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The Last of Us Screen Shots Surface
Jabra Extreme2 Bluetooth Headset Debuts
Habey USA Launches 4.5″ EMB-4670 Low Powered Embedded Board Announced
Nokia Lumia 800 Firmware Leaked, Comes With Battery Fixes
Flipboard Update Brings Cover Stories And Design Tweaks To The iPad
New Google Android Patent Shows Camera Motion And Timing Interface
Finger Piano Lets You Play Bells, Piano And Cat!
HTC Sensation XL Review
Review : Cardsharp Knife By Iain Sinclair
Company Of Heros Complete Campaign Lands On Mac
Android Security Flaw Can Also Give Developers Access To Your Photos
10 Google Wallet Smartphones Coming To Sprint This Year
Scroll Extreme Android 4.0 Tablet Unveiled By Storage Options For $285
Windows 8 To Come In Nine Different Versions?
Nokia Lumia 900 Goes Up For Pre-order In The UK
CompuLab Intense PC, Fanless Sandy Bridge Mini-Desktop PC Unveiled For $399
Samsung Galaxy S Advance Appears At The FCC
Zombies Run Game Arrives In The App Store (video)
Tron Lightcycle Created By Parker Brother Choppers Goes Up For Auction
Panasonic Eluga Hits The UK in April
New Ghost Recon Future Soldier Trailer Released (video)
Ubisoft Confirms Assassin’s Creed 3 Will Be Set During The American Revolution
Google’s Nexus Tablet To Be Called The Google Play?
2012 Mac Pro To Feature Xeon E5 Processors?
Netbook Navigator Nav13X Unveiled
Apple’s TV Subscription Service To Launch By End Of 2012?
iPad 3 To Be Called iPad HD?
nsquared Presenter 2.0 Interactive Surface Application Demonstrated (video)
LG Optimus L3 Lands In Europe This Month
Archos ChildPad Android 4.0 Tablet Launches For $129
Ubuntu 12.04 Beta Released By Canonical
Canon 5D Mark III Gets Official
Zynga Launches Own Website In Bid For Facebook Independence
PCGamingWiki.com Aims To Take Frustration Out Of PC Gaming
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Gets 1 Million Downloads
OnLive Desktop For Android Now Available

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:59 AM PST

I’m a sucker for movies with catastrophes such as alien invasions, zombies, and plagues that wipe out the vast majority of people on the planet. I find it very curious, and disturbing, to think about what the world would be like for the remaining people. A new videogame is coming from Naughty Dog called The Last of Us that is exactly the sort of game I like.

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Jabra Extreme2 Bluetooth Headset Debuts

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PST

Generally, I am not a big fan of Bluetooth headsets that fit on your ear. I prefer the sort that fits on your visor while driving, but there are some instances when the kind of headsets you wear are certainly more appropriate. For instance, when you’re outside your car and both hands are taken. Just don’t walk around somewhere wearing one when you clearly just hold your phone like a normal person.

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Habey USA Launches 4.5″ EMB-4670 Low Powered Embedded Board Announced

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:30 AM PST

Habey USA has this week introduced a new mini low-powered embedded board to their range, which measures just 4.5 inches, called the EMB-4670. The new Habey EMB-4670 is equipped with an Intel EG20T chipset, providing support for Intel Atom E620, E640, and E660 processors. Which can then be supported by 1GB of onboard DDR2 memory, with graphics provided by an Intel GMA 600.

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Nokia Lumia 800 Firmware Leaked, Comes With Battery Fixes

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:17 AM PST

After the Nokia Lumia 800 went on sale a number of users reported problems with the smartphones battery, as well as some other problems with the devices camera.

Nokia apparently addressed the issue, in a couple of software updates which were released, although it would appear a new firmware for the Lumia 800 has been leaked which comes with some more tweaks to improve the handsets battery life.

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Flipboard Update Brings Cover Stories And Design Tweaks To The iPad

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:16 AM PST

This week Flipboard has rolled out a new update to their iPad application which brings with it a range of new features including Cover Stories, a popular feature that has been available in the Flipboard iOS app for the iPhone and iPhone touch for some time.

The Cover Stories features enables you to view the most interesting stories from all the sources in one place, and can include images, posts, news and status updates to name a few.

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New Google Android Patent Shows Camera Motion And Timing Interface

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:51 AM PST

Details have been revealed on a new Google patent for their Android mobile OS, which could see future Android devices controlled by motions which the devices camera will recognize.

The new patent would mean that users would also be able to map out a combination of gestures, which could then be used to perform various functions, like browsing the web, playing music and more.

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Finger Piano Lets You Play Bells, Piano And Cat!

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:44 AM PST

We have featured a number of different gadgets here on Geeky Gadgets for making music, but this Finger Piano is definitely a unique way to play at tune. As you can see from the image below you simply slip on a note to the end of each finder and attach a speaker to your wrist that also conns the systems processor, as well as three more notes.

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HTC Sensation XL Review

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:36 AM PST

HTC originally launched the HTC Sensation last year, since then they have added a couple of new models to the Sensation range with the HTC Sensation XE and the HTC Sensation XL.

As the name suggests the HTC Sensation XL has be super sized over the original Sensation, the Sensation XL features a 4.7 inch touchscreen display, as opposed to a 4.3 inch display in the original Sensation.

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Review : Cardsharp Knife By Iain Sinclair

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:34 AM PST

For as long as I can remember I have always carried a small Swiss Army knife on my keyring, to help me out in those emergency situations when you just need a knife or a small pair of scissors to sort out an issue with something or other. As you can imagine this early introduction to the usefulness of a pocket knife then progressed to purchasing larger Swiss Army knives. Now Swiss Army knifes have now become an essential part of my DIY toolkit and helped me fit everything from cat flaps to running repairs around the house, together with the help of a few other essentials.

So when I first saw the sleek black lines, and innovative folding mechanism of the Cardsharp Knife by Iain Sinclair back in December 2010, I was intrigued to see how such a slim small knife would fair in everyday use.

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Company Of Heros Complete Campaign Lands On Mac

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:29 AM PST

Apple Mac systems have never really been thought of as gaming machines or been at the front of the queue for new game release. But you never know with Apple slowly making ground into these areas one day the Mac system might see games released for them on lunch day, just don’t expect it any day soon.

Until that day Mac owners have to suffice with the range of games that are currently available, and recently some good great games have been available to play directly on Mac OS X machines. Such as TF2 and a number of Steam games including Assassin’s Creed.

Company Of Heros Complete Campaign Mac

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Android Security Flaw Can Also Give Developers Access To Your Photos

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:26 AM PST

Earlier in the week we heard about a security flaw in Apple’s iOS that had the potential to let a developer have access to your iPhone’s photos, and now the same flaw has been discovered in Google’s Android OS.

According to a recent report by the New York Times, an Android developer could also access your personal photos on your Android device, and all that is needed is that the apps needs permission to connect to the Internet.

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10 Google Wallet Smartphones Coming To Sprint This Year

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:06 AM PST

It looks like Sprint will be getting a number of new smartphones this year that will be compatible with Google’s contact less payment system, Google Wallet, a couple of those devices will be the LG Viper and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

A total of ten new devices which will work with Google Wallet will launch on US carrier Sprint before the end of 2012, although we don’t have details on all of them we do have some information on the LG Viper.

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Scroll Extreme Android 4.0 Tablet Unveiled By Storage Options For $285

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:59 AM PST

This week Storage Options have unveiled their new Scroll Extreme tablet which they say is currently the most powerful tablet on the market under $300. The Scroll Extreme is fitted with a 9.7", 1024 x 768 resolution capacitive touch-screen and runs Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.

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Windows 8 To Come In Nine Different Versions?

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:48 AM PST

Earlier this week Microsoft released the first Consumer Preview of Windows 8, and now we have some more information on Microsoft’s next generation operating system.

It looks like there will be a total of nine different versions of Windows 8 available, which include a couple of versions of the basic, home, professional and enterprise editions.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Goes Up For Pre-order In The UK

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:32 AM PST

Earlier this week at Mobile World Congress Nokia announced that they would be releasing a European version of the Nokia Lumia 900, and now the device is availabl;e to pre-order here in the UK.

One online retailer has listed the Nokia Lumia 900 to pre-order for £528 including taxes, although there doesn’t seem to be an actual launch date as ye, all we know is that it will be available some time in quarter two, although one other retailer did tell us earlier in the week that the handset would be available for around £445 including taxes.

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CompuLab Intense PC, Fanless Sandy Bridge Mini-Desktop PC Unveiled For $399

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:28 AM PST

CompuLab has this week unveiled a new range of fanless Sandy Bridge Mini-Desktop PCs starting from around $399. The new range Intense PC range measure just 7.5" x 6.3" x 1.57" and are equipped with passively-cooled metal housing, which have been fitted with Second Generation Intel Core i7 Processors supported by up to 16GB dual channel DDR3-1333.

Intense PC was designed with customisation and extensibility in mind, with the design of the mini PC making the hard disk, RAM and mini-PCIe cards are all accessible through a one-screw service door at the bottom of the computer.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance Appears At The FCC

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:21 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance was announced back in January, and the device has just appeared at the FCC in the US, an it looks like it is headed to US mobile carrier AT&T.

As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance comes with a 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and it will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

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Zombies Run Game Arrives In The App Store (video)

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:10 AM PST

If like me you find the idea of exercise a little boring when compared to playing a great Zombie first person shooter game. You might be interest in the new Zombies Run! game which has now arrived in the Apple iTunes App Store.

Zombies Run! game has been created to add a little more fun to your daily running routine and allows you to partake in a game that provides you with essential items to fend off zombies and improve your defences along the course of your run.

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Tron Lightcycle Created By Parker Brother Choppers Goes Up For Auction

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:47 AM PST

If you fancied owning your very own Tron Lightcycle created by The Parker Brothers which we featured here on Geeky Gadgets last year. You might be pleased to learn that the same one created by the by Parker Brother Choppers, has now been donated by Evolve Motorcycles to auction for charity.

The real life Tron Lightcycle replica is equipped with it own handcrafted fiberglass frame and is fitted with Evolve Motorcycles custom lithium ion battery system to power the bike’s electric motor.

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Panasonic Eluga Hits The UK in April

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:33 AM PST

Panasonic announced a new Android 4.0 Cream Sandwich smartphone at this years Mobile World Congress, the Panasonic Eluga, and the device will go on sale in the UK from April, and will retail for £478.80 including taxes SIM free.

As a reminder, the Panasonic Eluga features a 5 inch HD touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, the device is powered by a dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, and it comes with Android 4.0.

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New Ghost Recon Future Soldier Trailer Released (video)

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:28 AM PST

As well as confirming that their new Assassin’s Creed 3 game will be set during the period of the American Revolution. Ubisoft have also this week released a new video and a handful of screen shots for their up coming new Ghost Recon FPS game.

The new Ghost Recon Future Soldier video trailer takes a look at the weapons and gadgets you will be using during the game and shows how they will help you accomplish your missions. Including flying drones and magnetic sensor packages. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Ubisoft Confirms Assassin’s Creed 3 Will Be Set During The American Revolution

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:13 AM PST

Yesterday leaked images of posters for the marketing of the new Assassin’s Creed 3 game showed us a possible glimpse of the new game being set during the American Revolution.

Well, today Ubisoft have now confirmed that their new game will take place during that time period and new game covers released to back up Ubisoft’s announcement, show our assassin dealing out a little hurt during the American revolution.

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Google’s Nexus Tablet To Be Called The Google Play?

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:11 AM PST

We have been hearing rumors for a while now that Google are working on their own tablet device, which we had previously heard would have the Google Nexus branding.

The tablet is expected to be a 7 inch device that will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and not it would appear that we may have a possible name for the tablet, the Google Play.

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2012 Mac Pro To Feature Xeon E5 Processors?

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:02 AM PST

Apple’s Mac Pro range is definitely due an upgrade, and we have been hearing rumors over the last few months that Apple are working on a new Mac Pro.

Now according to a recent report by The Inquirer, the 2012 Mac Pro range will feature Intel’s new Sandy Bridge E server chips, which are also called the Xeon E5 series.

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Netbook Navigator Nav13X Unveiled

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:56 AM PST

Today Netbook Navigator has unveiled their new Nav13X which looks extremely like Apple’s MacBook Air. The new Netbook Navigator Nav13X is equipped with a 13″ 1366 x 768 resolution display and is powered by the latest Cedar-Trail based processor a 1.68 GHz Intel Atom N2800. The processor is supported by options for either 2 or 4GB of RAM, as well as options for either 32, 64, or 128GB solid state disk drives (SSD) to be installed.

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Apple’s TV Subscription Service To Launch By End Of 2012?

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:54 AM PST

We have been hearing rumors for a while that Apple is working on a new TV subscription based service, although there are reports that Apple are having trouble convincing the content providers to use the service.

Now according to a recent report by the New York Post, Apple are expected to launch the new paid streaming TV service by the end of the year, of course this will probably depend on them signing deals with the various content providers.

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iPad 3 To Be Called iPad HD?

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:43 AM PST

Apple will announce the iPad 3 next Wednesday, and the iPad 3 may be sold alongside the existing iPad 2 if the rumors we have heard are correct, that would mean that Apple would need a new name for the iPad 3.

I mentioned yesterday that I thought Apple may end up calling the iPad 3 the iPad HD, as it will feature a high resolution display which is reported to come with a 2048 x 1536 resolution.

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nsquared Presenter 2.0 Interactive Surface Application Demonstrated (video)

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:39 AM PST

nsquared have this week released a demonstration video of their new Presenter 2.0 applications that allows you to combine, multiple devices together to create interactive presentations. The devices used in the nsquared Presenter 2.0 demonstration include Windows laptops, iPads and Android tablets. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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LG Optimus L3 Lands In Europe This Month

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:12 AM PST

LG recently announced the LG Optimus L3, which is a budget Android smartphone, and now LG has announced that the LG Optimus L3 will be available in Europe and Asia later this month.

The LG Optimus L3 will go on sale in Russia and Asia first and then it will be available at other countries around the world this month.

As a reminder the LG Optimus L3 comes with a 3.2 inch QVGA touchscreen display and is powered by an 800MHz dual core processor, the device comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

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Archos ChildPad Android 4.0 Tablet Launches For $129

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:10 AM PST

Archos has added a new tablet to their range which has been specifically designed for children, but that doesn’t mean the specifications have suffered. The new Archos comes equipped with Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and is equipped with a 7″ display.

The tablet also comes with access to 14-friendly categories and 10,000 apps including games, entertainment, communication, multimedia, books, comics, sports to name a few, thanks to the Kids App Store powered by AppsLib.

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Ubuntu 12.04 Beta Released By Canonical

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:30 AM PST

Canonical has today released the first Precise Pangolin Beta 1 release of Ubuntu 12.04 giving a preview of the next LTS version of Ubuntu. The new Ubuntu 12.04 beta now includes the new heads up display or Ubuntu HUD system which has been introduce by Canonical. Together with multi-monitor support for use with the Unity desktop environment.

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Canon 5D Mark III Gets Official

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PST

We heard a rumor earlier in the week that Canon would be announcing their latest DSLR, it is now official, and Canon has now announced the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

The Canon 5D Mark III features a 22.3-megapixel full-frame Canon CMOS sensor, DIGIC 5+ Imaging Processor and 61 point auto-focus, plus an IOS range of 100 to 25,600 which can be extended to 102,400.

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Zynga Launches Own Website In Bid For Facebook Independence

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PST

Despite having derived the vast majority of its income from Facebook during its lifetime, Zynga seems to be reconsidering its all eggs /one basket strategy. The company has announced it will be making its social and web offerings available on its own website and even invite third party developers to join in.

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PCGamingWiki.com Aims To Take Frustration Out Of PC Gaming

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:32 PM PST

We don’t make a habit of sending you off to visit other websites here at Geeky Gadgets, but we’ll make the occasional exception for something worthwhile. And if you’ve ever struggled with a game crash caused by a driver problem only to finally dig up the solution on the fiftieth page of a forum thread, you’ll probably feel the same way about one-man project turned community effort PCGamingWiki.

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Gets 1 Million Downloads

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:58 PM PST

It may just be a consumer preview, but Windows 8 is proving to be a much anticipated operating system with a million downloads on the first day of its release.

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OnLive Desktop For Android Now Available

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:26 PM PST

OnLive Desktop, which recently offered a premium service for iPad users, is also coming to Android. The app will be available for tablets on Gingerbread and higher.

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