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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


PS Vita Cloned As The Yinlips YDPG18 Before Official Launch

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 05:52 AM PST

Even before the worldwide launched of Sony’s PS Vita mobile gaming console and clone has already been developed and launched in China called the Yinlips YDPG18.

The Yinlips YDPG18 is an Android powered portable gaming system, that comes equipped with a 5 inch touchscreen display 800 x 480 pixel resolution, gravity sensor, two cameras and 1080p support. Its powered by a 1.2GHz processor, supported by 512MB of RAM.

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Google Rolls Out More Google+ Features To Blogger

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 05:23 AM PST

Google has this week started rolling out new features for its Blogger platform that will enable users to easily add Google+ functionality to their sites. Back in October Google start allowing users to display their Google+ profile with their blog, in preference to their Blogger profile. Now the additional features allow you to share your posts on Google+. Once you have connected Google+ with your Blogger account.

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LunaTik Touch Pen (video)

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 05:11 AM PST

LunaTik the creators of the hugely successful Kickstarter funded TikTok+LunaTik Nano Watch straps. Have this week started their new Kickstarter project for the LunaTik Touch Pen.

The LunaTik Touch Pen has been designed to provide the user with a much more precise stylus with the 'offline' capabilities of a regular biro-type pen, and will seamlessly go from paper to tablet with the click of a button.

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Sound Cover iPad 2 Cover With Built In Speakers (Video)

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 05:07 AM PST

The Sound Cover is a new case designed to be used with the iPad 2, as well as protecting your iPad 2, the Sound Cover also comes with some built in NXT stereo speakers, which according to the designers boosts the iPad 2′s volume by around 300 percent.

The Sound Cover is the work of designer Petur Hannes Olafsson, and Petur is trying to raise $35,000 via Kickstarter to put the Sound Cover into production, have a look at the video below.

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Alienware Aurora R4 Gaming PC Unveiled By Dell

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:45 AM PST

Dell has this week taken the wraps off its new gaming PC the Alienware Aurora R4. Inside the sleek chassis the system houses the new second generation Intel Core i7-3000 series six-core CPUs. Which have been factory overclocked and combined with high performance CPU Liquid Cooling and Active Venting system. Supported by 4GB Dual Channel 1600MHz up to 32GB Quad Channel 1600MHz DDR3 Memory Options. Providing you with all the power you could ever need for your gaming.

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Apple TV Is The Most Popular Connected Set Top Box

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:44 AM PST

Both Apple and Google have been trying to get into the TV market, with their connected devices, the Apple TV, which Apple’s former CEO, the late Steve Jobs once described as a hobby, and Google’s TV platform.

According to research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple’s set top box, the Apple TV is the most popular device in the connected set top box market with around a 32 percent share of the market.

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Android 4.0 ICS Ported To Droid RAZR (Video)

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:32 AM PST

The latest Android device top get a port of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is the new Motorola Droid RAZR which went on sale last month, and although the Droid RAZR will be one of the first Android smartphones to get ICS, Android developer DroidTH3ory decided to port Android ICS to the device.

You can see Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Droid RAZR in the video below, it is apparently still a work in progress and the ROM hasn’t been released as yet.

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ROCCAT Gaming Peripherals Landing In The US Early 2012

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:29 AM PST

If you live in the US and have been patiently waiting form the ROCCAT Isku gaming keyboard and peripherals to reach the US. You will be pleased to know that ROCCAT will be arriving in the US in early 2012, bringing German engineering to US gamers.

The ROCCAT keyboard includes 12 programmable F-keys along the top, with a new Easy Shift[+] technology for up to 36 macros, advanced anti ghosting, cable routing channels and the ability to programme five profiles that can be switched at the press of a button.

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Sony’s Z Series Android Walkman Appears At The FCC

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:11 AM PST

Sony’s latest Android Walkman, the Sony Z Series was announced a while back, and the device will go on sale in Japan later this month, and now it looks like this new Android Walkman is getting closer to its US release as the device has appeared at the FCC.

As a reminder, the Sony Z Series Walkman comes with a 4.3 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, it will come with Android Gingerbread and is powered by a dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor.

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Apple Corrects Fan Issues On Its Thunderbolt Displays

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:10 AM PST

Apple has today rolled out a new firmware update to its line of Thunderbolt Displays with the aim of correcting the fan issues a number of users have reported experiencing with the new Thunderbolts displays. The new firmware update version 1.1 is expected to fix the small issues being experienced and also bring with it more stability to the display.

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Sony Tablet S With 3G Lands In The UK

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:57 AM PST

The Sony Tablet S has been available for a while know, although the WiFi only version, Sony has now released the Sony Tablet S with 3G here in the UK, and the device is £100 more than the WiFi only version.

The WiFi only Sony Tablet S is available with a choice of either 16GB or 32GB of storage, and it looks like the Tablet S 3G is only available with 16GB of storage and it will set you back £449 including taxes.

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MIT Researches Create A Camera That Makes Light Look Slow (video)

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:54 AM PST

Researchers at MIT has created a new camera that is capable of capturing one trillion exposures per second. Enabling it to capture light as it travels down the length of a one-litre bottle and back again, after the light has bounced off the cap. The new camera uses a new technology called a streak camera, which uses a narrow slit as its aperture. Watch a video of the camera in action after the break.

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Google Engineer Builds Awesome LAN Party House

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:43 AM PST

If you are a serious gamer, what could be cooler than building your own LAN party house, that what Kenton Varda, a Google engineer decided to do, and as you can see in the photos below, Kenton’s house has 12 fold out computer stations.

As well as the twelve fold out computer stations, which are spread out across two rooms,  there are also two large TVs with various game consoles, and when not in use the computer stations can be easily hidden.

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Battlefield 3 PC Graphics At Their Best (video)

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:42 AM PST

If you are enjoying playing Battlefield 3 on a console, but have wondered what you might be missing out on graphically when compared to playing the game on a PC. An awesome video has been put together showing just how good the graphics can look if you turn up the setting on the PC version of Battlefield 3. Watch the video after the jump.

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Private Messaging Coming To Facebook Pages

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:27 AM PST

It’s been discovered this week that Facebook is currently testing a new feature on their website that will bring with it private messaging to Facebook Pages when launched.

The news of the new private messaging being tested by Facebook was spotted by communications agency WeAreSocial.sg. But Facebook has now confirmed to the Read Write Web site that it is indeed true.

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Apple Releases iOS 5.1 Beta 2 Battery Fix Update To Developers

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST

Apple has released a new version of iOS 5.1 to developers, in an attempt to fix the battery problems that have been reported by many users of Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, the iOS 5.1 Beta 2 update.

The iOS 5.2 Beta 2 update is compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 3GS, both of the Apple iPads, and the 3rd and fourth generation iPod Touch.

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Modern Warfare 3, Beats Avatar To A Billion Dollars In Sales

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:11 AM PST

Activision has revealed today that their new Modern Warfare 3 game has broken all entertainment records and reached a billion dollars in sales in just 16 days. Beating James Cameron’s Avatar movie which passed the same figure in 17 days, back in 2009.

Modern Warfare 3 actually reached three quarters of its goal in just 5 days after launch, and has now pasted previous record holder to take fist place, as fastest to a billion.

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Click Keypad LED Watch

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 03:06 AM PST

If you are looking for a watch that it completely different than your average timepiece, then have a look at the Click keypad LED watch, which has obviously been inspired by a keyboards numeric keypad.

If you push one of the numbers on the Click Keypad Watch, the time will blink on the individual keypad numbers, and it supports moth 24 hour and 12 hour time modes, and will also tell you the date.

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Microsoft OneNote iOS App Updated With iPad Support

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 02:42 AM PST

Microsoft has rolled out a new update for its iOS OneNote App this week which has added iPad support. Taking advantage of the iPad’s larger screen real estate and resolution.

The new OneNote 1.3 iOS update, builds on the iOS app which was initially launched for the iPhone nearly 12 months ago. The new update also adds a number of new features including a new tabbed user interface.

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Apple’s iTunes Store Launched In Latin America And Brazil

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 02:41 AM PST

Apple has announced that from today the company has expanded it’s iTunes store to new countries, with both Brazil and Latin America now having access to Apple’s iTunes store, with the Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.

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iLuv ISM524 ArtStation Pro Galaxy Tab Audio Dock

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 02:30 AM PST

We have featured quite a few different docks and speakers for the iPad here at Geeky Gadgets, although there haven’t been that many for Android tablets, and now iLuve has released a new speaker dock designed to be used with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab range of tablets, the iLuv ISM524 ArtStation Pro.

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New Wireless Standard 802.11ac Arriving In 2012, Bringing 3 Times More Speed

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 02:26 AM PST

A new wireless standard is set to be launched next year that will bring 3 times the speed more speed when compared to the current fastest Wifi standard 802.11n. The new 802.11ac will transmit wireless signals on the 5Ghz band, providing a larger range, and faster throughput for multiple HD video streams and more. It will also come with a much more power for transmission through walls.

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Verizon Xperia Play LTE Revealed?

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 02:13 AM PST

It would appear that Verizon are getting ready to launch a new version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play on their network in the US, the Xperia Play LTE, as some internal documents relating to the device have been discovered by the guys from Android Central.

As a reminder, the Xperia Play features a FWVGA display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, there is also a 1GHz Qualcomm QSD8225 processor, plus 512MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM.

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Cavium Powered N4100 EVO NAS Storage Introduced By Thecus

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 02:08 AM PST

Thecus have this week introduced a new ultra low powered NAS storage system to their range, which is powered by a new lower-power dual-core SoC from Cavium. Thecus's new N4100EVO NAS has been designed to offer a broad range of advanced features and provide low-energy hardware to cut electricity costs and carbon footprint within homes and businesses.

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Apple Releases iTunes 10.5.2, Including iTunes Match Fixes

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 01:57 AM PST

Apple has released a new version of iTunes, the latest version is iTunes 10.5.2 and it comes with a number of bug fixes relating to an audio distortion issue experienced with certain CD’s.

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EZ-Robot Launches DIY Robot Kit (video)

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 01:46 AM PST

You might remember the toy Wall-E robot we featured here on Geeky Gadgets, that was transformed in to a fully functional robot back in July of this year. Since then the creators of the robot have been busy transforming their modifications in a DIY robot kit, that now provides you with everything you need to create your very own personal robot.

The great thing about the new EZ-Robot kit is that it can be applied to practically any toy or custom robot you like. Giving any toy you wish to modify, vision tracking, speech recognition and more. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Verizon And AT&T Testing Nokia Lumia LTE Windows Phone Smartphone?

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 01:43 AM PST

We are expecting to see the first Nokia Windows Phone smartphone announced for the US this week at a joint event with Nokia and T-Mobile, and Nokia said previously that we would see LTE enabled Windows Phone devices from them next year.

Now according to a recent report from Cnet, both AT&T and Verizon are testing out LTE versions of Nokia’s Lumia 800 Windows Phone Device, although Windows Phone Mango doesn’t officially support LTE as yet.

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Xbox YouTube App Rolls Out To Preview Program

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 01:24 AM PST

Last night Microsoft rolled out their new YouTube app designed specifically for their new Xbox 360 dashboard redesign. The new YouTube app is not available to all Xbox users at the moment, just those that are preview program participants.

However from first reports the new app seems a great addition to the Xbox 360 dashboard. If you are a member of the Xbox preview program you can install the new Xbox YouTube app from the Apps Marketplace, to give it a try.

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Windows Phone SMS Security Flaw Discovered (Video)

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 01:24 AM PST

According to a recent report by Win Rumors, a new security flaw has been discovered in Microsoft’s Windows Phone devices, and the flaw lets an attacker disable the messaging functions of your Windows Phone device.

The attacker sends an SMS to the Windows Phone device, the device then reboots and the messaging hub is disabled, and it would appear that the security flaw is not device specific and happens to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices.

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Apple’s Mac App Store Hits 100 Million Downloads

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 12:37 AM PST

Apple has announced that the Mac App Store has now reached over 100 million downloads, pretty impressive considering that the Mac App Store was launched less than a year ago.

Apple did not release any specific information about how many applications are available in the Mac App Store, although they did say there were over 500,000 applications available in their overall app store, which includes iOS apps and Mac apps.

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Nook Color Gets Software Update

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:48 PM PST

If you are an owner of the Barnes & Noble Nook Color eReader, you will want to be looking at for the coming software update. The update is rolling out sometime in the coming week and will be free. The update is bringing a bunch of different things to the Nook Color. The Nook Color is getting new streaming content with movies and TV.

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Nikon D4 Spec Leak Shows 102,400 Native ISO

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:34 PM PST

The last time we talked about the Nikon D4 camera was when the rumor surfaced that the camera would be coming with a Thunderbolt port. Today some new specs have leaked that were rounded up from a number of sources by Nikonrumors. The specs, if accurate, show a very impressive DSLR.

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