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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


HTC One V heads to Virgin Mobile USA

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Virgin Mobile USA has announced that they will be bringing the HTC One V to the U.S. The HTC One V is for the everyday working man and will offer everything you want, without sacrificing performance and looks. It will cost you $199.99 with a 2-year contract.
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Play StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm at gamescom

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:43 AM PDT

Blizzard is making some amazing games. There’s no doubt about it. Hit after hit, they just keep doing it. Like the award winning StarCraft II, which has an expansion called StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Blizzard recently announced that gamescom attendees will be able to play StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm AND WoW: Mists of Pandaria.
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GameStop Launches Pre-Orders for Google Nexus 7 Tablet with Trade-In Bonus

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 06:42 AM PDT

GameStop has announced that as of today it is accepting trades and taking pre-orders towards the Google Nexus 7 tablet with 16 GB of storage. The tablet was announced this week at the Google I/O developer conference and will launch in the middle of July. The tablet will sell for $249.

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Nintendo Offers Official Pokémon Black and White Version 2 Launch Date

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 06:34 AM PDT

If you have a Nintendo DS or 3DS game console and are a fan of the Pokémon video games that have been around for a long time, we have some good news on the launch of new games today. Nintendo has announced that the sequels to Pokémon Black and Pokémon White are set to launch in the United States on October 7.

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RIM Delays BlackBerry 10 Until 2013, Lays Off 5,000 Staff

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 04:45 AM PDT

RIM’s new mobile OS was supposed to launch before the end of the year, and now RIM has announced that they are delaying the launch of BlackBerry 10 until 2013.

RIM announced its latest financial results with a net financial loss of $192 million in the last quarter, they have decided to lay off 5,000 staff as well as delaying the launch of BlackBerry 10.

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Modbook Pro, The Worlds Largest And Fastest OS X Tablet

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:18 AM PDT

Fancy transforming your brand new Apple MacBook Pro laptop into the "the world's most powerful and largest-screen tablet computer." running Mountain Lion OS X? If you do then Modbook can help you with the conversion process, which uses the Apple laptop for and transforms it into a tablet.

Which can be equipped with a number of different configuration options such as a 2.5GHz dual core Intel Core i5 processor or 2.9 GHz dual core Intel Core i7 processor, supported by up to 16GB of RAM.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Review

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:15 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Note was first launched near the end of last year, unfortunately we didn’t manage to review the device when it was released, so I thought it was about time to try one out.

The first thing you notice about the Samsung Galaxy Note is the size of the device compared to other handsets, the device is designed to be a combination device between a smartphone and a tablet, and it features a 5.3inch Super AMOLED display.

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Motive Innovative Roll Up iPad Stylus (video)

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:46 AM PDT

Designer Ben Powell has created a very innovative rollup stylus for the iPad which he has added to the Kickstarter website, looking for help to make it a reality.

The Motive Stylus rolls up when you need to use it and flattens for storage, gripping the outside of the Apple iPad Smart case with magnets. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Google Docs Now Available Offline

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:32 AM PDT

If you are a regular user of Google Docs you will be pleased to know that Google has now revealed and demonstrated at its Google I/O conference. That Google Docs is now available to use offline.

At Google I/O Clay Bevor, director of product management for Google Apps, demonstrated that Google Docs will now work for offline editing, by opening Google Doc via Google Drive on stage in front of Google I/O attendees.

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Land Rover x Bowler EXR Unveiled For $242,000

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:53 AM PDT

Land Rover has teamed up with British rally car maker Bowler to create an awesome limited edition Land Rover x Bowler EXR. The Land Rover x Bowler EXR is equipped with everything you need to enter the Dakar rally, or drop the children to school in style.

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Volt Buckle Smartphone Charger (video)

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:37 AM PDT

Carrying a charger and cable for your smartphone can sometimes be a real pain, but a new charger called the Volt Buckle created by the CaliBuilt team and currently over on the Indiegogo website. Might just help a few of us with the problem of keeping our smartphones charged while out and about.

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No Flash Support In Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:34 AM PDT

Adobe announced last year that they would be ending support for Flash on mobile devices, and now Adobe has announced that there will be no Flash for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Adobe has also said that it will stop offering new installations of Flash on mobile devices from the 15th of July, existing installations will get limited updates in the future.

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Google Chrome Browser App Launches On iPad And iPhone

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:21 AM PDT

Its been a long time coming and some thought it would never happen, but today Google has announced and demonstrated that it will be releasing a version of its Chrome browser for the iPhone and iPad.

Google today demonstrated the new Chrome browser working on both and iPhone 4/4S and the new iPad 3, with tab syncing working seamlessly across all devices.

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Eco-amp Paper iPhone Amplifier (video)

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:13 AM PDT

We have featured a wide variety of different devices to amplify the audio from your iPhone, with some requiring additional mains power and some using simply physics.

Now a new iPhone amplifier has been created called the Eco-amp which has been made from FSC Certified 100% Post Consumer paper, and can be folded even after being made-up.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 To Feature 5.5 Inch Super AMOLED Display, Slimmer Design

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:05 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors about the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 over the last few weeks, the devices existence was recently confirmed by one of Samsung’s Twitter accounts and now we have some more details about the device.

According to the guys from GSM Arena, who have received some information about the device it will indeed come with a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and will feature a slimmer design than the existing version, have a look at a mock up of the device below.

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Element Gaming Mouse Cyclone Keeps Your Gaming Hand Cool

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:02 AM PDT

This new Element Gaming Mouse Cyclone edition mouse introduced by Thermaltake seems a little like an April fool product to me, but then you never know these days.

The new Thermaltake Element Gaming Mouse Cyclone edition is a modified version of the Black mouse series which was first introduced back in 2010, and as Thermaltake are well known for their cooling solutions seems to fit nicely with their product line.

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Just Mobile Gum Pocket Smartphone Battery Pack

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:49 PM PDT

If you are looking for a small power pack to carry a little extra juice for your smartphone whilst away from the grid. You might be interested to learn that Just Mobile has created and launched a pocket sized battery pack called the Just Mobile Gum.

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Final Fantasy III Lands On Android

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:45 PM PDT

Square Enix have released Final Fantasy III for Android, the game was originally released back in 1990, and has been ported to Google’s Android platform, the 3D remake of the game was released back in 2006.

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National Weather Service To Send Severe Weather Warnings To Smartphones

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:41 PM PDT

The American National Weather Service has this week announced the launch of their new Wireless Emergency Alerts system, that has been created to send severe weather warning directly to users smartphones.

The new weather warning system will include news about approaching tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, typhoons, tsunamis, flash floods, extreme winds, blizzards and ice and dust storms as well as other threats, and will send message of no more than 90 characters.

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Apple Posts $2.6 Million Bond To Have Galaxy Tab 10.1 Banned In The US

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:37 PM PDT

Earlier in the week we heard that Apple had won its case against Samsung in the US, and that Judge Lucy Koh had decided to ban the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US.

In order to enforce the ban of the tablet, Apple was asked by the court to post a bond of $2.6 million US dollars, and now Apple has posted the bond, the bond is designed to protect Samsung should their appeal be successful.

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Google Web Lab Building 5 Chrome Installations At The London Science Museum (video)

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:32 PM PDT

During its Google I/O developer conference, Google has unveiled the launch of its new Web Lab beta project which will make its debut at the London Science Museum later this summer.

The Web Lab Beta project will bring interactive Chrome installations to the London Science Museum, which can be glimpsed in the teaser created by Google after the jump.

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Nokia Windows Phone 8 Prototype Poses For The Camera

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:26 PM PDT

We are expecting Nokia to release some interesting Windows Phone 8 devices later this year, considering their close partnership with Microsoft and now it would appear that we may have our first photo of a Windows Phone 8 device from Nokia.

The photo below was snapped by the guys from WP7.nl at the Microsoft TechEd conference, in Amsterdam, and it is rumored to be a prototype Windows Phone 8 handset.

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Google Nexus Q Hacked To Load Games

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:21 PM PDT

Within just 24 hrs of the Nexus Q being made available to developers, Google developer Christina Kelly has already managed to load Swords and Soldiers on the Google Nexus Q streaming media orb.

Even though the game will only load at the moment, its probably not going to be long before Google Android developers are able to take full advantage of the Nexus Q’s hardware.

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driSuit Waterproof iPhone Case (video)

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:18 PM PDT

If you are looking for an iPhone case that will allow you to complete submerge your smartphone in water, while still being able to take photographs.

You might be interested in the new driSuit case designed for the iPhone 4 and 4S, that will allow you to take your iPhone to places which would normally kill an unprotected iPhone instantly. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Wallpapers Released

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:15 PM PDT

When Google announced the latest version of their mobile OS, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the said that the update would be released to certain devices in July, there are no details when the other manufacturers will start to roll our their Jelly bean Updates.

We also heard that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM had been leaked, and now the guys from the XDA Developers have released the Android Jelly Bean wallpapers which have been pulled from the SDK.

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Total Recall Reboot Full Trailer Released (video)

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:12 PM PDT

If you have already seen the original Total Recall film which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger you will know the storyline for the latest 2012 Total Recall reboot starring Colin Farrell.

But the latest trailer after the jump has added a little more CGI effects that the first and is shaping up to be a good remake if the trailer is anything to go by. The new film is directed by Len Wiseman, and features appearances by John Cho, Ethan Hawke and Bokeem Woodbine.

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Geanee ADB-01 Android Set Top Box

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:55 PM PDT

Chinese manufacturer Geanee has announced their latest Android set top box, the Geanee ADB-01 which comes with Android 2.3.1 Gingerbread and features a 1GHz processor.

The Geanee ADB-01 is powered by a 1GHz Rockchip RK219 processor, and features 512MB of RAM and 2GB of built in storage, plus it features HDMI out and a number of other ports.

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JVC GC-XA1 ADIXXION Action Cam Introduced

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:53 PM PDT

JVC has today unveiled a new action cam they have added to their range of cameras in the form of the JVC GC-XA1 nicked named the “ADIXXION”, which is both water and dust proof.

The new JVC GC-XA1 action camera weighs just 126g and is fitted with a “quad-proof” for protection from the elements without the need for an extra casing as with the Go Pro range.

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Rovio Mobile Releases Amazing Alex Trailer (Video)

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:38 PM PDT

Back in May we heard that Rovio Mobile had acquired the game Casey’s Contraptions and that they were working on a new game based on the original which will be called Amazing Alex.

Now Rovio Mobile have released a teaser video for Amazing Alex, which you can see below, although this game will take on a different approach than their massive hit Angry Birds.

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Virgin Mobile Now Offering Pre-paid iPhone 4 And 4S

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:25 PM PDT

Earlier in the month Virgin Mobile announced that they would start offering a pre-paid version of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S on their network in the US, and now they have started selling Apple’s iPhones.

Virgin Mobile are offering the 8GB iPhone 4 for $549 without a contract and they are also offering the 16GB iPhone 4S for $649, the pricing is the same as Apple charges for the unclocked versions of both devices.

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Apple Working On Major New Version Of iTunes

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:11 PM PDT

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Apple is working on a major new version of iTunes, which is designed to increase the amount of content available through the iTunes store and also make it easier for users to discover new content.

The new iTunes will apparently make it easier for users to share song’s with their friends, and this service may let their friends listen to the song for free, Apple have apparently been in discussions with the record labels regarding this feature.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Lands In Sprint Stores July 1st

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Samsung’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III has been met with overwhelming demand, which has led to shortages of the device and also delays at certain mobile carrier in the US.

Sprint recently started sending the device out to customers who had pre-ordered it and now they have announced that it will be available in their retail stores from Sunday the 1st of July.

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Google To Release New Google+ App For iPad

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 09:45 PM PDT

Yesterday we heard that Google had released a new version of their Google+ app for their Android smartphones and tablets, and Google also announced that they are working on a new version of their Google+ app for Apple’s iOS.

The new Google+ application for iOS is designed with the iPad in mind, and whilst Google did not reveal any information on when it would be available they did say that the app would be available ‘soon.

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Sony Action Camera Prototype Unveiled

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 09:32 PM PDT

Its seems that Sony is also looking to get a piece of the action camera market and has this week unveiled a handful of images introducing its new high definition wearable action camera for all to see.

Sony has designed their new action camera for POV and action sports, it says in the blog post on the Sony website, which provides a first look at the new Sony camera.

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