Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Google Glass could cost $600 in 2014
Xbox One Owners Complain of Video Streaming Issues
E Fun Nextbook 8 and Nextbook 10 Tablets to Debut at CES 2014
Windows 8 Firefox App Launch Delayed Until March 18th 2014
Worlds Smallest Smartphone Game Controller Available For $40
Lenovo Vibe Z LTE Launching Outside Of China
Nest Raises $150 Million In New Financing Round
Stream Games From Your PC To Wii U GamePad (video)
Bump And Flock File Sharing App Closes This Month After Google Acquisition
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer Shown In Times Square On New Year’s Eve (video)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite To Feature 720p Display (Rumor)
Asus VivoTab Note 8 Leaked Via Official User Manual
Xiaomi Sold 18.7 Million Smartphones In 2013
BI V2.0 3D Printer Offers High Precision And Is Self Replicating (video)
New Archos Smartwatch Being Unveiled At CES 2014 Next Week
The Orb Is A Giant Speaker You Can Sit Inside
Aurora Dream-Enhancing Smart Headband Makes Lucid Dreaming Easy (video)
Samsung Shape M5 Multi-room Speaker To Launch at CES
HTML5 Capable Raspberry Pi Web Browser Beta Unveiled
Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept Car To Appear AT CES 2014
Awesome Ouya Handheld Game Console Created By Modder
Google And Audi To Announce New Android In Car System At CES 2014
LG’s webOS For Smart TVs Leaked
Netflix New Subscription Plans Being Tested
AOL Sells Winamp And Shoutcast Music Services To Radionomy
Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Launched In South Korea
Sony Xperia Z Ultra Case For X10 And QX100 Smartphone Lenses
Samsung Smart Control For TVs To Launch At CES 2014
Google Glass Prescription Pricing Quietly Announced
New Apple Mac Pro Gets Taken Apart By iFixit
LG To Show Off New Curved OLED TV Range At CES 2014
HTC One Two aka HTC M8 Will Have Separate Camera Lenses (Rumor)
Apple Says They Had No Knowledge Of NSA Spying Program
Meizu To Offer Developers 100 Percent Revenue on Apps Sold In Its App Store
Nokia Wins Further Injunction Against HTC Smartphones In Germany
Truck Made Out Of Ice Actually Runs
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo To Launch With 5-inch Display (Rumor)
Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept Car Announced
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2-inch Specifications Reportedly Confirmed
Skype’s Social Media Accounts Targeted By Hackers
Moto X Price Dropped to $399 Off-Contract
4.6 million Snapchat usernames and partial phone numbers revealed online
Samsung Galaxy F Series To Launch Along with Galaxy S5 (Rumor)
iOS 7 Running on 78 Percent Apple Devices

Google Glass could cost $600 in 2014

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:15 AM PST

Google Glass never came in 2013 much to the disappointment of those who wanted to get a pair. The price will be the key as to whether it is a success or not. According to Robert Scoble, his sources say that Google will not be able to go below the $500 price. If you were […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:14 AM PST

Several Xbox One owners have taken to social media to complain that there are problems with the video streaming capability of the Xbox One game console .The owners include a former Infinity Ward developer named Robert Bowling. Bowling wrote on Twitter, “Anyone else experiencing inconsistent video quality on @AmazonVideo on Xbox One? I get stable […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 07:57 AM PST

Electronics maker E Fun has announced that it will be showing off its first quad core tablets at CES 2014. The tablets will include the Nextbook 8 and the Nextbook 10. Both will run the Android 4.2 operating system and have full access to Google Play for apps, movies, and more. The tablets will also […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 06:06 AM PST

This week Mozilla has announced that they have further delayed the launch of its new Windows 8 Firefox App that is currently in development. The new Windows 8 Firefox app will now launch with Firefox 28 and is expected to be launched on March 18th 2014. The announcement of the delay for the Windows 8 […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 05:49 AM PST

If you are looking for a super small games controller to work with your smartphone or tablet and remove the need to use your flat touchscreen controls. This tiny smartphone games controller by be the perfect addition to your gadgets. The tiny smartphone games controller uses Bluetooth connectivity to connect to your devices and provides […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 05:27 AM PST

The Lenovo Vibe Z launched in China near the end of last year, and now the company has announced that they will launch an LTE version of the handset outside of China. The Lenovo Vibe Z will come with a 5.5 inch full HD display that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 05:12 AM PST

Nest, the maker of the Nest Thermostat and the Nest Protect smoke detector has raised another $150 million in financing, and according to a recent report, this puts the value of Nest at around $2 billion US dollars. Nest was founded by former Apple executive, Tony Fadell, who was responsible for the iPod at Apple, […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 05:09 AM PST

A team of hackers comprising of booto, delroth, and shuffle2 have this week released a video detailing how they have engineered the Wii U GamePad to enable game streaming from a PC. A presentation revealing the new Wii U GamePad PC game streaming hack was shown at the recent Chaos Communication Congress and included a […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 04:52 AM PST

Bump and Flock application users will be disappointed but probably not surprised to learn that the service and application will be closing its doors on January 31st, 2014. The unique and innovative Bump and Flock application was acquired by Google three months ago and its Bump application that allows users share data between their mobile […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 04:18 AM PST

If you were celebrating New Year in Time Square earlier this week you might have been lucky enough to see the new teaser trailer for the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie which was shown in Time Square on New Year's Eve. If not its now available to view via YouTube, providing a teaser glimpse at […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 04:13 AM PST

We have been hearing rumors for a while that Samsung will launch a cheaper version of their Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the device is expected to be called the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite. According to a recent report from Sammobile, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite will come with a display that has a […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 04:09 AM PST

Ahead of CES 2014 next week a leaked user manual has confirmed the existence and development of the new Windows 8 tablet in the form of the Asus VivoTab Note 8. The leaked Asus VivoTab Note 8 user manual provides a number details for the new Asus VivoTab Note 8 tablet, and earlier leaked details […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 03:58 AM PST

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi had a good year in 2013, the company announced that they sold 18.7 million smartphones last year. This is in increase of 160 percent from the previous year, and the company managed to sell 3.22 million smartphones in December of 2013. Xaomi sold a total of 7.19 million smartphones in 202, […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 03:29 AM PST

If you are in the market for a 3D printer and are thinking of treating yourself this year the new Boots Industries BI V2.0 delta style 3D printer might be worth more investigation. The Boots Industries BI V2.0 3D printer has been created to provide users with the largest 3D build volume of its type […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 03:12 AM PST

Archos has this week published a teaser page for its new Archos smartwatch that it will be unveiling during next week’s CES 2014 event. Apart from an image of the new Archos smartwatch and a little text stating "Archos SmartWatches coming soon. The perfect companions for your smartphone." nothing else has been revealed specifications for […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 03:12 AM PST

Some of our readers will remember the Wall of Sound, which was the world’s largest speaker for the iPhone and iPod, the creators of the device have a new project in the works, called The Orb, another giant speaker, although you can sit inside this one. Apparently there will just be two of The Orb […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:55 AM PST

If you are looking to get a little more from your dreams and experience lucid dreams while you are asleep, you might be interested in this new Aurora smart headband which has been designed to provide users with dream-enhancing technology. The Aurora headband has been created to make lucid dreaming easier to invoke in your […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:43 AM PST

Samsung unveiled their Samsung Shape multi-room speakers with the launch of the Shape M7 a couple of months ago, and now Samsung has announced the Samsung Shape M5. Samsung will be showing of the Samsung Shape M5 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, the company will also demo some new soundbars […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:38 AM PST

During the holiday break the Raspberry Pi Foundation has unveiled a new web browser which has been designed for their awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC that is capable of supporting HTML 5. The new Raspberry Pi web browser is currently still in its beta development stage but is already capable of supporting multi-tab surfing, ARMv6-optimized […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:31 AM PST

Audi has announced that they will show off a new concept car at CES in Las Vegas next week, the new Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight. The Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight is a plug in hybrid, which according to Audi has a combined fuel consumption of just 2.5 liters of fuel per 100km, or a 94.09 […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:26 AM PST

Its seem funny that the Ouya games console that broke away from its mobile Android gaming devices has now returned to its roots in a different form thanks to an inventive modder named 'eucrow' from the OuyaBoards website. Eucrow has combined the inexpensive new standalone Ouya Android games console with a touchscreen display and Xbox […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:18 AM PST

Apple has been working with a number of car manufacturers like BMW for deeper car integration of their iOS devices, and now it would appear that Google and Audi has something to announce at this months CES 2014. Google and Audi will announce new plans for in car entertainment and information systems at CES next […]

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LG’s webOS For Smart TVs Leaked

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 02:03 AM PST

LG will be showing off a number of new smart TVs at CES next week, earlier the company revealed that they would launch a new range of curved OLED TVs, and now we have a photo of the new user interface for LG’s TVs, which is powered by webOS. We heard last month that LG […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:58 AM PST

It has been revealed this week that Netflix the streaming movie and television series service has started testing a number of new subscription plans for customers to enjoy. The new Netflix streaming plans on offer allow users to watch the Netflix service on up to 4 screens at the same time for $12 a month. […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:45 AM PST

If you were disappointed to hear late last year that the iconic Winamp software would be closing down, you might be pleased to learn that rather than shutting down the software AOL has now sold the Winamp and Shoutcast Music Services to Radionomy. Radionomy is a free platform that has been designed to change the […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:40 AM PST

Samsung announced their new gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone back in December, and now the company has announced that it is launching the handset in South Korea. The rose gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will join the Merlot Red Note 3 in South Korea, and the handset will be available with three of the […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:29 AM PST

Sony has this week announced the launch of a new hard case for the Sony Xperia Z Ultra smartphone which has been designed to allow owners to add the new X10 And QX100 smartphone lenses which were released by Sony last year at the IFA event during September. The X10 and QX100 lenses pair with […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:21 AM PST

Samsung will be showing off their new range of Smart TVs at CES 2014, and now the company has announced that they will also launch a new Samsung Smart Control at CES next week. The new Samsung Smart Control comes with a new design, and it is designed to be faster and more accurate than […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:16 AM PST

If you have been considering purchasing a pair of Google Glass eyewear when they become available and will need to add your own prescription lenses to the device. You might be interested in the prices which have been quietly released by Rochester Optical who will be providing custom lenses for the Google Glass device. Prices […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:58 AM PST

The new Apple Mac Pro went on sale last month, and now the guys over at iFixit have decided to take Apple’s latest high end Mac apart to see what was inside, and also how easy the device is to repair. Apple’s new Mac Pro comes with a range of high end components, which include […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:24 AM PST

LG has announced that it will be showcasing its new range of curved OLED TVs at CES 2014 next week, the range will include LG’s new curved OLED TVs which will come in three sizes. LG will be showing off its new Ultra HD curved OLED TVs, which will have a resolution of 3840 x […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:20 AM PST

HTC is undergoing some tough times, despite of launching an amazing handset known as HTC One last year. However, it didn’t manage to outsell Samsung and Apple. Currently, the market share of the Taiwanese manufacturer is around 3-4 percent, and lies on number six in the worldwide ranking. Rumors suggest that HTC is working on […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:05 AM PST

There have been a number of reports over the last few days that the NSA were able to capture live data from compromised iPhones. The data that the NSA were allegedly able to capture included live camera data, live GPS data, location data and more, Apple has now issued a statement on the matter which […]

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:01 AM PST

Meizu is working on its full force to enter the US market, and is expected to showcase some of its devices at the Consumers Electronics Show 2013 next week, which will take place in Las Vegas from January 7-10th. Like every other manufacturer, Meizu has its own app store for users using its devices. In […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:52 PM PST

Nokia won an injunction against HTC and some of their Android smartphones in Germany in early December, and now the company has won a further injunction against HTC. According to a recent report by Foss Patents, the new ruling affects all of HTC’s Android based smartphones, and it could also affect other Android devices from […]

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Truck Made Out Of Ice Actually Runs

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:36 PM PST

We recently told you about a LEGO car that actually runs and reaches speeds of 20 MPH. Well, now we have a truck completely made out of ice. Well, except for the wheels and engine anyway. The truck's chassis is built from ice blocks that have been cut and sculpted to resemble a truck. I […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:36 PM PST

There are rumors circulating all over the internet that Samsung is working on Lite versions of several handsets, including the Galaxy Note 3 and the recently announced Galaxy Grand Lite. The alleged handset was also spotted at the FCC few days back with a model number GT-I9060. It turns out, if the new rumor is […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:33 PM PST

Ford has announced the Ford C-Max Solar Energi concept car, which will be shown off at the Consumer Electronics Shows in Las Vegas next week. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi is a plug in hybrid vehicle, that features solar panels on the roof of the vehicle, the solar panels can be used to charge the […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:19 PM PST

We’ve seen several rumors about the purported Samsung Galaxy Note Pro in the past few weeks. We saw a leaked image of the purported tablet, as well as found out that it’s being tested on AT&T with a model number SM-P907A. Now, the alleged Samsung Galaxy Note Pro’s specifications were reportedly confirmed and also appeared […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:09 PM PST

Skype has announced on Twitter that its social media accounts have been targeted by hackers, and this includes their Twitter and Facebook accounts as well as their blog. A post was published on the official Skype Blog on New Years Day, with the headline ‘hacked by Syrian Electronic Army.. Stop Spying, Skype posted the following […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 10:57 PM PST

The new year is here, and Motorola has a perfect new year gift for all of its customers thinking about getting the highly customizable Moto X. After offering the $150 discount several times in the past few weeks, Motorola has decided to slash the price of the Moto X permanently to $399 without a contract. […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 10:56 PM PST

Well, we’ve been following the saga of the Snapchat exploits for a bit now and there is a new development. A list of 4.6 million phone numbers and matching usernames from users of the Snapchat app are now being offered on a website called SnapchatDB.info. You guessed it, the info was collected using the API […]

Posted: 01 Jan 2014 10:38 PM PST

In the past, we’ve heard several times that Samsung is working on a premium Galaxy F series smartphone that will see the daylight later this year. Well, according to a new rumor, the alleged Galaxy F will launch alongside the upcoming Galaxy S5 later this year, possibly at the Mobile World Congress 2014. The rumor […]

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 02:15 PM PST

Apple released iOS 7 back in September, just a few days before the iPhone 5S hit retail. Earlier this month, we heard that iOS 7 is running on almost 74 percent of the Apple devices, according to official Apple website. Now, we have some more numbers about the adoption of Apple’s latest operating system. According […]

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