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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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iCade Mobile Smartphone Gaming Cradle Detailed

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:04 AM PST

Following on from iCades unveiling of their new iPhone gaming cradle earlier this week, more specifications have been released and a few detailed images to provide a better feel for what the iCade Mobile will provide users when launched.

The iCade Mobile gaming cradle will support around 100 games when it launches in May 2012 and will support Apple’s iPhone 4, 4S or iPod Touch. Providing each device with gaming buttons and D-pad controller.

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SpareOne Mobile Boasts 15 Year Battery Life From A Single AA Battery

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:51 AM PST

SpareOne has unveiled a new phone this week at CES which is equipped with a massive 15 year battery life. The SpareOne has been designed to provide emergency backup and uses a single AA battery to provide power for a 15 year shelf life.

The new SpareOne design looks like any other mobile phone, expect where the LCD should be there is a battery compartment.SpareOne says the phone will work with any AA battery, but an Energizer battery is recommended. But remember the mother company of SpareOne also owns Energizer.

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iPhone 4S And iPad 2 Untethered Jailbreak Close To Release

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:50 AM PST

The iPhone Dev Team recently released an untethered jailbreak for Apple’s A4 based devices, and they have been working on the same jailbreak for Apple’s A5 processor based devices, which include the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2.

Now it would appear that they are getting closer to the release of the untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2, and it could be released shortly.

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Wishbhone Earphone Cord Manager (video)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:25 AM PST

Wishbhone is a new cord management device that has been designed by Jarkko Tiainen, Tappi Honkavaara, Markus L. To help you organise your earphone cables and stop them creating a birds nest every time you put them in your pocket or bag.

The Wishbhone is a small one piece plastic moulding that clips on to your earphone cord, and allows you to manage excess cable easily, or store your earphone neatly when not in use. Check out the video after the jump to see how the Wishbhone could help you manage your earphone cord.

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HP TouchPad Gets WebOS 3.0.5 Software Update

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:14 AM PST

Whilst HP may have stopped production of their HP TouchPad tablets, they are still releasing software updates for the device as promised and the latest one has just been released in the form of webOS 3.0.5 for the HP TouchPad.

The webOS 3.0.5 brings a range of bug fixtures, plus some new features to the HP TouchPad, which include improved web video quality, faster email scrolling, faster calendar switching and more.

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Sparxgear Fire Piston, Makes Lighting Fires Easy (video)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:09 AM PST

If you enjoy adventuring in to the wilderness, and need to tame the element of fire whilst on camping trips. A new device called the Sparxgear Fire Piston has been designed to provide an easy way to light a fire without the need for a lighter or matches.

The Sparxgear Fire Piston uses and improves on fire starting technology that first began in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands as a means of kindling fire in prehistory times. The device which is currently on Kickstarter, consists of a hollow cylinder and a piston. Which is forced down the cylinder to create a ember. Watch the video after the break to see the Sparxgear Fire Piston in action.

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New Asus Transformer Prime With Super IPS+ Display In Action (Video)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:06 AM PST

The other day Asus announced that they would be launching a new version of their NVIDIA Tegra 3 powered Transformer Prime tablet, the Transformer Prime TF700t.

The main difference between the new Transformer Prime TF700T is that it features a much higher resolution display than the previous mode, with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, and a quad core 1.3GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, have a look at the video of it in action below.

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Nanolet Minimalist Nano Wrist Band

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:55 AM PST

We have featured a number of Nano wrist bands here on Geeky Gadgets from the LunaTik and Tiktok  to the Hex Icon. But if you are looking for something a little more minimalist this new Nano wrist band called the Nanolet might well be worth a look.

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Nokia Lumia 710 Hits The UK Next Month

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:47 AM PST

Nokia recently launched the Nokia Lumia 710 in the US, and they also announced that it would be rolled out worldwide within the coming weeks, and it appears it will go on sale in the UK next month.

As a reminder the Nokia Lumia 710 features  Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, and it features a 3.7 inch WVGA touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, processing is provided by a single core 1.4GHz processor and it also comes with 512MB of RAM and 8GB of built in storage.
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ePawn Arena, Combines Traditional Board Games With Digital Interaction (videos)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:38 AM PST

A new devices has been unveiled which has been created to combine both traditional board games with digital elements to make traditional gaming more interactive. The device pictured below is not a tablet or touchscreen, but uses gaming figures. Which is recognises and interacts with.

The ePawn Arena has been designed for Dungeons and Dragons style games and in the demo experienced by DVICE, figurines placed on the Arena can interact with each other. Watch the unique ePawn Arena in action after the break.

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CyanogenMod 9 Gets Demoed On The HP TouchPad (Video)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:36 AM PST

The CyanogenMod team are working on CyanogenMod 9 which is based on the latest version of Google’s Android OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and we have already seen early build of CM9 running on a number of devices.

Now we have a video, which you can see below of CyanogenMod 9 running on the HP TouchPad, and apparently everything is working except for the video playback and the camera.

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Sprint LG Viper 4G LTE Full Specifications Revealed

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:18 AM PST

Earlier this week Sprint announced their latest Android device, the LG Viper 4G, and with the announcement came some of the devices specifications but not all of them.

Now it looks like the full specifications for the LG Viper 4G LTE have been revealed, which include a 4 inch WVGA Touchscreen display, a dual core 1.2 GHz processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

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Samsung Chromebox Unveiled At CES

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:14 AM PST

As well as unveiling their new Chromebook at CES this week Samsung have also taken the wraps off their new Samsung Chromebox, which has a similar design to Apple’s Mac Mini system, measuring 7.6″ x 7.6″ x 1.3″.

Only a few details have been released about Samsung’s new Chromebox a desktop version of the Chromebook. The new Chromebox is not equipped with a hard drive and only requires a monitor keyboard and mouse to function.

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Motorola Droid 4 In Action (Video)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST

Motorola recently announced their latest Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola Droid 4, which comes  with 4G LTE, plus a dual core 1.2GHz processor and it will run Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, plus if features a 4 inch qHD scratch resistant touchscreen display and 1GB of RAM.

Other specifications on the Motorola Droid 4 include a slide out QWERTY keyboard, plus an 8 megapixel camera,a 4G LTE mobile hotspot which can connect up to 8 devices via WiFi, 16GB of built in storage plus a microSD card slot, have a look at the video of it in action below.

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Xbox 360 Top Selling US Games Console In 2011

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:50 AM PST

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the top selling games console in the US in 2012 according to a recent report, and Microsoft beat the second place console, the PS3 by a total of 2.7 million units in 2011.

The report comes from research firm NPD who have also said that the majority of the top selling games of 2011 were for the Xbox 360, with 7 out of the top 1o being for the console.

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New Amazon Send To Kindle App Makes It Easy To Send Documents To Your Kindle Devices

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:44 AM PST

Amazon has launched a new Send to Kindle PC application this week , which has been designed to make it even easier for you to send documents to your Kindle devices. Currently the new application is only supported on Windows PCs, but Amazon say a Mac version is currently being developed and will be arriving shortly.

The new Send to Kindle for PC enables users to transfer documents directly from their PC. By simply right-clicking on one or more documents, select print, then choose “Send to Kindle.”

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM) Gets Android 4.0.2 Update

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:32 AM PST

Google has started rolling out the Android 4.0.2 update for the GSM version of the Samsung Galaxy nexus, and according to Google the update is designed to bring a range of bug fixes to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

The update has been rolled out as an OTA update to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and we didn’t really notice any changes when we updated our device.

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Sony Unveils New Vaio Tablet With Slide-out Keyboard

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:28 AM PST

At CES this week Sony has unveiled a new Vaio tablet which is equipped with a integrated slide-out keyboard. Transforming it from tablet to Ultrabook and back. Apart from a few teaser devices to look at, no detailed specifications have been made available by Sony for the new tablet/ultrabook. But it has the look of the Samsung Series 7 Sliding Windows tablet, unveiled but which never made the jump to mainstream production.

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Sony’s Music Unlimited Service Headed To iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:19 AM PST

It looks like Sony’s plans to bring its Music Unlimited service to Apple’s iOS devices, according to a recent report by Venture Beat, the service is already available for Sony’s devices, Google’s Android devices and also PCs.

According to the report, Sony will launch a free Music Unlimited applications for iOS devices which will be available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and it should be available some time this quarter.

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Plextor PlexEasy DVD Burner Creates Media Backups, Without The Need For A Computer

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:13 AM PST

If you need to make on the move backups of your photographs, audio or video files, or are just not that great at using a computer and need a simple backup solution, enabling you to create DVDs. Plextor think they have created the perfect solution.

The new Plextor PlexEasy has been designed to be so easy to use even users without computer skills can backup files easily to DVD, say Plextor. Using the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP), an image transfer technology integrated into a variety of cameras and smartphones for easy transfer.

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Google TV 3.0 Coming This Year

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:02 AM PST

It looks like Google intends to release annual software updates for its Google TV software, according to a recent report by Bloomberg, and we can expect to see the next version of Google TV, which we presume would be Google TV 3.0 launch by the end of 2012.

Google have told Bloomberg that we can expect the third version of Google TV in the second half of 2012, although they didn’t reveal any details on what new features would be added to the service.

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Gobandit LIVE Action Camcorder Goes Wireless

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:59 AM PST

Gobandit have unveiled their next generation of action camcorders building on their Gobandit HD Action Camcorder, released in 2010. The new Gobandit LIVE is the first action cam in the world to integrate wireless connectivity say, Gobandit. Enabling users to view, edit and share their videos with their smartphone instantly.

The new Gobandit LIVE’s is equipped with a 170-degree wide-angle lens, GPS and acceleration sensors which can record with maximum accuracy, the speed and altitude where a stunt was performed.

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Monster To Stop Making Beats Headphones

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:55 AM PST

Beats Audio has become really popular and their range of headphone which have previously been produced by Monster have done very well, although now it would appear than Monster will no longer be producing the Beats headphones.

HTC recently acquired the majority stake in Beats Audio, and they have been integrating it into their latest smartphones, along with Beats headphones. HP also uses Beats Audio in their range of notebooks.

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Hydromechanical HYT T1 Watch Combines Mechanical And Liquid Engineering For The First Time (video)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:40 AM PST

A new concept watch has been built which is the first ever to combine both mechanical and liquid engineering. The new concept watch has been created by master watch maker Vincent Perriard & Co and is called the HYT H1 and comes with the hefty price tag of $45,000, with a titanium case.

The unique mechanics of the Vincent Perriard & Co’s HYT H1 uses liquid-driven pistons as well as gears to tell the time. The Pistons in the movement move the bellows, which then push green fluorescein liquid around the dial to indicate the time. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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OnLive Windows Virtual Desktop App Lands On The iPad

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:19 AM PST

The other day OnLive announced a new application for the iPad, the OnLive Desktop, which is a cloud based app that will let you run a Windows 7 desktop on your Apple iPad.

OnLive has now released the app and it is available to download for the iPad from the US iTunes store, at the time of writing it only seems to be available in the US store at the moment.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0N Launched In Germany

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:48 AM PST

Samsung’s original Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet was initially banned in Germany, after a lawsuit between Apple and Samsung, and then Samsung released a new version of the tablet in Germany with a number of design changes, which the court agreed to, the Galaxy Tab 10.1N.

Now Samsung has released a new version of its Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus in Germany, which you can see in the photo below, the Galaxy Tab 7.0N, which shares the same specifications as the original tablet.

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Microsoft Signs Android Patent Deal With LG

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:40 AM PST

The latest company to sign a patent licensing deal with Microsoft for patents related to Google’s Android OS is LG, Microsoft has announced that they have signed a deal with LG for patents relating to Google’s Android and Google’s Chrome OS.

Microsoft have not disclosed the contents of the agreement, although we suspect that the deal is similar to other manufacturers with LG paying Microsoft a fee for every Android or Chrome device it sells.

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Google Launches Android Design Website

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:29 AM PST

Google has launched a new feature for developers of its Android apps, a new website called Android Design, and Google are looking to improve the design of third party applications for Android.

The website is designed to help developers make their applications look better, and it has lots of information on how apps can be integrated with Android 4.0 ICS, as well as information on how to design better user interfaces.

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TOOB System Brings IMAX To The Family Living Room

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST

That’s TOOB for ‘Think Out of Box’, and the latest from the company is TOOB Earth. It’s a relatively new variant of a dome display scaled down for personal/home use. But wait, it’s not just for entertainment. According to the makers, what they’ve developed so far could enjoy applications in different settings. Although the whole system looks like a lot of furniture jammed together, the resulting platform–which would do real sweet for hardcore gaming–looks like a cockpit.

 

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Kinect/Windows 8 Powered Board Of Awesomeness Turns Heads (Video)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:30 PM PST

Sadly, it can’t fire lasers. Though it pretty much does everything else a board can, like go places. Powered by an 800 Watt electric engine and guided via a Kinect sensor that tracks hand movements, the Board of Awesomeness is a novelty one off from Chaotic Moon. They’re an app-building company who want to demonstrate their mobile-focus with, well, a mobile platform. The all-terrain wheels are a nice touch.

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