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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, First Person Hack-n-Slash Arrives On Steam (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 07:58 AM PDT

Gamers looking for something a little different to the normal first person shooters, might be interested in a new first person medieval sword fighting game that has landed on Valve’s Steam Network.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a game that has been developed by an independent developers, Torn Banner Studio, and was funded via the Kickstarter crowd funding website, showing just what can be accomplished with a little support.

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Pinel & Pinel $90,000 PlayStation 3 Arcade Games Trunk

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 07:42 AM PDT

PlayStation 3 games with a little extra cash in their pockets, might be interested in a new gaming system that has been designed specifically for use with Sony’s PlayStation 3 games console.

Only 15 of the special PlayStation 3 arcade gaming systems are going to be created and each one will include an 1800 watt sound system and a price tag of just $90,000.

 

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Samsung Says US Galaxy S III Devices Will Get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean In The ‘Coming Months’

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Samsung has announced that it will be releasing the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III in the ‘coming months’, unfortunately they did not give a specific release date for the update.

The update will be released as an over the air update and also through Samsung’s software updating tool, no details have been released on which carrier will get the update first.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Launch Trailer Released (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 07:05 AM PDT

With Call of Duty: Black Ops II ready to explode on to shelves next month, Treyarch has released the launch trailer for the new Call of Duty: Black Ops II game, which shows a few of the highlights you can expect to encounter whilst playing.

The trailer features AC/DC's "Back in Black" for the sound track, and includes snippets of gameplay from the new game which is set in the future.

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Google To Launch $99 Nexus Tablet For The Holidays (Rumor)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:45 AM PDT

We have heard a lot about Google’s Nexus 7 tablet over the last few weeks, and have seen the 32GB Nexus 7 pop up at a number of retailers, the device is rumored to be replacing the 16GB nexus 7 and will apparently retail for the same price as the existing model.

We have also heard that Google will be launching a cheaper version of the Nexus 7 which will retail for $99, and according to a recent report by Digitimes, the device will feature a single core ARM based processor.

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Raspberry Pi Gertboard Extender Starts Shipping

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:42 AM PDT

Raspberry Pi fans who have been patiently waiting for their new Raspberry Pi Gertboard Extender to arrive will be pleased to learn that the boards have now started shipping.

The Raspberry Pi Gertboard Extender has been designed to transform your Raspberry Pi into an Arduino style hardware controller, allowing you to drive motors or power robotics.

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KDDI AQUOS Pad SHT21 Android Tablet With IGZO Display Announced

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:25 AM PDT

KDDI Japan have announce a new Android tablet, the AQUOS Pad SHT21 which comes with a 7 inch IGZO display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, and this new IGZO display from Sharp is supposed to provide two and a half times the battery life of similar tablets.

The KDDI AQUOS Pad SHT21 tablet is powered by a dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 processor, and the device also comes with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage and it will come with Android 4.0 ICS.

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Surface tablet turned into a skateboard

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:22 AM PDT

The head of Microsoft's Windows division Steven Sinofsky decided to go skateboarding, but his skateboard was a bit unusual. It was a Microsoft Surface tablet.
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Blu Products Launches Dash 3.5 Android Smartphone

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:21 AM PDT

Blu Products has launched a new and very affordable Android smart phone that can be purchased unlocked for under $100. The device is called the Blu Dash 3.5 and runs on Android 2.3.5 for the operating system. The smartphone is only available as an unlocked device.

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Ubisoft Announces Far Cry 3 Inspired Minecraft Mod

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:14 AM PDT

In a surprise twist games publisher Ubisoft has endorsed a special map and texture pack that will be available later this month for Minecraft which has been inspired by the upcoming Far Cary 3 game.

Ubisoft is set to launch their new far Cry 3 game in November, but the mod inspired by the Far Cry 3 universe will be available to download from the Far Cry 3 website on October 26th for use within Minecraft.

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ContourROAM2 Action Camera Launches at $199.99

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:04 AM PDT

Contour has announced the launch of the new basic action camera for sports fans who want to record all the action for posterity. The new cameras called the ContourROAM2 and it’s one of the cheaper action cameras you’ll find at $199.99. The camera is available in four different colors and can support up to 60 frames per second at 720p resolution.

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Belkin WeMo baby monitor

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:59 AM PDT

Baby monitors are nothing new, but Belkin’s WeMo Baby is. It’s part of the company's WeMo line of home automated devices. The WeMo Baby is a higher end version of your typical baby monitor. It’s a microphone that transmits audio from your baby's room to up to six mobile devices as long as it is hooked up to a WiFi connection.
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Cube U9GT4 $130 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Tablet Launches

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:58 AM PDT

Anyone looking for a budget Android tablet under $150 might be interested in the new Cube U9GT4 tablet that runs Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system straight from the box.

The Cube U9GT4 Android 4.1 tablet is powered by RK3066 1.6GHz Dual Core processor, supported by 1GB of RAM and has 8GB of internal memory, which is expandable via a microSD card slot.

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Pre-orders Of Microsoft’s Entry Level Surface Sell Out In Under 24 Hours

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Microsoft out their new Surface tablet yesterday, the entry level version of the Microsoft Surface, which will retail for $499 has sold out in under 24 hours, and Microsoft are now showing the device shipping within three weeks.

Although Microsoft did state when they put the device up for pre-order that inventory would be limited initially, there are no details as yet how many tablets Microsoft made for pre-order.

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MG Android 4.0 Handheld Game Console Arrives For $149

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:43 AM PDT

PlayMG has started selling its new Android handheld gaming console this week, in the form of the MG which is equipped with a 4 inch screen and 480 x 800 resolution screen and is designed to run Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.

The MG Android 4.0 handheld gaming console is powered by a 1 GHz TCC8295 ARM Cortex-A5 single core processor, supported by 1GB of RAM and has 4GB of internal memory, which is expandable via a microSD card slot up to 64GB.

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There Are Now More Than 1 Billion Smartphone Users Around The World

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT

Smartphones have become increasingly popular over the last few years, with devices like the Apple iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy range of smartphones being some of the most popular ones.

Smartphones were first introduced back in 1996, although they became much more popular when Apple launch their first iPhone in 2007, and now according to a recent report there are more than 1 billion smartphones in use around the world.

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32GB Nexus 7 To Retail For £199 In The UK

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:26 AM PDT

We have been hearing a number of rumors that Google are getting ready to launch a 32GB version of their Nexus 7 tablet, the device is rumored to replace the existing 16GB model.

Yesterday the 32GB Nexus  7 appeared at an online retailer, and now it has been spotted in the Christmas gift guide of UK retailer Argos, the guys from the Next Web spoke to Argos and were told that the device would be available around Christmas.

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Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:11 AM PDT

Microsoft has announced their holiday bundles for their Xbox 360 console, and these new bundles are now available from a number of retailers in the US, which include Best Buy, Amazon, Target and more.

They are also offering a limited $50 off on certain Xbox consoles and bundles and these include the 250GB Xbox 360, the 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect and the 250GB Xbox 360 with Kinect, you can see details of the bundles below.

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Inside Google’s Data Centers (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 05:07 AM PDT

If you have ever wondered what it’s like inside of one of Google’s data centers, you might be interested to learn that Google has now created a website revealing what is behind those closed data center doors.

As you might expect Google is not that keen on letting people roam around inside its data centers, even though it does allow guided tours of its Californian Googleplex headquarters at certain times.

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Steam Mobile iOS App Updated, Now Available To All Steam Account Holders

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Valve has today released a new update for their iOS application correcting a few of the problems experienced by useres within the chat area of the application whilst on unreliable networks.

As well as adding support for Apple’s new iPhone 5 larger screen, and making the iOS application now available to all Steam account holders worldwide.

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New Angry Birds Star Wars Trailer (Video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Rovio Mobile recently announced that they would be launching a new version of their Angry Birds game, the game is called Angry Birds Star Wars, and we have already seen one teaser trailer for the next installment in the Angry Birds series.

Now Rovio Mobile has released a new teaser trailer for Angry Birds Star Wars, which you can see below, and it features an Angry Birds version of the Millennium Falcon.

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Autodesk Magic Finger Transforms Any Surface Into A Touch Pad (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Engineers at Autodesk have this month unveiled a new device they have created that allows any surface to become a touchpad. The new Autodesk technology called Magic Finger is a small device that attaches to the end of your finger.

The Autodesk Magic Finger is equipped with a micro camera and optical flow sensor to identify services and detect any motion from the user. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Autodesk Magic Finger device can see it in action.

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EU Regulators Want Google To Improve Privacy Policy

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 04:19 AM PDT

Google has come under scrutiny from the European regulators  when it simplified its privacy policy to cover a number of the service it offered, and now after an investigation by EU regulators, they have recommended that Google should improve their privacy policy.

Independent French watchdog, CNiL has now released results of their investigation into Google’s privacy policy, and has published an open letter to Google’s CEO Larry Page.

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Cardboard Bike Nears Mass Production, Will Retail For $20 (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 03:56 AM PDT

Some of our readers might remember the cardboard bike we featured here on Geeky Gadgets back in July of this year. Now in an interview with Reuters designer of the cardboard bike Izhar Gafni, from Israel has revealed that his new invention is very close to being ready for mass production.

When the cardboard bicycle makes it into production it would cost no more than $20 to purchase at retail and costs around $9 per unit to make.

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Astro A40 2013 Pro Gaming Headset With MixAmp Pro Unveiled (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 03:40 AM PDT

Astro has today introduced their new 2013 Edition Astro A40 pro gaming headset which comes complete with MixAmp Pro, and redesigned quick disconnect system.

Other features of the new Astro A40 pro gaming headset include re-tuned drivers providing users with enhanced bass and less distortion, as well as a removable boom mic that can be removed and swapped from ear to ear depending on your preference. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Astro A40 2013 Edition headset project in action.

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Microsoft Surface Tablet Lands In The UK October 26th For £399

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 03:33 AM PDT

Yesterday we found out the US pricing of the new Microsoft Surface tablet, and now we have some details on when Microsoft’s new Windows RT tablet will launch in the UK and also some details on pricing.

The Microsoft Surface will go on sale in the UK on the 26th of October, prices for the tablet will start at £399 for 32GB version, there will also be a number of accessories which include the Touch Cover and the Type Cover.

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Nokia Windows 8 Tablet Designs Unveiled In Patent Documents

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 03:23 AM PDT

It has been rumoured for some time that Nokia is currently developing new Windows 8 powered tabletsto add to its range of hardware. Now a couple of patents have revealed more details about how the new Nokia Windows 8 tablets might be constructed.

The Nokia patents reveal two designs and suggest that the new Nokia Windows 8 tablets may incorporate an extended N9 unibody design, if details within the patents granted to Nokia on March 15, 2011, are to be considered.

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Assassin’s Creed 3 Multiplayer Skills And Abilities, Unveiled (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 03:06 AM PDT

Ubisoft has released more details about their new upcoming Assassin’s Creed 3 Multiplayer battles, revealing a number of the modes players can play, such as the Wolf Pack mode, thats allow players to team up to take down an NPCs.

Together with the skills and abilities available to multiplayer gamers whilst duelling with others, including a new skill called “Glimmer” that makes a player almost invisible.

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Awesome Startrails Video Created With Recordings From the ISS (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:50 AM PDT

A new video has been created with footage taken from the International Space Station (ISS) which shows the world from a different perspective with stunning effect.

The video effects were created by stacking image sequences provided by NASA, which then created the star trails and unique patterns, formed by lightning storms, satellites and even meteors.

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Exclusive: iPad Mini Release Date Is November 2nd

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Apple has just sent out invites to a special event next Tuesday the 23rd of October, and they are expected to announce their new iPad Mini, as well as a new 13 inch Retina MacBook Pro and possibly a new Mac Mini.

Last month we received some information from one of our sources on the iPhone 5 release date, a week before Apple announced the device, and that information turned out to be correct, the same source has just given us details about the iPad Mini release date.

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NuForce S3-BT Bluetooth 4.0 Speakers Unveiled For $300

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:27 AM PDT

Performance speaker manufacturer Nuforce has this week announced the launch of a new line of Bluetooth speakers to their range in the form of the NuForce S3-BT.

The S3-BT’s aptX Codec within the new NuForce S3-BT has been created to provide users with exceptional Bluetooth performance, says Nuforce. But if you would prefer there are also analog inputs available on the rear of the speakers.

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Apple Acquires Web App Firm Particle

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:22 AM PDT

It looks like Apple may have made another acquisition, according to a recent report by Cnet, Apple has acquired web app firm Particle, the company specializes in web applications using HTML5.

Particle started in 2008, and apparently has some celebrity financial backing from Justin Timberlake, who is an investor in the firm and has helped fund various projects.

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Felix Baumartner Space Jump Recreated With Lego (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:17 AM PDT

Lego builders who enjoyed Felix Baumartner’s space jump over the weekend, are sure to enjoy re-creation of the historic event using Lego and a little helium.

To celebrate the success of Felix Baumartner’s space jump a team of Lego builders from the Vienna's ModelMaker Fair decided to recreate the event at a scale of 1:350, even including the support crew on the ground.

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HTC One S Special Edition Android Smartphone Announced

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:11 AM PDT

As well as announcing the new HTC J Butterfly, HTC has also announced another Android smartphone, the HTC One S Special edition, which will come in white and features Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean.

The HTC One S Special Edition shares a number of features with the original One S, although this new model comes with 64GB of built in storage, it features a 4.3 inch display with a qHD resolution of 540 x 960 pixels.

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HTC J Butterfly 5 Inch Full HD Android Smartphone Revealed

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:03 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors for a while that HTC is working on a new 5 inch Android smartphone, the handset is now official and is called the HTC J Butterfly and it is one of the first smartphones to come with a Full HD 1080p display.

The HTC J Butterfly features a 5 inch HD Super LCD 3 display with a 1080p resolution and 440 pixels per inch (ppi), the device is powered by a quad core  1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 pro processor and it also comes with 2GB of RAM.

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iTwin SecureBox Increases Your Dropbox Security With Hardware Encryption (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:53 AM PDT

iTwin has today announced the launch of a new product to its range in the form of the new iTwin SecureBox, which has been specifically designed to bring hardware key-based security to your Dropbox account.

The new iTwin SecureBox device has been created to provide extra security to those who are concerned about the security of their data and files whilst stored within the cloud. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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LG Optimus G Headed To KDDI Japan November 2nd

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:48 AM PDT

Japan’s KDDI has announced that they will be offering LG’s new flagship Android smartphone, the LG Optimus G on their network on Japan from the 2nd of November, and the device will be avaialble in both blue and white.

The LG Optimus G features a quad core 1.5GHz Krait Snapdragon S4 processor, there is also 2GB of RAM and the handset comes with 4G LTE, plus a 4.7 inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels.

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Average iOS App Size Has Increase By 16 Percent In Six Months

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:38 AM PDT

The average size of Apple’s iOS apps has apparently increased significantly over the last six months, according to a recent report by ABI research the average size of each iOS app has increased by around 16 percent from March to September of this year.

Games seem to be the apps which have increased in size the most, with the average size of games increasing by around 42 percent from March to September of 2012.

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Beer Can Keyboard, Created Using Raspberry Pi And Arduino And 44 Beer Cans (video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:34 AM PDT

If you are looking for something a little more unique to type out your emails and documents on, you might be interested in this beer can keyboard which has been created for Staropramen, and was on show at Webstock a large blogging and social media event in Romania

The unique beer can keyboard has been created to act just the same as a standard keyboard, but instead of keys 44 beer cans have been used, that when touched create the input required. Check out the keyboard in action in the video after the jump.

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iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S III Will It Blend (Video)

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:26 AM PDT

It has been quite a while since we have featured one of the will it blend videos on Geeky Gadgets, and now the guys from Blendtec decided to put a new iPhone 5 and a Samsung Galaxy S III in their blender to see which one would blend quicker.

Have a look at the video below to see which one of these two smartphones blends faster, which one do you guys think will last longer, the iPhone 5 or the Samsung Galaxy S III.

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GoPro Hero 3 Action Cameras Unveiled

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:14 AM PDT

Action camera manufacturer GoPro have just unveiled two new editions to the range of action cameras in the form of the new HD GoPro Hero 3 White, Silver and Black editions action cams.

The new HD GoPro Hero 3 action camera are now half the size of its predecessor Hero 2 and are equipped with built-in Wi-Fi technology. The flagship action cam of the range is the GoPro Hero 3 Black edition, is capable of capturing both 4 K and 2.7 K video resolutions.

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Best Buy’s Insignia Flex Tablet To Retail For $259

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:09 AM PDT

Earlier this month Best Buy announced that they would be releasing their own Android tablet, the Insignia Flex, and now it would appear that we may have some pricing details about their new tablet.

According to a recent report by Reuters, who have received some information from one of their sources, the Insignia Flex tablet will retail for between $239 and $259.

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32GB Nexus 7 Tablet Spotted Again

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:27 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors for a while that Google are going to release a 32GB version of their Nexus 7 tablet, we recently heard that the 32GB version may be replacing the 16GB version.

Now the 32GB Nexus 7 tablet has been spotted again, the device has turned up on the Staples Advantage website, and what is interesting is the price, the device is listed for $248.37, which is slightly less than the existing price of the 16GB model.

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Apple’s iPad Mini Launch Event Confirmed For October 23rd

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:08 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors over the last few weeks that Apple will be holding a special event this month to unveil their new iPad Mini, the last date we heard was the 23rd of October and Apple has now sent out invites for an Apple event on Tuesday the 23rd of October.

The Apple iPad Mini event will take place at 10.00 AM Pacific Time in San Jose on the 23rd of October, you can see the invite Apple sent out below with the tag line ‘We’ve got a little more to show you.’.

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