We have featured a number of different electric powered cars here at
Geeky Gadgets, but is think this may be the first electric powered car
ferry, which has been developed by Seimens and Norwegian shipyard
Fjellstrand.
The electric powered car ferry will measure 80 meters long and will
be capable of carrying up to 120 cars and 360 passengers, and will start
carrying passengers in 2015.
The ferry will be powered by batteries, which will be recharged in
breaks between crossings, and will apparently take just 10 minutes to
recharge the ferry ready for its next journey.
During CES last week Viewsonic unveiled a trio of touchscreen
monitors designed specifically to be used with Microsoft’s latest
Windows 8 operating system.
The three new Viewsonic monitors take the form of the TD2340, TD2740
and TD3240 which are all scratch resistant, 10-point Windows 8 certified
displays.
The TD 40 family features Professional Grade IPS panels offering resolutions of 1920 x 1080 with full HD resolution and 20,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio. Ports on the monitors inlcude DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA, along with full USB HID compliance and VESA mount compatibility.
"10 Point Touch will revolutionize the way we connect with our digital world,” s
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ncipio has unveiled their new Altas Waterproof case which has been created to keep your iPhone 5 safe from water damage, and comes with its own warranty.
The Incipio Altas iPhone 5
case is fitted with a tempered glass screen that protects the iPhone
5′s screen and protects it electronics for one hour full submerged up to
depths of 6 ft.
The Incipio Altas iPhone 5 waterproof
case has a certified IP-68 rating against water, dirt and dust, yet
provides access to all the iPhone 5′s buttons and controls. Watch the
video below to learn more about the Altas iPhone 5 case
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Following on from the CCP announcement last week, which started to
merge the closed beta Dust 514 test servers with Eve Online game
servers. CCP has this week announced the Dust 514 open beta release
date of January 22nd 2013.
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Dust 514 a PS3 exclusive game when launched will be a free-to-play first-person shooter
and is connected directly to CCP awesome space game, Eve Online. Watch
the video after the jump to learn more about the Dust 514 game and see
it in action.
CCP boss Hilmar Veigar Pétursson explained: "The
launch of the Dust 514 Open Beta is another step towards our long-term
vision for CCP and Eve,”- ”But this is just the beginning. As we have
done with Eve Online, in the coming weeks, and for years to come, we
will continually
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We do not have much longer to wait to see RIM’s new BlackBerry 10 smartphones, which will launch on the 30th of January along with the new BlackBerry 10 OS, we have already seen a number of leaked photos and now we have some press shots of the handset.
These latest photos show a black and white version of the new
BlackBerry Z10, which is rumored to comes with a 4.2 inch display with a
resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels and a dual core Snapdragon processor.
We should have full details on the new BlackBerry z10 later this month, have a look at the gallery below.
Samsung recently released the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
update for the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 in Europe, and
now they have also released the update for owners of both devices in the
US.
The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is now available for the Galaxy Tab
2 7.0 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 in the US, and it brings a range of new
features to both tablets including Google Now.
The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update should be available for both
devices as of now, you can check to see if it is available via the
settings menu on your device.
In addition tom their Xi3 Piston Steam mini PC
unveiled at CES last week, Xi3 has also taken the wraps of its new Xi3
Z3RO Pro Mini PC, which has been designed to change the face of desktop
computing.
The latest Xi3 Z3RO Pro Mini PC is equipped with a 64-bit, x86-based
dual-core processor running at 1.65GHz (with 2MB of Level2 Cache),
supported by 4GB of DDR3 RAM.
The Xi3 Z3RO Pro Mini PC can also be fitted with 16GB to 1TB of internal solid state disk
(SSD) storage, and its graphics are provided by an integrated graphics
processor (GPU) containing 80 graphics cores (or shaders).
"The Z3RO Pro Computer is the ideal size for the ultimate in
small form factor x86-based general computing,” said&nbs
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22 year old Kaleb Lechowski has created an awesome short movie called
R’ha which he created over 7 month s of hard work, and features
an intense interrogation of an alien prisoner of war.
The short movie trailer has caught the attention of a few movie
company execs, and Kaleb will shortly making his way to Hollywood later
this month. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
German director Kaleb Lechowski wrote
and created the movie on his own and used the skills of Hartmut Zeller
for sound, Dave Masterson for the Voice acting.
Apple recently launched the new iPad
Mini, along with the iPad 4 back in October, and now according to a
recent report by Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White, Apple are
looking to release new models of each device in March.
March would be the one year anniversary of the launch of the iPad 3, and Apple normally releases their new iPad in March, although we saw the slightly updated iPad 4 in October.
Our checks at CES indicate Apple will release the iPad 5 and the
second-generation iPad mini this March. The iPad 5 is expected to be
lighter and thinner than the iPad 4 that was released in October, while
the form factor of the iPad mini should be similar to the first
generation iPad mini that debuted in October.
With regards to the iPad Mini, March would seem a little early as the
first generati
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US mobile carrier AT&T has announced the availability of the
Lenovo Idea Tab A2107 on their network, the device is available for $99
with a data contract with AT&T or for $199 without a contract.
The Lenovo Idea Tab A2107 features a 7 inch display with a resolution
of 1024 x 600 pixels and processing is provided by a dual core Cortex
A9 processor, there is also 1GB of RAM and 16 GB of built in storage.
Other specifications include a microSD card slot,
WiFi, Bluetooth and dual cameras, up front we have a VGA camera for
video chat and on the back there is a three megapixel camera for photos
and video.
If you are in the market for a 3D projector you might be interested to learn that BenQ has unveiled two new additions to its range of projectors at CES last week, in the form of the W1070 and W1080ST.
BenQ’s new projectors start $1,099 for the W1070 which provides full
HD 1080p 3D projection using the high-end DLP Dark Chip 3
(DC3)technology, which is typically reserved for higher-priced models.
Where as the BenQ W1080ST projector has been designed to provide a
short-throw full HD1080p 3D home projector for only $1,299, allowing
users to benefit for large screen experiences even in smaller
rooms. Lars Yoder, President of BenQ America Corp. explained:
Evernote
has this week rolled out a new update to its Windows Phone Evernote
Application, which brings with it a number of new features and
tweaks including, Evernote Business Support, PIN Lock, Styled Text
Support, and more.
The newly added Evernote Business Support for Windows Phone enables
business users to now benefit from the knowledge of their colleagues,
with the ability to create Business Notebooks, which are also fully
searchable and sharable.
Premium Evernote users using Windows
Phone devices are also now able to secure their notes using a PIN lock
that once enabled requires a four digit code to be entered before access
to Evernote documents is granted. To turn on PIN Lock swipe left on the
Setting screen
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We have bean hearing about Asus’s MeMo Pad Android tablet for quite some time now, Asus has now officially announced the Memo Pad and it will be available later this month for $149.99.
The Asus MeMo Pad will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and it
features a 1GHZ VIA WM8950 processor and a Mali-400 GPU, plus a 7 inch
display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels.
Other specifications on the Asus Memo Pad include 16GB of built in
storage plus a microSD card slot that can take up to 32GB cards, there
is also a front facing 1MP back illuminated camera with an f/2.0 lens
which can capture HD video in 720p at 30 frames per second.
The Asus Memo Pad will be available in a range of colors later this month and will retail for $150.
Nokia has launched a new Windows Phone smartphone in Mexico, the Nokia Lumia 505, and the device is available exclusively through mobile carrier Telcel, the handset features similar specifications to the Lumia 510.
The Nokia Lumia 505 comes with a 3.7-inch AMOLED display with a a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, and it comes with Windows Phone 7.8 instead of the latest Windows Phone 8.
Other specifications on the Nokia Lumia 505 include 256MB of internal memory and 4GB of on-board storage. plus and 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, Bluetooth 2.1 support, and a 1300 mAh battery.
Source GSM Arena
