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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook with Ubuntu Linux Installed Launches This Fall

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 09:29 AM PDT

A few days ago, we talked about Dell announcing that it was considering the launch of a XPS 13 running Ubuntu Linux for developers. Dell has now come back and said that the ultrabook will launch this fall in select geographies. There is no indication at this point what specific areas will get the ultrabook.

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Monster iSport USA Earphones Launch

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Audio company Monster has announced the launch of a new limited-edition set of earphones aimed at active users. The earphones are called the iSport USA and they have a red white and blue theme with USA written on each earpiece.

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Nintendo 3DS gets first downloadable titles next week

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Do you have a 3DS? If you do then you are probably itching to download some cool titles. Nintendo has finally announced a July 28th launch date for its first two downloadable games.
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LG announces IPS7 Series monitors

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 08:08 AM PDT

LG has announced a new series of IPS monitors in the IPS7 series. This series includes a 23 and 27 inch model with specs aimed at mobile, HD and professional users. These models feature a 1920 x 1080 resolution and a Cinema Screen design with a 1.2mm (.025-inch) bezel and a half-inch depth.
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GTA 4 iCEnhancer 2.1 Update Is The Last Release Says Developer (video)

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:45 AM PDT

Hayssam Keilany (Ice La Glace) developer of the awesome iCEnhancer mod for GTA 4, has announced that the latest GTA 4 iCEnhancer 2.1 version just finished and released will be the last one.

GTA 4 iCEnhancer was created to provide gamers with high end systems the ability enjoy awesome graphics within the GTA IV game, and the latest release has toned down the reflections a little to make the renderings even more realistic. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Turtle Beach COD: Black Ops 2 Tango £300 Headphones Unveiled

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:27 AM PDT

Turtle Beach has this week unveiled a new addition to their range of peripherals, with the unveiling of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Tango headphones.

The wireless Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Tango headphones are equipped with 5.1 surround sound technology, and can dual pair via Bluetooth with multiple devices.

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Lego Lord Of The Rings Helm’s Deep Diorama

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:12 AM PDT

Lego builders and Lord of The Rings fans are sure to enjoy this awesome diorama created as a promo centrepiece for a store in Oslo, Norway, by master lego builder Daniel Z.

The Lego model of the Helm's Deep battle from the second book of Lord of The Rings, The Two Towers, doesn’t include any official Lord of the Rings Lego kits and has been made-up from standard pieces, and includes the exploding castle wall and details of the battle, as it unfolds.

 

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Acer Iconia A110 Android Tablet Hits The FCC

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:09 AM PDT

Last month Acer announced their latest Android tablet, the Iconia Tab A110, which is expected to go on sale some time in quarter three, and it looks like it is getting closer to release as the device has just appeared at the FCC.

The Acer Iconia Tab A110 comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and features a 7 inch touchscreen display, and it is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor.

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Asus Explains Why The Nexus 7 Has No Rear Camera

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:52 AM PDT

When Google launched their Nexus 7 tablet the device did not feature a rear camera, and many people were wondering why Google and Asus decided not to have a rear camera on the device.

Now Asus has released a statement, which confirms that the rear camera was left out of the Nexus 7 tablet to keep the costs down, you can see the statement below.

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LG Spectrum Android 4.0 ICS Update Coming Soon

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT

We recently heard that the Android 4.0 update for the LG Spectrum had been leaked, and now it looks like the official update is ready to be released and should be available shortly.

The news comes from a rep over at LG forums who has said that the update is ready for the device and they are just waiting on Verizon to announce a date for the roll out.

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Battlefield 3 Armoured Kill DLC Gameplay Revealed (video)

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:21 AM PDT

Looking forward to playing the new Battlefield 3 Armoured Kill DLC? If you are feast your eyes on this new gameplay footage, which has been released showing the action you can expect to enjoy in the new Battlefield 3 Armoured Kill DLC.

Battlefield players who purchased the Battlefield Premium edition of the game will be able to enjoy the new DLC two weeks earlier than other players, when it launches in September 2012.

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Pocket Android App Updated With Support For Jelly Bean (video)

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:10 AM PDT

The awesome application called Pocket formally known as Read it Later, that allows you to keep internet pages handy on your mobile devices to read later and for reference purposes.

Has today rolled out a new update for their Android version of the application brining with it support for Google’s latest Jelly Bean Android OS.

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Samsung Working On Galaxy S III Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 03:55 AM PDT

According to a recent report Samsung are working on the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for their flagship Android handset, the Samsung Galaxy S III, and the update may land some time in August or September.

As well as Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the Samsung Galaxy S III, the company are also apparently testing out the update for the Samsung Galaxy S II, and it is possible that the device will get the update.

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Archos 97 Carbon Android Tablet Appears At The FCC

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 03:18 AM PDT

The Archos 97 Carbon Android tablet was announced earlier this month, the device is expected to go on sale in the US some time before the end of the month, and it looks like we are getting closer to release as the tablet has just passed through the FCC.

The Archos 97 Carbon will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and features a 9.5 inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

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Samsung Jasper For Verizon Leaked

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 03:06 AM PDT

It looks like Samsung is about to launch another new Android smartphone, the Samsung Jasper which will be headed to Verizon Wireless, the handset will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Samsung Jasper was leaked on Twitter by @evleaks and the device will feature a dual cor 1.5GHz Snapdragon MSM8960 processor and a display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

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Sky Go For Android Update Adds Support For Samsung Galaxy Devices

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 02:58 AM PDT

Sky has updated their Sky Go app for Google’s Android platform, the app now supports additional Samsung Galaxy devices, which include the new Samsung Galaxy S 3, the Galaxy Nexus and the Samsung Galaxy Note.

Sky have also said that the latest version of Sky Go now support Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on various handsets, you can see the full list of supported devices below.

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Windows Phone 8 Coming In November, RTM September

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 02:44 AM PDT

The other day Microsoft announced that they would be launching Windows 8 on the 26th of October, and now we have a possible launch date for the next version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, Windows Phone 8.

According to a recent report by ZDNET, Microsoft will release Windows Phone 8 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) in September, and the platform will officially launch some time in November.

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RIM Releases New BlackBerry 10 SDK

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 02:37 AM PDT

RIM has released their latest BlackBerry 10 SDK, and developers can now submit BlackBerry 10 apps to the BlackBerry App World, and owners of the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices will be able to try these new apps out.

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Some Nexus S Variants Get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 02:22 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that the Google Nexus S would start to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and it looks like the update has started rolling out to certain variants of the handset.

According to the guys over at The Verge, the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update has started rolling out as an OTA update to the i9023 and i9020T hardware variants of the Nexus S.

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Movies For iTunes In The Cloud Expanded To 35 More Countries

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 02:12 AM PDT

Apple has expanded their movies for iTunes in the Cloud service, which will let you re-download your previous movies purchases to your iOS device, and the service is now live in an additional 35 countries.

The service has previously been available in the US, and Apple has now rolled it our to more countries which include the UK and Europe, which means you can download your previously purchased movies direct to your device.

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HTC Confirms One X, One XL And One S To Get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 01:56 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that HTC would be updating the HTC one XL and HTC One S to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the new came from Australian carrier Telstra as the details appeared on their website.

Now HTC have confirmed to the guys over at Android Community that the HTC One X, HTC One S and HTC One XL will be getting the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update.

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Sony Music Unlimited Android App Update Adds Offline Playback Support

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 12:46 AM PDT

Users of Sony’s Music Unlimited on their Android tablets, will be pleased to learn that Sony has rolled out a new update to their software, which has added the ability to playback tunes whilst offline from your tablet.

The offline playback features within Sony Music Unlimited has been available for some time on other platforms such as PS3, PC, and Mac.

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LG 84 Inch 4K Ultra Definition UHDTV Now Available To Pre-Order

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 12:27 AM PDT

LG first unveiled their awesome 84 inch ultra definition HDTV back in CES at the beginning of this year, and has today announced that pre-orders for the monster sized UHDTV are now being taken.

To recap the 84 inch LG UHDTV 84LM9600 provides a picture resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 UHDTV, but will retain a 1080p picture whilst users view 3D media using LG’s FPR Cinema 3D passive glasses technology.

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Sony Xperia GX Appears At The FCC

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 12:18 AM PDT

The Sony Xperia GX was announced for Japan a while back, and now it would appear that the device may be headed to the US as it has just appeared at the FCC.

As a reminder the Xperia GX features a 4.6 inch Mobile Bravia display and a dual core 1.5GHz processor plus a 13 megapixel camera which can record full HD video in 1080p and also features an LED flash, plus 16GB of built in storage.

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Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera First Images Leaked (Rumour)

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 12:13 AM PDT

Possible first images of Canon’s new mirrorless camera have been leaked and published on the Japanese site Digicame, and claim to come from a Canon retailer. However the images have not been confirmed by Canon at this time, so they are still in the realms of rumours at the moment.

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iHome iP76 Colour Changing Speaker Dock Arrives In Stores (video)

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:54 PM PDT

Some of our readers might remember the tall iHome’s iP76 colour changing stereo speaker dock we featured back in May of this year when it was first announced.

If you do you might be interested to learn that iHome has this week announced that their iHome iP76 speaker dock, that stands three foot tall, is now available to purchase in stores for $199. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Chromium Browser Beta Now Available For Raspberry Pi Mini Computer

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:40 PM PDT

Last month Chromium OS Hacker Hexxeh unveiled the first screenshots of a port for the open source version of Google's Chrome operating system Chromium, over to the Raspberry Pi mini Computer.

The Chromium OS port is still some way from being ready to release, but this week Hexeh has release a beta version of the Chromium browser that will only work on Raspbian images.

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Mobile Carriers Testing Nano SIM For iPhone 5

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:32 PM PDT

Earlier in the week we heard that some European mobile carriers were ordering the new nano SIM cards, which are expected to be used in Apple’s iPhone 5.

Now according to a recent report by the BGR, A number of carriers are testing out these new Nano SIM cards and the iPhone 5 will come with this new smaller SIM card design.

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Bang & Olufsen Playmaker Wireless Audio Bridge Launches

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:34 PM PDT

Bang & Olufsen have added a new addition to their range of products this week, with the launch of the Bang & Olufsen Playmaker wireless audio bridge, which was unveiled earlier this year.

The Playmaker wireless audio bridge has been created to support both Airplay and DLNA, and will allow you to stream from tablet, smartphones, media servers, PCs and Mac systems.

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POP Powerful 25,000 mAh Battery Pack Hits Kickstarter (video)

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:13 PM PDT

If your mobile devices and tablets get a little low on juice, whilst outdoors or while you are away from the grid, you might be interested in this powerful multi charging battery pack called POP, which has just started its journey on the Kickstarter website.

Even thought the POP battery pack is fitted with a massive 25,000 mAh battery, its creators are marketing the device at just for just $149. Which is a bargain when you compare it to other portable battery packs on the market offering similar or smaller sized batteries. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action, and its creators explain the POP in more detail.

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