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- HTC One X used as a hammer
- Castlevania on 3DS and Lords of Shadow 2 confirmed
- OCZ Launches Agility 4 SSD
- Microsoft Brags 67 Million Xbox 360s Sold Since 2005
- Lovefilm And NBC Universal Announce Multi-Year Streaming Deal
- Creative BlasterAxx Bluetooth Speakers With Touch Control
- RIM To Release BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 Beta This Week
- VIA ARTiGO A1200 Mini PC Unveiled
- OpenROV Mini Submarine Kit Lets You Explore The Depths (video)
- Sparrow For iPhone Updated To Version 1.2.1
- The Click Wall Switch Watch (Video)
- ZipShooter Portable Camera Dolly (video)
- UK SIM Free Nokia 808 PureView Delayed Until July
- Nest Thermostat Now Available From Apple Stores
- Forza 4 250GB Xbox 360 Bundle Arriving Next Month
- Awesome Soft-body CryEngine 3 Beam Physics Demonstration (video)
- Verizon Galaxy Nexus Gets Android 4.0.4 Update
- Dead Space 3 First Teaser Trailer Released (video)
- Google Nexus Tablet Turns Up In Benchmarks
- Fedora 17 Now Ready For Download
- Windows 8 Release Preview Leaked
- Razer Battlefield 3 BlackShark 2.0 Gaming Headset Unveiled
- Samsung Galaxy S III Now Available From Vodafone UK
- HTC’s One X And HTC Evo 4G LTE Comply With ITC Ruling, Clear Customs
- Lian Li Showcasing Moving PC Cases At Computex Next Week (video)
- Sony Xperia Acro S 12 Megapixel Android Smartphone Announced
- Logitech K760 Solar Powered Mac iOS Keyboard Pairs With Three Devices Simultaneously (video)
- Sony Xperia Go Android Smartphone Announced
- CZC Tech U116T Hybrid Ivy Bridge Windows Ultrabook Tablet, Showcasing At Computex
- Apple To Release iOS 6 This Summer With 3D Maps
- Next Generation Apple iPhone Parts Leaked?
- NuForce Cube Combines Miniture Amp, Speaker And Audiophile Grade USB DAC
- Samsung Chromebox And Chromebook Laptop Announced
- Amazon Instant Streaming Arrives On Xbox 360 Consoles (video)
- Bioware Old Republic Design Lead Talks Team Layoffs
- Indie FPS Among The Sleep Lets You Play As 2-Year Old
| Posted: 30 May 2012 07:08 AM PDT The hammer test should be one that every smartphone goes through before arriving in our hands. If it isn’t tough enough to hammer a nail into a piece of wood, why would I want it? A recent video has surfaced showing an HTC engineer using the HTC One X as a hammer and I approve. Can your phone handle this? © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Castlevania on 3DS and Lords of Shadow 2 confirmed Posted: 30 May 2012 06:56 AM PDT Last week, there was a rumor that a new Castlevania game was on the way for 3DS called “Mirror of Fate.” Fans have been waiting for confirmation ever since and now they have it. The latest issue of Nintendo Power confirms the rumor and also indirectly confirms that Lords of Shadow 2 is on the way as well. © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Posted: 30 May 2012 06:31 AM PDT OCZ Technology has announced the launch of a new SSD called the Agility 4. The SSD is a 2.5-inch unit that uses the 6 Gbps interface and promises quick operation and reliability. The new SSD uses the Indilinx Everest 2 controller, which features special methods of wear leveling to extend the life of the chips inside the SSD.
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| Microsoft Brags 67 Million Xbox 360s Sold Since 2005 Posted: 30 May 2012 06:19 AM PDT Microsoft is taking some time to brag about its Xbox 360 video game console. Microsoft says that since the game console launched in 2005, it has sold 67 million units. That is a huge number of consoles sold by anyone’s reckoning.
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| Lovefilm And NBC Universal Announce Multi-Year Streaming Deal Posted: 30 May 2012 05:25 AM PDT Amazon’s LOVEFiLM streaming media service and NBCUniversal have today announced an exclusive multi-year streaming content deal, providing access to titles from Universal Pictures. The Amazon LOVEFiLM service is available on 175 devices including PC, Mac, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Apple iPad to name a few. But unfortunately there is still no mobile player for iPhone as yet.
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| Creative BlasterAxx Bluetooth Speakers With Touch Control Posted: 30 May 2012 05:03 AM PDT Creative has designed and launched a range of new speakers in the form of the Creative BlasterAxx, which can be powered by a USB 2.0 connection, and can be controlled via Creative Central app for iOS and Android devices or from a computer. The BlasterAxx speakers are equipped with a patent pending technology, which Creative is keeping quite about at the moment. Together with a touch sensitive control panel on the top, which provides access to five SBX modes including: Surround mode, and Bass mode to name a few.
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| RIM To Release BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 Beta This Week Posted: 30 May 2012 04:40 AM PDT RIM has announced that they will release the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 Beta before the end of May, so that means some time today or tomorrow, the news was announced by an RIM PlayBook product manager on Twitter. The new version of RIM BlackBerry tablet OS will come with a range of new features which include multitasking support with Android apps, the use of calendar, email and contacts apps in portrait mode and more.
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| VIA ARTiGO A1200 Mini PC Unveiled Posted: 30 May 2012 04:39 AM PDT VIA has this week unveiled a new addition to their embedded mini PC range in the form of the ARTiGO A1200. The ARTiGO A1200 measures just 23.4 x 12.4 x 3.0cm in size and is equipped with a 1.0GHz VIA Eden X2 dual core processor, supported by up to 4GB of DDR3 1066 SODIMM RAM.
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| OpenROV Mini Submarine Kit Lets You Explore The Depths (video) Posted: 30 May 2012 04:27 AM PDT If you have some waters near you that you would like to explore without the need to get wet. A new project called the OpenROV lead by NASA engineer and researcher Eric Stackpole has created a low cost open source exploration submarine. The OpenROV Project can explore depths of up to 100 metres and is powered by just eight C-cell batteries. The batteries provide the small submarine with enough juice to explore the depths for around 1.5 hours.
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| Sparrow For iPhone Updated To Version 1.2.1 Posted: 30 May 2012 04:24 AM PDT The popular third party email client for Apple’s iPhone, Sparrow has been update, the new version is Sparrow 1.2.1 and it comes with a couple of new features as well as some bug fixes. Sparrow 1.2.1 now comes with a left to right swipe in conversation to get back to the message list as well as a range of bug fixes which are listed below.
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| The Click Wall Switch Watch (Video) Posted: 30 May 2012 04:16 AM PDT We have featured quite a few different geeky watches here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one takes its design inspiration from a light switch, and is called the Click Wall Switch Watch. As you can see from the photo and video below, the Click Wall Switch Watch is turned on by pressing the switch on the front of the watch, the time is then displayed.
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| ZipShooter Portable Camera Dolly (video) Posted: 30 May 2012 04:09 AM PDT A new camera dolly design has arrived on Kickstarter this week thanks to designer Paul Jackson, in the form of the ZipShooter camera dolly, that has been created to carry both DSLR cameras and smartphones. The design of the ZipShooter allows it to server as a linear dolly, a curved dolly, or an under-sling dolly. As well as being able to convert into a range of shoulder support rigs if required. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
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| UK SIM Free Nokia 808 PureView Delayed Until July Posted: 30 May 2012 03:49 AM PDT The SIM free version of Nokia’s 808 PureView smartphone was due to go on sale in the UK in May, this date had already changed to June, but it looks like the handset may not be available until the middle of July according to one UK retailer. The Nokia 808 PureView runs Symbian Belle as its OS and features a 41 megapixel camera and a 4 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels.
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| Nest Thermostat Now Available From Apple Stores Posted: 30 May 2012 03:35 AM PDT On Monday we heard a rumor that the Nest Thermostat would be sold in Apple’s retail stores, well it appears that the rumor was correct as Apple are now selling the Nest Learning Thermostat in their online store for $249.99. The Nest Learning Thermostat was developed by Tony Fadell, a previous employee of Apple, who was the Senior Vice President of Apple's iPod division.
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| Forza 4 250GB Xbox 360 Bundle Arriving Next Month Posted: 30 May 2012 03:33 AM PDT This week the Major Nelson website has announced the arrival of a new Forza 4 Xbox 360 Bundle complete with wireless reading wheel. The new Forza bundle in now available to pre-order for $299 and will be shipping in the middle of next month.
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| Awesome Soft-body CryEngine 3 Beam Physics Demonstration (video) Posted: 30 May 2012 03:23 AM PDT A new video has been released showing a preview of what you can expect to see, with regards in-game soft-body physics in the future, using the CryEngine3 and Beam physics engine. The two technologies combine to create some awesome effects handling realistic, dynamic real-time soft-body physics with ease. With the hope of providing games with more realistic damage and collision effects in games of the future.
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| Verizon Galaxy Nexus Gets Android 4.0.4 Update Posted: 30 May 2012 03:21 AM PDT Verizon previously released the Android 4.0.4 update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, although the update was pulled by Verizon after a short time, good news if you have been waiting for the update as it looks like it is finally here. Verizon has now officially released the Android 4.0.4 update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and they have also released some support documents which you can see here.
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| Dead Space 3 First Teaser Trailer Released (video) Posted: 30 May 2012 03:02 AM PDT EA Games has released a new trailer for the upcoming Dead Space 3 game, providing you with a glimpse of what you can expect from the survival horror sequel once it arrives. Dead Space is a media franchise created by Glen Schofield, developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts.
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| Google Nexus Tablet Turns Up In Benchmarks Posted: 30 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT We have been hearing more and more about Google’s rumored Nexus tablet over the last few weeks, and now a new Google device which is reported to be their new Nexus android tablet has appeared in some benchmarks, it looks like it will be made by Asus as we heard previously. The Google Nexus Tablet is expected to feature a 7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and processing will apparently be provided by a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with a clock speed of 1.3GHz.
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| Fedora 17 Now Ready For Download Posted: 30 May 2012 02:48 AM PDT After a short delay the latest Fedora 17, has now arrived and is available to download. Fedora 17 nicknamed “Beefy Miracle” during development includes the latest version of the GNOME 3.4 desktop environment and a number of new enhancements under the hood. As well as Updated developer tools including Juno, Eclipse, GCC 4.7, and Java 7, GIMP 2.8 image editor and improvements for servers and cloud-based applications.
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| Windows 8 Release Preview Leaked Posted: 30 May 2012 02:45 AM PDT Microsoft is expected to launch its Windows 8 Release Preview in the first week of June, although it looks like it may have already been leaked ahead of the official launch. According to the guys over at The Verge, an ISO for an 8400 build of the Windows 8 Release Preview has been leaked and has appeared on number of Chinese forums.
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| Razer Battlefield 3 BlackShark 2.0 Gaming Headset Unveiled Posted: 30 May 2012 02:35 AM PDT Razer has unveiled a new Battlefield 3 branded custom gaming headset this week, which has been added to its Collector's Edition gaming peripherals. The new Razer BlackShark Battlefield 3 gaming headset has been inspired by tactical aviator headsets and has been designed to provide users with extreme comfort for long, extended gaming sessions and provides top-notch sound isolation, says Razer.
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| Samsung Galaxy S III Now Available From Vodafone UK Posted: 30 May 2012 02:31 AM PDT We just got an email from the guys over at Vodafone to let us know that they now have the white Samsung Galaxy S III available on their network in the UK, and the device is available for free on their 24 month plans which start at £41 per month. As a reminder the Samsung Galaxy S III comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, plus a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
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| HTC’s One X And HTC Evo 4G LTE Comply With ITC Ruling, Clear Customs Posted: 30 May 2012 02:19 AM PDT We heard last week that some of HTC’s devices which have been held by US customs had started to be released, and now HTC has confirmed that both the HTC One X and HTC Evo 4G LTE have been released by US customs. HTC also confirmed that both devices have been found to comply with the ITC ruling, which found that previous HTC device had infringed on Apple’s patents.
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| Lian Li Showcasing Moving PC Cases At Computex Next Week (video) Posted: 30 May 2012 02:16 AM PDT Lian Li are famous for their high quality PC cases, but next week at the Computex exhibition, in Taipei from June 5th-9th 2012, Lian Li are showcasing two special edition moving PC cases. The Lian Li PC-CK101 resembles a steam engine locomotive and will be able to move up and down the Lian Li exhibition stand, complete with smoke from its exhaust. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
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| Sony Xperia Acro S 12 Megapixel Android Smartphone Announced Posted: 30 May 2012 02:06 AM PDT As well as announcing the new Sony Xperia Go, Sony has also announced the launch of another Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia Acro S, which comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. The Sony Xperia Acro S features a 4.3 inch HD Reality Display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, processing is provided by a dual core 1.5GHz processor and the device is also water resistant and dust proof to IP55 and IP57 standards.
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| Logitech K760 Solar Powered Mac iOS Keyboard Pairs With Three Devices Simultaneously (video) Posted: 30 May 2012 01:56 AM PDT Logitech has today unveiled a new addition to their range of keyboards with the launch of the Logitech K760. Which has been designed specifically for Mac and iOS systems, and allows you to pair it with three devices simultaneously. Simply switching between your different devices with a key stroke.
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| Sony Xperia Go Android Smartphone Announced Posted: 30 May 2012 01:50 AM PDT Sony has added another Android smartphone to its Xperia range with the launch of the Sony Xperia Go which will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread with an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich promised by Sony. The Sony Xperia Go features a 3.5 inch Reality Display with Sony’s Mobile BRAVIA Engine, and it is powered by a dual core 1GHz processor and comes with a 5 megapixel camera.
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| CZC Tech U116T Hybrid Ivy Bridge Windows Ultrabook Tablet, Showcasing At Computex Posted: 30 May 2012 01:38 AM PDT CZC Tech has released a few more details regards it hybrid CZC Tech U116T Ivy Bridge Ultrabook, Tablet, which is hopefully going to be showcased at the upcoming Computex exhibition, next week in Taipei from June 5th-9th 2012. The CZC Tech U116T is equipped with a 11.6 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1366 x 768, and capable of supporting 10-finger multitouch gestures. The display can be detached from the keyboard to be used as a tablet when required, similar to the Asus Transformer range.
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| Apple To Release iOS 6 This Summer With 3D Maps Posted: 30 May 2012 01:36 AM PDT We previously heard that Apple would be releasing their own mapping software with the next version of their mobile OS, iOS 6, and now according to the guys over at the BGR, iOS 6 will be launched this summer and will feature new 3D mapping. The photo below is a mock up of what the new iOS may look like based on information the guys from BGR received, and Apple is expected to introduce this new feature in iOS 6, and the iOS mapping application will also feature a new UI and a range of new features.
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| Next Generation Apple iPhone Parts Leaked? Posted: 30 May 2012 01:25 AM PDT Apple are expected to launch their next generation iPhone around September or October of this year, we are expecting the handset to get a new design if Apple follows their previous pattern of releasing a new design for the iPhone every two years. Now some photos have appeared online, which are rumored to be parts for the next generation iPhone, the photos were obtained by the guys over at 9 to 5 Mac, and shows that the device will come with a new design and a new dock connector.
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| NuForce Cube Combines Miniture Amp, Speaker And Audiophile Grade USB DAC Posted: 30 May 2012 01:20 AM PDT NuForce has created a neat little device called the NuForce Cube, which has been designed to be an all-in-one mobile audio center.The NuForce Cube combines a headphone amplifier, high performance speaker, and audiophile grade USB DAC, into a case measuring just 58.5 x 58.5 x 60.0 mm. Also available for the NuForce Cube is a special adaptor for the iPod Nano recreating a truly miniature music system.
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| Samsung Chromebox And Chromebook Laptop Announced Posted: 30 May 2012 01:11 AM PDT Samsung and Google have launched two new products that will run Google’s Chrome OS, the Samsung Chromebox and the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook. According to Google, both of these device are faster than the previous devices running Google’s Chrome OS, and the Chromebox comes with an Intel Core processor, 4GB of RAM, dual band Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n, two DisplayPort++, DVI, and Bluetooth 3.0.
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| Amazon Instant Streaming Arrives On Xbox 360 Consoles (video) Posted: 30 May 2012 01:08 AM PDT Amazon has today launched their Amazon Instant Streaming service on to Xbox 360 consoles. Amazon Instant Streaming is now available from the Video Apps Marketplace on Xbox Live, and provides Amazon Prime members streaming access to over 17,000 movies and TV episodes, via Prime Instant. With another 120,000 movies and TV episodes to rent or purchase, for non-Prime and Prime members.
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| Bioware Old Republic Design Lead Talks Team Layoffs Posted: 29 May 2012 05:32 PM PDT Despite a successful launch and reasonable momentum, the Old Republic peaked at 1.7 million subscribers, before backsliding to 1.3. And while that’s more than respectable, it’s far from World of Warcraft numbers. Cue recent layoffs from Bioware Austin’s Old Republic team, one associate lead designer Emmanuel Lusinchi is a senior member of.
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| Indie FPS Among The Sleep Lets You Play As 2-Year Old Posted: 29 May 2012 05:09 PM PDT Games trying to do anything new in the FPS space are amazingly rare. Indie FPS games that nevertheless deliver on polish and production values even more so. Norwegian developer Krillbite Studio’s Among the Sleep sees you as a two year old sneaking around a dark house at night.
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