MapMyIndia is the leading navigation company in India that has been responsible for numerous location-based Windows Phones apps. Recently they released ReachMe, a location sharing app that allows users to tell the contacts they label as trusted where they are through the use of a link or PIN. The … [Read more...] about ReachMe by MapMyIndia
Being Tracked in Apple Stores
Last Friday, December 6th, Apple added a new feature to its Apple Store app that allows it to see where you are when you’re in one of its stores. Whenever you’re in a store the app will automatically located where you are in the store and send you targeted alerts in an attempt to better serve your … [Read more...] about Being Tracked in Apple Stores
Delivery Drones Incoming?
What would you say if I told you that in a decade or so you could order anything online and have it shipped straight to your door in mere hours? Sounds like some farfetched tale that will take quite a bit of new age technology to complete right? Well Amazon, UPS, Google and many others are already … [Read more...] about Delivery Drones Incoming?
BitCoin Takes a Nose Dive
By the end of November BitCoins were reportedly worth around $1200. Now the currency is only worth a little more than half that. The change is due to China’s central bank deciding to prohibit the country’s financial institutions from processing BitCoin transactions, which has in turn caused all … [Read more...] about BitCoin Takes a Nose Dive
Jupiter, the BitCoin Mining Monster
I don’t fully understand how BitCoin mining works, but the guys at apparently got it all figured out. They’ve created a machine they call Jupiter that they say is capable of mining BitCoins at 100 times the speed of their competitors. It’s all made possible through four 28-nanometer chip-powered … [Read more...] about Jupiter, the BitCoin Mining Monster
PhoneBloks and Moto Maker
So as far as I can tell, we haven’t reported on PhoneBloks! It’s a new revolutionary idea of creating an easy to upgrade photo so you don’t have to keep buying a new photo year after year. Instead, you could just buy a new processor or whatever else your phone needs. You get to build your phone the … [Read more...] about PhoneBloks and Moto Maker
Does It Work: 3Doodler Demonstrated (video)
You may remember when we reported back in March that the 3Doodler had broken the $2 million mark on Kickstarter. Well the time has come for all the people who contributed, or at least contributed enough, to receive their copy of the device just in time for the holidays. Everyone else looking to buy … [Read more...] about Does It Work: 3Doodler Demonstrated (video)
Destiny Ships On…
Destiny, the next big game to come from Bungie, the creators of Halo, is set to launch on September 9th, 2014. Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 owners should get their first hands-on glimpse sometime during the summer when Destiny’s beta rolls around, with Xbox 360 and Xbox One users getting their … [Read more...] about Destiny Ships On…
Nexus 5 Review: A Geeky Gadgets Original
I haven’t written a single review since I started writing for Geeky Gadgets seven and a half months ago. (Yes, it’s really been seven and a half months.) The reason for that is because I don’t typically buy the latest and greatest gadgets as soon as they come out. But then the Nexus 5 arrived, and … [Read more...] about Nexus 5 Review: A Geeky Gadgets Original
Windows Phone 8 and Moliplayer Pro
I make a lot of comments and jokes about Windows Phone, but this is pretty cool. Windows Phone users now have access to the Moliplayer Pro, a video player that can play just about every kind of video file in existence. It’s especially useful for people with Windows Phones who have 1080p resolution … [Read more...] about Windows Phone 8 and Moliplayer Pro
Microsoft Dominated Black Friday with Xbox One
Black Friday reports are starting to come in and it seems like Microsoft dominated with the Xbox One, which isn’t too surprising since they recently released their new console a week prior to the major sales holiday. (Yep, just called Black Friday a holiday.) InfoScout is one of the first shopping … [Read more...] about Microsoft Dominated Black Friday with Xbox One
New Water-Repellant Surface Destroys Water
Damn near everything is water-resistant, but water-repellant is quickly replacing it as top dog in the crusade to avoid water at all costs. A new structure featured in Nature, a scientific journal, keeps whatever it conceals dry by bouncing water off its surface and cutting it before it goes. It … [Read more...] about New Water-Repellant Surface Destroys Water
