November, 2009

Google Chrome is currently only available for Windows at the moment, Mac and Linux users have been waiting for a version and it looks like Mac users will be seeing a beta version of Google Chrome in December. The current version of Chrome that is available on Windows is Chrome 3.0, there is also a [...]

iBuyPower has launched its first Core i7 Notebook, the  iBuyPower Battalion 101W870CU. The iBuyPower Battalion 101 comes with a choice of Intel Core i7 processor, from the 1.6GHz 720QM, the 1.73GHz 820QM and the 2.0GHz 920XM, memory comes in the form of 2GB of DDR3 RAM as standard with the option to increase this to [...]

The HTC HD2 is now available on Vodafone in the UK, and the good news is that Vodafone are offering the HTC HD2 free with a two year contract. The two year contract will cost you £35 per month, and that gives you 900 minutes of call to other mobile phones, plus unlimited land line [...]

Microsoft [MSFT] has banned Xbox 360 owners from Xbox Live who are using modified consoles. The modified  consoles can be used to play pirated games, and it looks like as many as 600,000 Xbox 360 owners have been banned from the Xbox Live service, out of its 20 million users.

Samsung has added a new monitor to their range, the Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD Monitor. The Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD Monitor features a 27 inch display, and comes with a host of features which include a built in TV tuner, plus a HDMI connection and support for full HD in 1080p.

If your like me and always see your iPhone bouncing around in the car on the end of the charging and aux cable, then this gadget is a sight for sore eyes. The The XML8110 in-dash stereo head allows you to dock your iPhone securely while driving and allowing you to listen to Internet Radio [...]

Designers at Asus the PC and hardware manufacturer have thought and created a micro chip Mona Lisa built completely out of motherboard components and PC chips. The fantastic creation sits pride of place in the lobby in Asus’s headquarters in Taiwan. A fine geeky tribute to Leonardo da Vinci’s master piece.

We have seen a few weird and wonderful mice here at Geeky Gadgets, but none as strange as this one, the Grass Covered Mouse. The Grass Covered Mouse is the creation of Japanese artist Hanaoka, and it is part of a series of grass covered gadgets and objects.

I have seen some small models but this train set has to be the smallest I have ever seen. About five times the width of a ballpoint pen tip  this set comes complete with mountains, tunnel and trees. David Smith created this tiny train set completely from styrene as an N scale layout in Z scale. Checkout the video [...]

Willcom has just released their new Hybrid W-zero phone which is powered by windows mobile 6.5. It has a 3.5″ VGA touchscreen and is equipped with Wifi, Bluetooth and GPS navigation support. The WS027SH model features a worlds first with  both PHS and 3.5G and is also compatible with HSUPA 7.2mbps.

We’ve featured a few strange tissue box gadgets here on Geeky Gadgets including the remote control tissue box. But this sneaky  Tissue Box SleuthGear Recluse conceals a spy camera in its centre.  Using a  2GB SD card upgradable to 16GB to record  up to 720×480 pixels  resolution @ 30fps of your secret video footage.

If you have always wanted to turn your iPhone into a picture frame to display your favourite photos, now there is an accessory that will do just that, the Appstand.