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Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Asus Launches the $1000 GeForce GTX Titan

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 05:41 AM PST

Asus has announced the launch of its latest video card in partnership with Nvidia called the GeForce GTX Titan. This is the highest performance video card ever offered from Nvidia and it carries a gigantic price tag to match its performance. Asus will be selling the video card for $999.

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Pre-order BioShock Infinite Season Pass Now

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 05:33 AM PST

Fans of the BioShock franchise have been counting the days until the next game in the series called BioShock Infinite launches. That game is set to launch on March 26, which is only a few weeks away now. Irrational Games has announced that along with the launch of the standalone video game it is also going to be selling a Season Pass.

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TransPhone 2 Launching Later This Year In Three Flavours

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:34 AM PST

Some of our readers might remember the TransPhone, TransPad system we first featured here on Geeky Gadgets back in May 2011, which allows you to dock your smartphone into a tablet, this week its developers have announced TransPhone 2.

The new TransPhone 2 system is currently being developed for launch later this year, in three versions, a Basic, Pro and Pro+ smartphones that will be avaialble with a larger TransPad tablet equipped with an 8 inch or 10 inch IPS screen.

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Nikon Signs Android Patent Agreement With Microsoft

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:26 AM PST

Microsoft has announced that Nikon has signed a patent agreement with Microsoft, relating to Google’s Android OS, the patents are related to Android being used on Nikon’s cameras.

Nikon joins a host of other companies who have signed patent deals with Microsoft, as Microsoft owns a number of patents which are apparently used by Google’s Android OS.

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Throwing And Catching A Pole With Quadrocopters (video)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:15 AM PST

We have featured a number of videos showing what quadrocopter are capable of, but this new video demonstrating throwing and catching a pole with quadrocopters, takes their coordination to another level.

The demonstration was created by researchers from Zurich’s Institute for Dynamic Systems and Controls. Watch for yourself as the quadrocopters coordinate with each other in the video after the jump.

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Sony Xperia Z Now Available In Europe

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:13 AM PST

Sony recently announced their new flagship Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia Z, and the device is now available in some European countries which include the UK, Germany and Russia.

The Sony Xperia Z comes with a 5 inch full HD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, the handset features Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, although it could possibly get an Android 4.2 update next month.

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Orange Announces First 4G Smartphone And More

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:03 AM PST

Orange has announced three new Orange branded smartphones, which include the company’s first 4G smartphone, which is called the Orange Lumo, the other two devices are called the Orange Nivo and the orange San Remo.

The Orange Lumo features a 4.5 inch display and comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, plus an 8 megapixel camera and 4G LTE, the Orange San Remo comes with a 4.7 inch display, an 8 megapixel camera and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Benchmarks And Performance Revealed

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:54 AM PST

Earlier this week Nvidia launched their latest high performance graphics card in the form of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan, which is delivers 75% more than the Company's NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 GPU.

The new Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan has been created to provide gamers and high end users with 4.5 Teraflops of single precision and 1.3 Teraflops of double precision processing power.

 

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Pantech Perception For Verizon Appears At The FCC

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:47 AM PST

The Pantech Perception which is headed to US mobile carrier Verizon Wireless was leaked back in January, Verizon have yet to officially anno0unce the device, although it has now appeared at the FCC which would indicate that the device should be launching soon.

The Pantech Perception is rumored to feature a 4.8 inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, the handset will come with 4G LTE and is also rumored to feature a quad core processor.

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Qualcomm RF360 Global LTE Chip Announced

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:32 AM PST

Qualcomm has announced the Qualcomm RF360, which is a global 4G LTE chip for mobile devices, and according to Qualcomm this is the worlds first chip that offers support for global LTE.

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PlayStation 4 Pre-Orders Start At GameStop, Amazon And ShopTo

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:25 AM PST

Even though no information about a confirmed PlayStation 4 release date or price has been announced by Sony. Gaming retail shops GameStop and ShopTo, have already started taking PlayStation 4 pre-orders, allowing you to reserve a PlayStation 4 ready for its launch.

GameStop are offering to making sure you get a PlayStation 4 on its release date by pre-ordering, for just £20, whilst ShopTo have the PlayStation 4 listed as £399.85, but they do say this is likely to change.

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Mass Effect 3 Getting Two New DLC Packs

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:25 AM PST

There has never been an ending to a game more controversial than Mass Effect 3′s so BioWare had to go back and deliver an extended cut DLC to calm many whiny fans. Some new DLCs have been published over the past couple of months after the release of Mass Effect 3, and now EA is announcing two more for the game.
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Archos 80 Titanium Android Tablet Headed To The UK

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:25 AM PST

Archose announced a number of new Android tablets at CES in January, and now they have announced that the Archos 80 Titanium is headed to the UK, and the device will be sold through UK retailer the Carphone warehouse.

The Archos 80 Titanium will be available in 8GB and 16GB models, and the 16GB model will be exclusive to the Carphone Warehouse, the 8GB model will retail for 129 and the 16GB model for £199.

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More Samsung Galaxy S4 Cases Revealed

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:15 AM PST

Yesterday we saw some Samsung Galaxy S4 cases, and now we have some photos of some more cases which are apparently for Samsung’s new flagship Android smartphone, have a look at the photos below.

The photos below were sent to us by the guys over at Mobile Fun, a UK retailer of smartphone accessories, who are claiming that these are actual cases for the new Samsung Galaxy S4.

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CoolShip Android 4.0 Keyboard PC Unveiled For $89 (video)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:09 AM PST

If you are a looking for a Android mini computer, a new keyboard PC running a customised version of Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system, built by CoolShip might be worth more investigation.

Rather than using a stick to house their Android computer CoolShip have used a keyboard, creating a neat keyboard PC, that is powered by a Rockchip RK3066 processor, supported by 1GB of RAM.

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Ubuntu Touch Hands On With A Nexus 7 (video)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:55 AM PST

If you are interested in the new Ubuntu Touch Preview that was released today, you might be interested in a hands on video which has been created by Brad Linder from the Liliputing website.

The video includes a run through of the features that are available in the current Ubuntu Touch 12.10 Preview, which is currently a work in progress. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2 Passcode Lock Bug Fix Release To Developers

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:51 AM PST

Apple recently released iOS 6.1.2, unfortunately it did not fix the passcode lock bug that was discovered in iOS 6.1, but it now looks like the update should be released shortly in the form of iOS 6.1.3.

Apple has now release a new beta version of iOS to developers, in the form of iOS 6.1.3 Beta 2, and this version has now apparently fixed the passcode lock bug, and it also comes with some enhancements to Apple Maps.

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LG Optimus G Pro Panorama VR Feature Demonstrated (video)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:42 AM PST

LG has released a new demonstration video of the LG Optimus G Pro showing off its Panorama VR camera app, and providing a glimpse at what you can expect from the application.

The Panorama VR camera app which is included on the LG Optimus G Pro smartphone, works in a similar way to Google’s Sphere feature, allowing you to pan the camera in different directions while the photo is seamlessly stitched together. Watch the video after the jump to see the Panorama VR camera app in action.

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Sony Xperia SP Specifications Revealed

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:27 AM PST

We first saw a photo of the new Sony Xperia SP earlier this month, and now it would appear that we have some more specifications on this new Android smartphone from Sony, which will apparently feature a dual core Qualcomm processor.

According to a recent report, the Sony Xperia SP will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T processor with a clock speed of 1.7GHz, and it will also come with an Adreno 320 GPU.

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Canon MREAL Mixed Reality Headset Launching For $125,000 (video)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:27 AM PST

Canon has this week announced that their new Canon MREAL mixed reality headset will be launching on March 1st 2013 priced at $125,000.

The Canon MREAL mixed reality headset consists of a head-mounted display HM-A1, powered by MR Platform Software MP-100, and has been designed to create the illusion that computer generated visual effects exist in the real world.

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Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview and SDK Alpha Released (video)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:15 AM PST

Today Ubuntu has released their new Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview and SDK Alpha, which includes the full source code and images for supported devices, that includes the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets.

The latest Ubuntu Touch preview has been created for developers and enthusiasts to put through its paces as the Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview is currently work in progress, says Ubuntu. Watch the video after the jump to see Ubuntu Touch in action.

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Google Chromebook Pixel Gets Official (Video)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:10 AM PST

It looks like the Google Chromebook Pixel was real. So real that Google officially announced the device. It is already available for purchase in the Google Play Store if you have to have it right now. This powerful Chromebook will cost you $1300.
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PayPal Here Payment Service Arriving In The UK

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:04 AM PST

Paypal Here the payment service from PayPal that allows small businesses to accept credit card payments, in a similar vein to Jack Dorsey’s Square mobile payment solution, will soon be arriving in the UK Paypal has revealed today.

The PayPal here payment service has been available for some time in the US, but now its jump to Europe will help it spread it customer base even further. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the PayPal Here payment service and see it in action.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 To Feature Samsung Orb Camera (Rumor)

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:31 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is rumored to come with a range of new features, and now we have some details on another possible new feature that will launch with the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Orb.

Samsung Orb is a new camera feature that will launch with the Samsung Galaxy S4, and it will work in a similar way to Photo Sphere which was introduced in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

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EA Lays Off Employees At LA, Montreal Studios

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 05:08 PM PST

EA has laid off an as yet unknown number of staff in Los Angeles, Montreal and at “smaller locations”. The announcement was made by EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, with the blame being placed on upheaval caused by the industry’s transitional period, as indicated by yesterday’s PS4 reveal.

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PS4 Can’t Use DualShock 3 PS3 Controllers

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:43 PM PST

Sony’s PS3 backwards compatibility nightmare seems to be extending to controllers as well. After announcing that the newest PlayStation won’t allow players to carry over their PSN games or saves, the DualShock 3 (and presumably Sixaxis) are falling by the wayside too. The PS3 will happily use Move controllers, but not the PS3′s older controllers.

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Sony’s PS4 Won’t Transfer Over PSN Games

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:27 PM PST

PlayStation 3 owners won’t be able to transfer their PSN game collections to Sony’s new console when it hits shelves at the end of the year. The PS4 will stream some current generation games via its Gaikai service, but a direct transfer is not in the cards. Sony has hit a major nerve center for digital purchases with this decision and there’s every chance this will cause a debate about planned obsolescence for digital purchases going forward.

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