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus OTA Software Update Coming Today?
- Gameloft Wild West Six Guns iOS Game Trailer (video)
- Nokia Lumia 710 Promo Video Appears Online
- 8-Bit Holiday Wreath, Is The Ultimate Door Decoration
- Intel To Subsidize Ultrabooks, Prices May Drop By 10 Percent Next Year
- Yves Rossy, The Jetman Takes On Some Real Jets (Video)
- Nikon Unveils Flagship Speedlight SB-910 Flash, With Thermal Cut-out Protection
- TouchPad Brings Siri Dictation To Your Mac (Video)
- MetroTube App, Enhances YouTube On Windows Phones
- Apple Wants New Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N Banned In Germany
- Dragon Age Multiplayer Game Currently Under Development?
- Asus Transformer Prime 8 Megapixel Camera In Action (Video)
- Microsoft Launch Windows Phone 7 Demo For iOS And Android Devices
- Apple’s iPhone 4S Siri Works With Your Cars Bluetooth (Video)
- Star Wars AT-AT Cake
- Adobe Flash Coming To Samsung Galaxy Nexus In December
- 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro Create For 3D Designers Unveiled
- Lenovo LePhone S760 Android Smartphone Announced
- Sonos Android App Receives Honeycomb Tablet Support
- Lenovo To Launch LeTV Smart TV Next Year
- Vuzix Tac-Eye LT Monocular Display System Launched
- Microsoft Sold Almost 1 Million Xbox Consoles Last Week
- PS3 System Software Update Version 4.00 Goes Live
- iTether App Removed From Apple App Store
- Official Samsung Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Fix Coming Next Week
- Google Rolls Out New Google Bar Design (video)
- Amazon Kindle Fire Update Released, Breaks Root
- Security Researcher Shows Off Hidden Smartphone App Which Logs Your Data (Video)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban Removed In Australia
- Samsung Announces Dual Core Exynos 5250 2GHz Processor
- iLIDmk-1 iPhone Wallet Case (Video)
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus Gets Taken Apart
- According To One Mom, WoW Turned Son Into Hunchback
- K1 Syringe Gets Broken After Use, Saves More Lives
- Google Maps Rolls Out Indoor Mapping
- In France, Quadrocopter Robots To Work In Construction (Video)
- Seagate Unveils Second Gen Solid State Hybrid Drive
| Assassins Creed Revelations Arrives Early On PC, Now Available (video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:48 AM PST If you have been waiting for the launch of the new Assassins Creed Revelations game on PC. You will be pleased to know that its has already arrive in the US and is now available to download and play. Assassins Creed Revelations arrived on the Xbox 360 and PS3 earlier this month. If you are outside the US, Assassins Creed Revelations will be arriving tomorrow on Steam, with Steam currently stating that the game will unlock in just 8 hours time. Watch a new trailer for the game after the jump entitled : Assassin’s Creed Embers, after the jump.
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| Worlds First Elasticated USB Data Cables Unveiled (video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:32 AM PST Asahi Kasei corporation has unveiled a new cable called the Roboden, which is the worlds first elasticated cable, that can be used for USB devices, data transfer or power. The company has developed the new Roboden cables working with Spandex, and based their designs on the way the human skin is able to stretch and bounce back, by a factor of around 1.5. Watch the video after the jump to see the new Roboden cables in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Engineers Use 3D Printer And Bone Like Material To Create New Bones (video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 08:10 AM PST 3D printers are becoming more and more common in every day life and are even becoming available to the masses via Kickstarter. Now Researchers at Washington State University and engineers have been able to use a customised 3D printer to create a bone like material. Which researchers are hoping will allow them to repair injuries in humans. The new material can be used as a support to help broken bones while they mend, and then dissolve away, leaving no side effects in the patient. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| YouTube Analytics Feature Rolls Out Today, Providing More Detailed Viewing Statistics For Publishers Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:42 AM PST YouTube movie publishers will be pleased to know that Google has today started rolling out a new YouTube Analytics feature. That will allow publishers to be able to see comprehensive statistics, detailing how popular their videos are and whether they have been watched all the way through. The new YouTube Analytics will include a number of features including the ability to see a complete overview of all the important statistics, more detailed statistics so that you can have a more precise understanding of your content and audiences. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| HP webOS Decision To be Announced In Two Weeks Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:37 AM PST We recently heard that HP may be considering selling off webOS, which the company acquired when the purchased Palm, and it ended up costing HP over $3.3 billion, and now the company has announced that they will decided what to do with webOS within the next two weeks. HP’s CEO Meg Whitman recently told French newspaper Le Figaro, that the company would make a decision within the next two weeks on what to do with webOS.
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| Gunpoint, Indie Game Trailer Unveils Fresh Approach To Game Design (video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:28 AM PST In a world where big name games development companies fight over sales. It great to see independent games developers brings fresh life to the gaming scene. Rather than the standard genre of FPS, sports or hack and slash gaming. Developer and PC Gamer writer Tom Francis is currently developing whats shaping up to be a great new style of game with a retro feel, called Gunpoint. That Francis' describes in his own words, as a "stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to to trick people". Watch the video after the jump in which Francis takes you through the gameplay of his new game. Enjoy! (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Kindle Fire Hacked To Run Nintendo 64 Games Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:07 AM PST Owners of the new Amazon Kindle, who have already become a little bored with the range of games available for the new Amazon Android tablet. Might be please to know that a developer has been able to created an emulator that will allow classic Nintendo 64 games to be played on Amazon’s Kindle Fire using the power of its dual core processor. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| First BlackBerry BBX Smartphone To Be Called BlackBerry Surfboard? Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:56 AM PST We recently heard about the first BBX powered BlackBerry smartphone, which was rumored to be called the BlackBerry London, although at the time it wasn’t clear whether this would be the devices actual name or just a codename. Now according to a recent report from TechCrunch, RIM’s first BBX powered BlackBerry smartphone will be called the BlackBerry Surfboard, and apparently RIM has already filed a trademark for this name.
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| Apple iOS 5.1 Beta Still Doesn’t Fix Battery Drain Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:53 AM PST Early reports are beginning to filter through from a few users of Apple’s iOS 5.1 beta. Reporting that the new iOS 5.1 software still doesn’t address the battery drain issue, some iPhone 4S users are experiencing. Apple has already rolled out a couple of updates to its iOS software, which have included tweaks to try and solve the issues. But after rolling these out in 5.0.1, users still complained that the problem remained. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Battlefield 3 Reaches 8 Million Sales Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:42 AM PST Many thought that EA’s Battlefield 3 game would have a hard time finding sales launching the same month as the new Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 game. But even after considerable first day sales, Battlefield 3′s sales are still growing well , even after its initial launch buzz has begun to fade a little. Even though its competitor Modern Warfare 3 sold a staggering 9.3 million copies during it first week. Battlefield 3 has provided a different game style and mechanics, using the new Frostbite 2 games engine. Which has proved to be popular with gamers worldwide. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Apple Disables Quick Setting Shortcuts In iOS 5.1 Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:24 AM PST There are a number of applications available in the iOS iTunes App Store, that will allow iPhone and iOS device owners to create quick shortcuts to setting from their homepages . Some of which we have already featured here on Geeky gadgets such as IconProject and SBSettings. Unfortunately for users of these handy applications, Apple has now seen fit to disable their ability to create shortcuts in Apple’s new iOS 5.1 software. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Lenovo LePhone K2 Android Smartphone Announced Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:19 AM PST We have already seen a couple of new Android smartphones from Lenovo, and now we have another Android device which is headed to China, the Lenovo K2, which will comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread. The Lenovo LePhone K2 features a 4.3 inch IPS touchscreen display, processing is provided by a dual core 1.5GHz processor and it also features 1GB of RAM and 1GB of ROM. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Asus Transformer Prime Lands In the US December 8th Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:13 AM PST The Asus Transformer Prime has to be one of the most anticipated Android tablet releases this year, earlier today we saw a video of the 8 megapixel camera on the Transformer Prime in cation, and we have been hearing rumors that the device would go on sale in the US on the 8th of December. It would appear that the 8th of December is the official launch date for the Transformer Prime in the US, as Asus Taiwan have confirmed to the guys over at Netbook News, the launch date of December the 8th.
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| Siri0us Dictation App Removed From Cydia, Due To Unauthorised Use Of Nuance Service Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:09 AM PST Earlier this week we featured the new Siri0us application, which could be used on older jailbroken iPhones to enable, Siri dictation services. Unfortunately developer Eric Day has now had to remove his Siri0us application from the Cydia website. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Tetra Shed, The Modular Home Office For Your Garden Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:01 AM PST Tetra Shed is a modular home office which is designed to be used in your garden, and what makes the Tetra Shed interested is that it can be used as a single unit or a number of units can be connected together to make a larger office. The Tetra Shed can also be used to make larger building, and the designers of the shed say it can be used for classrooms, exhibition spaces and larger buildings where a total of 50 of these Tetra Sheds can be connected together to form one larger building.
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| Safari 5.1.2 Update Improves Stability And Fixes Memory Leaks Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:54 AM PST Users of Apple’s Safari browser will be please to learn that Apple has today rolled out a new update for its Safari browser, taking it to version 5.1.2. The new Safari update brings with is stability improvements, together with memory leak fixes and additional features. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Phottix Strato II Flash Triggers Now Available For Sony Alpha Cameras Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:37 AM PST Owners of Sony Alpha cameras will be please to know that Phottix has this week launched a new set of flash triggers, designed especially for Sony’s Alpha range of cameras. Enabling users to now trigger the shutter on their camera remotely from up to 150 meters away. The Phottix Strato II flash triggers come as a pair with one transmitter and a receiver. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Samsung Galaxy Nexus OTA Software Update Coming Today? Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:22 AM PST We heard earlier today that the volume bug software update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus would be rolled out to the devices some time next week, the new came from Google, but now it would appear that the update may actually be released by Samsung as an OTA update some time today. The news comes from the guys over at Clove, who have been informed by the UK distributors of the Galaxy Nexus that new devices wont come with the update pre-installed as they had previously heard, instead it will be rolled out as an OTA update when a new device is turned on.
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| Gameloft Wild West Six Guns iOS Game Trailer (video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:15 AM PST We have featured a number of iOS games here on Geeky Gadgets, that have been created by Gameloft, and this week the developer has released a new trailer for their new wild west game called, Six Guns. If you enjoy a little wild west action, Gameloft’s Six Guns game for iOS devices, has the look of the classic Red Dead Redemption games released by Rockstar Games. But brings its own gameplay style to iOS devices. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Nokia Lumia 710 Promo Video Appears Online Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:11 AM PST When Nokia announced it new Windows Phone smartphones, there two two devices revealed, the Lumia 800 which went on sale recently and the Lumia 710, which we haven’t heard that much about as the device is scheduled to go on sale early next year. Now Nokia has uploaded a promo video from the new Lumia 710 to their YouTube channel which you can see below, and the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango device features a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
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| 8-Bit Holiday Wreath, Is The Ultimate Door Decoration Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:59 AM PST This holiday season why don’t you have a break from the traditional holly and ivy wreath, and opt for something a little more geeky. Like this fantastic 8-bit holiday wreath created from durable EVA foam, and sporting a range of festive 8-bit gaming controllers and geeky paraphernalia. Its even equipped with flashing gold coins to provide the ultimate geeky door decoration. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Intel To Subsidize Ultrabooks, Prices May Drop By 10 Percent Next Year Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:49 AM PST The majority of the Ultrabook notebooks that have been released so far retail for around the $1,000 and above mark, and Intel want to get the price of these devices down, although manufacturers haven’t been able to make the devices as cheap as Intel wants them to. According to a recent report by Digitimes, Intel intends to subsidize each Ultrabook by around $100, which would allow manufacturers to sell the devices for up to $100 cheaper, the subsidy will be provided as a marketing subsidy to manufacturers by Intel.
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| Yves Rossy, The Jetman Takes On Some Real Jets (Video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:36 AM PST We have featured Yves Rossy on Geeky Gadgets previously, the last time we saw him he was performing aerial loops with his jetpack, and now we have another video of this crazy jet propelled flying man in action. In the video below we can see Yves Rossy flying along side two L-39C Albatros jet plans from the Breitling Jet team, this is of course after he jumps out of a helicopter with his jetpack strapped to his back.
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| Nikon Unveils Flagship Speedlight SB-910 Flash, With Thermal Cut-out Protection Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:33 AM PST Nikon has this week added a new top of the range flash to their line of products, with the launch of the Nikon Speedlight SB-910 flash, which has been designed using Nikon’s Creative Lighting System technology. The Nikon SB-910 Speedlight Flash comes fitted with a wide zoom range, covering the most popular focal lengths as well as FX/DX-format identification, to optimise its zoom settings based on the camera body its used with. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| TouchPad Brings Siri Dictation To Your Mac (Video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:22 AM PST TouchPad is a VNC remote control app for iOS devices, and the app has just been updated, the latest version will let you use Apple’s Siri to dictate notes on your Mac or PC, and it will work with an iPhone 4S, and a Mac, plus it will also work with a PC running Windows or Linux. The video below was put together by Jeff Benjamin from the iDownloadblog, and as you can see from the video the app works pretty well. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| MetroTube App, Enhances YouTube On Windows Phones Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:20 AM PST The developer of the popular LazyTube application, which helped Windows Phone users view YouTube videos on their Windows Phones. While Google restricted Microsoft form creating their own integrated YouTube application. Has this week launched a new Windows Phone application which further enhances the ability to watch YouTube videos of your Windows Phone smartphone. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Apple Wants New Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N Banned In Germany Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:50 AM PST We heard this morning that the ban on the Australian Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 had been lifted, and now it looks like Apple is trying to ban the new revised Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany. A German court ruled a while back that the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 violated Apple’s patents, so Samsung changed the design, and released the tablet in Germany as the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, the photo top below shows the new Galaxy Tab 10.1N and the bottom photo shows the original Galaxy Tab 10.1.
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| Dragon Age Multiplayer Game Currently Under Development? Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:47 AM PST An insider source has revealed to the gaming website Kotaku, that a new multiplayer game might be coming to the series of Dragon Age games. The insider has reported that dragons will also be included in the new multiplayer version. It’s still unknown though as to whether the new game will be an update to the existing Dragons Age 2 game, or a new stand alone a.k.a Dragon Age 3 game. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Asus Transformer Prime 8 Megapixel Camera In Action (Video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:40 AM PST The Asus Transformer Prime is one of the first tablets that will come with NVIDIA’s new Tegra 3 processor, and it also comes with an 8 megpaixel camera which can record full HD video in 1080p. Now Asus has released a video which was shot with the 8 megapixel camera on the Transformer Prime which you can see below, make sure you watch the video in full HD at 1080p.
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| Microsoft Launch Windows Phone 7 Demo For iOS And Android Devices Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:28 AM PST In an attempt to show iOS and Android smartphone users what they are missing. Microsoft has this week launched a new Windows Phone 7 demonstration which can be run on competing smart phones. If you own either an Android or Apple smartphone, and are interested to see what Microsoft has created with their Windows Phone 7.5 Mango platform. You can now try it out on your smartphone without the need to install anything. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Apple’s iPhone 4S Siri Works With Your Cars Bluetooth (Video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:23 AM PST Here is something we didn’t know about Siri on the iPhone 4S, Siri will work with your Bluetooth in your car and can be used to set reminders, and basically anything you can normally do with Siri through your cars hands-free kit. The video below shows Siri in action with a bluetooth hands-free kit in a car, and the guys from Autoblog tested it out with a number of different hands free systems.
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| Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:11 AM PST We have featured a number of different Star Wars cakes here on Geeky Gadgets over the years. But this one by BlackMarket Bakery in Irvine, CA, is fantastic and sure to go down well at any Star Wars party. The AT-AT cake has been baked and created by Rachel Klemek, owner of the BlackMarket Bakery, and has been constructed using gingerbread to created the main panels of the AT-AT, and finished using icing to pick out the details. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Adobe Flash Coming To Samsung Galaxy Nexus In December Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:59 AM PST We recently heard that adobe would be releasing Flash for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices before the end of the year, and now Adobe has confirmed that the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus will get Adobe Flash and Adobe Air support in December.
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| 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro Create For 3D Designers Unveiled Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PST 3Dconnexion have this week launched their new SpaceMouse Pro, which has been specially designed for 3D software designers and engineers. The new SpaceMouse Pro ergonomic design combines 3Dconnexion's patented six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) sensor, to provide intuitive and precise 3D navigation together with an innovative On-screen Display. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Lenovo LePhone S760 Android Smartphone Announced Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:48 AM PST Yesterday we saw a couple of new Android tablets from Lenovo as well as the new LePhone S2, and now Lenovo has added another smartphone to their range with the launch of the LePhone S760. The Lenovo LePhone S760 features a 3.7 inch AMLED touchscreen display and it will come with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, plus a single core 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM.
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| Sonos Android App Receives Honeycomb Tablet Support Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:42 AM PST Android Honeycomb tablet users will be please to know that Sonos has today rolled out a new update for its Android application. Which brings with it support for Honeycomb tablets running Android 3.0 and above. The Sonos Android application has always been compatible with tablets, but the new release brings with it an updated and much cleaner user interface which takes advantage of the 10.1 inch tablet screen.
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| Lenovo To Launch LeTV Smart TV Next Year Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:32 AM PST Lenovo is the latest company to announce that they are getting into the TV market, and they will be launching Internet connected TV in early 2012, called the Lenovo LeTV, although they haven’t released an specific information about the device. It isn’t clear as yet whether Lenovo will be developing their own software for their Internet connected LeTV, they could possibly use Google’s TV platform for the device, although this has not been confirmed. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Vuzix Tac-Eye LT Monocular Display System Launched Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:22 AM PST Vuzix has launched their new Tac-Eye LT Monocular Display System this week. Which enables you to add a AMOLED display in front of one of your eyes. The Tac-Eye LT provides a 800 x 600 see-through display and comes in three different configurations: VGA-in, video-in or a combination of both, and accepts NTSC, PAL, and RS-170 video signals. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Microsoft Sold Almost 1 Million Xbox Consoles Last Week Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:20 AM PST Microsoft has announced the sales figures for its Xbox console for last week, and it would appear that the black Friday shopping week was Microsoft’s most popular week as they have announced sales of nearly 1 million Xbox 360 consoles last week. Microsoft sold a total of 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles in the US last week and a total of 750,000 Microsoft Kinects, with more than 800,000 Xbox 360 consoles sold within 24 hours.
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| PS3 System Software Update Version 4.00 Goes Live Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:52 AM PST After announcing they would roll out their new PS3 update this week. Sony has now met their deadline and released their PS3 system software update version 4.00. The new update is in preparation for the launch of Sony’s new PlayStation Vita gaming console, and will prepare PlayStation 3 consoles to serve as a content management device. Enabling users to be able to copy their games, music, photos, and videos between their PS Vita and PlayStation 3. Together with other features that will allow you to backup PS Vita games including saved data directly onto your PS3 hard drive. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| iTether App Removed From Apple App Store Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:51 AM PST Well that didn’t last long, yesterday we reported on a tethering application for the iPhone that had turned up in the iTunes App store, called iTether, and now Apple has removed the application form the app store. The developers of the application, Tether, were contacted by Apple yesterday and told that the application would be removed from the app store, and Apple told them that the application would be a burden to the carrier networks.
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| Official Samsung Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Fix Coming Next Week Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:40 AM PST The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been suffering from a volume bug, and Samsung has already updated new Galaxy Nexus devices with the software update before they are sent out to retailers. The software update has also been leaked and has been available to download online, and now Google has confirmed that they will release the official software update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus next week.
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| Google Rolls Out New Google Bar Design (video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:39 AM PST Further to their on going re-design process across all their services. Google has today started rolling out a new design for their Google Bar which has now been redesigned to enable you to quickly and easily navigate between Google’s services. Now rather than having a black bar across the top of your screen when you are logged in to your Google account. Soon you will be welcomed with a new drop-down Google menu nested under the Google logo. See it in action after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Amazon Kindle Fire Update Released, Breaks Root Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:34 AM PST Amazon has released a new software update for their Kindle Fire tablet, the update is Kindle Fire 6.2, and according to the guys over at Gizmodo if you have rooted your Kindle Fire device this software update will break the root. The Kindle Fire 6.2 Software update comes automatically when you are connected to WiFi, and once the update is done your device is no longer rooted, although this can be reversed and the device can be rooted again.
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| Security Researcher Shows Off Hidden Smartphone App Which Logs Your Data (Video) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:44 AM PST Trevor Eckhart is a security researcher who has appeared a lot in the news over the last week, as he discovered hidden software form mobile phone monitoring company Carrier iQ on a number of smartphones. The company Carrier IQ had been virtually unheard of until Trevor discovered their software on his device, after posting the information online the company threatened him with legal action, luckily the Electronic Frontier Foundation helped him out, and Carrier IQ backed down, and now we have a video from Trevor which shows exactly what this software does.
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| Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban Removed In Australia Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:14 AM PST Back in October, an Australian court decided to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from going on sale in the country, after Apple had sued Samsung in Australia claiming the tablet infringed on Apple’s patents. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 was also banned in Germany, and Samsung released a revised version of the device in Germany, and now it would appear that the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 will finally go on sale in Australia, as the Federal court in Australia has lifted the original ban.
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| Samsung Announces Dual Core Exynos 5250 2GHz Processor Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:38 PM PST Samsung has announced their latest Exynos processor, the Exynos 5250, which is Samsung’s first dual core processor clocked at 2GHz, and the chip is based on ARM’s Cortex A15 architecture, which is reported to be 40 percent faster than the current Cortex A9. The Samsung Exynos 5250 will support stereoscopic 3D displays and also displays with a WQXGA resolution which is 2560 x 1600 pixels, so we can expect to see this new processor in some tablets from Samsung.
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| iLIDmk-1 iPhone Wallet Case (Video) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:23 PM PST The iLIDmk-1 is a case for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and it was designed by Darren Inglis and a few of his mates from Melbourne Australia, and according to Darren, the iLIDmk-1 is the worlds thinnest iPhone wallet. As well as protecting your iPhone, the iLIDmk-1 also doubles up as a wallet and it has room to store your money, credit cards, keys, and even a memory card, and thats not all the case can also be used as a stand for your iPhone.
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| Samsung Galaxy Nexus Gets Taken Apart Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:12 PM PST The Samsung Galaxy Nexus hasn’t gone on sale in the US as yet, but that hasn’t stopped the guys from iFixit getting their hands on one, and as usual they have taken the device apart to see what is hidden inside. According to the iFixit guys the Galaxy Nexus was a bit difficult to get inside, and replacement of the glass on the device is going to be expensive as it is fused to the AMOLED display and the handsets frame.
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| According To One Mom, WoW Turned Son Into Hunchback Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST Video game addiction is one of those boogeymen that get a lot of mileage in the news. It’s a rallying point for latter-day moralists who are bent, for some reason or other, to ‘save’ the youth from ‘corruption.’ Rather than do a world of good, however, the strange horror cases that serve the video game addiction cause makes for compelling reading material. A recent example is one Australian mother’s account of her teenage son’s deterioration after falling under the spell of World of Warcraft. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| K1 Syringe Gets Broken After Use, Saves More Lives Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:30 PM PST To curb the dangerous re-use of syringes, which are designed for instant throwing away, a company called Star Syringes have outed what amounts to a miracle product. Imagine a syringe that, after injecting a patient, automatically breaks, thereby making it redundant. That’s the big, innovating idea behind the K1 Auto Disposable syringe.
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| Google Maps Rolls Out Indoor Mapping Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:48 AM PST This is really cool. If you spend a lot of time in major airports, big malls, or certain retail stores and use Android you need to update Google Maps. Google has announced that Google Maps 6.0 for Android now supports maps of the inside of buildings in some instances. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| In France, Quadrocopter Robots To Work In Construction (Video) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:42 AM PST But hold on a bit, because it’s not like a high rise is going up in Paris built entirely by flying robots. Too risky! Instead, a squad of the compact quadrocopters are going to embark on an impressive demonstration of architectural forward-thinking. In what is probably a first in robotics, the quadrocopters assembled by Italian designer Rafaello D’Andrea are going to execute a design made by a Swiss architectural firm. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Seagate Unveils Second Gen Solid State Hybrid Drive Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:38 AM PST Seagate has announced the launch of its second-generation solid state hybrid drive. This hybrid drive is designed to improve the performance of a traditional HDD while offering more storage for less cost than a normal SSD. The drive is called the Momentus XT 750GB. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
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