| NASA Reveals Next Generation Of Electric Spacecraft | |
9/3/2010 9:47:06 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Since we’re still a century or two away from building awesome star-trekking vehicles like the Enterprise, a cash-strapped NASA has gone the sustainable route and opted for electric and cryogenic propellants for its future vehicles. Slated for rigorous field-testing come 2014 is a Solar Electric Propulsion mission that combines solar panels and electric propellants on [...]
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| Automated Nerf Machinegun Wins Inventor Cash And Acclaim | |
9/3/2010 9:23:42 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Rick Prescott must be feeling like a million bucks right now, even if the official cash prize for topping the MAKE/Design News Gadget Freak Design Contest is only $1,000. The reason is pretty clear cut given the success of his diabolical creation. While Mr. Prescott is far from Thomas Edison incarnate, his target-acquiring and heat-seeking [...]
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| Speck Fitted Artsprojekt iPhone 4 Cases | |
9/3/2010 9:20:49 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Speck has launched a new range of limited edition case for the iPhone 4, The Speck Fitted Artsprojekt iPhone 4 cases, which have been produced in collaboration with with Artsprojekt Global Creative Network. This look like some of the coolest iPhone 4 cases we have seen so far, and each one feature original artwork created [...]
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| Altoids Container Reincarnated As Miniscule DIY Barbeque Grill | |
9/3/2010 8:56:48 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Why, color us impressed. Isn’t this cute? In case you’re scratching your head, scratch no more. What you see is an Altoids tin turned grill thanks to some clever workmanship. Though a grill this size really begs the question: What can it grill? Peas? The guy who made it suggests small hotdogs and a burger [...]
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| Steampunk Mr Potato Head | |
9/3/2010 8:53:47 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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We love anything to do with steampunk here at Geeky Gadgets, and now artist Sarah Calvillo decided to make a steampunk version of Mr Potato Head. This new steampunk version is aptly named Sir Spudnik, Mr Potato Heads Victorian counterpart. Spudnik, as I call him, was a project that was inspired by a craft swap [...]
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| Samsung HMX-T10 HD Camcorder | |
9/3/2010 8:23:55 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Samsung has added another HD video camera to its range with the launch of the Samsung HMX-T10 HD. The Samsung HMX-T10 HD features a new design over the previous model, and it also features a 20 degree angled lens, which is designed to give you a different perspective when shooting video. The Samsung HMX-T10 is [...]
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| PocketCPR Lets You Be A Hero | |
9/3/2010 8:17:38 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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See that hot chick drowning in the pool? Be her hero and subsequent loverboy by not just carrying her to safety, but performing CPR as well. That is, if she’s unconscious. What if you don’t know proper CPR? Better plop down some of the green notes ($149 to be exact) just in case. Lest you’re [...]
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| Samsung Galaxy Tab To Retail For €699 In Europe? | |
9/3/2010 8:02:07 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab, is Samsung’s first Android Tablet, and from the looks of the specifications and what we have seen so far it looks like it will be one of the best Android tablets when it hits the market. The Samsung Galaxy Tab could end up being a real competitor for Apple’s iPad, if [...]
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| Today’s Cars Are Vulnerable To Getting Hacked | |
9/3/2010 7:58:49 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Unless you’re in law enforcement or keep abreast on tech, you might have missed the odd news items about car hacks that occasionally crop up. Researchers from UC San Diego and University of Washington have noticed this trend and take the threat seriously. So seriously, they demoed several car hack techniques and published them on MIT’s Technology [...]
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| Sony Bloggie Touch HD Pocket Camcorder | |
9/3/2010 7:47:08 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Sony has added another pocket camcorder to their Bloggie range, with the launch of the Sony Bloggie Touch HD. The Sony Bloggie Touch HD measures 15.2mm by 107mm by 52mm and it is capable of recording Full HD video in 1080p. The Bloggie Touch HD can also take 12 megapixel photos and it features a [...]
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| LaCie MosKeyto Tiny USB Drive | |
9/3/2010 7:35:49 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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We have featured a few different USB drives here at Geeky Gadgets, along with some tiny ones, here is another small USB drive the LaCie MosKeyto. The LaCie MosKeyto looks like the sort of thing I would lose quite easily, it measures just 20mm long, the USB connector takes up 14mm so when it is [...]
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| PlayStation 3 To Feature Blu-ray 3D From October | |
9/3/2010 7:24:41 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 will get Blu-ray 3D support from October this year. Sony’s CEO Howard Stringer made the announcement at this years IFA in Berlin. The software update that will bring Blu-ray 3D to the PS3 is ready to go, and Sony will start rolling it out in October, although there [...]
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| Philips And O’Neil Partner To Give Us Stretch, Snug And Specked | |
9/3/2010 7:15:12 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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We mean a series of new headphones built with all sorts of materials “to withstand the rigors of an active lifestyle”—or so says the official press release. Named Stretch, Snug and Specked, the new offspring of Philips and O’Neil are specifically crafted to accommodate every headphone patron’s need. First there’s the Stretch, a muscular combination [...]
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| Harman Introduces Quincy Jones Branded Earphones | |
9/3/2010 6:55:14 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Take it from us: Quincy Jones is one cool cat. Perhaps the coolest cat on the block, even. The fabled producer, composer and arranger may be pushing past 80 but when you’ve got albums like “Off The Wall”, “Thriller” and “Bad” to your credit the coolness can never wane. (Should we bother mentioning 27 Grammy’s?) [...]
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| ModulR iPad Case And Accessories Review | |
9/3/2010 6:36:54 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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We have featured a few different iPad cases here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is slightly different than any we have previously tested, the ModulR iPad case and accessories. The ModulR is more than just an iPad case, it can be used with a range of different stands and accessories that let you mount [...]
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| Sony Walkman Trounces iPod In Japan | |
9/3/2010 6:25:06 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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It’s official. According to the latest BCN findings for August this year, Sony’s Walkman has outsold the iPod—in Japan. It comes as no small surprise given Apple’s near-perfect track record in the land of the rising sun. But lo and behold, Walkman just pwned 47.8% of the music player market while Apple was relegated to [...]
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| Facebook Blocks Apple’s Ping Social Music Service | |
9/3/2010 6:06:40 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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On Wednesday, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs announced iTunes 10, one of the new features in iTunes 10 is a social networking service called Ping, when Steve Jobs demoed Ping, it featured Facebook integration. When Ping went live, there was no Facebook integration, which left many of us wondering exactly what had happened. All Things D [...]
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| Toshiba Recalling 41,000 Satellite Notebooks | |
9/3/2010 5:51:48 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Toshiba has issued a recall of over 41,000 Toshiba Satellite notebooks, the models affected are are in the T130 series, and they are being recalled over concerns over overheating. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued the recall, and as well as overheating there have been some instances of notebooks melting. Working with the U.S. [...]
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| Google Launches Chrome 6.0 | |
9/3/2010 5:28:42 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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It felt like just the other day when Google launched their Chrome browser, but in fact Google Chrome is now two years old, and to celebrate this Google has launched a new version of Chrome, Google Chrome 6.0. The new version of Google Chrome is designed to be faster, ten times faster in terms of [...]
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| Toshiba Folio 100 Android Tablet gets Official | |
9/3/2010 5:14:48 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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On Monday we saw some leaked photos and specifications of a new Android based tablet from Toshiba, the Toshiba Folio 100. Toshiba has now officially announced their first Android tablet. The Toshiba Folio 100 features a 10.1 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, processing is provided by an NVIDIA Tegra [...]
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| Creative Shows Off New D220W Wireless Speaker | |
9/3/2010 2:57:28 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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Back in the old days if you wanted music in every room of your house you had to do it with wires that generally needed to be installed before the walls were covered with sheetrock. Today we can use wireless tech to get music all around the house with a bunch of different offerings including [...]
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| Logitech Debuts Ultimate Ears 100 Noise-Isolating Earphones for Under $20 | |
9/3/2010 2:48:02 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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Ultimate Ears was in the business of making very nice earphones for a long time before Logitech purchased the company. Ultimate Ears makes all manner of products from the earphones well known musical artists wear during a concert to the consumer offerings like the new products I mentioned a few weeks back like the 500vi. [...]
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| Colorado U Students Enjoy Crashing A Satellite Into The Sea | |
9/3/2010 1:08:27 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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If the students involved in this little story we’re sharing ever got to write a “What I Did This Summer” essay, it would be an epic of breathtaking proportions. It would also be very technical. Not that they battled aliens or anything, but getting to crash a NASA satellite using math and without collateral damage [...]
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| Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars HD Coming To iPad Next Week | |
9/3/2010 1:06:26 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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RockStar games has announced that it will be launching a version of GTA for the Apple iPad, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars HD. Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars HD will be available on the iPad from September the 9th 2010, and it will retail for $9.99, which does seem quite expensive. Next week, the critically [...]
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| BenQ nReader R100 Android Tablet | |
9/3/2010 12:45:58 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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The latest company to show off a tablet computer is BenQ, who are well know for making computer monitors. BenQ are launching a tablet based on Google’s Android OS, the BenQ nReader R100. The BenQ nReader R100 features a 10.1 inch resistive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600, there is also HDMI [...]
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| DIY LED Place Cards Keep Wedding Guests From Losing It | |
9/3/2010 12:40:34 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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The long and short of this post is some guy over at Instructables came up with a unique twist for his wedding’s place cards by going the LED route. Looking at the photographic evidence, we think the guy deserves a pint and a pat in the back. We marvel at the craftsmanship! It’s also a [...]
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| Will A New Zune HD Challenge The 4th Gen iPod Touch? | |
9/3/2010 12:20:07 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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With the Apple onslaught all but sweeping away every last vestige of resistance, speculation over Microsoft’s own answer to the iPod Touch has begun circulating across the blogosphere. If the experts are to be believed ,a brand spanking new Zune HD might be ready by the start of 2011. This courtesy of ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley [...]
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| MiLi PowerSpring4 iPhone 4 Battery Case Review | |
9/3/2010 12:17:37 AM Geeky-Gadgets
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One of the major problems I had with my iPhone 3G and 3GS was battery life, and I always ended up using one of those battery extender cases for both models. The new iPhone 4 comes with an improved battery life, much better than the previous models. If you are a heavy users of your [...]
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| $199 Boxee Box Comes Out Swinging At Apple TV | |
9/2/2010 11:55:07 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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If the newest post over at the Boxee Blog is anything to go by, the guys at Boxee are confident their product has enough space to compete with the miniscule Apple TV. Titled “How Boxee Sees the Apple TV,” CEO Avner Ronen was both respectful and confident of the brave new world the Boxee Box will [...]
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| Speck Fitted iPad Case Review | |
9/2/2010 11:43:16 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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We have reviewed a couple of different iPad cases here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is the Speck Fitted iPad case. The Speck Fitted iPad case is a hard case for the iPad and it is designed to protect your Apple iPad from knocks and bumps. The case some in two separate parts, which [...]
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| Lucky Scottish Schoolkids Get Free iPads | |
9/2/2010 11:10:47 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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What is being given for free over at Scotland’s Cedar School of Excellence are iPads are no less than 105 iPads have been distributed to the student body in lieu of all the other traditional learning tools. While giving free tech to the kids is nothing new, Cedar’s resident IT teacher Frasier Spiers has high [...]
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| More Info On iOS 4.2 For the iPad | |
9/2/2010 10:48:59 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Yesterday Apple announced that the iPad would be getting iOS 4.2 later this year as well as one important feature, multitasking, now they have added some more details to their website about iOS 4.2 for the iPad. ioS 4.2 will bring a range of new features to the Apple iPad, these include multitasking, folders which [...]
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| “A Date With Wine” Wine Stopper Reminds You To Finish The Bottle | |
9/2/2010 10:40:00 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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No, we didn’t mess up our grammar on the title of this post. This strange contraption from designer George Lee is called “A Date With Wine.” It’s a tongue in cheek hint at its use—see those numbers? You’re supposed to set the date you opened a bottle of wine before you plug it. Though best [...]
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| Philips Launches 21:9 3D Cinema TV | |
9/2/2010 10:32:30 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Some of our reader will remember the 21:9 TV from Philips that we features on Geeky Gadgets previously. Philips has just announced that they will be launching a new version and this new model will be able to display 3D content. The Philips 58 inch extra widescreen Cinema 21:9 Platinum display now features a direct [...]
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| New Panasonic SDHC Cards Get An Upgrade | |
9/2/2010 10:05:14 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Big things in small packages are due from Panasonic this November. We’re referring to the hefty new SDHC cards they’ve got in store for us, the RP-SDY08G and RP-SDY16G. The twosome were built to meet UHS-I standards that can reach 60MB/s of read speeds. In case UHS-I is new to you, the promotional literature explains [...]
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| Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse | |
9/2/2010 9:46:45 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Microsoft [MSFT] has officially unveiled their Arc touch mouse that we told you about previously. The Microsoft Arc touch mouse is just 15mm thick and it runs off a pair of AAA batteries. The mouse features Microsoft’s Advanced Blue Track Technology for “maximum precision on virtually any surface” and be 2.4 GHz wireless via a [...]
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| The Inter-what? Nine Million UK Residents Oblivious To The Web | |
9/2/2010 9:30:24 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Those people were among the ranks of elderly, widowed and dirt poor as reported by the Telegraph that cited recent findings by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). While it isn’t a calamitous problem, the seven-digit figure has still raised concern in the highest levels of government. No less than Prime Minister David Cameron remarked, [...]
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| Sound Blaster Wireless Rocks Harder Than Most Speakers | |
9/2/2010 9:05:00 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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When we say it rocks harder than the competition, we mean it literally. What would be the point of shaping your speaker after a rock then? According to the promotional lit, this new faux-granite baby from Creative is ideal for outdoor use, but we believe it looks just as good on a shelf beside a [...]
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| iStethoscope App Embraced By Medical Community | |
9/2/2010 8:50:04 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Those ubiquitous instruments that have been the calling card of doctors for ages may soon be a thing of the past once the iStethoscope consigns it to obsolescence. We’d like to call it a pimped-out electronic version of the good ole acoustic stethoscope, but it’s best we first give credit where it’s due. The iStethoscope [...]
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| The World Is A Comic Strip If Seen Through Speech Text Glasses | |
9/2/2010 8:20:00 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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A pair of glasses, embedded microphones and text-projecting lenses (in appropriate speech balloons) all make for a swanky new concept that will put many deaf people at ease. Designed by one Mads Hindhede from Denmark, the Babel Fisk/Fish is intended for the hearing impaired and the lazy-at-lectures. Not only does it spell out what’s being [...]
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| T-Mobile G2 Coming With Android 2.2 | |
9/2/2010 8:12:59 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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The new T-Mobile G2 will feature the latest version of Google’s Android OS, Android 2.2 (Froyo) when it goes on sale, it will also feature an 800MHz MSM7x30 processor. It looks like the T-Mobilre G2 will feature a standard version of Android 2.2, rather than a custom version like other manufacturers, and according to T-mobile [...]
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| Amazon Drops TV Shows To $0.99 In Response To Apple | |
9/2/2010 8:00:22 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Yesterday Apple announced that iTunes users would be able to rent TV shows for $0.99, and in a bid to combat Apple’s new $0.99 TV show rental service, Amazon has responded by dropping the price of many TV shows to $0.99. There is one major difference between the $0.99 TV shows from Amazon and Apple, [...]
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| Official Twitter iPad App Now Available | |
9/2/2010 7:42:04 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Twitter has launched a new version of their iPhone App, and this new version is also designed to work on the iPad, and makes use of the iPads larger screen. The latest version of Twitter for iOS devices looks great on the iPad, and it makes full use of the iPads multitouch interface What is [...]
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| Prototype Yeast Corneas Can One Day Cure Blindness | |
9/2/2010 7:35:24 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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That is, if the method is perfected within the next few years. Better known as the key ingredient in bread, scientists have found a new use for the fungi after a genetically engineered yeast got a small dose of human DNA. What came out was a protein that could be molded into a spare cornea. [...]
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| Windows Phone 7 Released To Manufacturing | |
9/2/2010 7:17:22 PM Geeky-Gadgets
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Microsoft [MSFT] has announced that Windows Phone 7 has now been released to manufacturing, which means that smartphone manufacturers can now start producing Windows Phone 7 smartphones. We can expect to see quite a few different Windows Phone 7 smartphones released just in time for the Christmas shopping season, we have already seen quite a [...]
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