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Friday, July 6, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


New Diablo III Hotfixes Land

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:50 AM PDT

A couple new Diablo III hotfixes have landed this week that patch certain issues with the popular video game. As always, a hotfix is a change that Blizzard makes on its end that doesn’t require the gamer to download anything. The new hot fixes made two changes.

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Corsair Launches Force Series GS SSDs

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:34 AM PDT

Corsair has announced a new series of SSDs called the Force Series GS. These new SSD’s use a 2.5-inch form factor suitable for mobile devices and ship with 3.5-inch mount solution for desktop computers as well. The SSDs use the SandForce SF-2200 SSD processor providing fast speeds along with toggle NAND.

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Nexus Q gets taken apart

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Have you ever wondered just what the Nexus Q has under the hood? We know the specs, but I mean, what it really has under the hood. If you have been dying to know, then this is your lucky day. Is it really made in the good old U.S.A.? The folks over at iFixit decided to find out, as well as uncover it’s other secrets.
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Corrupt Apps Causing Problems In Apple’s App Store

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:56 AM PDT

It looks like some of the apps in Apple’s App Store, which have been updated over the last couple of days are causing problems with users of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

The issue was first spotted by the developer of the Instapaper app, when an update to their app was released, which was working fine, but when users downloaded the app it started crashing.

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Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case Unveiled

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:45 AM PDT

Cooler Master has this week taken the wraps off its new Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case, which has been designed to accommodate a full size power supply, but only be one third of the size of a standard case.

The Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case measures 9.4 x 8.2 x 15.8 inches and supports 3 x 3.5" / 4 x 2.5" HDD/SSD converted from 2 x 3.5″ HDD bay, and features a full-Size 5.25" drive bay.

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Halo 4 Limited Edition Xbox Console Leaked

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:41 AM PDT

It looks like Microsoft plans to release a new limited edition Xbox 360 console, the photo below is reported to be of a new limited edition Halo 4 Xbox Console.

This new Halo 4 Xbox console is expected to be launched with Halo 4 which is due later this year, of course this has yet to be confirmed by Microsoft.

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Google+ Now Offering Friend App Recommendations

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:26 AM PDT

Google is now rolling out a new feature to its Google+ app recommendation engine, that will now take in to consideration the applications that your friends within Google+ have upvoted. Enabling you to easily find more applications that your friends have recommended.

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Olympus MEG4.0 Eyewear Unveiled

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:04 AM PDT

Following on from announcement of Google’s Project Glass eyewear unveiled earlier this year, and recently demonstrated at the Google I/O developer conference. Olympus has this week unveiled there new display eyewear prototype named the MEG4.0.

The Olympus MEG4.0 has been designed to connect to our devices via Bluetooth and is equipped with Olympus’s in-house “proprietary optical technology”.

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Acer Aspire 5600U All In One PC Announced

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Acer announced a couple of new all in one PC’s ast month, and now they have released the full specifications on one of them, the Acer Aspire 5600U which will come with a choice of Intel’s latest core i3 and Core i5 processors.

The Acer Aspire 5600 U features a 23 inch Full HD touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels, there is also NVIDIA GeForce GT630M graphics and up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM.

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Samsung And Apple Drop Additional Patent Claims Ahead Of Trial

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Apple and Samsung are currently engaged in a major court case in the US, we recently saw a couple of Samsung’s product banned for sale in the US,the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the fate of both devices will be determined at the upcoming trial.

Now both Samsung and Apple have reduced their patent claims against each other ahead of the trial, this was done at the request of Judge Lucy Koh, although this is something that Judge Koh could ask for again if she feels that the two companies have not reduced the claims enough for the actual trial.

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Dick Tracy Mobile Phone Watch And GPS Tracker

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Anyone looking for a way to keep track of their children, might be interested in this new Dick Tracy phone watch which is now available. That not only does it allow your child to make phone calls, but also includes a GPS tracker which can be used to follow your child’s location.

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Apple Granted Patent For Wearable Head Mounted Display

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:37 AM PDT

Google has already show off their own wearable head mounted display in the form of their Google Project Glasses, and now it would appear that Apple also has a wearable head mounted display planned for the future.

Apple has now bee granted a patent for a "Peripheral treatment for head-mounted displays", the patent was originally filed back in 2006 and the patent was granted to Apple this week.

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Laser Cut Raspberry Pi Case Complete With LED Light Pipes

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:07 AM PDT

A new Raspberry Pi case has been created to accommodate your bare Raspberry Pi mini computer board. Which has been laser cut from acrylic and even has light pipes fitted for you to be able to see the LEDs on the board at any time when encased.

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Samsung To Manufacture Qualcomm’s 28nm Snapdragon Processors

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:57 AM PDT

Samsung and Qualcomm are currently competing with each other on their smartphone processors, and not it would appear that Samsung is actually going to help its rival produce their 28nm Snapdragon S4 SoC.

Qualcomm’s current processors are made by Taiwan’s TSMC, who are unable to keep up with the demand for the S4, so Qualcomm have looked for other companies to help meet the demand for their latest flagship processor.

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MK802 Mini PC USB Camera And LAN Support Arrives In Rev 2 Firmware Update

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:38 AM PDT

According to the Rikomagic UK website a new Rev2 firmware will be arriving around the 17th of July for the MK802 Mini PC. That will bring with it USB LAN adapter and USB camera support to the pocket PC.

The new Rev2 firmware shortly to be released, will also bring with it a new feature that will provide users with the ability to change screen resolution under Android.

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New PlayStation 3 Model Discovered In FCC Filing

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:29 AM PDT

It looks like Sony may be about to launch a new version of their PlayStation 3 console, as a new version has been discovered in a recent FCC filing, which according to the guys over at Eurogamer is a new ‘Super Slim’ version of the PlayStation 3.

According to the report the FCC filing has revealed that some new hardware is being tested in this new slimmer PlayStation 3 although there are no details on exactly what the new hardware is.

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Commodore OS Uses Linux Mint To Rebuild Classic OS Design

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:12 AM PDT

Older readers may remember the Commodore computers in their original form, which were first launched back in 1982, and were equipped with a powerful 64 kilobytes of RAM and graphics, for the time.

Now Commodore USA who have already launched a retro styled Commodore 64 Extreme, which has been brought up to date and is now powered by an Intel Quad Core i7 Processor. Is developing a new operating system that will emulate the look and feel of the original.

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UK Google Nexus 7 Tablet Won’t Have Magazines And TV Shows At Launch

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:09 AM PDT

We heard earlier today that the Google Nexus 7 is expected to launch in the UK on the 19th of July,and now it would appear that the same content available in the US on the Galaxy Nexus 7 will not be available in the UK at launch.

The guys over at the Inquirer spoke to Google, and Google has confirmed that the UK version will have access to content that is available in the UK Play Store, which means no TV shows, music  and magazines, unlike the US version.

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Galaxy Note And PS3 Controller Combined To Create Handy Gaming Rig

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:54 AM PDT

Owners of a Galaxy Note who also might have a PS3 controller handy, may be interested in this neat mod which allows you to combine the two devices to create a portable gaming rig, making your gaming sessions a little more enjoyable.

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Samarai Maple Seed-Inspired UAV Detailed (video)

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:30 AM PDT

We first featured at the Samarai Maple Seed-Inspired UAV which was being developed by Lockheed Martin's Intelligent Robotics Lab back in August 2011, when it was unveiled at a UAV conference in Washington, D.C.

The now Lockheed Martin has released a video revealing more details about the design of their new Samarai Maple Seed-Inspired UAV, and some of the technology behind the flying ariel drone, which can be controlled via a tablet.

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Nokia N9 Gets 1.3 Software Update

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:22 AM PDT

Nokia’s last MeeGo powered smartphone, the Nokia N9 has just received a major software update that brings more than 1,000 bug fixes and updates to the handset, and the latest version of the MeeGo software for the N9 is version 1.3.

Nokia has published a list of what is included in the update which you can see over at the Nokia developers website, the updates include changes to mail, Facebook, Twitter, and a range of bug fixes.

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LG Prada 3.0 Gets Android 4.0 ICS Update In Europe

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:09 AM PDT

LG launched their latest Prada phone a few months ago, the LG Prada 3.0 and now the handset is getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in Europe.

The update seems to be rolling out in a couple of European countries which include Germany and Italy, there are no details as yet on when the update will land in the UK and other European countries.

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Samsung ES9000 75 Inch $17,500 Smart TV

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:03 AM PDT

If you are looking for something a little extra from your HDTV you might be interested in the new Samsung ES9000 which was first unveiled back in CES at the beginning of this year and sports a massive 75 inch screen.

The Samsung ES9000 Smart TV is powered by a 1GHz dual core processor allowing it to run multiple Smart TV applications at the same time. Its also the worlds largest OLED TV, and has been created from a single pane of glass, offering nearly unlimited contrast ratios.

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Google Nexus 7 Tablet Hits The UK July 19th

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:56 AM PDT

When Google announced their new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet, the Google Nexus 7, they said it would launch in the UK in the middle of July and now it appears we may have a launch date of the 19th of July.

According to a couple of UK retailers the Google Nexus 7 will be available in the UK from the 19th of July, this is for the 8GB version, the 16GB version is expected to launch on the 27th of July.

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Apple Posts $95.6M Bond To Ban The Galaxy Nexus In The US

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:47 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that Samsung had been denied their appeal to have the US ban on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus lifted ahead of the upcoming court case, we also heard that Google had stopped selling the Galaxy Nexus from their online store.

According to Florian Mueller from Foss Patents, Apple has now posted a $95.6 million bond, which means that the ban of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the US can now be enforced.

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Call Of Duty Online Gameplay Trailer (video)

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:41 AM PDT

Activision Blizzard has this week announced that they will be offering its Call of Duty title as a Free to Play (F2P) MMO in China. Watch the video after the jump to see Call of Duty Online in action.

Announcing earlier this week that they have partnered with Internet and wireless services provider Tencent Holdings Limited, that will have an exclusive license to run the game in China.

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Motorola Atrix HD For AT&T Announced

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:30 AM PDT

It looks like Motorola has launched a new Android smartphone, the Motorola Atrix HD which will be available with US mobile carrier AT&T, and comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Motorola Atrix HD features a 4.5 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, plus a dual core 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM, there is also 8GB of built in storage and a microSD card slot that can take up to 32GB cards.

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Ultimate Starcraft II Arcade Stick Controller (video)

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:28 AM PDT

Starcraft II gamers are sure to enjoy this custom Starcraft II arcade stick created by Mauricio Romano, which has been designed by blending RTS and Fighter controls together into one controller.

The Starcraft II custom controller pictured below is the winning entry in the SRK cross-over contest to design and build the ultimate Starcraft II arcade stick.

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GameDock Transforms Your Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Into A Games Console (video)

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:14 AM PDT

Cascadia Games LLC have created a new style of docking station called the GameDock for your Apple devices, which has been designed to transform your iPad, iPhone or iPod in to a games console complete with retro USB controllers.

The new GameDock is now over on the Kickstarter website looking to raise funds to make the jump from concept to production. Watch the video after the jump to see GameDock in action, and its inventors tai you through their awesome idea.

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Quad Core Samsung Galaxy S III LTE Goes On Sale In Korea July 9th

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:09 AM PDT

The US version of the Samsung Galaxy S III comes with a dual core Snapdragon S4 processor and LTE, the International version of the handset comes with a quad core Exynos processor but no LTE.

Samsung recently announced a quad core Samsung Galaxy S III for South Korea, the handset comes with the quad core Exynos processor and also LTE, and the device will launch on three carrier in South Korea on the 9th of July.

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Acer Iconia Tab A210 Android 4.0 Tablet Arrives At The FCC

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:58 AM PDT

Acer’s new Iconia Tab A210 which was first unveiled in the recent Computex exhibition has now arrived at the FCC. The latest addition to the Acer tablet range runs Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system and is equipped with a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

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PSOne Classic Games Landing On PS Vita Console

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:46 AM PDT

Sony has announced that a new PS Vita firmware update will be rolled out during the summer months, that will bring with it the PSOne Classic support, which was first announced back in E3 earlier this year.

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Lenovo In Talks With Microsoft On Custom Windows Phone Handsets

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:26 AM PDT

Lenovo is apparently in talks with Microsoft to produce custom Windows Phone smartphones, and if a deal is done it will be similar to the one Nokia has with Microsoft.

Lenovo are looking to release Windows Phone 8 devices with custom UI’s and apps, rather than releasing devices with the stock version of Windows Phone 8 on their future handsets.

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