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• Microsoft working on $99 video-streaming set-top box
• Six-foot fire-breathing Piranha Plant
• PayPal Seeking to Get Rid of Passwords
• Staples Sells 3D Printers
• Running With Friends Now Available On iOS
• The $100 Lumia 928
• Bosch’s $449 Car Charger
• The Asha 501 by Nokia
• Star Wars: Episode IV Opening Sequence Recreated In Minecraft
• You can now buy Air Force One

Microsoft working on $99 video-streaming set-top box Posted: 11 May 2013 08:03 AM PDT Microsoft is looking to create a set-top box for media playback, according to a report. As well as previous rumors, this new one says that the software giant is working on a device that will allow users to sign onto Xbox Live and use its apps to view streaming video. This would basically clone the non-gaming aspects of the Xbox 360 game console into a fairly cheap product. (...) Original Story Microsoft working on $99 video-streaming set-top box © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post Microsoft working on $99 video-streaming set-top box appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

Six-foot fire-breathing Piranha Plant Posted: 11 May 2013 07:53 AM PDT Hack-a-day’s Caleb Craft has created a six foot tall fire breathing Piranha Plant. Why? Just because he can of course. You know the plant. The one that is a super pain in the Super Mario games. (...) Original Story Six-foot fire-breathing Piranha Plant © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post Six-foot fire-breathing Piranha Plant appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

PayPal Seeking to Get Rid of Passwords Posted: 11 May 2013 03:44 AM PDT The chief information security officer for Paypal, Michael Barrett, spoke at the Interop IT conference and advocated for a new internet security system that got rid of passwords and PINs in favor of biometric technology – specifically fingerprint scanners. To push the envelope even further, Mr. Barrett said he believed the shift towards fingerprint internet security would begin later this year in the smartphone market. (...) Original Story PayPal Seeking to Get Rid of Passwords © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post PayPal Seeking to Get Rid of Passwords appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

Staples Sells 3D Printers Posted: 11 May 2013 03:41 AM PDT At this point in time you've had to have heard about 3D printers – printers that can take a blueprint or template and create an object out of plastic. They've been on sale around the world for a while now and have started becoming rather popular. Even the United States military has acquired a few for production purposes. (...) Original Story Staples Sells 3D Printers © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post Staples Sells 3D Printers appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

Running With Friends Now Available On iOS Posted: 11 May 2013 03:40 AM PDT Zynga revealed they were working on a new "with friends" game earlier this year, called Running with Friends. The game is set in Spain. Running with Friends is now officially available. (...) Original Story Running With Friends Now Available On iOS © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post Running With Friends Now Available On iOS appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

The $100 Lumia 928 Posted: 11 May 2013 03:38 AM PDT It was a huge week for Nokia, who announced and showed off hands-on demonstrations of two new phones. The company isn't really seeking to make anything official until their event in London next Tuesday, but in its hands-on video discussed the phone's specs and announced that Lumia 928 would be launching for Verizon. (...) Original Story The $100 Lumia 928 © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post The $100 Lumia 928 appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

Bosch’s $449 Car Charger Posted: 11 May 2013 03:36 AM PDT Most of us can't afford today's electric cars of tomorrow. We won't even talk about the Tesla's price range, seeing as how even Ford's electric Focus lies closer to $40,000 – and that's the lower range of the electric car industry. Have you ever thought about what you'd do if you could afford to pay for an electric car though? How would you charge it? Electric car charging stations aren't exactly widespread. (...) Original Story Bosch's $449 Car Charger © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post Bosch's $449 Car Charger appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

The Asha 501 by Nokia Posted: 11 May 2013 03:29 AM PDT The Asha 501 is one of Nokia's new set of phones set to launch next week. It's a great deal different from previous Asha versions and comes with a brand new operating system Nokia has coined "Asha software platform". Not the most creative name, but the phone is a giant step forward for the Asha series. (...) Original Story The Asha 501 by Nokia © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post The Asha 501 by Nokia appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

Star Wars: Episode IV Opening Sequence Recreated In Minecraft Posted: 11 May 2013 02:44 AM PDT People have done some pretty amazing things in Minecraft and now someone has recreated the first five minutes of Star Wars completely in Minecraft. This is some pretty impressive stuff and it took some amazing skill to pull this off. (...) Original Story Star Wars: Episode IV Opening Sequence Recreated In Minecraft © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post Star Wars: Episode IV Opening Sequence Recreated In Minecraft appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

You can now buy Air Force One Posted: 11 May 2013 12:37 AM PDT If you ever wanted to buy Air Force One, the President of the United States’ plane, now is your chance. Win the bid and you can jet set just like Obama does. (...) Original Story You can now buy Air Force One © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post You can now buy Air Force One appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

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