Creative Zii MediaBook
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Creative recently announced at its Annual General Meeting, that they will be launching a e-book reader, the Creative Zii MediaBook.
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Ideum’s MT-50 multitouch table is a 100-inch beast of perfection
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Even the biggest thing looks small from a distance, so you need to be near it to know how big it is. Therefore, besides the configurations mentioned here, the only thing that can let you experience the immenseness of this 100-inch Ideum MT-50 multitouch table is a close-up with it.
DIY Foam Cutting CNC Machine
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Mitch Schoch from SimpleVoice.com built an interesting 4 axis DIY Foam Cutting CNC Machine. It has lots of control since all 4 motors can be driven independently. His design is modular, he has used phone jacks and 24 gauge phone cable to provide power the motors.
Playable Neckties Made from Old Audio Tape
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Theses Sonic Fabric neckties from Supermarket are plastic fantastic. Woven from boring old cotton mixed 50:50 with awesome old cassette tape (used), they lend the wearer the same delicious contrast experienced when eating hot apple pie and cold ice cream together. But, whatever, right?
NEC Announces NP610 Entry-Level Installation Projector
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NEC today announced a new entry-level installation projector called the NP610. Designed specifically for large conference rooms or lecture halls, this projector provides a native resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, 500:1 contrast ratio, 3500 ANSI lumens brightness, up to 5000 hours of lamp life (in...
Toshiba’s Fuel Cell now Available
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After hearing about fuel cell’s being the future for the last few years we actually see that this might just be the case as Toshiba have launched their fuel cell over in Japan. Fuel cells allow instant power by topping up the battery with concentrated methanol.
Announcing the Winners! 1 Hour Design Challenge: The Future of Digital Reading
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The latest 1 Hour Design Challenge, The Future of Digital Reading was based on Portigal Consulting's Reading Ahead initiative—recent research around books, reading, behavior, and technology.
New York officially bans texting while driving
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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Email / IM, Mobile, Gadgets / Other, TransportationNew York State has just added a new law that further bans the use of cell phones while driving.
Flashsticks Wooden USB Drives
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We have seen a few different wooden USB drives on Geeky Gadgets previously, the latest ones are these cool USB drives from the guys over at Flashsticks. Flashsticks is a small UK operation which specialise in the creation of wooden USB pen drives.
XM SkyDock available to purchase
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We first heard about the XM SkyDock back in August when it was unveiled. The device was pegged at the time to have a launch date “this fall.” Since it’s already cold in many parts of the country and the leaves are falling, fall is officially here.
Garmin unveils GPS solutions for air and auto
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Garmin is a big name in the GPS market and it produces devices for most categories including land, sea, and air oriented devices. The latest GPS offering from Garmin is the new aera line that can go from the car to the air without missing a beat.
Apple Patent reveals iPod-like Wireless Headset
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A patent filed by Apple [AAPL] has revealed that the company might be working on a headset with iPod functionality built in. The patent shows a set of earphones with the lower one in the drawing housing an iPod shuffle type device.
XM SkyDock for iPhone, iPod now shipping
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Sirius XM today began shipping its promised XM SkyDock. The cradle gives any iPhone or iPod touch a satellite radio tuner that plays all of XM's channels, including the Best of Sirius package and others normally kept out of the Internet streams.
Man builds a real Atari Classic Lunar Lander at home
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To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, a British engineer named Iain Sharp built his own version of the Atari Classic Lunar Lander. A DIY contraption (built in a garage) that works as the real thing is good to affirm the conspiracy theory to the believers.
The Pac-Man Car
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We have seen quite a few cars here at Geeky Gadgets, some cool, and some that have been given a Geeky paint job like this fun Pac-Man car.
BlackSn0w iPhone Unlock
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George Hotz released his latest iPhone Jailbreak about a week ago, Blackra1n, now it looks like George is about to release an iPhone unlock for the 3.1.x firmware called Blacksn0w.
Mac 101: How to manually enable menu extras
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Filed under: How-tos, Productivity, Tips and tricks, Mac 101 More Mac 101, our tips and tricks for novice Mac users. For some reason, I tend to come across times when my optical drive doesn't want to eject the CD or DVD that's in it. I found myself having to restart the computer and try again...
blacksn0w iPhone 3.1.2 unlock coming November 4th [Video]
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Been waiting for an unlock for your iPhone 3GS? Thanks to George Hotz, who goes by the handle of Geohot and offers the blackra1n unlock tool, a new version – blacksn0w – capable of unlocking iPhone OS 3.1.2 will be launched on November 4th.
Slim And Affordable PMP From Yinlips
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If you are looking for an affordable PMP, then you can purchase the Yinlips YDP308. Priced at $82, the player supports a 3-inch display and a built-in 4GB of storage space. The gadget is compatible with AVI, RM, RMVB, FLV, MP3, WMA, WAV, APE and FLAC file formats.
Apple’s patent shows an iPod-like wireless headset
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According to a new Apple patent made public we are in for a mysterious wireless headset like device, which integrates a media player.
ASUS Eee PC T91MT multitouch up for US preorder
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Having gone up for preorder in Europe midway through October, the upcoming multitouch-capable ASUS Eee PC T91MT has now shown up for preorder in the US.
Cowon W2 MID with Atom CPU revealed by Bluetooth SIG
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Gadgets leaked by text are far less exciting than blurry, hurriedly-snapped photos, but we won’t turn up our noses at a preview no matter the method.
Mind-reading computer draws pictures from the mind
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Brain signals are being tamed for various things, while they are being used to detect lies; scientists seem to have cracked another nut on the same line. Scientists have developed a mind reading machine, which decodes and converts brain signals into moving images, seen on a computer screen.
Nintendo next-gen DS could have free integrated 3G
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Nintendo may be facing a surprise dip in profits but they’re not resting on their laurels. The larger-screen Nintendo DSi LL (aka the DSi XL when it lands in the US and Europe in Q1 2010) is one such attack, but according to the Financial Times the gaming company are also considering adding...
GSM Motorola MILESTONE lacks turn-by-turn in Android 2.0 Maps?
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US would-be DROID buyers now livid by the European version of the smartphone’s multitouch support can take heart in the fact that while the Motorola MILESTONE gives with one hand, it takes away with the other.
Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z all-in-one: dull specs, speedy start-up
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Remember Lenovo’s mysterious all-in-one that showed up in the company’s Flickr stream last week?
