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Friday, July 13, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Microsoft to open first international store this fall in Canada

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:15 AM PDT

Canadians who are Microsoft devotees currently have no Microsoft store where they can look around and drool over that Xbox 360 or Windows tablet. Well, pretty soon you might just have one. If all goes according to Microsoft’s plan, it will open this fall.
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AT&T red Galaxy S III pre-orders start July 15th

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:57 AM PDT

We all like different things. In different colors. After all the world would be pretty boring if every phone came in just one color. Thankfully, that isn’t the case and we can choose from many phones and in many colors. And now you have another, third choice, as far as the Galaxy S III is concerned.
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Xbox 360 Kinect PlayFit Dashboard Launches in UK

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:12 AM PDT

We mentioned earlier this week that Microsoft had launched the Xbox 360 Kinect PlayFit dashboard in the United States. We also mentioned at the time that the dashboard was set rollout to other countries later in the week. Microsoft has officially announced that the Kinect PlayFit dashboard is now available in the UK.

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Genius Announces Lychas HS-G550 Foldable Gaming Headset

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:04 AM PDT

It can be hard to find a place to keep all your accessories and peripherals on your computer desk. One of the things I always had a hard time finding a place for were my headphones. Typical headphones wouldn’t fit in my desk drawers. If you have a similar issue, Genius has announced a new folding headset called the Lychas HS-G550.

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Rovio’s Amazing Alex Now Available From Google Play And Apple’s iTunes

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Rovio Mobile recently announced that they would be launching a new game called Amazing Alex, the game has just launched and is now available from the Google Play Store and Apple’s iOS App Store.

Have a look a the trailer for Amazing Alex below, it certainly looks a little different than Rovio’s massively popular Angry Birds range of games.

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LZRTAG Augmented Reality App Adds Digital Images To The Real World (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:59 AM PDT

A new augmented reality Android application called LZRTAG has been added to the Google Play Store today, that allows you to upload images and then print and place corner tags in the real world. Which can be then used to trigger digital images, watch the video after the jump to see the LZRTAG app in action to understand the process in more detail.

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Mass Effect 3 Earth DLC Confirmed By Bioware

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:54 AM PDT

Bioware has officially confirmed that a new multiplayer expansion will be arriving next week for Mass Effect 3 called Earth. The new Earth DLC will provide the next war zone for gamers to defend, and bring with it a number of new features.

The free to download Earth DLC will include six new human N7 classes, in the form of the Destroyer Soldier, Paladin Sentinel, Demolisher Engineer, Slayer Vanguard, Shadow Infiltrator, and Fury Adept.

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Huawei Ascend G330 Android Smartphone Leaked

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:42 AM PDT

It looks like Huawei has a new smartphone in the works, the Huawei Ascend G330 which is apparently an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices that is headed to China.

The Huawei Ascend G330 comes with a 4 inch touchscreen display that has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and it also features a front facing camera and a 5 megapixel camera on the back.

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DayZ Arma 2 Mod Passes 500,000 Users (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:39 AM PDT

Developers of the awesome DayZ Zombie mod for Arma 2 have today revealed via a Tweet that the popular DayZ mod has now passed 500,000 users and is still climbing experiencing around 10,000 new downloads a day.

The Tweet from the DayZ developers said: “Congratulations everyone, with your support through tough times, mistakes, troubles, and technical problems, we now have over 500k users,”

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Angry Birds Console Pricing Revealed, Start Saving Now!

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:26 AM PDT

Yesterday Rovio the creators of the popular Angry Birds game announced that the franchise would be arriving on Xbox 360, PS3 And 3DS gaming consoles, Angry Birds Trilogy.

Today however they have revealed the pricing for the new editions which although are in line with other console games, when you can pickup all three IOS or Android versions for a lot less, makes the games seems little over priced in comparison.

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Philips W732 Droid Dual SIM Smartphone Announced

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Philips has announced their latest Android smartphone, the W732 Droid, which is a dual SIM handset that comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and the device will go on sale in China and Russia.

The Philips W732 Droid comes with a 4.3 inch IPS touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, processing is provided by a 1GHz single Core MediaTek MT6575 processor and it also features 1GB of RAM.

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Velocity Micro Cruz T508 Android 4.0 Tablet Arriving Soon (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Velocity Micro latest tablet to run Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system, in for the form of the Velocity Micro Cruz T508, which has this week appeared at the FCC. Indicating its becoming closer to an official launch date.

Exact specifications for the new 8 inch Android Cruz T508 tablet are still to be released but what we do know is that the Android 4.0 tablet, will be powered by an 1.2 GHz Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 processor. Watch the demo reel  after the jump to see it in action.

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T-Mobile Galaxy Note Appears On Their Facebook Page

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:50 AM PDT

US mobile carrier T-Mobile have yet to announce the Samsung Galaxy Note for their network, although we have been hearing rumors that the handset will land on T-Mobile next month.

Now the Samsung Galaxy Note has appeared on T-Mobile’s official Facebook page, which you can see in the photo below, discovered by the guys over at TechnoBuffalo.

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Awesome $30,000 PC Gaming Room (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:46 AM PDT

If you think your gaming rig is awesome, check out this beast of a setup, which includes $30,000 of hardware. Complete with three screen driving simulator and 42 inch LG LCD monitor connected to a beast of a gaming rig. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Galaxy Nexus Back In Stock In US Google Play Store

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:36 AM PDT

After the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was banned for sale in the US, Google and Samsung said that the device would go back on sale this week, with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

The device was removed from the Google Play store, and then appeared back in the Google Play Store on Monday, although it had a shipping time of 1 to 2 weeks.

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Google Nexus 7 Costs $152 To Manufacture According To Report

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:08 AM PDT

When Google announced their Nexus 7 tablet, they revealed that they were not making any money on the device, and we had previously heard that the manufacturing costs of their new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet were close to the $199.99 retail price for the 8GB model.

We had previously heard that Google may even be making a loss on the device, as it ships with a $25 gift card for the Google Play Store but according to a recent report from All Things D, who spoke to iSuppli, the Google Nexus 7 tablet is estimated to cost around $152 to manufacture.

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MiniStack External Storage Drives Updated With USB 3.0 And More

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:59 AM PDT

Newer Technology has updated it line of MiniStack external storage drive case with USB 3.0 connectivity and wealth of new features to help storing and looking after your data a little easier.

The latest MiniStack external drive case can either be order with or without drives already installed and is compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows systems, and offers Thunderbolt, Firewire 800 and eSATA connections in a stackable design.

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Windows Phone 8 To Feature Lock Screen Notifications

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:54 AM PDT

When Microsoft showed off Windows Phone 8 a few weeks ago, they did not unveil every new feature that would be available in Windows Phone 8, and now it appears that a new feature in Windows Phone 8 has been discovered.

According to the guys over at WPCentral, one of the new features in Windows Phone 8 will be lock screen notifications, something which Microsoft have yet to announced.

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Klipsch Image S4i Rugged In-ear Headphones

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:38 AM PDT

Klipsch has unveiled a set of rugged in-ear headphones in the form of the Klipsch Image S4i Rugged. Which have been created by Klipsch to withstand the elements.

The Image S4i Rugged have been constructed using rubber mouldings on the outer surfaces of each ear bud to protect them from moisture penetration.

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Microsoft To Charge Windows RT Tablet Makers $50 To $65 Per Device

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:31 AM PDT

We previously heard a rumor that Microsoft could be charging makers of their Windows 8 tablet up to $100 per license for each device, although the price seemed to vary depending on the manufacturer.

Now according to a recent report from Digitimes, Microsoft is rumored to be charging tablet makers around $50 to $65 per Windows RT license and around $60 to $100 for a Windows 8 license.

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NASA Spacecraft 3D Augmented Reality iPad, iPhone App Launched

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:27 AM PDT

NASA has launched a new application for Apple’s iPad and iPhone this week called Spacecraft 3D which in an augmented reality app that allows you to investigate and learn more about NASA spacecraft and their missions.

The NASA iOS app allows you to print off and use augmented reality targets with the iPad/iPhone camera to view closeup images and see how the NASA Spacecraft move and view the spacecrafts engineering feats.

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Angry Birds With Motion Controls Headed To Samsung Smart TVs

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:13 AM PDT

Samsung has announced that it will be bringing Rovio Mobile’s massively popular Angry Birds game to its range of smart TVs, although this will not be the normal Angry Birds as the game will use motion controls.

Angry Birds on Samsung’s Smart TVs will uses Samsung’s built in motion recognition capabilities for game play, and this will allow you to fling the birds using hand gestures.

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Cervelo P5 The World’s Most Aerodynamic Triathlon Bike (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:07 AM PDT

Cervelo has unveiled a new bike that its created and added to its range in the form of the Cervélo P5, which is currently the worlds most Aerodynamic Triathlon/Time Trials Bike available.

The P5 frameset is Cervélo's most aerodynamic ever, and will shave ~30-seconds in a 40-kilometer time trial, using its skin surfaces technology which have been tuned for each AeroZone, together with 100% hidden cables to optimise airflow.

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modulR iPad Swing Mount And iPad Touch Case Unveiled (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:49 AM PDT

If you are looking for a swivel stand that can be attached to a desk or underneath a wall cabinet, you might be interested in the new modulR Swing Mount, which is currently over on the Kickstarter website.

The modulR Swing Mount has been designed to provide a secure swivel mount for displaying your iPad when required. There is also a modulR Swing Mount Pro version available that lets you lock your iPad in situ. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Amazon GameCircle For Kindle Fire Announced (Video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Amazon has announced a new feature for its Kindle Fire tablet, called GameCircle which is similar to Apple’s Game Center on iOS, it is designed to make gaming more fun on your Kindle Fire.

GameCircle will offer achievements, leaderboards and more, and it also comes with a sync feature that will save you in game progress to the cloud, have a look at the video below.

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Parallels Desktop 7 And Mobile Updated With Retina Display Support (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:29 AM PDT

Parallels has this week announced they have now updated their Desktop 7 for Mac systems that will also include support for the new Apple MacBook Retina Display, unveiled earlier this year. Watch the video after the jump to see the Parallel software in action, running Windows OS on Mac systems.

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Motorola Atrix HD To Come With Locked Bootloader, Unlocking Tool On The Way

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:02 AM PDT

Motorola recently announced their latest Android smartphone for AT&T,the Motorola Atrix HD, and now Motorola has confirmed that the handset will come with a locked bootloader.

Motorola announced the news on Twitter, and then they released some details about a bootloader unlocking tool which they are working on, you can see what they had to say below.

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Doctor Who Mark VII Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote (video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:00 AM PDT

ThinkGeek the awesome online store to purchase all things geeky, have this week announced a new addition to their product range with the launch of the Doctor Who Mark VII Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote.

The high quality metal replica of Doctor Who’s Sonic Screwdriver, used by the current Doctor allows you to control your home based multimedia systems in a unique style. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Kindle Fire Gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Port (Video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:46 AM PDT

With the recent release of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code, we are starting to see the latest version of Android being ported to a few different devices, and Brad from Liliputing has managed to port Android 4.1 to the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet.

The video below shows Android 4.1 Jelly Bean running on the Kindle Fire tablet, although not everything is working at the moment, have a look at it in action.

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I’m Watch Android Based Smartwatch Finally Starts Shipping Worldwide

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:43 AM PDT

If you have been patiently waiting to get your hands on your Android Powered I’m Watch. You might be pleased to know that I'm Spa the Italian smartwatch manufacturer has this week announced that they have finally started shipping their I’m Watches worldwide.

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Dropbox Rewards Earlier Adopters With Free Premium Accounts

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:32 AM PDT

Following on from yesterdays announcement by cloud storage company Dropbox, that they would be rolling out of new double storage limits to their premium accounts.

Dropbox has now revealed that some earlier adopters of their premium plans will also be receiving free premium accounts as a thank you for their early support.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Gets CyanogenMod 9

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:22 AM PDT

The CyanogenMod team recently announced that they would be working on CyanogenMod 10 which is based on the latest version of Google’s OS, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, although this will take a while to arrive as the Jelly Bean source code has just been released by Google.

In the meantime CyanogenMod 9 is available for a range of devices, and the latest one to get the ROM is the new Samsung Galaxy S III, and it is available for all Galaxy S III models excluding the Verizon ones.

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Google Nexus 7 Features Built In Smart Cover Sensor (Video)

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:37 AM PDT

When Google announced the Nexus 7 there was one thing they forgot to mention, it would appear that the new Nexus 7 features a built in smart cover sensor just like the Apple iPad.

The video below shows a new owner of a Nexus 7 tablet testing out this feature with a magnet, and as you can see from the video when the magnet is placed near the tablets display it lights up, exactly like the iPad.

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Tokyoflash Kisai Online Watch

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:25 AM PDT

The latest funky timepiece from the guys over at Tokyoflash is called the Kisai Online, it originally started out as a concept design by German Tokyoflash fan Sam Jerichow and it has now gone into production.

The Tokyoflash Kisai Online Watch comes with an accelerometer which is used to reveal the time, when you turn the watch towards you the time is displayed, here is how it works.

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