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- Knobroom MIDI Controller Add-on Created For Adobe Lightroom 3 (video)
- Team Fortress 2 Fan Builds Life Size Sentry And Force a’ Nature (video)
- Weezy Bluetooth Speaker Connector (video)
- Acer Iconia Tab A200 Officially Announced (video)
- Steam Workshop To Host Custom Made Skyrim Mods
- Dijit Universal Remote iPad App Arriving Soon
- Senseg Unveils New Technology That Creates Textures On Flat Screens
- Sony Uses Projection Mapping, With Amazing Effect To Create New PlayStation Store Adverts (videos)
- Microsoft Says Windows Phone Devices Do Not Use Carrier IQ Software
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE Speedtest (Video)
- Mass Effect 3 Combat System Detailed (video)
- Samsung Latest Advert Calls The iPhone ‘Old School’
- Star Wars Death Star Trench Run Movie Sequence Recreated In Minecraft (video)
- Motorola Droid RAZR MAX Discovered?
- Curly Cable For iPhone And iPad (Video)
- Battlefield 3 Back To Karkand DLC Arriving December 6th (video)
- Verizon Launching Two New Droid Xyboard 4G Tablets This Month
- Ear Tentacles, Use Suction To Stop Your Headphone Cables Tangling
- Asus Transformer Prime Gets Rooted
- Google Officially Launches Its Newly Redesigned YouTube Site (video)
- Apple Says They Will Remove Carrier IQ From iOS Devices
- ODDIO1 Cord-Free Shuffle Headphones (video)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban Continues In Australia
- Ladder Climbing Robot Takes Robot Engineering To New Heights (video)
- Carrier IQ Claims They Aren’t Logging Your Data
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus Lands On Vodafone UK
- LG Nitro HD Hits AT&T December 4th
- Windows 8 Public Beta Coming February 2012
- Spotify iPad App Coming Soon
- Google Says They Have No Affiliation With Carrier IQ
- Somewhere In Suburbia: The AT-ST Treehouse
- Chinese Fanboy Builds Decepticon, Plans World Conquest
- With 2012 Looming, Apocalypse Kit Goes On Sale
- My Robot Nation Lets You Design And Build Your Own Robot Army
| Knobroom MIDI Controller Add-on Created For Adobe Lightroom 3 (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 05:02 AM PST A free add-on for Adobe Lightroom called Knobroom is available that will allow you to control the creative adjustments of photos using physical sliders and knobs from a Midi controller with Adobe’s Lightroom 3 software. The software add-on has been around for sometime but is a great way to add a new style of creativity to your photography and image creation. 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 |
| Team Fortress 2 Fan Builds Life Size Sentry And Force a’ Nature (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:48 AM PST Prop maker and Team Fortress 2 fan Zander Brandt, has used his model making skills to create a fantastic life size replica of the stage one, Team Fortress 2 sentry gun and Scout Force a’ Nature. Brandt started developing his prop makings skills by scratch building Warhammer models that he could not afford when he was younger. Watch the video after the jump to see the Team Fortress 2 sentry in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Weezy Bluetooth Speaker Connector (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:32 AM PST Eikonsite have this week unveiled their new Weezy device, which has been designed to enable older home entertainment systems to be able to easily play music from smartphones and tablets. Weezy simply plugs directly into your ageing music system, and then connects to your state of the art smartphone or tablet through Bluetooth, via a simply pairing feature. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
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| Acer Iconia Tab A200 Officially Announced (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:21 AM PST Early this week we featured a new demonstration video of then yet to be announced, Acer Iconia Tab A200. Well today Acer has now officially announced the arrival of their new Iconia Tab A200 tablet. The Acer Iconia Tab A200 is equipped with a 10.1-inch display sporting a resolution of 1280 x 800. Powered by a NVIDIA’s 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, supported by 1GB of RAM. Together with Acer’s new ring user interface allowing you to access apps from any screen. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Steam Workshop To Host Custom Made Skyrim Mods Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:47 AM PST Bethesda has announced that its new Creation Kit due to arrive in January 2012 together with Skyrim mod tools. Will be able to be used by gamers to create Skyrim mod scripts that can then be made available to other gamers via Steam’s Workshop service. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Dijit Universal Remote iPad App Arriving Soon Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:36 AM PST The creators and developers of the popular Dijit universal remote application, which is currently available for the iPhone and iPod and Android devices. Have this week announced they are now working on an iPad version, that will arrive in the Apple iTunes Store very shortly. The new Digit for iPad application has been designed to provide a more user friendly interface using the full screen size of the iPad. With controls positioned to provide easy access using thumbs while holding your iPad with two hands. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Senseg Unveils New Technology That Creates Textures On Flat Screens Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:23 AM PST Senseg has unveiled a new technology which allows them to create textures on flat screen tabletS. Providing the users with a feeling of a texture when they run their fingers over the flat glass screen. To create the feeling of texture the new technology uses electrostatic fields to simulate different levels of friction and allows it to create the feeling of something physical on a perfectly flat screen. To learn more about this amazing technology and see it in action watch the video demonstration after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Sony Uses Projection Mapping, With Amazing Effect To Create New PlayStation Store Adverts (videos) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:02 AM PST Sony has this week unveiled a series of new adverts its created for their PlayStation Store, which have been produced by creative agency Studio Output and the Marshmallow Laser Factory. The team used a range of technology to create the adverts visual effects, which incorporate projection mapping, props, and motion-tracking to create amazing effects. All three movies you can view after the break were shot in real-time without any post-production, with everything you see being created by the lens of a camera. Enjoy! (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Microsoft Says Windows Phone Devices Do Not Use Carrier IQ Software Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:59 AM PST First Google, then Apple, and now Microsoft is the latest company that wants people to know that it has nothing to do with the data logging software, Carrier IQ that has been discovered on smartphones. Microsoft is expected to release an official statement shortly confirming that they do not use the software, although it has already been confirmed by someone from Microsoft on Twitter.
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| Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE Speedtest (Video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST We still don’t know exactly when the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE will go on sale in the US, but if you were wondering how fast the device is going to be, a video has now appeared with a Speedtest running on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The video below shows the Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Speedtest with only two bars of signal, and according to the video it was tested in a not so good signal area, and still managed speeds of 8MB.
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| Mass Effect 3 Combat System Detailed (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST Mass Effect 3 which will be launching next year on March 6th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Will bring a number of new gameplay styles with it. If you are thinking of purchasing, it might be worth you checking out the new developer video released by BioWare which shows a glimpse of the new combat and weapon system that will be featured in the game. To see the good stuff you need to skip past the sale pitch as the beginning of the movie. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Samsung Latest Advert Calls The iPhone ‘Old School’ Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:35 AM PST There certainly is no love lost between Apple and Samsung, the two companies are locked in a range of various court cases around the world, and Samsung recently released a new TV advert which poked fun at Apple fans. Now Samsung is having a go at the iPhone, with the advert featured below, which appeared on Samsung’s Facebook page and describes the iPhone as old school, pictured along side an 80s mobile phone.
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| Star Wars Death Star Trench Run Movie Sequence Recreated In Minecraft (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:27 AM PST If you are a fan of all things Star Wars and Minecraft this combination of both, is sure to please. Minecraft gamer Grahame, aka Paradise Decay, who freely admits that “somehow Minecraft is taking over my life”. Has put his Minecraft skills to great use and recreated the entire final trench run sequence from the first or fourth Star Wars movie, depending on your views. See the finished sequence after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Motorola Droid RAZR MAX Discovered? Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:26 AM PST The Motorola Droid RAZR went on sale recently, but now it would appear that a new version of the device has been discovered, called the Droid RAZR MAX, the name was found in the EXIF data in some photos taken with the device by the guys from Pocket Now. It isn’t clear as ye exactly what difference the Droid RAZR MAX would have with the original Droid RAZR, possibly a larger battery, or maybe a larger display with a higher resolution.
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| Curly Cable For iPhone And iPad (Video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:19 AM PST This is one of those designs that you wonder why didn’t I think of that, the standard cable for your iPhone and iPad could do with being a bit longer, especially if you want to use your device whilst it is charging. Curly Cable is basically a longer cable for your iPhone, iPad or iPod, and the designers obviously took their inspiration from old style telephones, as the cable can be extended easily. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Battlefield 3 Back To Karkand DLC Arriving December 6th (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:14 AM PST Battlefield 3 players wanting a few more maps to enjoy, will be pleased to know that next week EA and Dice are releasing their highly anticipated new DLC ‘Back to Karkand’. The new Back to Karkand will include four maps from previous Battlefield games, all recreated in Battlefield 3′s new Frostbite 2.0 game engine. The new DLC will be free if you purchased the Battlefield 3 limited edition version at launch, otherwise it will cost you an extra $15 to enjoy. Watch a video of the new Gulf of Oman map in action after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Verizon Launching Two New Droid Xyboard 4G Tablets This Month Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:08 AM PST Verizon Wireless has confirmed they will be launching two new 4G Droid tablets this month, there will be a 10 inch Motorola Droid Xyboard tablet and an 8 inch Motorola Droid Xyboard tablet. Verizon has confirmed any exact specifications on these two new tablets, although they are expected to be similar to the new Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media edition tablets which were announced recently.
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| Ear Tentacles, Use Suction To Stop Your Headphone Cables Tangling Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:56 AM PST Storing smartphone earphones in your pocket or bag normally always ends in a birds nest of cable coming back out, which then needs to be frustratingly unravelled. Designer Donghee Suh, is now looking to change this and has conceptualised a new innovative way to keep your earphones neat and tidy whilst not in use. The Ear Tentacles have been inspired by the suction cups on the octopus, and allow the earbuds silicon cone to flip back on its self, and become a suction cup when not in use.
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| Asus Transformer Prime Gets Rooted Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:40 AM PST The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will go on sale in the US on the 12th of December, and it would appear that the device has already been rooted by the guys from Android Central forums. We are expecting the Transformer Prime to be one of the most popular Android tablets, it certainly has had a lot of interested since the device was announced.
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| Google Officially Launches Its Newly Redesigned YouTube Site (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:39 AM PST Today Google has officially launched its new look YouTube site with a completely redesigned homepage, Channel design and a fresh coat of digital paint throughout the whole site. The designs for the new look first unveiled by Google back in July, and since then Google has been testing and allowing users to see and even use the new design before its official launch today. For a quick overview of the new features within the redesigned YouTube website, watch the video Google has created after the break. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Apple Says They Will Remove Carrier IQ From iOS Devices Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:28 AM PST More news on the Carrier IQ data logging software this morning, first we heard Google say that they don’t use the software, then we had a statement from the company behind Carrier IQ, and now Apple has spoken out about the software. We reported the other date that Carrier IQ has been discovered in Apple’s iOS devices, although to a lesser extent than other devices, and now Apple has confirmed they will remove the software in a future update.
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| ODDIO1 Cord-Free Shuffle Headphones (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST A new project named ODDIO1 that consists of cord-free Apple Shuffle headphones, has started its journey on Kickstarter this week. The ODDIO1 has been designed to enable you attach your Apple Shuffle directly to a pair of headphones. Removing the need for you to carry your shuffle in your pocket or on your arm and also removing the possibility of the connecting cable snagging on things. Watch the promotional video after the jump for more details. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban Continues In Australia Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:19 AM PST On Wednesday we heard that the ban of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 had finally been lifted in Australia by the Australian Federal court, and the device was expected to go on sale in Australia today. Well it looks like Apple has appealed the decision of the Federal court, and now the Australian High court has decided that the tablet is still banned in the country and can’t go on sale as yet.
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| Ladder Climbing Robot Takes Robot Engineering To New Heights (video) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:11 AM PST A new style of robot has been unveiled, which has been designed to climb ladders by itself, as is equipped with 5 motors that help it pull its 1.4m high frame, weighing 30 kg up specially created ladders. The new robot named Dream Robo has been created by Osaka-based industrial equipment maker Muscle Corporation, together with a number of other Japanese companies. 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 |
| Carrier IQ Claims They Aren’t Logging Your Data Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:08 AM PST Earlier today we heard that Google had confirmed that they do not use the Carrier IQ software, and now the company behind the software has released a statement which they claim that they do not record your data. You can see the statement below, although it isn’t clear as yet whether this is some sort of damage limitation attempt by the company or actually an explanation of what the software does.
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| Samsung Galaxy Nexus Lands On Vodafone UK Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:55 AM PST We just got an email from the guys over at Vodafone UK, to let us know, that the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now available with Vodafone here in the UK, and the device is available from free on their £41 a month contracts. As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy nexus comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and it features a 4.65 inch HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, processing is provided by a dual core 1.2GHz processor.
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| LG Nitro HD Hits AT&T December 4th Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:49 AM PST The LG Nitro HD was announced recently, and the device was launched yesterday at an LG event in New York, and it will go on sale with US mobile carrier AT&T on the 4th of December for $250 when you sign up to a new two year agreement. The device features a 4.5 inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and it is powered by Android Gingerbread 2.3 and features a dual core 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM.
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| Windows 8 Public Beta Coming February 2012 Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:38 AM PST Microsoft is expected to launch the next version of its operating system, Windows 8, in the fall of 2012, and Windows 8 is designed to work on both PCs and tablets, and now it would appear that we may have a launch date for the public beta of Windows 8. According to a recent report, Microsoft will launch the Windows 8 public beta in February of 2012, and we have heard previously that Microsoft may release Windows 8 RTM (release to manufacturing) around June of next year.
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| Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:33 AM PST More news from the popular music streaming service Spotify this week, earlier we heard about Spotify’s new Apps platform and now Spotify has confirmed that the company is working on a dedicated iPad App. MD of Spotify UK, Chris Maples, has confirmed to Pocket Lint that the company is working on Spotify for the iPad, and the app is apparently a priority for the company.
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| Google Says They Have No Affiliation With Carrier IQ Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:37 PM PST The hot topic that everyone has been talking about over the last few days is the Carrier IQ data logging software hat has been found in Android and iOS smartphones, and many companies have spoken out in an attempt to distance themselves from the controversy. The latest company is Google, who has confirmed in a statement that they do not use the Carrier IQ software, which you can see in the statement below. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Somewhere In Suburbia: The AT-ST Treehouse Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:00 PM PST Okay, so the ‘legs’ are too short. That hasn’t stopped whoever built this high rise crib from tricking out the exterior to resemble an AT-ST, those chicken walking battle mechs best known in Star Wars: Episode VI. Too bad this doesn’t come with the usual weapons complement. It would also look mean if it were painted gray. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| Chinese Fanboy Builds Decepticon, Plans World Conquest Posted: 01 Dec 2011 09:30 PM PST The scary part is the scale model he built transforms into a realistic-looking plane. Guess the lesson here is never doubt Chinese ingenuity, especially when inspired by a Michael Bay flick. Now if he can only manage to get his hands on an All Spark shard…the name of the artist/fanboy who built the menacing Decepticon is unknown, while speculation that he’s being financed by the Chinese Army may or may not be true. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| With 2012 Looming, Apocalypse Kit Goes On Sale Posted: 01 Dec 2011 04:29 PM PST Since bladed and pointy objects have always been cool things to have, outdoor gear purveyors Gerber did the smart thing and put a bunch of sharp knives in a single container. The resulting product is the Apocalypse Kit, a set of dangerous tools (includes a hatchet) for emergency situations. As pictured below, the kit has knives large and small plus a small axe to hurl at zombie skulls. Not sure if there’s a blade perfect for buttering your toast on a post-Apocalyptic breakfast. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
| My Robot Nation Lets You Design And Build Your Own Robot Army Posted: 01 Dec 2011 02:51 PM PST Too bad the resulting robot army is miniaturized and completely harmless, thereby dashing your dreams of world conquest. At least you can still design them from head to foot. This is the ultimate appeal of novelty business My Robot Nation, which relaunched its website and is now accepting entries into their 3D modelling business. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2011 |
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