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- Washington State lets you register to vote on Facebook
- Skype confirms fix coming for instant messaging bug
- D-Link Cloud Router 5700 Now Available for Purchase
- 16 Virtual Racers Head to UK for a Chance to Race for Nissan for Real
- Battlefield 4 Announced By EA With Medal of Honor Pre-order Bonus (video)
- Barnes & Noble Launches Nook For Web
- NASA Mars Rover Landing Simulator Lands On Xbox Live (video)
- Microsoft Office 2013 Preview Available To Download
- SIM Free Sony Xperia NXT Series Smartphones Launched In The US
- Nexus 7 OnLive Universal Controller Support Arriving Shortly
- Zoom Q2HD $200 Audio-Video Recorder Announced
- Google Nexus 7 Gets Unboxed, Eventually (Video)
- iPhone Stun Gun Case By Yellow Jacket Launches On Indiegogo (video)
- Quadcopters Use Motion Capture To Fly In Formation (Video)
- Raspberry Pi Camera Add-on With 5MP Sensor Available By October
- HTC EVO 3D And EVO Design 4G Android 4.0 ICS Update Coming In August
- Motorola MOTOACTV Smart Watch Gets A $100 Price Drop
- Jot Touch Pressure Sensitive iPad Stylus By Adonit (video)
- Master Lock Unveils DialSpeed The “Most Advanced Combination Lock Ever Created” (video)
- iPhone 5 To Feature Super Thin Display According To Report
- Intel Increases SSD 330 To 240GB And Lowers SSD Prices
- Google Nexus 7 Pre-orders Now Shipping In The UK
- My Xbox Live App Update Adds iPad Remote Control Support
- LG Optimus Vu For Verizon Leaked
- Google Maps Unveils 360 Degree Views Of Antarctica (video)
- Valve’s Steam Game Network Moving To Linux Ubuntu 12.04 With Left 4 Dead 2
- AT&T May Charge For FaceTime Over 3G On iOS 6
- Viewsonic 27 Inch VX2703mh LED 1080p High Performance Monitor Unveiled
- Samsung To Buy British CSR Mobile Location Technology For Smartphones
- Microsoft Office Home And Student 2013 Free With All Windows RT Tablets
- European Carriers Ordering Nano SIM Cards Ahead Of iPhone 5 Launch
- iOS 6 Beta 3 Brings iCloud.com Email Addresses
- Yahoo’s New CEO Is Google’s Marissa Mayer
- T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note Gets Official
| Washington State lets you register to vote on Facebook Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:25 AM PDT You already love to share photos and chat with your friends on Facebook, but those living in Washington State might now have a new use for Facebook. Like registering to vote on the social network. Washington State has already allowed online voter registration since 2008, and with the implementation of Facebook, now there is a new way to reach potential voters. © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Skype confirms fix coming for instant messaging bug Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:08 AM PDT Yesterday we told you about a very serious bug that users are experiencing on Skype. Obviously the company wants to correct this one quick before things get way out of hand and so it is doing just that, according to its blog. © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| D-Link Cloud Router 5700 Now Available for Purchase Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:42 AM PDT D-Link has announced the availability for its latest router called the Cloud Router 5700. The new router supports 802.11ac technology making it much faster than previous 802.11n routers. The router is backwards compatible with older Wi-Fi protocols. The 5700 promises speeds of up to 1750 Mbps. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| 16 Virtual Racers Head to UK for a Chance to Race for Nissan for Real Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:34 AM PDT It has been a long time since we talked about the video game Gran Turismo 5. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) and Polyphony Digital Inc., in collaboration with Nissan North America have been hosting GT Academy 2012. They have cut about 400,000 applicants down to the 16 final competitors that will have the chance to drive a real racecar. The final 16 drivers will head to the UK where they will attend a week-long boot camp this August at Silverstone racing circuit. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Battlefield 4 Announced By EA With Medal of Honor Pre-order Bonus (video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:23 AM PDT EA has just announced Battlefield 4 via a Tweet from EA UK marketing’s Dan Sheridan. Who explained in his Tweet: “Pre-order Warfighter and get access to #BF4Beta The Tweet included a link to a blog post by Sheridan which included a video trailer with in-depth commentary on the multiplayer features within the new Medal of Honor Warfighter multiplayer mode and its features. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Barnes & Noble Launches Nook For Web Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:12 AM PDT Barnes & Noble has announced nook for Web, which is a cloud based reading platform that you can use to read ebook’s through your web browser, and the service is launching with six free books. Nook for Web supports multiple web browsers on the PC and Mac,which include Firefox, Safari, Chrome and IE, they also have plans to launch the service on smartphones and tablets including Apple’s iOS device and Google’s Android devices.
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| NASA Mars Rover Landing Simulator Lands On Xbox Live (video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:08 AM PDT NASA has this week launched its first game on to a major home entertainment console in the form of the Mars Rover Landing game, which is currently on Xbox Live, and is now available to download for free. The NASA Mars Rover Landing game supports Microsoft’s motion controller Kinect and enables players to get a feel for what it might be like to land the Mars Curiosity Rover. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Microsoft Office 2013 Preview Available To Download Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:48 AM PDT Yesterday Microsoft unveiled their latest Office 2013 Preview version of their new suite of Office applications for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook. In the form of an updated product which has been designed to be closer to the new Metro design of the upcoming Windows 8 operating system arriving later this year. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| SIM Free Sony Xperia NXT Series Smartphones Launched In The US Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:35 AM PDT Sony has announced that the SIM free versions of its latest Android smartphones are now available in the US, the range includes the Sony Xperia S, the Sony Xperia P and the Sony Xperia U. All three devices are available SIM free direct from Sony, with the Xperia S retailing for $559.99,the Xperia P retailing for $479.99 and the Xperia U retailing for $299.99.
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| Nexus 7 OnLive Universal Controller Support Arriving Shortly Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:12 AM PDT OnLive has today revealed that they are currently developing Nexus 7 OnLive Universal controller support, which should be ready to roll out shortly. The Nexus 7 OnLive Universal controller support will provide owners of Google Nexus 7 tablets, the ability to enjoy using the console style OnLive game controller whilst playing OnLive games. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Zoom Q2HD $200 Audio-Video Recorder Announced Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT Japanese company Zoom well known for creating guitar pedals has this week announced the launch of a new product to their range in the form go the Zoom Q2HD audio-video recorder, which has been created with musicians in mind. The Zoom Q2HD is capable of capturing H.264 video at either 1080p or 720p, and is equipped with a Mid-Side microphone. Which is a combination of a unidirectional front-facing microphone, together with a bidirectional microphone positioned on the side of the Zoom Q2HD. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Google Nexus 7 Gets Unboxed, Eventually (Video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:55 AM PDT With the launch of the new Google Nexus 7 tablet there were bound to be a few unboxing video’s of Google’s new Android device, although it would appear that quite a few people had a little difficulty in opening their Nexus 7 boxes. Have a look at the video below, which is a montage of unboxing videos from around the web, it looks like the majority of people all had the same problem.
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| iPhone Stun Gun Case By Yellow Jacket Launches On Indiegogo (video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:27 AM PDT A new design has started its journey over on the Indiegogo crowd funding website, which has been created to protect both your iPhone from drops and knocks and yourself from threats, as its fitted with a stun gun. The Yellow Jacket iPhone case is fitted with a 650K volt stun gun capable of taking down an attacker, which is power by an external battery, that will also provide your iPhone with up to 20 hours of additional juice, if required. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Quadcopters Use Motion Capture To Fly In Formation (Video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:20 AM PDT Researchers at the Chiba University are developing quadcopters that are capable of flying in formation using image processing and motion capture, each one of these mini quadcopters weighs in at 300g and they are capable of carrying a total of 500g, which includes a 250 battery pack. The researchers are using four quadcopters together at the moment, but have plans to use more at once, which would enable then to gather information faster.
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| Raspberry Pi Camera Add-on With 5MP Sensor Available By October Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:09 AM PDT Raspberry Pi has this week announced that a new version of their camera module for the Raspberry Pi mini computer, which was first unveiled back in the middle of May (pictured below). Will be available to purchase before the end of October 2012. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| HTC EVO 3D And EVO Design 4G Android 4.0 ICS Update Coming In August Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:57 AM PDT US mobile carrier Sprint has announced that two of its Android devices will be getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in early August, the two devices are the HTC EVO 3D and the HTC EVO Design 4G. Sprint will release the update as an OTA update in early August, no specific date has been given although we presume that would be some time during the first two weeks in August.
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| Motorola MOTOACTV Smart Watch Gets A $100 Price Drop Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:40 AM PDT Motorola has reduced the price of their MOTOACTV smart watch by $100, the device originally retailed for $249.99and now Motorola has dropped the price of the MOTOACTV to $149.99. The MOTOACTV is an Android powered smart watch, and it features a 1.6 inch color touchscreen display, processing is provided by a 600MHz processor and it can be synced with your Android smartphone, and can display information on texts and calls.
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| Jot Touch Pressure Sensitive iPad Stylus By Adonit (video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:36 AM PDT We have featured many different iPad styluses here on Geeky Gadgets over the years, but one thing has been missing from them all. The ability to provide pressure sensitive lines within artistic and drawing applications. That was until now. A new iPad stylus called the Jot Touch is hoping to change this and provide iPad users with the ability to create pressure sensitive lines on the Apple iPad tablet, check out how it does this on the iPad in the video after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Master Lock Unveils DialSpeed The “Most Advanced Combination Lock Ever Created” (video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:08 AM PDT If you are looking for something a little more secure to protect your belongings, you might be interested in the new electronic padlock which has been created by Master Lock, called the DialSpeed. The DialSpeed electronic combination padlock, is marketed as the “most advanced combination lock ever created”. Watch the video after the jump to learn about its unique features. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| iPhone 5 To Feature Super Thin Display According To Report Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:01 AM PDT We have been hearing a number of different rumors about the iPhone 5 over the last few weeks, the main one is that the iPhone 5 will feature a new design and a larger display with a reported 4 inch screen size. Now according to a recent report by the WSJ, the iPhone 5 will feature a new super thin touchscreen display, and Apple will use a new manufacturing process to produce the display.
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| Intel Increases SSD 330 To 240GB And Lowers SSD Prices Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:50 AM PDT Intel first announced the arrival of their new solid state drive 330 series storage back in the middle of April this year, and has this week unveiled a new addition to the range in the form of a 240GB drive. Intel has also announced they will be lowering the recommended retail prices for their Intel SSD 320, SSD 330, and SSD 520 storage drives, by around 20-37 percent. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Google Nexus 7 Pre-orders Now Shipping In The UK Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:33 AM PDT Google’s Nexus 7 tablet recently started shipping in the US, and now it would appear that the tablet has also started shipping here in the UK, which means that anyone who pre-ordered the device should receive the device soon. The Google Nexus 7 comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features a 7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, processing is provided by a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and it also comes with a 12 core GPU.
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| My Xbox Live App Update Adds iPad Remote Control Support Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:26 AM PDT Microsoft has this week rolled out a new update for their iOS application taking it to version 1.6, and adding iPad support for remote control, together with some minor bug fixes. The remote control features have been available for some time to Windows Phone, Android and iPhone users, but now allows iPad users to control their console directly from their Apple tablet.
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| LG Optimus Vu For Verizon Leaked Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:14 AM PDT It looks like the LG Optimus Vu is headed to US mobile carrier Verizon Wireless, the photo below shows the Optimus Vu next to a Samsung Galaxy S III, and as you can see from the photo it features the Verizon branding. The LG Optimus Vu features a 5 inch touchscreen HD IPS display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, the handset will come with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.
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| Google Maps Unveils 360 Degree Views Of Antarctica (video) Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:04 AM PDT If you enjoy exploring the world from the comfort of your computer screen, you’ll be pleased to know that Google has added new 360 degree views of Antarctica to its Google Maps service. The new 360 degree views provide panoramic imagery of historic Antarctic locations and are part of Google’s World Wonders site, where you can learn more about the history of South Pole exploration. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Valve’s Steam Game Network Moving To Linux Ubuntu 12.04 With Left 4 Dead 2 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:49 AM PDT If you have been patiently waiting for Valve’s Steam gaming network to arrive on Linux computers, you will be pleased to learn that Valve has launched a new blog by the Valve Linux Team to keep you up-to-date with progress. In its first post, Valve has announced they are currently moving the Steam client to Ubuntu 12.04, and the first game that will be available on the Linux Steam client will be Left 4 Dead 2. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| AT&T May Charge For FaceTime Over 3G On iOS 6 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:46 AM PDT Apple’s FaceTime feature is currently only available over WiFi, this could possibly change in the future, and from the looks of it when Apple’s releases iOS 6 you will be able to make FaceTime calls over 3G. The guys from 9 to 5 Mac have been testing out iOS 6, they were using US mobile carrier AT&T, and when they tried to make a FaceTime call over 3G they were greeted with a message to contact AT&T.
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| Viewsonic 27 Inch VX2703mh LED 1080p High Performance Monitor Unveiled Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:33 AM PDT ViewSonic has announced a new addition to their range of monitors this week, with the unveiling of their latest creation in the form of their VX2703mh-LED. The VX2703mh-LED is fitted with a 27 inch widescreen LED ClearMotiv II display sporting a resolution of 1920 x 1080p, providing full high-definition images and playback, with mercury-free LED backlighting, ECO-Mode and a power-saving feature. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Samsung To Buy British CSR Mobile Location Technology For Smartphones Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:30 AM PDT Samsung has announced that it will purchase a mobile technology unit from British firm Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR), the company specializes in mobile connectivity and location technologies. Samsung will pay CSR a total of $310 million for the mobile technology unit, and they will also purchase a total of $34 million worth of CSR shares to increase its ties with the company.
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| Microsoft Office Home And Student 2013 Free With All Windows RT Tablets Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:18 AM PDT Microsoft has today unveiled via a press release that they will include their new Office 2013 software suite, for free on each tablet that is running Windows RT. The Microsoft Office 2013 suite includes Word, Excel, Power Point and OneNote, and the student 2013 version, will also be available for free. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| European Carriers Ordering Nano SIM Cards Ahead Of iPhone 5 Launch Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:15 AM PDT Apple’s new nano SIM card standard was recently approved by the ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), which means that this design will be used in future handsets by the various mobile carriers and smartphone makers. Apple are expected to launch the iPhone 5, their sixth generation iPhone around September or October of this year and they will probably use their new nano SIM card in their new iPhone.
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| iOS 6 Beta 3 Brings iCloud.com Email Addresses Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:03 AM PDT Apple has just released the latest beta version of their iOS 6, which is iOS 6 Beta 3, and one of the new features in the latest version of Apple’s iOS is some new iCloud.com email addresses. When a user signs up to Apple’s iCloud service they get a new me.com email address, this will change when Apple releases iOS 6 and users will get a new iCloud.com email address.
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| Yahoo’s New CEO Is Google’s Marissa Mayer Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:46 AM PDT Yahoo has had around four different CEO’s over the last year, none of which have been able to turn Yahoo around, and now the company has a new CEO, who will probably do a much better job than the previous ones. Google’s Marissa Mayer is taking over as the CEO of Yahoo, Mayer has been a key player in some of Google’s most popular products and one of Google’s key employees.
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| T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note Gets Official Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:24 AM PDT We have been hearing rumors over the last few weeks that T-Mobile would be offering the Samsung Galaxy Note, the device is now official and is headed to T-mobile in the ‘coming weeks’. The T-Mobile Galaxy Note will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and the handset features a 5.3 inch HD Super AMOLED display, and is powered by a dual core Snapdragon S3 1.5GHz processor.
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