PlayStation 3 games with a little extra cash in their pockets, might
be interested in a new gaming system that has been designed specifically
for use with Sony’s PlayStation 3 games console.
Only 15 of the special PlayStation 3 arcade gaming systems are going
to be created and each one will include an 1800 watt sound system and a
price tag of just $90,000.
The PlayStation 3 games system can be finished in the choice of 51
different coloured calfskins and includes nickel and palladium hardware,
and includes:
4 PlayStation Move motion controllers 4 PlayStation Move navigation controllers 4 DUALSHOCK® 3 wirele
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Raspberry Pi fans who have been patiently waiting for their new Raspberry Pi Gertboard Extender to arrive will be pleased to learn that the boards have now started shipping.
The Raspberry
Pi Gertboard Extender has been designed to transform your Raspberry Pi
into an Arduino style hardware controller, allowing you to drive motors
or power robotics.
The Raspberry Pi website explained today: "Twitter
has been going mad this morning with people announcing the arrival of
the Gertboard on their doormats. Gertboard, for those who are new here,
is an expansion board for your Raspberry Pi, designed by one of
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Engineers at Autodesk have this month unveiled a new device they have
created that allows any surface to become a touchpad. The new Autodesk
technology called Magic Finger is a small device that attaches to the
end of your finger.
The Autodesk Magic Finger is equipped with a
micro camera and optical flow sensor to identify services and detect any
motion from the user. Watch the video after the jump to learn more
about the Autodesk Magic Finger device can see it in action.
The
Magic Finger attaches to the user with a simple Velcro binding allows
you to use gestures such as slight pinch on tap to navigate computer
applications.
"The Autodesk team hopes one day to make the
Magic Finger into a self-contained
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It has been rumoured for some time that Nokia is currently developing
new Windows 8 powered tabletsto add to its range of hardware. Now a
couple of patents have revealed more details about how the new Nokia
Windows 8 tablets might be constructed.
The
Nokia patents reveal two designs and suggest that the new Nokia Windows
8 tablets may incorporate an extended N9 unibody design, if details
within the patents granted to Nokia on March 15, 2011, are to be
considered.
The two Windows 8 Nokia tablet
designs haven’t been officially confirmed or denied by Nokia at the
present time, but the patent covering the two designs definitely
provides evidence that Nokia is considering manufacturing a tablet, with
possible construction details for No
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A new video has been created with footage taken from the
International Space Station (ISS) which shows the world from a different
perspective with stunning effect.
The video effects were created
by stacking image sequences provided by NASA, which then created the
star trails and unique patterns, formed by lightning storms, satellites
and even meteors.
The video was created by Christoph Malin who explains: "This
video was achieved by "stacking” image sequences provided by NASA from
the Crew at International Space Station. These Stacks create the Star
Trails, but furthermore make interesting patterns visible. For example
lightning corridors within clouds, but they also show occasional
satellite tracks (or Iridium Flashes) as well as meteors – patterns that
interrupt
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iTwin has today announced the launch of a new product to its range in
the form of the new iTwin SecureBox, which has been specifically
designed to bring hardware key-based security to your Dropbox account.
The new iTwin SecureBox device has been created to provide extra
security to those who are concerned about the security of their data and
files whilst stored within the cloud. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
Once the iTwin is plugged into the USB port on your computer
the iTwin SecureBox automatically encrypts files dragged into the
SecureBox folder, and then seamlessly integrates them with your Dropbox
account.
The iTwin SecureBox is equipped with two factor authentication which includes
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Microsoft has announced their holiday bundles for their Xbox 360
console, and these new bundles are now available from a number of
retailers in the US, which include Best Buy, Amazon, Target and more.
They are also offering a limited $50 off on certain Xbox consoles and
bundles and these include the 250GB Xbox 360, the 4GB Xbox 360 with
Kinect and the 250GB Xbox 360 with Kinect, you can see details of the
bundles below.
250GB Xbox 360 with Kinect and "Dance Central 2,” "Kinect Sports,” and "Kinect Adventures” and one month of Xbox LIVE Gold for $399.99 USD (ERP)
4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect and "Kinect Disneyland Adventures” and
"Kinect Adventures” and one month of Xbox LIVE Gold for $299.99 USD
(ERP)
If you have ever wondered what it’s like inside of one of Google’s
data centers, you might be interested to learn that Google has now
created a website revealing what is behind those closed data center
doors.
As you might expect Google is not that keen on letting people roam
around inside its data centers, even though it does allow guided tours
of its Californian Googleplex headquarters at certain times.
To help us understand a little more that goes into providing its
services, Google has created the site called "Where the Internet Lives”
featuring photos by Connie Zhou and a video tour of Google’s data center, revealing the technology behind the Internet. Google explains:
"When you’re on a Google website, you’re accessing one of the
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If you are looking for something a little more unique to type out your emails and documents on, you might be interested in this beer can keyboard which has been created for Staropramen, and was on show at Webstock a large blogging and social media event in Romania
The unique beer can keyboard has been created to act just the same as
a standard keyboard, but instead of keys 44 beer cans have been used,
that when touched create the input required. Check out the keyboard in
action in the video after the jump.
"We did this at Webstock, event which took place in Bucharest in
September. Staropramen, one of the
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It has been quite a while since we have featured one of the will it blend videos on Geeky Gadgets, and now the guys from Blendtec decided to put a new iPhone 5 and a Samsung Galaxy S III in their blender to see which one would blend quicker.
Have
a look at the video below to see which one of these two smartphones
blends faster, which one do you guys think will last longer, the iPhone 5
or the Samsung Galaxy S III.
From
the video it looks like the Galaxy S III lasted a little longer, so if
you intend to put your smartphone in a blender you may be better off
with the new Galaxy S III over the iPhone 5.
Archos first unveiled their new GamePad 7 Android gaming tablet
back in August of this year, but this week an new video has been
published to YouTube which sheds a little more light on the devices
features.
The new Archos GamePad 7 has been designed to run Google’s latest
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, and is equipped with a 7 inch
capacitive touchscreen display.
However it is also equipped with controllers on either side of the
screen which can be mapped to a games touchscreen controls, enabling you
to choose between either using physical buttons or touchscreen
gestures, to control your character.
Earlier this month Best Buy announced that they would be releasing their own Android tablet, the Insignia Flex, and now it would appear that we may have some pricing details about their new tablet.
According to a recent report by Reuters, who have received some information from one of their sources, the Insignia Flex tablet will retail for between $239 and $259.
The Best Buy Insignia Flex will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich and features a 9.7 inch multi-touch display, the device is
powered by a dual core 1GHz processor and will feature a battery which
will give up to 10 hours of usage.
These pricing details are yet to be confirmed by Best Buy, th
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We have been hearing rumors over the last few weeks that Apple will be holding a special event this month to unveil their new iPad
Mini, the last date we heard was the 23rd of October and Apple has now
sent out invites for an Apple event on Tuesday the 23rd of October.
The Apple
iPad Mini event will take place at 10.00 AM Pacific Time in San Jose on
the 23rd of October, you can see the invite Apple sent out below with
the tag line ‘We’ve got a little more to show you.’.
Apple’s iPad Mini is rumored to come with a 7.85 inch multi-touch
display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, the device is rumored to start at
around $249 and there are apperntly going to be a number of different
models both WiFi only and WiFi and 4G LTE with varying storage options.
Anyone who enjoys time-lapse video footage is sure to be delighted by
this five-minute video which has been captured using a Nikon D300,
GoPro Hero 2 and Canon 5DMII. Sit back for 5 minutes and check it out
after the jump. Enjoy!
The video has be created by time-lapse capturing master Reid Gower, who explains on the Vimeo site:
"Humans are part of the natural order. We’re risen apes that
acquired language and learned to use tools. Skyscrapers and spacecraft
may seem unnatural, but they’re just as much a part of the natural order
as beaver dams and bird nests. Boring electrical lines hint at the
energy solution of a mammalian species. Open your eyes to the world
you’ve grown accustomed to, and rejoice in the fact that you can
participa
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