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Marvell QDEO Google TV Showcased At CES
Further to Google And Marvell announcing their new partnership last week to use Arm processors to create Google TV systems. At CES today Marvell has been demonstrating its new Google TV device, powered by the new Armada 1500 ARM processor. The new Marvell QDEO Google TV is controlled by a standard Logitech Revue keyboard and [...]
Netflix Officially Launches In The UK & Ireland
Many people have already been enjoying access the new UK and Ireland Netflix service, but as from today Netflix has officially launched their service within the new regions. The Netflix service now allows access to their catalogue of films and TV programmes including All3Media, the BBC, CBS, Channel 4′s 4oD, Disney UK & Ireland, ITV, [...]
Hamster Submarine, Takes “Houdina” The Hamster To New Depths (video)
We have featured some strange and wacky gadgets here on Geeky Gadgets over the years, but this Hamster Submarine has to be up at the top of the list. The Hamster submarine is constructed from a 3 litre plastic bottles, and is fitted with a hamster wheel which allows the crew to power the submarines [...]
Smarty iPad Stand Case
There are plenty of iPad cases on the market at the moment, but a team of designers have created a concept, which adds a unique innovative way to use the iPad case as a stand for viewing your iPad. The Smarty iPad Case uses a little origami style folding and a couple of magnets to [...]
Windows 8 Storage Spaces Feature Detailed By Microsoft
Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky has revealed more details about the new “Storage Spaces” feature that will be included within Windows 8 when it is launched later this year. The article was published on the Building Windows 8 blog and details how Windows 8 Storage Spaces are going to dramatically improve how you manage large volumes of [...]
Batman : Dark Knight Rises Trailer, Breaks iTunes Download Record (video)
The trailer for the third Batman film in the series “The Dark Knight Rises” has broken Apple’s iTunes download record. Reaching a massive 12.5 million downloads in just 24 hours. The new Dark Knight Rises is set eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing [...]
iPad Survives 100,000 Foot Drop Test From The Edge Of Space In G-Form Case (video)
Here on Geeky Gadgets we have featured a number of iPad drop tests that have been carried out using the G-Force iPad case. The drop tests started from the safe height of a balcony and then stepped up to an impressive 1300 foot. Now the iPad and G-Force case have been dropped back to earth [...]
Thunderbolt Connectivity Heading To iOS Devices?
Three new Apple patents submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office today, have indicated that Apple may be looking to add Thunderbolt ports to its iOS devices in the future. The addition of Thunderbolt ports to Apple iOS devices, will provide users which hugely improved syncing speeds when compared to the included USB [...]
Latest Beta Chrome Browser Pre-Loads Pages Before You Even Finish Typing
Google have announced new features they have added to their beta Chrome browser version, that will now automatically pre-load website before you have even pressed the enter button on your keyboard. The new features have beed added to take Chrome’s instant and predictive features to the next level. The Instant Pages feature within Chrome which [...]
Gorilla Glass 2 Corning’s Second Generation Glass To Be Revealed At CES
Corning the manufactures of the Gorilla Glass which is used in a wide variety of tech devices, has this week announced that they will be unveiling their second generation Gorilla Glass 2 at CES next week. The original Gorilla Glass enables your device to resist damage from the abuses that come with everyday use.
New Robot Design Inspired By Leaping Lizards (video)
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have created a new style of robot that has been inspired by leaping lizards. The teams research indicated that modern-day leaping lizards use their tails to control the orientation of their bodies when leaping through the air, and sparked the new design. The video after the break illustrates how [...]
iLuv Mo’Beats Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Stand Revealed
iLuv has this week taken the wraps off its new Mo’Beats wireless Bluetooth speaker stand, which has been designed to accommodate Bluetooth equipped tablets of any size. The new iLuv speaker stand features a new cradle design, which has been designed to accept a wide range of devices from tablets to smartphones, and is powered [...]
