Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Is Coming On Feb. 21
Xbox One ‘backwards compatibility’ hack will brick your console
T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 Update Released (SGH-T889)
Google Chromecast Screen Mirroring Support Arriving With Android 4.4.1 KitKat Update
Pandora For iOS Updated, Adds Alarm Clock Feature And More
Apple iPhone 5S Stock Availability In Apple U.S. Retail Stores Nears 100 Percent
Xbox One Sells Over 65k Units in Australia in 3 days
Puzzle Facade Is A Giant Playable Rubik’s Cube (Video)
Mad Catz M.O.J.O. Console Officially Launches Tomorrow (video)
Ford Mustang Could Get Diesel or Hybrid Versions in the Future
Nikon Firmware Update Kills Third Party Battery Support For Some Models
Sony 4K TV To Be Big At CES 2014
Adafruit 4×4 Elastomer Keypad And Adafruit Trellis Monochrome Driver PCB Unveiled
Samsung To Launch More Super AMOLED Tablets In 2014
5 New BBC HD Channels Launching Tomorrow
Samsung SM-G900F Spotted On BrowserMark, Possible Galaxy S5 Candidate
Powerslayer Prevents Overcharging And Eliminates Energy Waste (video)
NSA Had Spies In World Of Warcraft, Xbox Live And More
Kano Raspberry Pi Computer Kit Passes $1 Million In Funding (video)
Huawei PhoPad Trademark Revealed
iPhone Pre-orders On China Mobile Will Start 12th December
World’s First 1TB mSATA SSD Unveiled 840 EVO mSATA
Nokia Guru Bluetooth Headset Announced (BH-121)
European Regulators Will Be Watching Nokia After Microsoft Deal
PiMSO Raspberry Pi Oscilloscope Created (video)
Apple Wants Samsung To Pay $22 Million Towards Legal Fees
Google Nexus TV In The Works
Smart Power Strip Is Controlled Via Your Smartphone (video)
Audi Q1 Compact SUV To Be Shown Off Next Month
New Failsafe Algorithm Allows Quadrocopters To Recover After Engine Failure (video)
New Sherlock Series 3 Trailer Released By The BBC (video)
Silic T-shirt Repels Water And Liquids Like Magic (video)
French Student Starts Selling 250ml Tins Of French Air For $7.50
Xbox One Quantum Break Exclusive Gameplay Trailer (video)
Moto G Cost Google $123 In Components
New The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt VGX 2013 Trailer (video)
Play-i Robots For Kids Coming Next Summer (Video)
ASDA 3D Printing Service Offering 3D Printed Mini Models Of Yourself For £40 (video)
Official Raspberry Pi User Guide 2nd Edition Now Available
Smarty Ring Control Your Smartphone And Notifications (video)
Moon Express MX-1 Lunar Lander To Launch In 2015
Google Nexus 8 Confirmed To Have LG V510 Model Number
C-Spire Opens Pre-registration for Blazing Fast 1Gbps Internet in Mississippi
E-Volo Volocopter To Go Into Production, After reaching 1.2 Million Euros In Funding
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Gets An Extended 10,000 mAh Battery from ZeroLemon
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition For PS4 And Xbox One
Samsung Galaxy J Gets Official in Taiwan
Nokia unveils “Pimp My Reindeer” contest
Apple, Microsoft, Google And More Call For Crackdown On Government Surveillance
Moto G Goes Open Source

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Is Coming On Feb. 21

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 08:24 AM PST

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was delayed earlier this year, but if you have been looking forward to getting in on some Donkey Kong Country action, we have some good news. Nintendo has announced Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will release on February 21 in stores and on the Nintendo eShop. While announcing Donkey Kong […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 08:11 AM PST

Microsoft’s Major Nelson announced on Twitter Friday that owners of the company’s Xbox One game console should not to try to perform a “hack” that would apparently give their new shiny consoles compatibility with older Xbox 360 games. The hack, which originated on Internet message boards as a prank, instead will most likely render your […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:40 AM PST

Samsung has been rolling out the Android 4.3 update for various devices, some devices have had problems with the update and we have seen updates paused, and then new versions released. the latest device to get the Android 4.3 update is the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on T-Mobile, with the model number SGH-T889, the update […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:30 AM PST

Cynaogen's Koushik Dutta has spotted code within the latest Android 4.4.1 KitKat patch update source files that indicate Google is preparing to start rolling out support for Google Chromecast screen mirroring. As you already might know Google Chromecast can stream media through your network and from your laptop, desktop, smartphone and tablet devices as well […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:24 AM PST

Pandora has released a new version of their mobile app for Apple’s iOS devices, the app comes with a range of new features which include a new alarm clock function. You will now be able to wake up to your favourite music on Pandora using the new built in alarm clock function, the app has […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:19 AM PST

If you are looking to get your hands on a new Apple iPhone 5S smartphone before the holiday break, you might be pleased to lean that Apple iPhone 5S stock availability in Apple U.S. retail stores is near to 100 percent. The Apple iPhone 5S stock availability has been collated by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:18 AM PST

Microsoft launched its next generation game console called the Xbox One less than a month ago. Microsoft doesn’t often give up sales statistics for individual areas, but the company did say that it sold over a million units the first day the console launched around the world. Research firm NPD has offered up some stats […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:06 AM PST

Puzzel Facade is a project by Spanish designer Javier Lloret, and it is basically a giant Rubik’s Cube that is displayed on urban spaces, it is then controlled by a 3D printed interface cube. Javier Lloret used the facade of the Ars Electronica’s building in Austria for his giant Rubik’s Cube, and the colors and […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:05 AM PST

Gamers patiently waiting for the launch of the new Mad Catz M.O.J.O. games console in the US will be pleased to learn that as of tomorrow it will finally be available to purchase directly from the Mad Catz online store as well as other major online Internet stores. The Mad Catz M.O.J.O. console is based […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:04 AM PST

Ford announced the all-new 2015 Mustang this month. The new 2015 Mustang is massively changed from previous versions and is a true world car. The new Mustang gets independent rear suspension among other things and EcoBoost power. Ford has relied heavily on its EcoBoost 4-cylinder engines to improve fuel efficiency while delivering the performance expected […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:47 AM PST

Nikon camera owners that are using third-party batteries in their Nikon branded photographic equipment, might be interested to know that some users are reporting problems after updating to the latest Nikon firmware update which has recently been released by the camera manufacturer. Last month Nikon has released a firmware update for its D3100, D3200, D5100, […]

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Sony 4K TV To Be Big At CES 2014

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:39 AM PST

The CES 2014 kicks off in January, and one electronics manufacturer has big plans for 4K TV at CES, Sony, the company will be showing off a range of Sony 4K TVs and other devices. 4K is the latest innovation from TV manufacturers, their previous one was 3D TV, although this did not really take […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:29 AM PST

If you enjoy building electronic circuits, projects and devices, you might be interested in a new component launched by Adafruit this week in the form of the new Adafruit 4×4 elastomer keypad. The Adafruit 4×4 elastomer keypad combines with the Adafruit Trellis Monochrome Driver PCB which is also new, to provide users with an open […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:26 AM PST

According to a recent report, Samsung has some big plans for tablets in 2014, we recently heard that Samsung are looking to sell a lot more tablets next year. Samsung are expecting to ship over 100 million tablets in 2014, and the company will apparently release more tablets which features Super AMOLED displays. Samsung’s Galaxy […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:16 AM PST

Over the weekend the BBC has announced that its will be launching five new high definition channels for users to enjoy tomorrow on December 10th 2013. The five new HD channels will be subscription-free and will be launching in time for the holiday season. The five new BBC HD channels include BBC Three HD, BBC […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:03 AM PST

Not too long ago, a Samsung device carrying a model number SM-G900F was spotted on Zauba, a logistics tracking website for India, and imported to India for research and development purposes. The handset could be a worthy candidate to be called the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5. Now, the same SM-G900F was spotted on BrowserMark, adding more […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:59 AM PST

Velvetwire have created a new device called the Powerslayer which has been design dot help reduce the amount of unnecessary power used by USB chargers and has been created by Jennifer Lee and Eric Bodnar. The Powerslayer hopes to provide us with a chance for a smarter energy future, one device at a time and […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:52 AM PST

Earlier today we heard that some of the worlds top technology companies had hit out out Government surveillance, and now The Guardian has revealed that the NSA were using games like World of Warcraft and Microsoft’s Xbox Live network for spying. The NSA was not the only ones engaged in this, it would appear that […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:35 AM PST

Some of our readers might remember the Kano Raspberry Pi Computer Kit we featured here on Geeky Gadgets in November which launched on the Kickstarter crowd funding website with a goal of reaching $100,000. Well this week it has now passed the $1 million mark and still has 10 days to go. The Kano Raspberry […]

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Huawei PhoPad Trademark Revealed

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:35 AM PST

It looks like Huawei has a new device in the works, the Huawei PhoPad, as the company has recently filed a trademark application for the device at the USPTO. As yet there are no details on exactly what the Huawei PhoPad is, the device comes under the category of IC 009 at the USPTO, which […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:20 AM PST

We recently heard that the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C would launch on China Mobile, and now it looks like the company will start taking pre-orders for both handsets from this Thursday, the 12th of December. China Mobile posted a photo on their website showing the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, saying that both devices […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:02 AM PST

Samsung has this month unveiled the world's very first 1TB mSATA SSD in the form of the new 840 EVO mSATA mini-Serial ATA Solid State Drive (SSD). The weight and thickness of the new 840 EVO mSATA are 40 percent and a twelfth of a typical hard disk drive (HDD) respectively and the 1TB version […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:02 AM PST

Back in October we saw a photo of a new device from Nokia, the device was the Nokia Guru Bluetooth headset, and at the time it was rumored to either be an MP3 player or a Bluetooth headset. Nokia has now announced this new device, the Nokia Guru BH-121, and the device is a Bluetooth […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:46 AM PST

Last week we heard that the European regulators had approved the Microsoft buyout of Nokia’s mobile and services division, Microsoft will take over the running of Nokia’s smartphone business. Nokia will also license a range of patents to Microsoft over the next 10 years, and now the EU regulators have said that they will be […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:37 AM PST

During the Open Hardware Summit the annual conference organised by the Open Source Hardware Association for a place to showcase open hardware. Adafruit spotted a useful use for the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC to create the PiMSO 200 Msa/S mixed signal oscilloscope. The PiMSO Raspberry Pi oscilloscope is an experimental project which has been started […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:35 AM PST

Apple and Samsung have been fighting it out in court over the last few years, Apple were recently awarded an extra $290 million in the trial against Samsung, making the total that Samsung has to pay Apple $930 million. Now Apple is looking for Samsung to cover some of its legal fees for the court […]

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Google Nexus TV In The Works

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:23 AM PST

We have heard rumors in the past that Google is working on a Nexus TV, Google’s first TV offering, Google TV has yet to become popular. Google recently launched their Google Chromecast TV accessory, which came with a number of apps like Netflix, retails for just $35, and the device has been popular. Now Google […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:16 AM PST

Ever wanted to be able to control your appliances connected to a power strip from your smartphone? If you have the new Smart Power Strip might be worth more investigation as its does just that, as well as monitor how much energy your home appliance consume in real time. Allowing you to turn on and […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:08 AM PST

Last week we heard about the new Audi Q1 SUV, and now Audi has announced that it will unveil its Audi Q1 in January at the 2014 Detroit Motor Show. Audi also revealed more details on their new Audi Q1 SUV, it will feature a similar shape to the existing Audi A3 three door version […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:05 AM PST

A new failsafe algorithm has been designed for quadrocopters that will now allow the vehicle to be able to recover from an engine failure and land without a problem. The video after the jump shows how a quadrocopter using the automatic failsafe algorithm is able to recover and gracefully cope with the loss of a […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:53 AM PST

Sherlock Holmes fans that have enjoyed the series created by the BBC and were left wanting more after Sherlock faked his own death in the last episode of the previous series two. Are sure to enjoy this new Sherlock series 3 trailer released by the BBC advertising the new series that will air on New […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:34 AM PST

If your busy life life doesn't allow you much time for washing clothes or you have the tendency to spill liquids on your white t-shirts on a regular basis, you might be interested in this new t-shirt called the Silic t-shirt. The Silic t-shirt has been designed combining silica and hydrophobic nanotechnology to create a […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:21 AM PST

Apparently you can make money out of thin air, as French student Antoine Deblay is showing after launching his website selling 250ml of French tinned air for €5.50, or about $7.50. In just three weeks after the site launched launched Deblay has revealed that he has received a thousand orders and has already made thousands […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:05 AM PST

Microsoft Xbox One owners who are looking forward to the launch of the new Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break game, which has been created to provide a story driven game similar to Alan Wake crossed with the action of Max Payne. Are sure to enjoy this new gameplay trailer which has been shown at the […]

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Moto G Cost Google $123 In Components

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:57 AM PST

The new Motorola Moto G smartphone retail for just $179 for the 8GB model and $179 for the 16GB model, and according to a recent report, the 16GB model costs Google $123 in hardware components. Considering that the device retail for $199, when you take into account things like manufacturing costs, marketing and everything else, […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:38 AM PST

Gamers looking forward to the launch of the new The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt game, the third in The Witcher series are sure to enjoy this teaser trailer which was shown at the recent VGX event on December 7th 2013. The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt game will be packed with a 50 hours of killing […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:38 AM PST

Some of our readers will remember Bo And Yana, the Play-i robots that we featured on the site back in October, they are designed to teach children to program. The team at Play-i were raising funds for these cool little robots, and they have now secured $1.4 million US dollars in funding, and the Play-i […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:26 AM PST

Britain's Supermarket retailer ASDA has started trailing a new ASDA 3D printing service that allows you to have a full colour scanned reproduction mini model of yourself for £40 or $63, which was first announced back in October. The ASDA 3D printing service scanning process takes around 2 to 3 minutes and uses a device that captures […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:06 AM PST

Developers and hobbyists are enjoying building projects using the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC might be interested to learn that this week a new 2nd Edition Official Raspberry Pi User Guide has been released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Raspberry Pi User Guide guide has been written to provide users with an essential guide to […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:52 AM PST

If you find yourself checking your smart phone a little more often than you feel you should, you might be interested in a new notification device called a Smarty Ring which has been designed to provide easily identifiable updates directly from your smartphone. The new Smarty Ring device is the first of its kind and […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:47 AM PST

Moon Express, which is in the running for Google’s $30 million Lunar Xprize, has announced the Lunar Express MX-1, which the company intends to launch in 2015 on a trip to the moon. The Moon Express MX-1 is a lunar lander spacecraft has been designed to explore the moon, the device is about the size […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:06 AM PST

We have been hearing rumors about the Google Nexus 8 tablet for a while now, the device first appeared on Google’s website, and then we saw a leaked manual which suggested the device would have an LG-V510 model number. Now according to @evleaks, the LGV510 is indeed a Nexus tablet, and the device is expected […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:05 AM PST

C-Spire, a regional carrier, opens the pre-registration for its ultra-fast 1Gbps home internet for residents living in Mississippi. Initially, the service will hit nine cities of Mississippi with the pre-registration phase starting on Wednesday. The internet is claimed to be 100 times faster than the average broadband for home users in each of the nine […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:42 AM PST

We first heard about the E-Volo Volocopter last month, and now the creators of this 18 rotor 2 person electric helicopter have announced that the device has received 1.2 million Euros in funding. The company used German crowd funding website Seedmatch to raise the 1.2 million Euros, and unlike Kickstarter where you buy a product, […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:38 AM PST

Last month, the folks at Mugen released a massive 6,500 mAh battery for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that can give you almost double battery time compared to the original Note 3 battery. If you’re consumption is still more or you find the battery life provided by the original battery to be insufficient, Zerolemon is offering […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:35 AM PST

Remember the rebooted Tomb Raider game from earlier this year? It was available on PC, the PS3 and Xbox 360. We had no idea if it would arrive on next gen consoles. Well, good news. It has been confirmed for both the PS4 and the XBone. We had heard rumors about the game appearing on […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:16 AM PST

Last month, it was rumored that Samsung Galaxy J will officially launch outside Japanese shores. Over the weekend, Samsung Taiwan also posted a teaser video of the handset, which was mistaken by many as the upcoming Galaxy S5, but in reality, it’s not. Earlier today, the Korean OEM officially announced Samsung Galaxy J, which will […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:04 AM PST

You may not have heard the news, but Santa’s reindeer have a mysterious illness. Oh no. What does this mean for Christmas? Well, it has come to our attention that there will be no Christmas this year. Oh no! How can we avert this epic disaster? Well, you and Nokia can help. Starting December 10th […]

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:01 AM PST

Government Surveillance has been a hot top over the last few months, and now eight of the world’s largest technology companies has called for a crackdown on government surveillance. The list of companies includes Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, AOL and LinkedIn, they have all said that whilst governments have the right to protect […]

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Moto G Goes Open Source

Posted: 08 Dec 2013 04:06 PM PST

The Moto G is one of the hottest new phones on the market and its OS, at least certain parts of it, has gone open source. Anyone looking to get a glimpse at the OS and kernel development for the Moto G can download the files from Motorola's SourceForce page. What do you need the […]

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