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iHome iDM8 Portable Speaker Is Mostly Spherical

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 2:21 pm
I just mentioned that boxy iHome speaker that debuted today. If that thing was a bit too square for you, the spherical iDM8 may be a better fit. Looks like the end of the microphone to me, or maybe an old-fashioned room humidifier. (...) Original Story iHome iDM8 Portable Speaker Is Mostly Spherica...
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iHome IDM 11 Rechargeable Portable Bluetooth Speaker Launches

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 2:11 pm
If you have a device like an iPhone, iPad, iPod, or anything else that supports Bluetooth that you like to listen to music with on the go, check this out. iHome has a new portable Bluetooth speaker that is rechargeable called the IDM11. The speaker looks cool to with the square shape that sits on on...
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Capcom Bar Video Game Restaurant Serves Up Game Style Brains And Vaccines

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 8:48 am
If you enjoy video games you might also enjoy a visit to the new Capcom Bar in Tokyo. Which has just been opened by the Japanese video game company. Whilst visiting the video game inspired restaurant you can feast on meals inspired from games such as Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and even Sengoku B...
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WordPress Android App Updated With Kindle Fire And Nook Support

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 8:19 am
WordPress has rolled out a new update for its Android application this week. Bringing with it support for both Amazon’s Kindle Fire Android tablet and B&N’s Nook tablet. WordPress for Android is now available for the Nook Colour/Tablet and Kindle Fire. The 7″ screen on these tablets make an e...
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Diablo 3 Arriving In Q2 2012 Says Blizzard Entertainment

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 8:06 am
Diablo III fans will be pleased to know that the highly anticipated game is still on track to be released in 2012. During Activision Blizzard’s Q4 2011 financial call, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime said that Diablo III is expected to launch during the company’s Q2 2012, placing the games launch dat...
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Apple Finalizing Apps For iPad 3 Launch?

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 7:51 am
We are expecting Apple to launch the new iPad 3 some time in the first week or March, and the device is rumored to come with a high resolution display with a 2048 x 1536 resolution. According to a recent report by the next web, Apple is in the process of selecting applications that will be used in...
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Philips DS6100 iOS Speaker Dock Unveiled

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 7:51 am
Phillips has this week launched a new iPhone/iPod speaker dock in the form of the Philips DS6100. Which has been designed with desktop machines in mind and in particular the Apple iMac, as it sits neatly along the length just underneath the screen. (...) Original Story Philips DS6100 iOS Speaker Do...
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Transparent Screen App For Android Makes It Easier To Walk And Type

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 7:33 am
If like me you seem to always have your head down whilst using your smartphone, even when walking around. This new transparent screen application designed for Android devices might help you stay a little safer as you walk and type on your device. (...) Original Story Transparent Screen App For Andr...
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Google Bar Update Rolls Out After User Feedback

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 7:22 am
Google has today announced a new update to its Google bar, its rolled out after listening to feedback from users. Originally Google launched the new Google bar design back in November last year. With the goal of creating a beautifully simple and intuitive experience across Google. (...) Original St...
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Handheld CNC Machine Combines Creativity And CAD (video)

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 7:02 am
With the advances in 3D prototyping technology now enabling you to have your very own 3D Printer in your house for around $500. Its not going to be long before we will be able to reproduce everything we need ourselves. Following along the lines of a 3D Printer the FreeD is a hand-held, digitally co...
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Android 4.0 Headed To Samsung Galaxy S II And Galaxy Note 1st March?

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 7:02 am
Samsung announced recently that they will be releasing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Samsung Galaxy Note before the end of quarter one, which would mean the end of March at the latest. Now it would appear that we may have a possible date on when both of these de...
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First Ever PC Game Now Available Again On iOS Devices

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 6:45 am
The first ever PC game which was co-written by Bill Gates called Donkey has now been remastered and is available on your iPhone to enjoy, in all its 8-bit glory. Donkey is an extremely simple driving game that allows a player to control a car but not steer, accelerate or brake, only changing lanes ...
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Motorola Loses 3G/UMTS Patent Case Against Apple

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 6:45 am
Motorola and Apple have been battling it out in a German court over the last few weeks, the company tried to enforce an injunction against Apple last week, that would stop Apple selling some of its iPhone and iPad products in Germany, the device went back on sale the same day. Motorola has a number...
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Roku Lands In The UK

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 6:33 am
Roku has announced that its range of media players are now available in the UK, with two different versions available the Roku 2 XS and the Roku LT, with prices starting at £49.99 for the Roku LT and £99.99 for the Roku 2 XS. Both of the two streaming devices come with up to forty different chann...
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Skyrim 1.4 Patch Arrives On Xbox 360 And PS3 Consoles

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 6:30 am
PlayStation Skyrim gamers will be more than pleased to know that the new Skyrim 1.4 update has now been released by Bethesda on to both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. PS3 gamers have had a hard time trying to play Skyrim since its release, with lagging issues during gameplay making...
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Motorola Droid 4 In Action (Video)

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 6:09 am
The Motorola Droid 4 goes on sale in the US later today, and Motorola has released a bunch of videos showing the new Droid 4 in action, one of which you can see below. The Motorola Droid 4 is available for $199 when you sign up to a new two year agreement from Verizon Wireless, and it features a sl...
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Amazon's Latest Advert Pokes Fun At The iPad (Video)

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 5:58 am
It looks like Samsung isn’t the only company who has decided to take a swipe at Apple in their latest advert, now it is Amazon’s turn with a new advert for the Kindle Fire and other Kindle devices. As you can see in the video below, Amazon is having a direct go at the price of the iPad compared...
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Netflix Android Update Rolls Out, Adding Facebook Sharing

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 5:57 am
Netflix has rolled out a new update today for its Android applications, which brings with it a number of bug fixes, together with other features. One new feature rolled out in the update now adds Facebook sharing to the Netflix Android applications. Enabling users within Latin America, Canada, the ...
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Microsoft Stops Taking Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-orders At Stores

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 5:46 am
We recently heard that Microsoft was taking pre-orders of the new Nokia Lumia 900 in their Microsoft Stores in the US, customers were able to pre-order the device by paying a $25 deposit. The Nokia Lumia 900 will be available from AT&T in March, and now Microsoft has stopped taking pre-orders of th...
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G-Form X Protect iPhone Case Protects Smartphone from 82mph Slapshot

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 1:12 pm
We’ve seen G-Form pull off some crazy stunts to prove how well their cases protect tablets and smartphones. The last time we talked about G-Form was when an iPad drop from 100,000 feet in the air, and survived thanks to the case. This time around G-Form showing off the new iPhone case called the X...
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AVADirect Unveils New X79 Gaming Notebook

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 1:00 pm
AVADirect has been offering up gaming notebooks for years and the latest has just launched. The new notebook uses the Intel X79 chipset and it is the Clevo P270WM. The new machine uses Intel Sandy Bridge-E processors and is designed as a desktop replacement. This is the successor to the Clevo X7200 ...
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Ultima Aluminium Smartphone Holder Lands On Kickstarter (video)

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 10:34 am
Nik Conomos has created a new universal smartphone in-car holder which he’s designed to be the best for any smartphone in any car. The Ultima smartphone holder is constructed from aluminium and has an custom intuitive holding design. Conomos has now started it journey on the Kickstarter website a...
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Kodak To Put Camera Production On Hold

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 10:25 am
Kodak recently filed for bankruptcy in the US, and now the company has announced that it will stop making cameras for the first half of 2012 as part of its restructuring plan. (...) Original Story Kodak To Put Camera Production On Hold © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication ...
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Logitec One-Seg iOS Tuner LDT-1Si01 Unveiled

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 10:18 am
iPad owners looking to add a little live TV to their Apple tablet might be interested in this new TV tuner which has been unveiled and lunched by Logitec called the LDT-1Si01. The new iOS LDT-1Si01 tuner will be arriving in Japan later this month and lets you view One-seg satellite programming on t...
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Onkyo GX-W100HV WiFi DLNA Supported Active Speakers Unveiled

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 9:59 am
Onkyo has this week taken the wraps off its new GX-W100HV speakers which are equipped with both Wi-Fi and DLNA support. The master speaker of the pair is fitted with 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and uses Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to connect to your router, to enable the WiFi features. Once connected to yo...
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Apple Denied Attempt To Have Galaxy Tab 10.1N Banned In Germany

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 9:57 am
It looks like the case between Samsung and Apple over Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 is has taken another turn in Samsung’s favor, the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 was banned for sale in Germany last year. Samsung appealed the decision and released a newly modified version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germ...
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BioLite CampStove Cooks Your Food And Charges Your Phone (video)

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 9:40 am
Campers and hikers looking for a innovative way to charge their mobile devices back up whilst away from the grid. Might be interested in this new BioLite stove which is fitted with a USB ports that allows you to recharge your smartphone as you cook your food. Watch the video after the jump to see th...
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Apple To Announced iPad 3 First Week In March?

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 9:39 am
We heard earlier today that iOs 5.1 is expected to launch on the 9th of March, and as references to the iPad 3 have been found in iOS 5.1 beta 3 we would expected the iPad 3 to launch at a similar time. Now according to All Things D, the iPad 3 will be announced by Apple at a special event in the f...
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Wrap-around Concept BlackBerry Smartphone

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 9:17 am
John Anastasiadis has created an innovative design concept for BlackBerry in the form of this wrap-around concept smartphone. Many designers seem to stay away from conceptual BlackBerry devices, but at the moment BlackBerry needs all the help it can get to reinvent its brand and line of smartphones....
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LG Miracle Windows Phone Smartphone Leaked

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 11:24 am
It looks like LG has another Windows Phone smartphone in the works, the device will come with Windows Phone 7.5 and is codenamed the LG Miracle, and it features a 4 inch WVGA multi-touch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It looks like the 4 inch display on the LG Miracle will be one of...
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Nokia Lumia 800 Launching In The US February 14th

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 10:31 am
The Nokia Lumia 800 has been on sale in Europe for a while now, and according to the guys over at the Verge, the Nokia Lumia 800 will land in the US on the 14th of February. According to the report, the Lumia 800 will be available SIM free from Microsoft stores, for $899 and it will come bundled wi...
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Instragram Headed To Android Soon?

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 9:52 am
Instagram is one of the most popular applications on Apple’s iOS devices, Instagram is used by more than 14 million people around the world, and the apps developers announced back in December that they were working on Instagram for Android. Now it would appear that we could be getting close to th...
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Apple's Siri Makes Up 25 Percent Of Wolfram Alpha Searches

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 9:41 am
Apple’s Siri was launched with the iPhone 4S last October, and it looks like Siri now makes up around 25 percent of all the searches performed on Wolfram Alpha. When you ask Siri a question, depending on what type of question you ask it, many of the answers will come from Wolfram Alpha, if you as...
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Google Augmented Reality Glasses Arriving Soon?

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:58 am
The 9to5 Google website has revealed this week that Google’s new augmented reality glasses could be arriving very soon. Providing users that wear the new “Google Goggles” as they have been dubbed. Information as they walk along provided by Google location services and Google’s stored informa...
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Verizon To Offer Droid RAZR And Droid RAZR MAXX Two For One This Friday

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:50 am
We heard earlier that Verizon will be launching the Motorola Droid 4 this Friday, the 10th of February, the handset will retail for $199.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract for the carrier. It looks like Verizon will also be offering a two for one deal on the Motorola Droid RAZR and the ...
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Lumia 710 Call Disconnect Bug Confirmed, Fix To Be Ready Soon

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:41 am
Nokia disclosed that it is working on a fix for a certain bug reported by some Lumia 710 Windows Phone users wherein a call does not end even after hanging up. (...) Original Story Lumia 710 Call Disconnect Bug Confirmed, Fix To Be Ready Soon © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized dupli...
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Apple Could End Up Paying $38 Million For Using iPad Name In China

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:39 am
The trademark for the name ‘iPad’ in China isn’t owned by Apple, and the company is currently engaged in a lawsuit with Proview, who own the trademark in China. Proview sold a number of ‘iPad’ trademarks to Apple in other countries, although they maintain that they never sold the iPad tra...
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Wolfram Alpha Launches Premium Membership Packages

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:35 am
Wolfram Alpha the online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from structured data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages, and which was developed by Wolfram Research. Has this week launched a number of premium packages for users. The new Wolfram Al...
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Apple Were Considering ARM Processors For Macs

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:20 am
There have been rumors before that Apple may be switching their processors from Intel to ARM, and now we have some confirmation that Apple has at least considered the move. The news comes from an intern who interned at Apple back in 2010 and is now an Apple employee, the intern worked for twelve we...
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Sony PS Vita Portable Charging Accessories Detailed

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 7:35 am
Sony Japan has resealed details of its new charging accessories which have been created to compliment its new Sony PS Vita gaming console. The new chargers include a new car adapter that will be available from march 22nd in Japan for around $20 or ¥1,500. That will enable you to use juice from you...
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Lenovo ThinkPad Android 4.0 ICS Update Coming In May

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 7:21 am
Lenovo recently announced that they would be releasing the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for their ThinkPad tablet, and now we have some more information on the update. It looks like Lenovo will be releasing Android 4.0 ICS for the ThinkPad in May, although they have not as yet given an exa...
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Microsoft Flight 2012 Launching February 29th

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 7:19 am
Gaming aviators looking forward to the launch of Microsoft Flight 2012 will be pleased to know that its launch date has now been revealed as February 29th 2012 by Microsoft on their Major Nelson Twitter account. The new Microsoft Flight 2012 game will be launched as a free game to download and play...
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Motorola Droid 4 Lands 10th February

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 7:03 am
We recently heard that Verizon would be launching the Motorola Droid 4 this Thursday the 9th of February, it looks like the Droid 4 will now launch on Friday the 10th of February. The Motorola Droid 4 will be available for $199 when you sign up to a new two year contract with Verizon Wireless, and ...
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Nokia Belle Update Released For N8, X7 And More

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 6:44 am
Nokia has announced that they have started rolling out the Nokia Belle update to their latest Nokia Symbian smartphones, and the update is being released for a number of devices today. Nokia devices which will receive the Nokia Belle update include the Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia ...
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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Character Trailer Released (video)

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 6:26 am
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is an upcoming 2012 third-person shooter video game co-developed by Slant Six Games and Capcom. Even though may not be as big as the recently announced Resident Evil 6 game in development will still bring with plenty for Resident Evil fans worldwide. The new Re...
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Raspberry PI To Go On Sale By End Of February

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 am
We heard back in January that the Raspberry PI had gone into production, and now it looks like the $35 computer will go on sale some time at the end of February. The guys over at Raspberry PI have announced that the first batch of computers will be finished by the 20th of February, and they will go...
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Cyroscope Haptic Weathervane Provides You With The Feel of Tomorrows Weather (video)

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 6:13 am
There are plenty of devices on the market that will help you see what tomorrows weather will be, but not that many that allow you to feel what tomorrows weather will be like.Now a new concept is being developed called the Cryoscope that has been designed to enable you to feel tomorrows weather with ...
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Motorola Wants 2.5 Percent Of Apple Sales For Patent License

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 6:05 am
Motorola and Apple are currently involved in a court case in Germany which saw Apple remove its 3G enabled devices from sale on Friday for a short period, the device in question which included the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad 3G went back on sale after Apple managed to appeal the injunction. Now s...
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Netbook Navigator NAV10T Dual Core Atom N570 Windows Tablet Launched

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 5:37 am
This week Netbook Navigator has launched a new Windows tablet to their range which is equipped with a 10.1 inch 1366 x 768 Capacitive LCD display. The new Netbook Navigator NAV10T is powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processor, supported by 2GB of DDR3 800MHz memory. Internal memory is...
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Rechargeable Heated Gloves: Your Protection Against Frostbite

Roland H. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2012, 9:34 am
In areas where the cold is so intense that a simple task of scraping ice off a window equals a considerable amount of pain, it pays to have gloves to make the process more bearable. (...) Original Story Rechargeable Heated Gloves: Your Protection Against Frostbite © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink...
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