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- Galactic Empire Surround Sound System Oozes Evil Power
- iPhone Turned Into High Powered Microscope Shoots Incredible Pictures
- Scosche Launches New ClipSync iPhone Charge Cable
- Nokia Unveils Essence Bluetooth Stereo Headset
- Leica Titanium Special Edition D-Lux 5 Unveiled
- iPhone 4S Owners Reporting Problems With Yellow Display?
- Microsoft PocketTouch Enables Phone Control Through Fabric (video)
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus Prime), More Specifications Revealed
- ZIZM Watch By Nooka
- The USB Big Mouse
- HP TouchPad Gets webOS 3.0.4 Update
- Sony’s Reader PRS-T1 Hacked To Run Android Apps (video)
- Samsung Galaxy Player 4 And 5 Available In The US
- Lookout Security App Lands On iOS
- Android Ice Cream Sandwich Will Feature Built In Screen Capture
- Rare Leica Gun Expected To Raise $100K At Auction
- Android Powered i’m Watch To Debut AT ARM TechCon
- Twitter Reaches 250 Million Tweets A Day, 100 Million Users
- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Achievement List Unveiled
- Apple TV Update 4.4.1 Released To Correct 4.4 Update Issues
- Google I/O 2012 Developer Conference Announced
- Awesome Battlefield 3 Extreme FPS Game Simulator Unveiled (video)
- Infinity Blade FX, Arcade Version In Action (Video)
- ViewSonic Introduces New Ultra-fast 2ms, 3D LED Display
- Logitech Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Keyboard And Mouse
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus Press Shot Leaked Ahead Of Todays Launch Event?
- Gran Turismo 5 DLC Delayed In The U.S.
- iPhone 4S Is Now Reservation Only At Apple Stores
- Official Adobe Photoshop De-blur Technology Presentation Released (video)
- All Electric DeLorean Launching In 2013
- Virgin Galactic Gateway To Space Officially Open
- Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Confirms Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus Prime) November Launch
- Instapaper 4.0 iOS Update Brings Redesigned User Interfaces And Plenty of New Features
- Sirius Edge Satellite Radio Unveiled, With Access To XTRA SiriusXM 2.0 Stations
- Siri Sings A Duet With Jonathan Mann (Video)
- 47 Billion Shots Were Fired During Battlefield 3′s Open Beta (Infographic)
- Adobe Finally Launches Adobe Reader On iOS Devices
- Google Nexus Prime (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) To Be Unveiled Later Today
- Steampunk Xbox 360 Controller, Complete With Locking Key
- EA To Bring Dead Space Android Devices
- OmniTouch Transforms Any Surface Into A Touchscreen (video)
- Apple Selling 16 iPhone 4S Devices Per Second
- iCharger Spy Camera iPhone Charger
- AirClip iPhone 4S Camera Grip Is A Cool Idea (Video)
- Lego Gears Of War Stop-motion Animation (video)
- Ultrabook Makers To Use Hybrid HDD’s To Reduce Costs
- Logitech M525 Mouse, Provides 3 Years Use From One Set Of Batteries
- Apple’s iOS 5 Already Installed On One Third Of Compatible Devices
- Apple May Face Shortage Of MacBooks Due To Supplier Problems?
- Google Wallet Update Adds More Merchants And Single Tap Pay And Save
- Motorola Xoom Tablet To Get Android Ice Cream Sandwich Update
- Motorola Droid RAZR Revealed On Teaser Site
- ITC Says Apple Has Not Violated HTC’s Patents
- Canon EOS-1D X DSLR Gets Official
- BioShock On PS Vita Still In Early Stages, Will Be “Different”
- Raytheon Exec Showcases Monstrous Battle Mech (Video)
- AshPoopie Reduces Dog Poo To Nothing (Video)
| Galactic Empire Surround Sound System Oozes Evil Power Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT Oh, the wonders of DIY! Encase din very detailed Galactic Empire hardware, including a Death Star, this surround sound system is essentially a Yamaha 2.1 stereo system given the benefit of an iPod dock and tie fighters.
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| iPhone Turned Into High Powered Microscope Shoots Incredible Pictures Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT If you’re an iPhone diehard, don’t miss this story. Wonder of wonders, a very prestigious university lab has come up with a neat DIY iPhone mod that produces incredible photos. Seen below are examples of the spectroscopic/microscopic iPhone camera upgrade’s pics.
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| Scosche Launches New ClipSync iPhone Charge Cable Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT Scosche has a ton of iPhone and iPod accessories that have been around for a while. The company has a new cable that is made to be easy to take with you and use while on the road for synchronizing and charging the iPhone. The cable is called the ClipSync.
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| Nokia Unveils Essence Bluetooth Stereo Headset Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:33 AM PDT Nokia has announced a new Bluetooth headset that looks interesting and will block almost all of the sound around you so you can listen in peace. The headset is called the Nokia Essence Bluetooth Stereo Headset and it has wires for the ear tips, but not to your smartphone.
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| Leica Titanium Special Edition D-Lux 5 Unveiled Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:44 AM PDT Leica has this week announced the launch of their new Titanium Special Edition version of their compact D-Lux 5 camera that will be available to purchase at the end of this month for around £855 or $1350. The Titanium Special Edition D-Lux 5 version comes finished in an anodised silver-grey and is presented in a special premium grade leather case and presentation set. Apart from finish and special edition accessories the specifications for the camera at the same as the standard Leica D-Lux 5 model.
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| iPhone 4S Owners Reporting Problems With Yellow Display? Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:43 AM PDT According to the guys over at Cnet, a number of owners of Apple’s new iPhone 4S are reporting problems with the display on the iPhone 4S, and some are saying that the display looks more yellow than on the original iPhone 4. A number of iPhone 4S owners have posted messages on Apple’s support forums, and some replies have said that it could be down to the glue used in the phone and it may improve with time, whilst other users have also said that the display seems ‘more washed out.
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| Microsoft PocketTouch Enables Phone Control Through Fabric (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:27 AM PDT Microsoft researchers have unveiled a new technology they have been developing that will allow you to control your smartphone whilst it’s still in your pocket using a new type of custom capacitive touch sensor that can track gestures through the fabric of your clothes. As the properties of fabric can vary considerably from garment to garment the team of researchers consisting of Scott Saponas, Chris Harrison and Hrvoje Benko. Have needed to test the fabric in a number of different situations and now have it working with around 25 commonly used fabrics. Software running on your smartphone converts the gestures it feels through the fabric into commands. Watch a video demonstrating the new PocketTouch technology after the jump.
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| Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus Prime), More Specifications Revealed Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:21 AM PDT Lots of news on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus Prime today, first we heard that NTT DoCoMo would start selling the device in November, and then we saw a leaked press shot of the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich device. And now we have some more specifications on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which of course include Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as the smartphones OS, a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP4460 dual core processor, and the rumored HD display we have been hearing so much about will be a 4.65 inch multi-touch touchscreen AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
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| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:04 AM PDT If you are in the market for a new timepiece and are looking for something a little out of the ordinary to wear on your wrist then this very original timepiece created by Nooka called the ZIZM watch might well be worth a look. The time is read on the face of the watch by counting the number of blocks on the top two lines which indicate the hours, with the minutes being shown in the bottom 2 horizontal lines in segments.
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| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:01 AM PDT We are not sure why you would want a computer mouse which is actually bigger than your hand, but anyway the guys over at Brando obviously think there is a need for one, so they have launched the USB Big Mouse. The USB Big Mouse measures 175mm long by 10-5mm wide by 55mm tall, and it features some built in flashing LED lights, as you can see from the photos below it is rather large.
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| HP TouchPad Gets webOS 3.0.4 Update Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:53 AM PDT Although HP has stopped selling the HP TouchPad and other webOS devices, the company has just released a new webOS update, webOS 3.0.4 which brings a range of bug fixes and some new features to the HP TouchPad.
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| Sony’s Reader PRS-T1 Hacked To Run Android Apps (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:46 AM PDT If you are the owner of a Sony Reader PRS-T1 device you might be interested to know that it’s possible to hack your device to be able to run Google’s Android applications. The original Sony Reader PRS-T1 comes supplied with a heavily modified version of android straight from the box, but with a little tinkering it’s now possible to run android applications. Watch the video after the jump to see what needs to be done.
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| Samsung Galaxy Player 4 And 5 Available In The US Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:30 AM PDT Some of our reader will remember the new Samsung Galaxy Player 4 and Samsung Galaxy Player 5 that were announced a while back, good news if you have been waiting to get your hands on one as they are now available in the US. Both models come with Android Gingerbread, and 8GB of built in storage, plus a microSD card slot which can take up to 32GB cards, there is also front and rear facing cameras, with the ability to record HD video in 720p and both of them have a single core 1GHz processor.
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| Lookout Security App Lands On iOS Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:28 AM PDT The great little security application which has been available on Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7 devices is now arrived on iOS devices. The free Lookout application has been created to help protect your mobile devices against security threats and privacy and the iOS version includes a great feature that will notify you if your Wi-Fi connection isn’t secure. Lookout will also notify you which applications have access to your location data and it will even try to help you find your missing phone by letting out a loud wail wherever you may have misplaced it.
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| Android Ice Cream Sandwich Will Feature Built In Screen Capture Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:10 AM PDT We have already heard of some of the new features that will be available to Android users in the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which will be unveiled later today at the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Now it would appear that one feature, that many Android users have been wanting for a while, will come in Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the ability to take screenshots of your device’s screen.
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| Rare Leica Gun Expected To Raise $100K At Auction Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:05 AM PDT These days rifle supports for telephoto camera lenses are fairly common practice to help photographers gain that little extra support when taking shots with heavy telephoto lenses. However back in the 1930s they weren’t quite so common and a rare Leica Telephoto Assembly Rifle otherwise known as "the Leica Gun" or, in Germany, as the"Leica Gewehr" has now been put up for auction and is expected to raise anywhere between $65k – $100k.
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| Android Powered i’m Watch To Debut AT ARM TechCon Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:59 AM PDT Some of our reader will remember the i’m Watch that we featured on the site a while back, good news if you have been waiting to get your hands on one as it looks like this Android powered timepiece is getting closer to release. The company behind the i’m watch will show it off at the ARM TechCon on the 25th of October, so hopefully it should be available some time shortly after that, and it will retail for around $340.
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| Twitter Reaches 250 Million Tweets A Day, 100 Million Users Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:48 AM PDT Speaking at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Fransisco, yesterday, Twitter’s CEO Dick Costello revealed some details about just how popular Twitter has become, the company now has over 100 million users, and at least 50 percent of those, around 50 million use Twitter on a daily basis. Twitter also announced that there are almost 250 million tweets per day, which would work out at average of 5 tweets per user based on their 50 million daily active users.
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| Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Achievement List Unveiled Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:47 AM PDT If you are looking for to the highly anticipated launch of the new Assassin’s Creed: Revelations game which will be the third and final chapter of the series. You might be interested to learn that the games achievements have now been revealed nearly a month before the game hits store shelves and download sites. Giving you a little insight into what will be expected from you as you progress through the game and some of the bonuses that you will be able to earn on your way. To whet your appetite is little more before the games launch I’ve also dropped in extended version of the Extended Cut Assassin's Creed Revelations after the break.
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| Apple TV Update 4.4.1 Released To Correct 4.4 Update Issues Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:26 AM PDT If you have experienced any problems updating your Apple TV 4.4 with the last major update which was released last week by Apple . You will be pleased to know that Apple have now released a new minor update to correct the issues you may have experienced whilst trying to update. The major update that Apple rolled out for its Apple TV last week added some major features for iOS 5 compatibility. Adding AirPlay Mirroring and also access to Apple’s new iCloud service enabling connections to the Photo Stream feature, which automatically uploads pictures taken with an iPhone or iPad 2 and shares them among iOS devices.
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| Google I/O 2012 Developer Conference Announced Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:12 AM PDT Google has announced the dates for its 2012 I/O Developer Conference, which will take place next year between the 24th of April and the 25th of April in San Francisco’s Moscone West Convention Center.
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| Awesome Battlefield 3 Extreme FPS Game Simulator Unveiled (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:09 AM PDT An absolutely awesome new extreme FPS game simulator has been unveiled, playing the highly anticipated Battlefield 3 game. The amazing game simulator incorporates the worlds first portable omni-directional treadmill designed by Swedish company MSE Weibull to provide a fully immersive feeling. Together by projecting the game inside a 360-degree, 4 metre high and 9 metre wide Igloo Vision video dome the players experience is made as visceral and immersive as possible. and ten infra-red motion tracking cameras continually monitor the players movements in real-time on the omni-directional treadmill. Watch a video of this awesome FPS game simulator in action after the jump.
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| Infinity Blade FX, Arcade Version In Action (Video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:54 AM PDT Infinity Blade is one of the coolest games on the iPad and iPhone, we heard recently that the games was headed to the arcades as Infinity Blade FX, and now we have a video of the game in action. The video was put together by the guys over at Arcade Heroes, and we get a good look at the game play of the arcade version, with the 46 inch touch screen used to control your character just like on the iPad.
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| ViewSonic Introduces New Ultra-fast 2ms, 3D LED Display Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:51 AM PDT ViewSonic have this week unveiled a new 3-D ready LED display which they have just added to their range in the form of their new V3D231 LED Monitor. Its a 23-inch 3D Ready LED monitor featuring an ultra-fast 2ms video response time together with a 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution and 20,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. The ViewSonic V3D231 also comes with integrated SRS premium sound audio speakers and is equipped with VGA, DVI-D and HDMI 1.4a inputs.
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| Logitech Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Keyboard And Mouse Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:38 AM PDT As the launch date for the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 draws ever nearer, peripheral manufacturers have started to unveil their branded Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 equipment and Logitech has today joined the ranks. With the unveiling of its new Logitech Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Laser Mouse G9X and the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G105. The Logitech Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Laser Mouse G9X offers laser precision at any hand speed up to 165 inches per second, and allows you to adjust its dpi on-the-fly from as little as 200 dpi up to 5700 dpi. The mouse wheel provides 2 functions : either a click to click or frictionless motion together with the ability to save up to 5 ready to play profiles within its on-board memory.
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| Samsung Galaxy Nexus Press Shot Leaked Ahead Of Todays Launch Event? Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:36 AM PDT Samsung and Google are expect to reveal the first Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone later today, which has been rumored to be the Google Nexus Prime, and over the last few weeks we have been hearing more and more evidence that it may be called the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Earlier we heard that Japan’s NTT DoCoMo have confirmed they will start selling the Galaxy Nexus from November, and now a photo has appeared online which could be one of the first press shots of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
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| Gran Turismo 5 DLC Delayed In The U.S. Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:20 AM PDT If you were looking forward to the arrival of the new Gran Turismo 5 DLC content itch which was expected to go live today in a U.S. PlayStation Store update. You might be a little disappointed to hear that the new Gran Turismo 5 downloadable content release has been delayed in the US just little while longer, and is now expected to arrive on October 25th.
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| iPhone 4S Is Now Reservation Only At Apple Stores Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:10 AM PDT It looks like Apple’s iPhone 4S is still extremely popular, even after Apple managed to sell over 4 million iPhone 4S devices in the first three days, it would appear that demand for their latest iPhone is still high. Apple has now updated its how to buy page on its website, and the iPhone 4S is now only available from Apple retail stores if you have reserved one online, obviously due to the huge demand for the device.
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| Official Adobe Photoshop De-blur Technology Presentation Released (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:08 AM PDT You might remember the new Photoshop de-blurring plug-in technology that was showcased by Adobe just over a week ago and was revealed accompanied with a low quality video taken by one of its attendees. Well you will be pleased to know that Adobe have now released the full high quality presentation to the public, enabling you to see exactly what happened. The video after the jump shows Adobe’s Jue Wang demonstrating a sneak peek of a potential new feature that allows users to remove blurriness from digital photos caused by camera shake while the pictures were being taken.
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| All Electric DeLorean Launching In 2013 Posted: 18 Oct 2011 04:56 AM PDT Yesterday we heard that one of the original DeLorean’s from Back To The Future III was being auctioned for $600,000, and now it looks like you will actually be able to buy a new DeLorean from 2013. It looks like there will be an all electric DeLorean launched in 2013, as the current owners of the DeLorean brand are working with electric car startup Epic EV, and it is expected to come with a 200+ bhp electric motor and should be capable of a top speed of around 125 mph.
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| Virgin Galactic Gateway To Space Officially Open Posted: 18 Oct 2011 04:45 AM PDT Sir Richard Branson today opened the Virgin Galactic Gateway To Space formally known as Spaceport America for business today, by abseiling down the side of the world’s first built-from-scratch commercial spaceport, spraying and drinking from a bottle of champagne. Even though the space port is now open it will still be a little time before paying customers will be making their first flights in to suborbital space. Testing is expected to continue until later in to 2012 with flights into suborbital space expected to be launched from the spaceport in early 2013.
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| Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Confirms Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus Prime) November Launch Posted: 18 Oct 2011 04:22 AM PDT Later today Samsung and Google will unveil the first Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, the Google Nexus Prime or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, we have heard previously that the device will go on sale in November, with a rumored launch date of the 10th of November. Now we know that the Google Nexus Prime will go on sale in Japan in November, thanks to Japanese mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, who have confirmed they will start selling the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in November.
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| Instapaper 4.0 iOS Update Brings Redesigned User Interfaces And Plenty of New Features Posted: 18 Oct 2011 04:20 AM PDT If you are a big fan of the Instapaper application for iOS devices as I am, you will be pleased to know that its developers Marco Arment have now released v4.0 of Instapaper for iOS. Bringing some great new features to the iPhone and iPad applications and make them even greater. The new iPad Instapaper update brings with it a major overhaul of the iPads user interface which now presents items in a grid like arrangement with a control bar positioned to the side. The iPhone interface has also received the few tweaks and includes a dark mood feature and options to hide the status bar together with new fonts and sharing panels. Social network integration has also been revamped within the Friends section which now allows you to browse recent links posted on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr feeds.
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| Sirius Edge Satellite Radio Unveiled, With Access To XTRA SiriusXM 2.0 Stations Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:58 AM PDT Today Sirius have unveiled their new Edge Satellite Radio which allows users to pause, rewind and replay live Satellite Radio programming and comes equipped with a large colour LCD to display artist, song and channel information. Other features of the Edge satellite radio include a provided car kit which enables you to listen and charge your radio while on the move, and provides access to the new SiriusXM channels that went live Monday.
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| Siri Sings A Duet With Jonathan Mann (Video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:54 AM PDT It seems Apple’s iPhone 4S virtual voice controlled assistant is capable of a few more things than giving you directions and finding the nearest restaurant for you, we have already seen some of the funny replies from Siri. Now Jonathan Mann decided to record a duet with Siri, which you can see in the video below, some people will remember Jonathan for his Antenna-gate video which was released after the iPhone 4 last year.
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| 47 Billion Shots Were Fired During Battlefield 3′s Open Beta (Infographic) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:44 AM PDT If you participated in the recent Battlefield 3 open beta you will undoubtedly of added a few shots to the 47 billion that were recorded during the gameplay by EA. That together with some other amazing numbers have now been released by EA today, revealing some of the staggering statistics that were amassed during the short open beta gameplay. View an infographic after the jump detailing a few more.
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| Adobe Finally Launches Adobe Reader On iOS Devices Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:27 AM PDT Finally after a long wait Adobe has today launched its PDF Reader application onto iOS devices, joining its other iPad and iPhone applications which have been launched over the last couple of months. Since the arrival of the iPhone and iPad plenty of other PDF viewing applications have been created, but if you use PDFs regularly in your day to day activities then the new Adobe iOS PDF Reader application might be worth a look. As it brings a number of features for sharing your PDF files and the ability to e-mail and even print using Apple’s AirPrint feature.
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| Google Nexus Prime (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) To Be Unveiled Later Today Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:26 AM PDT They Android smartphone that everyone has been talking about over the last week weeks in Google’s latest device in its Nexus smartphone range, which is going to either be called the Google Nexus Prime or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or both depending on carrier.
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| Steampunk Xbox 360 Controller, Complete With Locking Key Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:08 AM PDT If you are a fan of all things Steampunk you will appreciate this Xbox 360 controller which is being created by Minister Morbid. The MorbidStix as it has been named by its creator has been constructed in antique burl wood finish and is embellished with copper rivets and real leather grips.
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| EA To Bring Dead Space Android Devices Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:53 AM PDT One of my favourite games on the iPad is EA’s Dead Space, and now it looks like it will also be headed to Android devices, and may come via Samsung’s new Games Hub, according to the guys over at Android and Me. Samsung was apparently showing off their new Games Hub and one of the games running on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, was EA’s Dead Space, and according to Taylor from Android and me the graphics looked impressive.
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| OmniTouch Transforms Any Surface Into A Touchscreen (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:44 AM PDT Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon Human Computer Interaction Institute, together with Microsoft have developed a new system called the OmniTouch which has been designed to transform any surface into a touchscreen device. The system consists of a pico projector and a motion detector that is mounted on to the users shoulder. It then projects a user interface onto any surface that is in front of the user, be it a user’s hand, notepad or anything else, enabling the users to then interact with the interface via touch. Watch the video after the jump to see the OmniTouch system in action.
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| Apple Selling 16 iPhone 4S Devices Per Second Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:39 AM PDT To say that the launch of the fifth generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S has been a success for Apple is somewhat of an understatement, Apple announced yesterday that they have sold over 4 million iPhone 4S devices in the first three days since it went on sale on Friday the 14th of October. According to Shawn Blanc, Apple is selling around 16 iPhone 4S devices per second, and it looks like Apple may be on track to take the Guinness World Record for the fastest selling electronics device, the current record is held by the Xbox 360 Kinect, which sold 8 million units in 60 days.
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| iCharger Spy Camera iPhone Charger Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:23 AM PDT Do you need to do a little undercover surveillance work or fancy yourself as a bit of a 007 secret agent? If yo do you might be interested in adding the professional iCharger iPhone charger, spy camera to your arsenal of surveillance gadgets. The iCharger spy camera been designed to look like a simple iPhone charger but hidden inside its innocuous casing is a 450 TVL Colour CCD Camera that features motion activated recording and records MP4 video files, complete with time and date stamps.
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| AirClip iPhone 4S Camera Grip Is A Cool Idea (Video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:16 AM PDT We have featured a number of different accessories for the iPhone 4 that are designed to help you take better photos and record better videos, now we have the AirClip which is a camera accessory for the new iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4. AirClip is an add on accessory that will let you hold your iPhone or iPhone 4S with one hand, and it is designed to make it easier for you take take photos with your iPhone or iPhone 4S, have a look at the video below which shows how it works.
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| Lego Gears Of War Stop-motion Animation (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:03 AM PDT If you are a fan of Lego or the Gears of War games you will enjoy watching this fantastic animated stop-motion video recreating the world of Gears of War in Lego bricks. The short movie entitled “Bricks of War” has been created by the master Lego animation team over at Kooberz Studios. If you are interested in how the movie was created, the movie at the bottom of this post shows 5 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage. Revealing just how much work needed to go into building the set as well as the painstaking stop motion animation sequences. Enjoy!
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| Ultrabook Makers To Use Hybrid HDD’s To Reduce Costs Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:55 AM PDT Intel’s Ultrabook platform is designed to bring super slim notebooks which are fast to boot up to consumers for under $1,000, although many of the hardware manufacturers have struggled to produce ultrabooks for below the $1,000 mark, one of the major costs of the devices is SSD’s. Last week we heard about Acer’s Aspire S3 Ultrabook, which uses a hybrid SSD and HDD, with a 20GB SSD and a 320GB HDD, Acer were able to release their base model for $899.
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| Logitech M525 Mouse, Provides 3 Years Use From One Set Of Batteries Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:46 AM PDT If you find you are always having to change the batteries on your wireless mouse you might be interested to learn that Logitech has today unveiled their new M525 wireless mouse which can be powered for up to 3 years from a single set of batteries. The new M525 mouse is also equipped with a built-in tilt wheel and an innovative micro-precise covering that packs more grooves per millimetre, and is equipped with Logitech’s Advanced Optical Technology delivering laser-grade precision over the most challenging of surfaces.
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| Apple’s iOS 5 Already Installed On One Third Of Compatible Devices Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:45 AM PDT Yesterday Apple released some figures on the iPhone 4S and iOS 5, first we heard that Apple has sold over 4 million iPhone 4S devices over the first weekend, we also heard that iOS 5 had been installed on over 25 million devices, which include the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Now according to the guys over at Localytics, who measure data on iOS devices, Apple’s latest version of it mobile OS, iOS 5 is now installedon one in three eligible devices, which include the iPad and the iPad 2, the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, as well as the 3rd and fourth generation iPod Touch.
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| Apple May Face Shortage Of MacBooks Due To Supplier Problems? Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:35 AM PDT According to a recent report Apple could possibly face shortage of parts needed to make its MacBook Pro notebooks, the news comes as one of the manufacturers of the unibody casing for Apple has had to partially shut down one of its production plants. Catcher Technology Co in China has issued a statement saying that the shut down could affect their customers, of which Apple is one, you can see the statement below.
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| Google Wallet Update Adds More Merchants And Single Tap Pay And Save Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:28 AM PDT Google has today announced a new update for their Google Wallet payment service which brings with it additional merchants and also a new single tap feature. The new single tap feature enables Google Wallet users to not only be able to pay for goods but also redeem vouchers and coupons and even earn reward points all with a single tap of their Android phone. Watch the video after the jump to see how easy has made it to make a payment using Google’s new mobile payment system.
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| Motorola Xoom Tablet To Get Android Ice Cream Sandwich Update Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:04 AM PDT We are expecting Google to officially announce the latest version of their mobile and tablet OS later today, Android Ice Cream Sandwich at the same time Samsung unveils the Google Nexus Prime or Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Many people have been wondering which devices will be first to get the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update, and according to the guys over at Fudzilla, the Motorola Xoom tablet will be one of the first to get Ice Cream Sandwich.
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| Motorola Droid RAZR Revealed On Teaser Site Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:43 AM PDT Motorola will announce their latest Android smartphone later today, the Motorola Droid RAZR, and it looks like the device has already been unveiled through a new teaser site for the device that Motorola has put up. The photo below was spotted by the guys over at Droid Life and it gives us our first look at Motorola’s new Droid RAZR, which will be a 4G LTE device with Verizon Wireless.
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| ITC Says Apple Has Not Violated HTC’s Patents Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:35 AM PDT As well as the various court cases between Samsung and Apple, another Android device manufacturer is in the middle of a range of court cases and with Apple, HTC, and it would appear that HTC has just lost its first battle against Apple. We heard recently that HTC were suing Apple with Google’s recently acquired Motorola patents, this case has yet to be decided, but HTC also filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission against Apple back in May last year, and the ITC has now ruled on the case.
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| Canon EOS-1D X DSLR Gets Official Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:21 AM PDT Canon has officially announced its latest DSLR, the Canon EOS 1-D X, which features a full frame 18 megapixel CMOS sensor and it also comes with a new DIGIC 5+ image processor and an ISO range of 51,200 which can expand to 204,800. The Canon EOS 1D X features a burst mode of 14 frames per second in JPEG or 12 frames per second in RAW, there is also a built in Gigabit Ethernet connection, there is also a 3.2 inch 1,040,000 dot LCD display.
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| BioShock On PS Vita Still In Early Stages, Will Be “Different” Posted: 17 Oct 2011 03:31 PM PDT Smaller versions of awesome things are usually cuter, but somehow we don’t think that’s going to be the case with the portable version of Bioshock coming to Sony’s new handheld. Not that we know what will be the case, mostly because not event he guy who made the thing doesn’t… yet. “We’re still sort of in the paper design stage,” Bioshock creator Ken Levine said.
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| Raytheon Exec Showcases Monstrous Battle Mech (Video) Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:16 PM PDT At least it has only got arms for now. Wait until it packs a couple of lasers. Humanity watch out! Holding back our inner survivalist nut for a moment, seen below is a wonderful step forward in robotic exoskeleton technology. That means relax, it’s not going to turn on its master/s until the singularity approaches. The guy flashing his metallic biceps is none other than Fraser Smith, a vice president at Raytheon-Sarcos.
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| AshPoopie Reduces Dog Poo To Nothing (Video) Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:05 PM PDT Apologies if such a shocking title spoiled your lunch. Or dinner, or breakfast, or whatever different time zone you inhabit. In a world of bizarre concepts, a lot of which have been featured here at Geeky Gadgets, the AshPoopie ranks pretty high in the scales of weirdness. It’s basically a doggie doo doo scraper that incinerates the offending feces on the spot.
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