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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Powertrekk Portable Charger May Hit Stores Soon

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:50 AM PST

It’s been very nearly a year since we first talked about the Powertrekk portable charger that can charge up your gear while you are on the go. The thing reminds me more than a little of a phone that a telephone service person might use when they are all the way up the phone pole.

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Beer Prescription Can Holder is Perfect for the Party Geek

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:37 AM PST

The last time we talked about something geeky and strange that held a beverage was when that lens coffee mug came out. If you are the sort of geek that likes to get your adult drinking on after class or work on the weekends you need this can holder.

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Ubuntu Unveils New HUD Menu System, Dropping Traditional Menus (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:03 AM PST

Ubuntu has unveiled a new innovative user interface system called Head-Up-Display (HUD) today which it has been testing, and has designed to replace the traditional menu system used by nearly every computer software application to date.

The new user interface has been designed to provide a HUD that would search through all the possible commands to find the action you're looking for. Watch the video after the break to see the new user interface in action.

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First MW3 Premium Call of Duty Elite DLC Now Available To Download On Xbox Live

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:47 AM PST

Gamers who have signed up to the new Call of Duty Elite premium service, today have their first taste of the new 9-month MW3 Content Season with downloadable content provided to premium players. A pair of new Modern Warfare 3 maps are now available to premium members, unfortunately those of you that didn’t sign-up for the premium content will just have to wait a little longer.

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Droid RAZR Maxx Lands On Verizon 26th January For $299

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:39 AM PST

The Droid RAZR Maxx was announced earlier this month and now Verizon has announced that the handset will be available on its network from this Thursday the 26th of January.

Verizon Wireless will be offering the Droid Razr Maxx for $299 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier and it is basically a Droid Razr with a larger capacity battery.

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G-5 Stratocaster Unveiled, Created By Roland-Fender Partnership (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:34 AM PST

Roland and Fender have today launched a new breed of guitar called the G-5 Stratocaster, which has been created from a partnership of the two companies. The new G-5 Stratocaster will be officially launching later this year in March, but Roland and Fender have today unveiled more details about their latest guitar.

The new G-5 Stratocaster guitar is the second to have been created in a partnership between between Roland and Fender, following on from the 2007 VG Strat guitar. The G-5 Stratocaster is equipped with a Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) engine, the same technology fitted in the GR-55 Guitar Synthesiser. Watch Alex Hutchings play the G-5 Stratocaster in the video released by Roland after the break.

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Boxee Live TV And 1.5 Update Now Available (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST

Today Boxee has rolled out its highly anticipated new Boxee Live TV Dongle which it confirmed was arriving back in November. The new Boxee dongle has been design to a USB and adds a "Live TV" option to the Boxee user interface.

Once installed users can then browse through free-to-air channels, complete with program guides. But unfortunately cannot pause or record any live TV content as yet. Watch the promotional video after the jump to see the new Boxee Live TV feature in action.

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Antec Three Hundred Two Gaming PC Case Announced

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:01 AM PST

Antec has added another gaming case to their range with the launch of the Antec Three Hundred Two gaming case, which Antec describes as being perfect for gamers and system integrators and casual builders.

The Antec Three Hundred Two is apparently designed for maximum cooling, and it features a perforated front bezel, with dual TqoColl fans and up to four optional fans including a 120mm CPU exhaust Fan.

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Special Edition 3D Pod Racer Goggles Arriving With Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:56 AM PST

It has been confirmed today by AMC theatres that special edition 3D Pod Racer goggles will be available to viewers at the showings of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D, when it launches next month on February 10th.

Look 3D has created a pair of custom Star Wars 3D Pod Racer glasses to help you feel just like Anakin Skywalker while you watch the 3D version of the Star Wars : Phantom Menace film, and will be priced at $10.95 a pair.

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Nokia Lumia 910 With 12 Megapixel Camera Coming To Europe In May?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:49 AM PST

Earlier today we heard that the Nokia Lumia 900 would be available in the UK in June, the news came after the device appeared on a retailers website, the page has since been pulled.

Now according to Eldar Murtzain, the device will be the Nokia Lumia 910, which is the European version of the 900, and it will come without 4G LTE and will feature a higher specification camera than the Lumia 900.

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Dolphin Android Browser Now Supports Evernote And Skitch

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:43 AM PST

The popular Dolphin Browser for Android, has today announced two new additions to its features which make the third-party browser for Android devices even more inviting. Joining the features and add-ons already on the Dolphin Browser, are Evernote and Skitch. Enabling users to fully integrate with their accounts, directly from within the Dolphin Browser.

The Skitch add-on brings with it the ability to be able to draw or make notes on any web content you might come across, together with the addition of Evernote provides a robust set of features within the third party Android browser.

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Facebook Timeline Coming To All Users Over The Next Few Weeks

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:30 AM PST

Facebook has announced that it will be rolling out its new Timeline feature to all of its 800 million users around the world, and all Facebook users will be migrated to Timeline over the next few weeks.

Facebook users will be notified seven days before their profile is changed to the new Timeline, which should give users enough time to setup the Timeline the way they want.

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Linksys 200mbps Powerline Adapters Launched

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:27 AM PST

Linksys has this week unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of the HomePlug Powerline adapters, which have been designed to provide up to 200Mbps network connections, and perfect for consoles.

The new products include the Linksys AV 1-Port (PLEK400) and AV 4-Port (PLSK400) which are equipped with one or four 10/100 sockets respectively. The AV 1-Port (PLEK400) and AV 4-Port (PLSK400) will be priced at $99.99 and $119.99 respectively.

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KDJ-ONE Mobile Audio Workstation Combines Synthesiser And Sequencer (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

Cyberstep has launched a new addition to their range this week with the launch of the KDJ-ONE, Which is now available to pre-order in either black or white for $829 with Wifi or $800 without.

The new KDJ-ONE mobile audio workstation has been showcased at this month NAMM 2012 exhibition, and has the appearance of a portable gaming console, but is actually a synthesiser, sequencer combined.

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Sony’s Google TV Blu-Ray Players Headed To The UK This Summer?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:10 AM PST

Sony showed off a number of new Google TV enabled devices at this years CES, which included some new Blu-ray players with Google TV built in and a Google TV media streamer.

Both of these new devices will launch in the US this Spring, although up until now we have had no details on when the would be available in the UK.

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I Am Alive Game Trailer Released (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST

Gamers who are thinking of purchasing the new I Am Alive game in the Microsoft Xbox Live Acrade House Party which starts next month. May be interested in this new trailer which has been launched, showing a glimpse of what you can expect from the storyline and game once its released.

I Am Alive is currently under development by Ubisoft Shanghai and will be launched by Ubisoft on March 7th 2012. The game takes place in the fictional American city of Haventon, one year after the “Event”, a worldwide cataclysmic event that wiped out most of the human civilisation and left the world in ruins. Watch the trailer after the jump to see a glimpse.

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Vimeo Launches New Redesigned Website Built From Scratch

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:44 AM PST

Today Vimeo has launched their newly redesigned website for all to see. The new look Vimeo has been under development for the past 12 months, and has now been officially announced on the Vimeo website.

The Vimeo redesign has been created to streamline the media experience provided by the site, and Vimeo says it’s created the new website from scratch, thinking long and hard about every aspect of it, with three big goals in mind.

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Sony Tablet S And P To Get Android 4.0 ICS Update This Spring

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:43 AM PST

We recently heard that Sony would be updating its two new tablets, the Sony Tablet S and the Sony Tablet P to the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

And now Sony has confirmed to the guys over at The Verge that the android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Tablet P and Tablet S will be released this Spring.

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Apple’s Attempt To Have Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Banned In Netherlands Denied

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:26 AM PST

Apple and Samsung are currently embroiled in a range of lawsuits around the world, and it looks like Samsung has won the latest one as Apple has been denied its motion to have sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned in the Netherlands.

It looks like Samsung wont have to do what they did in Germany and change the design of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the Netherlands.

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Game of Thrones Board Game (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:21 AM PST

Fans of the Game of Thrones TV series and books, will be interested to learn that the new board game has now been reviewed by Kirk Hamilton from the gaming website Kotaku. The Game of Thrones board game was launched late last year and allows three to six players to control a House vying for domination over the fantasy land of Westeros.

The Game of Thrones board game includes a number of features which make it perfect if you fancy a mix of diplomacy, deception and war. Watch the brief trailer after the jump to see it in action.

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Sony Xperia S Launching End Of January In The UK?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:15 AM PST

Sony recently announced their latest Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia S, and the last thing we heard was that the device would land in the UK around March.

Now it would appear that the Sony Xperia S may be released earlier than that, as UK retailer Play has the Xperia S up fro pre-order and is showing a release date of the 30th of January 2012.

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White Nokia Lumia 800 On The Way?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:03 AM PST

It looks like Nokia may be about to release a white version of their Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone device, the handset is available in a couple of colors at the moment, which include black, cyan and magenta.

When Nokia released the original Nokia N9, which shares a similar design to the new Nokia Lumia 800 they also released a white version, and now references to a white Nokia Lumia 800 have been discovered.

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Samsung Galaxy S III To Go On Sale In April, Launch At MWC 2012?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:51 AM PST

One of the big announcements we are expecting at this years Mobile World Congress is the launch of the next generation Samsung Galaxy S smartphone, which is expected to be called the Galaxy S III.

We have been hearing rumors that the Samsung Galaxy S III will be unveiled at MWC 2012 next month, and now according to Eldar Murtzain the device will go on sale in April of this year.

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Guild Wars 2 Open Beta Arriving In March (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:50 AM PST

Mike O’Brien ArenaNet founder and president has today announced on the first day of the the Year of the Dragon, that the new Guild Wars 2 closed beta testing has now finished, and the company is now preparing to roll out a public beta for gamers to try.

The new Guild Wars 2 beta is expected to arrive in March or April this year and will provide gamers with a taste of what they can expect when the new Guild Wars 2 is officially launched later on this year.

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Casio G-Shock Android Smartphone Revealed

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST

It looks like Casio is working on a new Android smartphone, and from the looks of this photos this will probably be the most rugged Android device when it finally goes on sale.

The Casio G-Shock Android smartphone was apparently on show at CES, and now we get some new photos and details on the device, and it will come with Android as its OS, although there are no details on which version as yet.

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Microsoft MSN UK iPad Edition App Launched

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

Microsoft has today launched a new iPad MSN application for the UK, which will provide users with access to UK news and articles. The new MSN UK for iPad iOS application also includes a few neat features, one of which allows you to download current issues to read while you’re off-line.

Within the new iPad application Microsoft has also built-in support for photo galleries as well as MSN videos. Which can be streamed to other AirPlay compatible devices.

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Cam Caddie Scorpion, Offers An Affordable DSLR Stabiliser (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:15 AM PST

DLSR owners looking to produce smooth steady recordings, but find that price tag of many DLSR steadyicam devices and similar a little too high for their budget. A new device called the Cam Caddie Scorpion might be able to offer a more affordable solution.

The Cam Caddie Scorpion is constructed from composite thermoplastic and consists of a flat base with a handle resembling that of a scorpion’s tale, hence the name. Watch the video after the jump to the Cam Caddie Scorpion in action.

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Huawei Diamond Series Smartphones To Launch At MWC 2012

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:11 AM PST

We are expecting to see quite a few interesting smartphones at next months Mobile World Congress 2012 which takes place in Barcelona, and have already seen a few leaked devices from a range of different manufactures.

Now it would appear that Huawei intends to launch a new range of smartphones which are aimed at the higher end of the market and will be called the Huawei Diamond Series.

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CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.5 For HP TouchPad Released

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:58 AM PST

Last week CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0 for HP’s TouchPad was released, although with the release there were a number of features which were not working on the HP TouchPad.

A new version has now been released, CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.5, which comes with a range of bug fixes and also adds some new features to the HP TouchPad tablet.

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Samsung NX20 Announcement Arriving Next Month?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:46 AM PST

Following on from the recent suspected leakage of images and specifications for Samsung’s new retro-styled NX200 RS camera earlier this month. Rumours are now circulating suggesting that Samsung’s new NX20 camera could be making an appearance via an announcement in February. With the new camera expected to start shipping in April.

It’s rumoured that the new Samsung NX20 will have a similar retro-look and feel to the recently leaked Samsung NX200-RS pictured below. Following in the retro theme which is being displayed by other manufacturers such as Fujifilm and Olympus.

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Gameloft Adding Voice Chat To Android Games With Verizon LTE (Video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:43 AM PST

Gameloft has announced that they are adding a new feature to their Android games on Verizon Wireless, voice chat, which will allow gamers to chat to each other in game, whilst playing games over Verizon’s 4G LTE network.

The first of Gameloft’s games that will have the voice chat feature is Asphalt 6 and the video below shows the voice chat in action on Asphalt 6.

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Absinthe A5 Jailbreak Installed On Nearly 1 Million iOS Devices

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:30 AM PST

The Absinthe A5 untethered jailbreak was released for the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 on the weekend, it was initially available for the Mac and then released for Windows and now a new version has been released for Linux.

It looks like the jailbreak has become quite popular as it has been installed on almost one million iOS device since it was released just three days ago.

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Xbox Live Arcade House Party Dates And Prices Unveiled (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:05 AM PST

Microsoft have this week revealed a little more information regarding the their Xbox Live Arcade House Party that will be taking place on February 15th. At CES earlier this month Microsoft revealed that Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Warp, Nexuiz, and I Am Alive will be part of this year's House Party promotion.

Now Microsoft has announced the full release schedule and prices on the Major Nelson website. First up will be the release of Electronic Arts' Warp, which will set you back 800 Microsoft Points.

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Rolling Suitcase Concept Will Charge Your Gadgets With Kinectic Energy

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:03 AM PST

We have featured a number of different gadget chargers here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is just a concept put it seems like a cool idea, and basically it is designed yo charge you gadgets whilst traveling.

The Rolling Suitcase concept from designer Jung Inyoung is designed to charge you various gadgets using Kinetic energy, when the you your suitcase along the ground, the wheels of the device along with some gears will generate and store kinetic energy.

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Teenage Engineering Launches Oplab

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:48 AM PST

Teenage Engineering is back with its latest offering, this time introducing the Oplab. The tinker kit and DIY device is a welcome addition to Teenage Engineering’s lineup, which also includes the OP-1.


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Pogo Sketch Plus Stylus Launched By Ten One Design

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:41 AM PST

Ten One Design have this week launched their new Pogo Sketch Plus stylus, which builds on the success and design of their original stylus the Pogo Sketch. The new 2012 stylus is now equipped with a newly designed nib which has been engineered to provide a more consistent and smoother action when in operation.

If you enjoyed using an owning the original Pogo Sketch created by Ten One Design, you are sure to enjoy their new creation. It sports the same bold colours and minimal design together with a flexible spring steel clip, to keep your stylus handy and within easy reach at all times.

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Google Music App Gets Updated

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST

Google has released a new version of their Google Music application for Android, and the latest release of Google Music comes with a number of bug fixes as well as some new features.

The latest bug fixes in Google Music for Android include a fix related to the shuffle mode and multiple accounts as well as some other minor fixes.

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Eye3 Affordable Hexacopter R/C Camera Drone Uneviled (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:18 AM PST

If you have fancied owning your very own flying camera drone, but have been put off by the hefty price tags attached to such gadgets. You might be pleased to know that a new camera drone called the Eye3 is currently looking for funding over on the Kickstarter website.

The Eye3 has been designed by Kellie Sigler to provide a professional quality yet affordable flying robotic camera platform. Sigler has been building, programming and flying camera drones for many years and has created a low-cost kit, that practically anyone will be able to assemble she says. Watch the video after the jump to see the Eye3 in action.

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Sony Xperia Kumquat To Launch As Sony Xperia U?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:15 AM PST

Yesterday we saw a leaked photo and heard some specifications on a new Sony Xperia smartphone, the Sony Xperia ST25i Kumquat, and now it looks like that is the codename for the device and not its actual name, and it will be called the Sony Xperia U when it launches.

The new comes from the Indonesian equivalent of the FCC where the handset is listed as the Sony Ericsson Xperia U, although we suspect that the Ericsson branding will be dropped by launch and it will be called the Xperia U.

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iDesk Concept, Provides A Glimpse Of A Future Workspace

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST

The iDesk concept which has been designed and rendered by Adam Benton and takes a look at what desks may hold for the future. The iDesk concept is an entirely adaptable workspace that doesn’t just contain your computer and documents. But enhances their functionality by allowing them all to interact with each other, in a similar vein to Microsoft’s Surface technology.

By placing objects on to the iDesk surface, devices, images and data can easily be transferred from your smartphone, tablet or camera directly to your desktop computer and vice versa. The desktop would become an additional working space to your monitor screen, and enable you to arrange and view documents as if they were paper placed on a traditional work surface.

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HTC Flyer To Get Android 4.0 ICS Update Before March?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:57 AM PST

HTC recently released the Android 3.2 Honeycomb update for their HTC Flyer tablet, and now it would appear we have some information on when the Flyer will be getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.

One owner of a HTC Flyer was told by HTC support in France that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will be available for the Flyer before the end of quarter one, so that would mean March at the latest.

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Did Apple Spend $100 Million On First HTC Patent Case?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:48 AM PST

Apple is engaged in a number of different patent lawsuits with manufacturers of smartphones that run Google’s Android OS, most notable are the various patent cases against HTC and Samsung.

All of these various lawsuits are reported to be costing Apple a large amount of money, and now according to a recent report by Dan Lyons, Apple spent over $100 million on legal fees in their first patent case against HTC.

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Epson Presents iProjection

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:44 AM PST

Connecting devices wirelessly has become the norm, especially when making those key presentations to avoid cluttered cables and Epson hopes to ride the trend with its own app called iProjection.

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Gmail Experimental Options Added In Ice Cream Sandwich

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:31 AM PST

Even though Google has been honing and streamlining its products by shutting down a multitude of experimental services within its portfolio over the last months. It’s been discovered that Google is still looking to experiment and has added a new experimental options section to its Gmail running on its Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

The new Gmail experimental options allows aren’t just limited to Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich, but are exclusive to the latest 4.0.3-239410 of the Gmail Android app. Making it still a little tricky for everyone to access.

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SolMate iPhone Solar Charger And Battery Case (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:10 AM PST

iPhone users looking for a well-designed solar charger and battery pack case for their smartphone. Might be interested to learn that a new design is currently looking to make the jump from concept to production over on the Kickstarter website.

The new SolMate iPhone case designed by Adam Benzion & Jamie Wojcik, incorporates both a 1600mAH slimline battery that will double the life of your iPhone. Together with a custom designed solar panel that will even charge your device whilst out of direct sunlight and in the shade. Watch the video after the jump to see the technical specifications explained by one of its designers.

 

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Canon EOS C300 Launches In Japan January 31st

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:59 AM PST

Canon recently announced the Canon Eos C300 digital cinema camera, and now it looks like the device will launch in Japan on the 31st of January 2012, with a US release shortly after that date.

The Canon EOS C300 features a Super 35mm CMOS sensor with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, and it will be available with either a Canon EF lens mount of a Cinema standard PL lens mount.

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PS Vita Remote Play Hack Enables PS3 Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City And More (video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:45 AM PST

A new Remote Play hack for Sony’s PS Vita portable gaming console and PS3, enables gamers to stream PS3 games not on Sony’s streaming list directly to their PS Vita consoles. The new hack has been shown on a number of YouTube videos that have been posted. Demonstrating how the hack can be used to play titles such as Red Dead Redemption, Mortal Kombat, Battlefield 3 and Batman: Arkham Asylum, and look very genuine. Watch Battlefield 3 in action streamed from a PS3 to Sony’s PS Vita after the jump.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Hits The UK In June

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:40 AM PST

Nokia recently launched their latest Windows Phone smartphone in the US, the Nokia Lumia 900 which is headed to US mobile carrier AT&T and should be available with the carrier in March.

Now it looks like the Nokia Lumia 900 will also be available in the UK and Europe, and the device will be available in the UK from June 2012, according to UK retailer the Carphone Warehouse.

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YouTube Hits 4 Billion Video Views A Day

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:25 AM PST

Google has released some new figures on just how popular their only video service YouTube is, according to a recent report by Reuters, YouTube is now streaming a massive 4 billion video views every day.

On top of that we also get some information on how many videos are uploaded to the site every day, over 60 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.

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Microsoft Points Virtual Currency System Closing?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:21 AM PST

It has been revealed today by the Inside Mobile Apps website that Microsoft may be looking to phase out its virtual currency system which uses Microsoft Points. The Microsoft Points virtual currency is used within the Xbox Live Marketplace, Games for Windows : Live Marketplace, Windows Live Gallery, and Zune online stores. The points system enables users to purchase new content without the need for a credit card.

Microsoft points where introduced by Microsoft to help reduce the number of credit card transactions, on which it would need to pay the transaction fees. In the United States, roughly 80 points are equal to $1, and an 800 point arcade game would retail for $10 in real-world currency, in comparison.

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Evi To Take On Siri On iOS And Android (Video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:08 AM PST

Apple’s voice activated virtual assistant is only available on the iPhone 4S, but now it would appear that Siri may have a competitor in the form of an iOS and Android app called Evi.

Evi works in a similar way to Siri, you press a button on the app and ask it a question, it will then respond to you with an answer, and it works in a similar way to Apple’s Siri.

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Fully Customisable FiiO E17 Alpen Headphone Amplifier

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:01 AM PST

FiiO has his week unveiled its new Alpen E17 USB DAC headphone amplifier which is being created to provide you with an array of features to customise your sound, allowing you  to obtain the perfect audio to complement your listening experience.

The pocket sized headphone amplifier has been designed for audiophiles and as well as being a headphone amplifier can be also used as a USB soundcard. Enabling you to change bass, treble, gain level, as well as, balance and pan. The Alpen is equipped with a 2 colour OLED display and all its electronics are encased in a brushed metal housing.

 

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Google+ To Allow Pseudonyms And Nicknames

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:36 AM PST

When Google launched their social network Google+, the only way you could sign up to the service was by using your real name, and you weren’t allowed to use a nickname or pseudonym, now it looks like Google has decided to change this policy.

Google has announced that from this week you will be able to use a nickname or pseudonym for Google+, and the change comes after Google listened to their users.

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Nokia Hits 45 Percent Of Second Generation Windows Phone Market Share

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:41 PM PST

Nokia launched its first Windows Phone device, the Nokia Lumia 800 last November, and it recently launched its first Windows Phone smartphone in the US, and it would appear that Nokia is already dominating second generation Windows Phone devices.

According to a recent report from Occasional Gamer, Nokia now has around 45 percent of the second generation Windows Phone handset market.

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Resident Evil 6 to Offer Online Multiplayer and Co-op

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

If you got all excited not long ago when the trailer for Resident Evil 6 surfaced, you will appreciate this. There are some new details on the game that have turned up today from the Microsoft page about the game. The details talk a bit about multiplayer and online features.

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HP Mini 1104 Netbook Launches

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST

HP has launched a new netbook computer that it is aiming at the professional and educational users out there. The machine is called the Mini 1104 and it will sell for $399. For that, much money you are getting your basic netbook that we are all used to.

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