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LG has announced that it will be showcasing its new line of Tab-Book
Windows 8 slider devices at CES 2013 next week running from Jan
8th-11th.
The new LG Tab-Book H160 takes the form of a tablet equipped with a
sliding QWERTY keyboard, and is already available to purchase in South
Korea for around $1395.
The LG Tab-Book H160, is equipped with a 11.6 inch display and runs
Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 operating system, powered by an Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processor, supported by 2GB of RAM, and a 64GB solid state disk (SSD).
Other features of the LG Tab-Book H160 include a USB port, HDMI port,
and a microSD card slot, together with Bluetooth and Wireless
connectivity all encased in a form factor measuring j
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After raising huge funds exceeding $10 million via a success Kickstarter campaign the Pebble Watch has made a few alterations to its original design, which have also created a knock on effect delaying its original shipping date by some time.
The Pebble Smartwatch was expected to launch in September 2012, but is no expected to start shipping sometime in the first quarter of this year, fingers crossed.
However on a positive side the new Pebble Smartwatch has now landed and is currently making it way through the US FCC certification process. Indicating that the watch is edging closer to a launch and shipping in the US.
To re-cap the Pebble smartwatch has been designed to provide users with a way of loading applications that can be customised, and even p
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Gamer looking forward to the launch of the new Aliens: Colonial Marines game will be pleased to learn that a new one and a half minute trailer has been released by Sega promoting the new game.
The new trailer shows a glimpse at the storyline behind the first-person shooter game and explains the mission you as a Colonial Marines will have to carry out. Enjoy!
"Buckle up, soldier! Welcome to Aliens: Colonial Marines. Created by Gearbox, the critically acclaimed and fan-favourite developers of Borderlands and Brothers In Arms, this first-person shooter is steeped in the eerie, claustrophobic and terrifying atmosphere that made the Aliens films successful worldwide. You and your friends will become the most badass military outfit in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s down to you to not just survive but wipe out the Xeno infestation.”
The new Aliens: Colonial Marines which is currently un
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obii the eye tracking specialists who’s devices allow you to control
your hardware using just your eyes, has this week announced the launch
of a new product, in the form of the Tobii REX.
The Tobii REX has been designed to add eye tracking controls to
Windows 8 systems, and takes the form of a USB peripheral that can be
added to any existing system running Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 operating system.
The USB Tobii REX sits under your screen and has been designed to augment rather than replace your traditional mouse and keyboard inputs, says Tobii.
Tobii is hoping to offer 5,000 REX units to consumers before the end
of 2013, and a REX SDK kit has been created for developers which is
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AfterShockz has this week unveiled a new line of headphones
in the form of the AfterShockz Wireless Bone-Conduction Bluez
headphones, that it will showcase at the CES exhibition next week.
Unlike conventional Bluetooth headphones the Bone-Conduction earbuds
use patent pending bone conduction technology to deliver sound through
the listener’s cheekbones to the inner ear. Enabling users to make calls
and listen to audio whilst still being able to hear the outside world.
The AfterShockz Wireless
Bone-Conduction Bluez headphones have been designed to provide users
with open ear bone conduction technology combined with Bluetooth
wireless connectivity.
"AfterShokz Bluez have already garnered significant a
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According to a recent report by Digitimes, Apple’s 2013 MacBook Air
will feature a new ‘processor platform’, the new MacBook Air is expected
to be released some time around June of 2013. If the reports is
correct then the 2013 MacBook Air will share a similar design to the
existing model, and the major changes will be inside the device, it
isn’t clear as yet whether Apple will release a Retina Display version
of the MacBook Air. 
The sources pointed out that the MacBook Air for 2013 will feature a
new processor platform, but its industrial design will not see any major
changes.
As well as the new updated MacBook Air, Apple are also
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Along similar lines to the Ouya Android open source gaming console we
have featured here on Geeky Gadgets, PlayJam has created a new style of
TV games console called the PlayStick which has started in journey on
the Kickstarter website this week.
The GameStick has been designed to provide a powerful yet small,
dedicated games console that plugs directly into a TV’s HDMI slot and
comes with a fully featured Bluetooth controller.
For transport the two combine devices into a single unit, putting big
screen gaming right into the pocket, as is also compatible with other
Bluetooth controllers enabling true multi-player functionality.
"To date, the most accessible route to TV gaming for the consumer
has been the traditio
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Intel were expected to launch their new Web TV service at this years CES
later this month, but now it would appear that Intel’s Web TV has been
delayed, and we may have to wait a little longer for the official
unveiling.
The Intel Web TV offering was expected to be
officially announced at CES, which starts next week, although according
to a recent report by GigaOM it has been delayed.
Intel are apparently working on their own web TV set top
box, which apparently is taking longer than the company had expected,
mainly due to reaching licensing agreements with the various content
providers.
As soon as we get some more details on exactly
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If you are looking for a retro way to play digital audio files on your iPad a new application called TurnPlay which launched just before the holiday season on to Apple’s iPad might be just the app you have been looking for.
The Turnplay iPad application is being marketed as the "most realistic vinyl turntable design on the entire AppStore” and has already sold over 3 million copies on other devices. As you can see from the screen shot below they are not wrong.
Features of the Turnplay iPad application include full imitation of the main functions available on a real life turntable, including Playback slow down/speed up, pitch control, and record control with scratching. For more information on Turnplay and to purchase jump over to the Apple iPad app store for details.
Source: TNW
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After announcing their Vivo 4.3 Dual Sim AMOLED Android Smartphone back at the beginning of August, BLU has now announced that they have created a BLU Vivo 4.65 inch HD Super AMOLED Smartphone that is now available in the US for around $300.
The new BLU Vivo 4.65 inch Smartphone is unlocked and equipped with a MediaTek MT6577 dual core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 processor running Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.
Other features of the BLU Vivo 4.65 inch AMOLED unlocked smartphone include an 8 megapixel camera fitted with autofocus and capable of HD video recording and playback, and 3G – HSPA connectivity.
"We are thrilled as we continue to add to the successful series of VIVO smartphone devices using Super AMOLED Technology displays, resulting in remarkably bright and vivid color reproduction, with the best viewing experience available on a mobile phone today,” said Samuel-
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Samsung has produced a number of components for Apple’s iPhone and iPad in the past, although we have been hearing recently that Samsung will be switching to new suppliers for some components.
According to a recent report by the Commercial Times, Apple is switching productions of its A6X processors to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).
Apple’s A6x processor is used in the current iPhone 5 and the iPad 4, the processor has previously been made by Samsung for Apple, but considering the legal disputes between the two companies Apple are obviously looking to switch production of as many components as they can away from Samsung.
Source AppAdvice, Commercial Times
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