Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Half Of iPhone 5c Owners Switch From Android
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition Convertible Launches in Early 2014
Ardunio Infrared Touchscreen Music Controller (video)
Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Gets Official
Full Colour 3D Printing Has Arrived With The ProJet 4500 3D Printer (video)
Plugaway Affordable Smart Home Automation Using Your Smartphone (video)
New Microsoft Surface 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab TV Adverts Released( Video)
Raspberry Pi Micro SD Card Adapter Launches On Kickstarter
YouTube Lands On The Nintendo 3DS
Samsung Galaxy S4 Available for Free With Contract on Carphone Warehouse
Waterstones Pokes Fun At Amazon’s Drone Delivery With OWLS (Video)
The Machine Indie Movie Trailer Mixes Blade Runner, RoboCop And Frankenstein (video)
Amazon Slashes Prices of Kindle Fire HD and HDX 7-inch by $50
Warhammer 40,000 Space Wolf Teaser Trailer Released (video)
3D Printed Prosthetic Eyes Could Launch In A Year
Create Your Very Own Thermal Imaging Camera With An Arduino Nano (video)
New Nike Fuel Band Smartwatch Coming Next Year
Grand Theft Auto Online Content Creator Demonstration Leaked (video)
Retina iPad Mini And iPad Air Land In India December 7th
Windows Phone Gets 10 Percent Market Share In Europe
Raspberry Pi Apple iBeacon Created Using £12 Bluetooth 4.0 USB Dongle (video)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 To Feature 20 Megapixel Camera (Rumor)
SunFriend UV Monitoring Wristbands (video)
File Manager Coming to Windows Phone 8?
Razer Kraken Forged Edition Headphones Launch For $300
Kim Dotcom’s Mega Coming To Windows Phone Early Next Year
Dell 24 Inch 4K Ultra HD Monitor UP2414Q Unveiled
Xolo Q500 Dual Sim Android Smartphone Announced
Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone Adds Some Retro Style To Your Music
Apollo Technical Pen, Stylus And Drafting Scale (video)
Misfit Announces Shine Android Fitness Tracking App And New Features For All
Samsung Galaxy S5 To Launch In February (Rumor)
Amazon Takes On The iPad Air In New TV Advert (Video)
Red HTC One Max Surfaces in Taiwan
Sony PlayStation 4 Is The Fastest Selling Console Ever In The UK
LG G Flex Self Healing Feature Tested Again (Video)
Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Leaked
Fallout Website Has Another Coded Message
Oppo N1 Lands In The US And Europe December 10th
Amazon introduces Prime Air drone delivery system
Nexus 5 Review: A Geeky Gadgets Original
Windows Phone 8 and Moliplayer Pro
Microsoft Dominated Black Friday with Xbox One
New Water-Repellant Surface Destroys Water
Instagram’s Biggest Day is Thanksgiving
‘Fast and Furious’ Actor Paul Walker Dies in Crash
Quechua Phone Incoming
G2 Not Getting KitKat til March
The Nokia Lumia 929 Leaked Again
Replacing the Xbox One’s HDD

Half Of iPhone 5c Owners Switch From Android

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:14 AM PST

The iPhone 5c was launched along with the iPhone 5s. The handset may not have been the budget iPhone that everyone had originally thought it was, but it was a bit cheaper than the iPhone 5s. Just a bit. Still, it is obvious that the handset is being adopted fairly quickly in the US, even […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:32 AM PST

Chevrolet is set to launch a new and very limited edition of the Stingray Corvette convertible in early 2014. The special edition will be called the Stingray Premiere Edition Convertible. All Premiere edition convertibles will be offered in the same green color with the same options and interior. The only choice Premiere edition buyers get […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:31 AM PST

If you have a few hours spare and fancy creating a new Arduino project in your spare time you might be interested in this fun Ardunio infrared touchscreen music controller which has been created by Instructables user amandaghassaei. The music controller consists of 64 LEDs positioned underneath the display to provides visual feedback s the […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:17 AM PST

Earlier today we showed you a leaked photo of the new gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Samsung has now announced three new colors for their Galaxy Note smartphone. The gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will come in two color combinations, Rose Gold White and Rose Gold Black, there will also be a a new Merlot […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:16 AM PST

3D Systems has this week unveiled their new ProJet 4500 3D printer which has been designed to provide full colour 3D printing coloured pixel by pixel, with superior surface quality. The new ProJet 4500 3D printer has been designed to print fast with the minimal of waste and required no supports and produces full-colour plastic […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:02 AM PST

Home automation is becoming easier and easier thanks to advances in technology and more powerful mobile phones. John Storm from Torrap now wants to make it even easier and affordable to automate your home using Plugaway and your smartphone as the remote. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Plugaway project […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:53 AM PST

Last week we saw some new videos from Microsoft where they were taking on Apple’s iPad Air, and now it looks like Microsoft have turned their attention away from Apple towards Samsung. The company has released two new TV adverts where their Microsoft Surface 2 RT tablet takes on Samsung Galaxy Tab range of devices […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:34 AM PST

If you enjoyed creating projects and devices using the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC you might be interested in a new adapter which has been created and launched on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website, that will allow you to use microSD cards with your Raspberry Pi mini PC. As any owner of a Raspberry Pi mini […]

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YouTube Lands On The Nintendo 3DS

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:26 AM PST

If you have been waiting for YouTube to launch on the Nintendo 3DS console. the wait is now over as the app is now available in the US and Europe. Owners of the console have been waiting for some time for an official YouTube app to launch on the 3DS, the app comes with the […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:20 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the best Android devices available in the market, despite of all the problems faced by those who updated to Android 4.3. If you’re based in the UK, Carphone Warehouse is offering Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) free with a two-year contract on Vodafone, costing as little as £25 monthly. For £25 monthly […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:10 AM PST

On the weekend Amazon announced their new Drone Delivery system which will delivery your Amazon orders by remote controlled drones in the future. Now UK book retailer Waterstones has decided that they have an even better way of delivering your books, a new system called OWLS or Ornithological Waterstones Landing Service as the company calls […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:05 AM PST

If you enjoy a good sci-fi movies this new indie movie called The Machine ,might be worth a watch and will be launching on theatre screens in March 2014. The Machine movie is directed by Caradog James and stars Toby Stephens and Caity Lotz check out the trailer for the film after the jump. "With […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:52 AM PST

Earlier today, Amazon released a new TV advertisement comparing Kindle Fire HDX with the iPad Air, showing that it’s better than the Apple tablet in many ways. Now, Amazon is taking another step to boost the sales of its Kindle tablets by offering a $50 discount on 16GB Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch, which […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:48 AM PST

Fans of the awesome Warhammer 40K universe are sure to enjoy this brief teaser trailer which has been released for the upcoming Warhammer 40,000 Space Wolf game expected to officially launch in the second quarter of 2014. The Warhammer 40,000 Space Wolf game has been created by the Games Workshop and developer HeroCraft and was […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:47 AM PST

Prosthetic eye are currently made from glass and acrylic and can take a long time to make and ate also expensive with each one costing around £3,000. Now a company in the UK, Fripp Design, is working with the Manchester Metropolitan University on 3D printed prosthetic eyes, which could make the cost of these prosthetic […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:27 AM PST

If you enjoy creating projects using the Arduino platform you might be interested in this awesome thermal imaging camera which has been created using an Arduino Nano development board and a few other components. The Arduino Nano thermal imaging camera has been created by user Kaptein QK over on the EEVblog community forum and uses […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:13 AM PST

Nike’s current smart watch, the Nike Fuel Band has become a popular device, and now according to a recent report, there is a new Nike Fuel Band in the works. Nike recently released an updated version of their Fuel Band with more features, the Nike+ Fuel Band SE, but the company is apparently working on […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:10 AM PST

Gamers looking forward to playing with the new Grand Theft Auto Online content creator might be interested in this new one minute video which has been leased providing a quick glimpse of the mechanics behind the new feature. Rockstar is expected to roll out the Grand Theft Auto Online Content Creator to players sometime next […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:56 AM PST

Apple has announced that their new iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini will launch in India this week on Saturday the 7th of December, with prices for the 16GB Retina iPad Mini starting at Rs 28,900 which works out at around $465. Prices for the 16GB iPad Air will start at Rs 35,900 which works […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:19 AM PST

Back in October we heard that Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform was getting close to a 10 percent share of the smartphone market in Europe. In October, Microsoft had a 9.2 percent share of the smartphone market in Europe, the news came from Kantar World Panel who have released some new figures. According to the latest […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:02 AM PST

If you are intrigued by the new Apple iBeacon device which is now gone live within Macy’s to test location specific discounts that will be made available to customers as they enter certain areas of the store. You might be interested in this project which allows you to create your very own Apple iBeacon device […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:51 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is rumored to feature a 20 megapixel camera, as Samsung are apparently developing a new 20 megapixel camera module for the second half of 2014. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is expected to launch in February at MWC 2014, and the handset is rumored to feature a 16 megapixel sensor, this […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:32 AM PST

If you are off somewhere warm or live were the sun shines all day long, you might be interested in this handy gadget in the form of the SunFriend UV monitoring wristbands with have been created to track the actual UVA+B that you are exposed to. The SunFriend UV monitoring wristbands are currently over on […]

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File Manager Coming to Windows Phone 8?

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:19 AM PST

For those of you who’re using Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system, you should have a pretty good idea that it lacks a File Manager. But, it seems things might change in the near future. Some users at Microsoft’s UserVoice site for Windows Phone requested a File Manager for the OS, which got a positive […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:10 AM PST

If you are in the market for a new pair of gaming headphones which can also be used to listen to music when you’re not scoring kills. You might be interested in the new Razer Kraken Forged Edition headphones which have just launched priced at $300. The hand assembled Razer Kraken Forged Edition headphones are fitted […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:05 AM PST

Kim Dotcom’s Mega app has been available on Google’s Android platform for a while, the app also launched on Apple’s iOS platform last week. Now it appears that Kim Dotcom and the team at Mega intend to bring their Mega app to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, and the app is expected to launch on the […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:46 AM PST

Dell has this week revealed details of a new 24 inch monitor it has created sporting a massive 4K Ultra HD resolution offering 3840 x 2160 pixels four times the resolution of Full HD for users to enjoy. The new Dell Ultra HD monitor has published on the Dell website and was spotted by the Anandtech […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:38 AM PST

Xolo has added another budget Android smartphone to their range with the launch of the Xolo Q500, which is a dual SIM smartphone that comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The Xolo Q500 features a 4 inch display with a WVGA resolution and is powered a quad core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 processor and an Adreno […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:27 AM PST

There are lots of different Bluetooth speakers available for your smartphone or tablet, the majority of the have a similar design, although if you are looking for something a little more retro, then have a look at the Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone. The Gramovox Bluetooth Gramophone is a fusion of vintage design an modern technology, it […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:27 AM PST

If you are looking for a quality designs technical pen and tablet stylus, which is combined with a drafting scale you might be interested in the new Apollo Technical Pen. The Apollo Technical Pen is currently over on the Kickstarter crowd funding website looking to make the jump from concept into production and has been […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:11 AM PST

Misfit the manufacturer and designer of the button sized fitness tracker that we have featured here on Geeky Gadgets in the past, have this week announced the incoming arrival of a Android application that will connect to their newly updated Shine device. Misfit has also announced they have made a number of new updated to […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:08 AM PST

Rumors about the purported Samsung Galaxy S5 have been circulating on the internet from past few weeks. Now, there’s a new rumor suggesting that Samsung will launch the new Samsung Galaxy S5 in February, along with the next-generation Samsung Galaxy Gear 2. According to this new rumor, the handset will come in two versions: one […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:59 AM PST

Amazon has released a new TV advert, and they have decided to take on the iPad Air with their latest video, putting the device up against the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX. The video below describes the iPad Air as ‘magical’, and then goes on to say that the Kindle Fire HDX has 1 million more […]

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Red HTC One Max Surfaces in Taiwan

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:56 AM PST

Back in October, HTC unveiled its oversized HTC One Max in silver. It seems that the Taiwanese manufacturer will introduce HTC One Max with a red paint job in its home market. Taiwanese mobile operator FarEasTone Telecommunications inadvertently revealed that HTC is preparing to launch HTC One Max in red in Taiwan. The promotion material also […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:56 AM PST

Sony launched their new PlayStation 4 in the UK on Friday and already it has become the fastest selling console ever in the UK, even beating Microsoft's new Xbox One next generation games console. The Xbox One games console launched on November 22nd 2013 around the world and is priced at $499.99 in the US, £429.99 […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:47 AM PST

The last video we saw of the LG G Flex Self Healing technology being put to the test was when a knife was taken to the device, and now we have another video, this one if from the guys over at Pocket Now. In The video below we can see the LG G Flex Self […]

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Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Leaked

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:23 AM PST

Last week we heard that Samsung would be launching a gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone, we also heard that they would launch a red version of the device. Now Samsung has listed both handsets on the Samsung Argentina website with a rose gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and a red Samsung Galaxy Note 3, […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:10 AM PST

Just when you thought things couldn’t get more mysterious on that mystery Fallout website, there is another message. The mysterious website is called The Survivor 2299 and it has a countdown clock. The website has been updated several times, with the previous update giving us a morse code message that made references to previous Fallout […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:58 AM PST

Oppo has announced that their latest android smartphone, the Oppo N1 will launch in the US and Europe on the 10th of December, the handset will be available with CyanogenMod and also Oppo’s Color OS, which is a customized version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The Oppo N1 will retail for $599 in the US […]

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:18 AM PST

Amazon is almost ready to tackle the shipping of it’s products without much outside help. But it will be awhile before they can ditch the likes of the USPS and UPS. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Sunday revealed a new service that could soon deliver Amazon orders directly to your doorstep by unmanned aircraft. Bezos […]

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 03:48 PM PST

I haven't written a single review since I started writing for Geeky Gadgets seven and a half months ago. (Yes, it's really been seven and a half months.) The reason for that is because I don't typically buy the latest and greatest gadgets as soon as they come out. But then the Nexus 5 arrived, […]

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Windows Phone 8 and Moliplayer Pro

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 03:45 PM PST

I make a lot of comments and jokes about Windows Phone, but this is pretty cool. Windows Phone users now have access to the Moliplayer Pro, a video player that can play just about every kind of video file in existence. It's especially useful for people with Windows Phones who have 1080p resolution displays because […]

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 03:42 PM PST

Black Friday reports are starting to come in and it seems like Microsoft dominated with the Xbox One, which isn't too surprising since they recently released their new console a week prior to the major sales holiday. (Yep, just called Black Friday a holiday.) InfoScout is one of the first shopping market research firms reporting […]

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 03:37 PM PST

Damn near everything is water-resistant, but water-repellant is quickly replacing it as top dog in the crusade to avoid water at all costs. A new structure featured in Nature, a scientific journal, keeps whatever it conceals dry by bouncing water off its surface and cutting it before it goes. It basically punishes water for even […]

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Instagram’s Biggest Day is Thanksgiving

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 03:32 PM PST

What do you think the busiest Instagram day of the year is? Obviously you know the answer if you read the title, but I bet if you hadn't you'd probably guess New Year's or Christmas. The actual answer is apparently Thanksgiving. For the second year in a row, Instagram has set a "busiest day ever" […]

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 01:10 PM PST

It's a sad time for fans of the Fast and Furious franchise. Yesterday, November 30th, 2013, one of the franchise's stars, Paul Walker, died in a car crash. No, it wasn't on film. He was riding with a friend in Santa Monica, CA when the driver lost control of the car and ran into a […]

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Quechua Phone Incoming

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 01:04 PM PST

Quechua, a company best known for their hiking and sports equipment, has teamed up with Archos to create its own smartphone called Quechua Phone. It's a 5-inch phone that runs Android 4.1, has 4 gigs of internal memory, a microSD expansion slot, 5-megapixel rear camera, a gig of RAM, a 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor, and a […]

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G2 Not Getting KitKat til March

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 12:59 PM PST

An LG Canada spokesperson said today that the G2 won't be getting the upgrade to Android 4.4, aka KitKat, until the latter part of the first quarter, most likely around March. There's still no word whether or not American G2 users can expect the update sooner, later or around the same time. As it stands, […]

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The Nokia Lumia 929 Leaked Again

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 12:55 PM PST

It's seriously time for this phone to come out already. How many more times can it possibly be leaked? Regardless, something tells me you all want to see as much as you can before it's officially released, so here you go. A forum member on Windows Phone Central posted the picture of the Verizon-based Nokia […]

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Replacing the Xbox One’s HDD

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 12:50 PM PST

When a new console comes out, it doesn't come with the latest and greatest hardware on the market. Shocking as that may be, there are some things you can swap out with a little know how to give your console a little extra boost – one of those things being the hard drive. A few […]

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