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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Halo 2 Anniversary in Development According to Rumor

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 09:57 AM PDT

An interesting rumor has been making the rounds that will make fans of the Halo franchise on the Xbox 360 happy. According to the rumor, 343 Industries is working on HD revamp of the old game Halo 2. The rumor points to title being Halo 2 Anniversary.

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KRE-O Star Trek Building Sets to Be Unveiled at Comic-Con

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 09:48 AM PDT

If you’re going to be at Comic-Con starting on July 11, you will want to drop by and check out Hasbro’s new Lego-style KRE-O building sets. The company is showing off when the new building sets already has a DIY Enterprise from Star Trek. There will apparently be other new kits unveiled at the show.

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Pink Nokia Lumia 900 For AT&T Announced

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 08:57 AM PDT

Nokia has announced that it is launching a pink version of its Lumia 900 smartphone with US mobile carrier AT&T, the device will be exclusive to AT&T and will go on sale from the 15th of July.

The pink Nokia Lumia 900 will be available from AT&T stores this Sunday, and you will have to sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier.

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Toshiba posts racy tablet ads, then pulls them

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:48 AM PDT

Toshiba is a professional company, one hat is not new to marketing and selling their goods. But this series of ads for its tablet looks, well, amateurish. At one point, a Toshiba Excite tablet is seen beneath the woman's cleavage as she does yoga. At least I think it was an Excite tablet, my eyes were elsewhere.
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Swimmable Mermaid Tail Actually Works

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:32 AM PDT

The next time that you go to the beach, you might want to trade in your swimwear for this Swimmable Mermaid Tail. The 'Swimmable Mermaid Tail' by Monika Naumann will bring your mermaid fantasies to life.
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Windows 8 Coming In October, RTM In August

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:16 AM PDT

Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) will land in the first week of August, and Windows 8 will be released in October 2012.

The news was announced by Microsoft’s Tami Reller at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Canada today, and he said that Windows 8 should be released by late October.

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LG Working On New Quad Core L9 Smartphone Processor

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:08 AM PDT

It looks like LG is the latest company who has their own smartphone processor in the works, according to a recent report LG is working on a new L9 quad core processor for their future smartphones.

The LG L9 processor is an ARM based chip and is expected to launch in a new LG Android smartphone in September, and the device will also use LG’s True HD smartphone display.

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Researchers Wirelessly Transmit Electricity Through 10cm Of Concrete

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:49 AM PDT

Japanese researchers at the Toyohashi University of Technology have revealed that they have devised a way to wirelessly transmit enough electricity through 10 cm of concrete, which could help to assist powering a vehicle in the future.

The team was able to pass 50-60w of power through 10 cm of concrete and tyres, (the same concrete used for roads in Japan) to power a light bulb, in the life size demonstration.

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Sony Xperia Go Headed To O2 UK

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:29 AM PDT

The Sony Xperia Go was announced recently and now it looks like it is headed to UK mobile carrier O2 some time this month, the device will be available with a range of contracts with the carrier here in the UK, although no exact launch date is given.

The Sony Xperia Go is designed to be a rugged smartphone, and it is waterproof and dust proof and conforms to the IP67 rating, it will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Sony will release an Android 4.0 update for the device in the future.

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Commodore 64 Bass Guitar Hack (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:21 AM PDT

Jeri Ellsworth has created an awesome hack using a Commodore 64 and transformed it in to a C64 Bass "keytar", and  was unveiled by Ellsworth at this years Makers Fair Bay Area.

The fantastically innovative hack was created by splicing a bass guitar neck to the retro Commodore 64, you can hear Ellsworth explain her awesome hack and how it was created in more detail after the break.

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Word Lens Awesome Translation App Arrives On Android (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Word Lens the awesome real-time translating application designed to easily translate signs, menus and posters using your smartphone built in camera, has now arrived on Android.

Simply point your camera at a poster or sign you would like to translate (in a support language), and watch Word Lens translate it in real-time before your very eyes, watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Sony LT30 With 13 Megapixel Camera Appears In Bluetooth Certification

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:52 AM PDT

It looks like Sony has a new smartphone in the works, the Sony LT30 which has appeared in the Bluetooth certification, and whilst we do not have any pictures of the device we do have some details.

The Sony LT30 will come with a 4.6 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, Android, and it will feature Sony’s mobile Bravia engine.

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Injustice Gods Among Us, 15 Minute Gameplay Trailer (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:46 AM PDT

15 minutes of gameplay has been released this week showing you exactly what you can expect from the upcoming super hero and villain fighting game, Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is currently in development by by NetherRealm Studios and is expected to launch sometime in 2013. Watch the video after the jump to see characters special moves.

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UK Court Rules Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Tablets Don’t Infrigne On Apple Patents

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:33 AM PDT

Samsung and Apple are engaged in a number of different lawsuits, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 is currently banned from sale in the US, but it looks like a court in the UK has now ruled in Samsung’s favor.

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D-Link mydlink Cloud NAS Drive And Routers Announced

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:27 AM PDT

Following on from the routers D-Link launched towards the end of last month in the form of the Cloud Router 1200 ref: DIR-636L and Cloud Router 2000 ref:DIR-826L with mydlink Cloud Services support.

D-Link has now introduced a new NAS device equipped with 2 bays, which can be controlled via iOS and Android applications, via and Internet connection, using mydlink Cloud Services.

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Portal 2 Lego Concepts Hoping To Become Official Lego Products

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:13 AM PDT

As with other Lego kits that have started out as just concepts, such as the Lego Minecraft Kits we have featured here on Geeky Gadgets in the past. A team of  Lego masters builders are hoping to do the same for Portal 2 and get their Lego ideas from concept to production.

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Galaxy Nexus Goes Back On Sale In Google Play Store

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:59 AM PDT

It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now available again from Google’s Play Store in the US, the device was removed from sale last week after a US court banned the sale of the device.

We heard earlier than the ban had been lifted on a temporary basis, and it looks like Google has now started selling the handset again, although it looks like the device wont actually ship for one of two weeks.

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FIFA Approves Use Of Select iBall Smart Soccer Ball (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:49 AM PDT

FIFA has approved the use of the worlds first intelligent football, called the iBall which has been design to help referees know when a soccer ball has crossed the goal line or not.

FIFA has been the new Select’s iBall design over the past few months in the GoalRef system, and has now approved the new intelligent iBall system for final testing ready for use in professional football games. Watch the video after the jump to see how the Select iBall will help the game of football.

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Sony Releases Xperia S Android ICS Source Code

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:44 AM PDT

Sony recently started rolling out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for their Sony Xperia S smartphone, and now Sony has released the source code for the handset.

The open source code for the Sony Xperia is is software version 6.1.A.0.452 and it is now available to download from Sony, and comes with all the files needed to build third party ICS ROMs for the Xperia S.

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RapidShare Launches RapidDrive, Cloud Storage Competitor

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:33 AM PDT

This week RapidShare has launched a new product called RapidDrive which has its sights firmly set on taking a slice of the cloud storage market, from applications such as SkyDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox to name a few.

The new cloud storage competitor from RapidShare provides users with cloud storage and file synchronisation, and is currently in its beta stage of development.

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Nokia Lumia 900, Lumia 610 And Lumia 710 Getting Software Updates

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Nokia has announced that it is rolling out a software update for a number of its Lumia Windows Phone devices, and the list includes the Nokia Lumia 900, Lumia 710 and Lumia 610.

The software updates for the various devices bring a range of new features to these Lumia Windows Phone smartphones as well as performance enhancements, you can see a list of what is included in the update below.

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Star Wars Official Lego B-Wing Starfighter Unveiled (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:10 AM PDT

Lego have this week announced a new addition to their Star Wars kit range, with the unveiling of the new Lego Star Wars B-Wing Starfighter, which is part of the Star Wars Ultimate Collectors Series.

The Lego Star Wars B-Wing Starfighter consists of 1,486 individual Lego pieces, and once built measures 26 x 15 x 17 inches in size. Watch the video after the jump to see Lego explain little more about their new creation.

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Pulp New Reader Update Adds MacBook Pro Retina Screen Support

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 03:55 AM PDT

Pulp the awesome news a reader application available for both iPad and Mac systems, has this week received a new update, Acrylic Software announced the roll out of the new update via Twitter.

The new Pulp update brings with it support for Apple New MacBook Pro Retina screen, which is equipped with 2880 x 1800 pixels in it screen, providing high quality graphics and visuals.

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Robocop 2013 Movie Omnicorp Teaser Trailer (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 03:41 AM PDT

Following in the same lines as the reboot of the original Total Recall movie, Robocop is also having a remake of the 1987 film made and is expected to arrive in theatres in August 2013.

The new remake of the original Robocop will by directed by Jose Padhila and star Gary Oldman, Samuel L.Jackson and Hugh Laurie to name just a few, and a new teaser trailer has this week been released.

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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q Qwerty Android 4.0 Smartphone Headed To T-Mobile

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 03:36 AM PDT

The guys over at TMO news have some details on a new Android smartphone which is headed to US mobile carrier T-Mobile, the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q, the handset will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q features a QWERTY keyboard and it will come with Android 4.0.4, and features a dual core 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM.

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iPhone Spider Concept By Federico Ciccarese (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 03:22 AM PDT

We have featured a number of different concept smartphone here on Geeky Gadgets but this spider style creation from designer Federico Ciccarese is very unique indeed.

Ciccarese has designed his iPhone styled smartphone to be worn on the hand, with straps going between each of your fingers. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Sony Xperia Acro S Appears At The FCC

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 03:12 AM PDT

Sony announced the Xperia Acro S at the end of May, although =when  it was announced they did not give a launch date or pricing for this new Android smartphone.

Now it would appear that Sony are getting ready to release the Xperia Acro S in the US, as the handset has just appeared at the FCC, although we do not have an exact launch date as yet.

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Heat Damage On Samsung Galaxy S III Was Caused By External Energy

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:57 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the case of the damaged Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone from a few weeks ago, the owner of the device reported that the handset has suffered from some sort of heat damage.

Samsung investigated the issue, and have now issued a statement confirming that the damage to the device was caused by external energy, it turns out someone put the device in a microwave, and this is how the damage occurred.

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Dark Knight Rises 13 Minute Featurette Released (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:52 AM PDT

The next chapter in the Batman series Dark Knight Rises, created by Christopher Nolan is arriving in theatres on July 20th 2012 and will provide the epic conclusion to his Batman trilogy.

In preparation for its arrival a 13 minute Dark Knight Rises featurette has been released providing you with a little more than a glimpse at what you can expect from the new movie.

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HP Unveils 4 New All-in-one PCs For Consumers & Business

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:30 AM PDT

HP has added four new all-in-one desktop PCs to its range of systems this week in the form of the HP Envy 23, HP Pavilion 23. Which have been created specifically for consumers.

The new HP Compaq Elite 8300, HP Compaq Pro 6300 on the other hand have been created with business users in mind, and come with optional 2 finger multi-touch features.

 

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Nokia Lumia 910 Leaked In Nokia’s RDA Tool

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:22 AM PDT

We first heard about the Nokia Lumia 910 back in January, the device has yet to been announced by Nokia, but now it has popped up again, this time in Nokia’s developer tool.

The photo below shows the reference to the Nokia Lumia 910, and it was discovered by the guys over at Nokiapoweruser, we don’t as yet have an official specifications on the handset.

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Timbuk2 Power Commute and Power Q Bags Unveiled To Keep Your Devices Charged On The Move

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:15 AM PDT

If you are looking for a bag that can help keep your gadgets and smartphones topped up with juice while you are away from the grid. You might be interested in the new Power Commute and Power Q bags which have been created by Timbuk2.

Timbuk2 has partnered with Joey Energy to create the bags which are fitted with Joey’s T1 Power Supply which can be charged via a standard wall power socket when required.

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Nokia 808 PureView Lands In The US For $699

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:04 AM PDT

Nokia’s new 808 PureView smartphone is not available through any of the mobile carriers in the US, although that handset is now available in the US SIM free through Amazon.

As a reminder the Nokia 808 PureView features Symbian Belle, and a 4 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels, processing is provided by a 1.3GHz single core processor and comes with 16GB of built in storage, plus a microSD card slot that can take up to 32GB cards.

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Walking Dead FPS Game Announced By Activision (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:57 AM PDT

Fans of the popular The Walking Dead TV series, might be pleased to learn that Activision has announced the development of a new first-person-shooter (FPS) set in “The Walking Dead” universe.

Activision has already set-up a new website for the upcoming Walking Dead game and released a Walking Dead FPS teaser trailer which you can viewed after the break. Enjoy!

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US Court Lifts Samsung Galaxy Nexus Ban For Now

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:43 AM PDT

Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone was banned from sale in the US last week, and now the court has lifted the ban of the handset on a temporary basis, the ban was lifted after an appeal by Samsung.

Google and Samsung are working on releasing the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and modifications to the devices software which are expected to bypass the alleged Apple patent infringements.

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Jolla Continuing MeeGo OS Development And Launching New MeeGo Smartphones

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:39 AM PDT

Finnish smartphone “product company” Jolla has announced that they will be picking up the MeeGo mobile operating system, which was developed by Nokia and continuing MeeGo’s development.

Meego was adopted by Nokia for their N9 smartphone, but was then quickly dropped for inclusion with other smartphone models by Nokia, who opted to use Windows Phone instead.

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Mozilla Redirects Thunderbird Email Client Development

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:20 AM PDT

Mozilla has this week announced that it will be redirecting the development resources it currently has working on their email client Thunderbird to other areas.

An email was sent out over the weekend to "Mozillians" revealing the plans ahead of an official announcement that will be arriving sometime today, form Mitchell Baker who will be posting on the future of Thunderbird.

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Samsung To Launch Windows RT Tablet In October

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:14 AM PDT

Samsung has been doing very well with their Android based tablets, and now it would appear that the company has some other tablets in the works, which will be released later this year, although instead of Android these new tablets will come with Windows RT.

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Samsung is working on a Windows RT based tablet, and the device is expected to launch in October, of course this has yet to be confirmed by Samsung.

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Foxconn Nano PCs AT-5600 And AT-5250 Become Official

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:08 AM PDT

Foxconn first unveiled their new Nano PC format back in May with the unveiling of the Intel equipped AT-5300, and AMD equipped AT-5600. Now Foxconn has unveiled a new addition to their Nano PC range in the form of the AT-5250 and made the AT-5600 official.

The AT-5600 will still be equipped with AMD's E450 APU, and the new AT-5250 will be equipped with an Atom D2550 at 1.86 Ghz, supported by  up to 4GB memory.

 

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Amazon Kindle Fire 2 Coming In Q3 With Improved Display

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:01 AM PDT

The last thing we heard about the new Kindle Fire 2 tablet was that the device was expected to launch in August, and now according to a recent report by All Things D, the device will launch in quarter three, which could mean August or September.

All Things D are reporting that the Kindle Fire 2 will feature an improved display over the existing model, the existing Kindle Fire comes with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, and the new model will apparently feature a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

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Twitter iPhone App Receiving Major 4.3 Update

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:53 AM PDT

It has been discovered this week that a new major update is on its way to Twitter’s Official iPhone application. The discovery has been made via Apple’s redesigned iOS 6 App Store which has leaked the information about the upcoming Twitter update.

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Samsung Galaxy Beam Lands In The UK

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:44 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the Samsung Galaxy Beam that was announced at MWC 2012 back in February, it looks like the handset is now available in the UK SIM free with a number of retailers.

As a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy Beam comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a 4 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 400 pixels, there is also front and rear facing cameras.

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Nokia’s PureView Technology Headed To Their Lumia Windows Phone’s Very Soon

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:36 AM PDT

Last month, Nokia’s Chris Webber confirmed that Nokia would bring their PureView technology to their Lumia Windows Phone devices, and now Nokia’s VP of worldwide developer relations, Richard Kerris has revealed some more details about PureView for their Lumia handsets.

Speaking in an interview with Neowin, Kerris said that Nokia’s PureView technology would be available on new Nokia Lumia handsets ‘very soon’, no specific date was given, although we suspect some of Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 devices will be the first to use their PureView technology.

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SIM Free Sony Xperia Tipo Lands In The UK Next Month For £135

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:22 AM PDT

Sony announced the Xperia Tipo last month, and now we have some details on when the handset will be available in the UK, the SIM free version of the handset will land in the UK in August and will retail for £134.98 including taxes, and it is now available to pre-order.

As a reminder, the Sony Xperia Tipo features a 3.2 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels, and processing is provided by an 800MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

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Verizon Galaxy S III Launch Delayed Until June 12th

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:33 PM PDT

If you are waiting to get your hands on the new Samsung Galaxy S III on Verizon in the US, you may have to wait a few days more, last week Verizon announced that the device would be available on their network from the 10th of July.

Now it would appear that the launch of the Galaxy S III on Verizon has now been delayed for a couple of days and the handset will launch on the 12th of July.

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