Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen Now available
iStrike Shuttle iOS RC Flying Toy Drops Ping-Pong Bombs
Leaked Grand Theft Auto 5 promo material points to Spring 2013 release
Square Enix mobile games could get cheaper soon
Philips Hue Smartphone Controlled Light Bulbs Announced
Google Nexus 7 Now Out Of Stock At Google Play Store
Microsoft Surface Tablet Gets Taken Apart
Nokia Lumia 822 Gets Official For Verizon
Nokia Lumia 822 For Verizon Leaked Again
Amazon Takes A Swipe At Apple’s New iPad Mini
Vodafone To Launch New Mobile Wallet Payment Service In 2013
Steve Jobs’s Venus Superyacht Unveiled (Video)
Google Nexus 10 To Feature 1.7GHz Exynos 5250 Processor
iPad Mini Pre-orders Sold Out
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 App Now Available
Nook Simple Touch GlowLight Lands In The UK
Apple’s New Mac Mini Gets Taken Apart
Gamestop takes on toy stores with ‘Gamestop Kids’
Colorware Will Colorize Your iPhone 5 for $1700
ASUS unveils RT-N12HP WiFi router
Samsung Beats Nokia Again As The Worlds Largest Mobile Phone Maker
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Coming to Android and IOS This Fall
iPhone 5 To Launch In India November 2nd
Samsung Galaxy Note II Coming To Verizon Today
Google LG Nexus 4 Wireless Charger Poses For The Camera
Modder builds silent HTPC, puts it in an N64 case
Google LG Nexus 4 Manual Reveals 8GB And 16GB Models
AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 920 launching on November 11th
Google Nexus 10 Tablet Appears On Video
32GB Nexus 7 Tablet Turns Up At Office Depot
Boxee gives out free Boxee TVs
Google postpones October 29th event due to Hurricane Sandy

Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen Now available

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:30 AM PDT

If you’ve ever had to take notes at school or in the office and wished there is an easier way to get those notes into your computer or smartphone, Livescribe has a new way to make that wish come true. Livescribe has announced the launch of the new smartpen called the Sky. This pen has integrated Wi-Fi connectivity.

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iStrike Shuttle iOS RC Flying Toy Drops Ping-Pong Bombs

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:19 AM PDT

If you’re familiar with some of the novelty USB gadgets out there like missile launchers and such, you’ve probably seen a Dream Cheeky product. The company has announced a new product called the iStrike Shuttle that is on Kickstarter right now looking for the funding for production. The device is a iOS controlled flying toy.

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Leaked Grand Theft Auto 5 promo material points to Spring 2013 release

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:31 AM PDT

A few weeks ago, an analyst predicted that Grand Theft Auto 5 might be arriving in March 2013. And now some leaked promotional items for the game seem to confirm that timeframe.
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Square Enix mobile games could get cheaper soon

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:16 AM PDT

If you love to play mobile games, but want some better deals, we have some good news for you. Remember when Chrono Trigger for Android was released not too long ago for $9.99? That’s a price that doesn’t sit well with many mobile gamers and Square Enix has been known to price their games higher than everyone else.
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Philips Hue Smartphone Controlled Light Bulbs Announced

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:07 AM PDT

Philips has announced a new light bulb which is designed to be controlled by eithet your smartphone or tablet, the Philips Hue, which is a web enabled LED lightbulb and you can use your device to change the color of the bulb.

As well as changing the color of the Hue with your smartphone, you can also turn light of and on and controls them remotely via the Internet when you are away from your house.

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Google Nexus 7 Now Out Of Stock At Google Play Store

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:45 AM PDT

Both the 8GB and 16GB models of Google’s Nexus 7 tablets are showing as out of stock at Google’s Play store, we have been hearing that Google is going to release a new 32GB model which will retail for $249 and that Google would drop the price of the 16GB model down to $199.

As Google are now showing both models out of stock, it looks like they are getting ready to update their store with the new models at the lower prices for more storage.

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Microsoft Surface Tablet Gets Taken Apart

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:26 AM PDT

Microsoft’s new Surface tablet recently launched, and the guys from iFixit had their screwdrivers ready to tear down the Surface to find out what was inside this new Windows RT tablet.

According to the iFixit team, the Surface wasn’t that easy to open and it ended up with a repair ability score of just 4 out of 10, which means it will be harder to repair than some other tablets.

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Nokia Lumia 822 Gets Official For Verizon

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:21 AM PDT

Nokia has just released a press release to announce the Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon Wireless, we have seen lots of leaked photos of the handset over the last week, and it is now official.

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Nokia Lumia 822 For Verizon Leaked Again

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:13 AM PDT

We have already seen a couple of leaked photos of the new Nokia Lumia 822, which is Verizon’s version of the Nokia Lumia 820, and now we have another photo of the handset courtesy of @evleaks.

The photo came along with details that the Nokia Lumia 822 will be available in three different colors, which as you can see from the photo below, include black, white and grey.

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Amazon Takes A Swipe At Apple’s New iPad Mini

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:58 AM PDT

Apple’s new iPad Mini launches this Friday the 2nd of November, and Amazon has put a new advert up on their homepage where they are taking a swipe at Apple’s iPad Mini, and comparing it to their Kindle Fire HD tablet.

Amazon quotes Gizmodo in the advert basically saying that the Kindle Fire HD has more pixels per inch than Apple’s new iPad Mini, you can see the advert that is appearing on Amazon below.

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Vodafone To Launch New Mobile Wallet Payment Service In 2013

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:21 AM PDT

Vodafone is teaming up with m-commerce company CorFire for a new mobile payment service that Vodafone intends to launch in 2013, the new Vodafone mobile wallet will allow the companies mobile phone customers to pay for services with their mobile phone.

The new Vodafone mobile wallet will be NFC based, and they will be able to pay for both goods and services with their mobile phone some time in 2013, Vodafone are initially focusing the new service on Android based devices at launch.

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Steve Jobs’s Venus Superyacht Unveiled (Video)

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:12 AM PDT

One thing that the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was working on before he passed away was a superyacht, unfortunately Mr Jobs didn’t get to see his yacht finished, but it has now been completed.

The superyacht is a 26o foot yacht which has apparently been constructed for lightweight aluminum and features an interior designed by Philipe Starck, complete with 7 iMacs, have a look at the video below.

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Google Nexus 10 To Feature 1.7GHz Exynos 5250 Processor

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:53 AM PDT

Earlier today we saw a quick video of Google’s new Nexus 10 tablet, and now we have some more specifications on this new Nexus device, it will come with a 10.1 inch display with a resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels at 298.9 ppi.

The Google Nexus 10 will also feature a Samsung dual core Exynos 5250 processor clocked at 1.7 GHz, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage, plus NFC, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0.

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iPad Mini Pre-orders Sold Out

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:43 AM PDT

On Friday Apple put their new 7.9 inch iPad Mini up for pre-order, and shipping of the device quickly slipped to two weeks on many of the available models, although there were still some of the device available to pre-order for delivery on the 2nd of November.

Apple’s store online is now showing all of the versions of the iPad Mini with a shipping date of at least two weeks, so it looks like Apple has sold out of their initial pre-order stock of the device.

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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 App Now Available

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:30 AM PDT

Microsoft will be launching the latest version of their mobile OS later today, Windows Phone 8, and they have now released a Windows Phone app that will let you sync your Windows Phone 8 smartphone with your PC.

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Nook Simple Touch GlowLight Lands In The UK

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:25 AM PDT

Barnes & Noble has announced that their new Nook Simple Touch GlowLight is now available in the UK, they also announced that their Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets are now available to pre-order in the UK and they will be available next month.

The Nook Simple Touch GlowLight is available in the UK for £109 from today at a number of retailers which include John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Dixons, Waitrose and more.

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Apple’s New Mac Mini Gets Taken Apart

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:17 AM PDT

Last week as well as announcing the new iPad Mini, Retina Display 13 inch MacBook Pro and their new iMac range, Apple also announced a new Mac Mini, and the guys over at iFixit decided to take it apart to see what was inside.

According to iFixit the new Mac Mini scores a repair ability score of 8, which means that the device is easier to repair than some of Apple’s other new devices which have been introduced recently.

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Gamestop takes on toy stores with ‘Gamestop Kids’

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:03 AM PDT

The holiday season is pretty much here and that means parents with their kid's shopping lists. That’s why GameStop is looking to steal some business from traditional toy stores with new "GameStop Kids" holiday stores across the U.S.
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Colorware Will Colorize Your iPhone 5 for $1700

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:35 AM PDT

Just like clockwork, every time a new device arrives, Colorware is here to make it look god-awful while you pay for the privilege. The latest gadget that they will customize for you is the iPhone 5.
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ASUS unveils RT-N12HP WiFi router

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:26 AM PDT

What’s the first thing that you notice about ASUS’ RT-N12HP WiFi router? Yep. Those extra-long antennas. That’s crazy. You shouldn’t have any trouble getting long-range WiFi with this guy.
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Samsung Beats Nokia Again As The Worlds Largest Mobile Phone Maker

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:10 AM PDT

Nokia used to be the worlds largest mobile phone maker, previously Nokia had sold more mobile phones than any other company each year for a period of 14 years, Samsung knocked them off the top spot, and they have now kept their place at the top for the third quarter in a row.

Samsung shipped a total of 105.4 million mobile phones worldwide for the quarter to the 21st of September, this is up 21 percent from the previous year, and they now have a 23.7 percent share of the mobile phone market.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Coming to Android and IOS This Fall

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:01 AM PDT

GTA: Vice City is one of the top-selling games of all time for the PlayStation 2 and now it is coming to Android and iOS later in the year. Rockstar Games announced that the game will be coming to mobile devices to honor the game's 10 year anniversary on October 29th.
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iPhone 5 To Launch In India November 2nd

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:00 AM PDT

Apple’s new iPhone 5 was rumored to be launched in India last Friday, although it would appear that the handset was delayed due to shipping issues, and now it would appear that Apple will launch the iPhone 5 in India, this Friday the 2nd of November.

It looks like the iPhone 5 will also be rolled out to some other countries on the same day, which may include Thailand, Malta, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as some more countries.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Coming To Verizon Today

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:53 AM PDT

Last week Verizon Wireless put the new Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone up for pre-order, unfortunately they did not give an exact date on when the Galaxy Note II would start shipping.

Now according to the guys over at Droid Life, the Samsung Galaxy Note II is expected to be available from Verizon some time today, the details come from a leaked internal Verizon document.

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Google LG Nexus 4 Wireless Charger Poses For The Camera

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:42 AM PDT

We just heard that the new Google LG Nexus 4 is expected to come with wireless charging, and now we have a photo of the wireless charger that will be used to charge the handset.

The photo below is a new wireless charger for the Nexus 4 smartphone, it isn’t clear as yet whether the charger will come with the handset or whether it will have to be purchased separately.

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Modder builds silent HTPC, puts it in an N64 case

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:40 AM PDT

Many people choose to build their own PCs, but only a few dare to encase them inside of a retro gaming console. This modder built a HTPC in the shell of an Nintendo 64. It's also a hackintosh.
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Google LG Nexus 4 Manual Reveals 8GB And 16GB Models

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:30 AM PDT

One of the new devices that Google will unveil when they reschedule their Android event will be the new LG Nexus 4 smartphone, and now some manuals have appeared online which reveal that there will be an 8GB and 16GB version of the LG Nexus 4.

The guys over at Engadget discovered the support manuals for the LG Nexus 4, and some more details on the handset have been revealed, which include that it will come with wireless charging and there will not be a microSD card slot.

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AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 920 launching on November 11th

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:25 AM PDT

It may be hard to believe, but many people have held out for years and decided not to pick up an Android-powered or iOS device over the years. These people might want to go with AT&T as the mobile carrier will be offering the Nokia Lumia 920 starting November 11th.
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Google Nexus 10 Tablet Appears On Video

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:19 AM PDT

As well as a new 32GB Nexus 7 tablet, and the LG Nexus 4 smartphone, Google are also expected to launch a new larger Nexus 7 tablet with a 10 inch display, the Google Nexus 10.

Now it would appear that we have a video of the new Google Nexus 10, from the guys over at Brief Mobile, the video is short but we get a quick look at what Google’s Nexus 10 tablet is like.

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32GB Nexus 7 Tablet Turns Up At Office Depot

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Google was expected to unveil new 32GB Nexus 7 tablet at their Android event today, the event has now been cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, but the 32GB Nexus 7 was spotted on the weekend at an Office Depot store.

Joe Wilcox from Beta News, snapped the following photo of the 32GB Nexus 7 which was on sale at his local office depot, and the tablet was priced at $249.99 which is what Google previously sold their 16GB model for.

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Boxee gives out free Boxee TVs

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:09 AM PDT

Are you a fan of Boxee TV? If you are than you’ll be glad to hear that Boxee is handing units like treats this Halloween season. Well, as long as you live in the right areas, because they aren’t giving them to everyone.
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Google postpones October 29th event due to Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:04 AM PDT

We have some bad news if you were looking forward to Google’s big Android event on October 29th. The company has confirmed that it’s postponing the event, with a future date yet to be determined. The reason. Hurricane Sandy. It’s East coast arrival coincides too closely to the New York City gathering.
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