Oculus has this week announced an exciting initiative to bring virtual reality (VR) to the masses by installing Oculus Rift demonstrations in 48 Best Buy stores throughout the US. This move aims to make the cutting-edge VR technology accessible to a broader audience, allowing those interested to … [Read more...] about Oculus Rift Demonstrations Available At 48 Best Buys Later This Week (video)
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WhatsApp Is Blocked In Brazil For 72 Hours
Popular messaging app WhatsApp has been blocked in Brazil for 72 hours, a judge from Brazil has ordered the mobile carriers in the country to block the app. Judge Marcel Motalvao has ordered the company to hand over messages which are related to a drug investigation, although WhatsApp says that it … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Is Blocked In Brazil For 72 Hours
HTC Rumored To Launch a SmartWatch in the Week of June 6th
We've heard a handful of rumors over the past few months about the existence of a smartwatch from the Taiwanese company, HTC. Recently, the popular Twitter leaker @evleaks revealed that the much awaited smartwatch from HTC will launch in the week of June 6th. … [Read more...] about HTC Rumored To Launch a SmartWatch in the Week of June 6th
Sky Q First Impressions, Hands On With Sky’s New TV
Sky Q is Sky's latest TV service and the company has released a new set top box and companion boxes that can bring Sky's TV content to every room of your house. We have been testing out Sky Q here at Geeky Gadgets for just over a week, so we thought it was about time to let you know our first … [Read more...] about Sky Q First Impressions, Hands On With Sky’s New TV
Movidius Fathom Neural Compute USB Stick Unveiled (video)
Movidius has this week unveiled its new Fathom Neural Compute USB Stick which has been created to provide an easy way to add low-power machine vision technology to your project. The Movidius USB Stick is a the world's first discrete deep learning accelerator and takes the form of a standalone … [Read more...] about Movidius Fathom Neural Compute USB Stick Unveiled (video)
Official Windows 10 Mobile Instagram App Launches
Microsoft has this week finally launched an official Windows 10 mobile Instagram application which is now free to download and install on your Windows Mobile devices. The official Windows 10 mobile Instagram app has been a long time coming but is now available for those out of the 400 million … [Read more...] about Official Windows 10 Mobile Instagram App Launches
Colin Furze Has Created A Hoverbike (Video)
We have featured many of Colin Furze's crazy inventions on Geeky Gadgets, although I think his latest invention must be his craziest to date: a homemade hoverbike. His homemade hoverbike doesn't have any steering and there are no brakes, although it does actually fly. Have a look at the video … [Read more...] about Colin Furze Has Created A Hoverbike (Video)
Google’s OnHub Router Now Supports IFTTT (Video)
Google launched their new OnHub router back in August of last year, since then Asus also launched a router based on Google's OnHub platform. The company has now announced a new update for OnHub which brings support for IFTTT to Google's router platform. Keep track of your loved ones by receiving … [Read more...] about Google’s OnHub Router Now Supports IFTTT (Video)
Three Starts Pre-orders of Will.i.am’s Dial smartwatch
Will.i.am Dial smartwatch pre-orders have kicked off in the UK. Customers interested in the wearable device can pre-order the smartwatch from Three, who is the exclusive seller for the second generation smartwatch from Will.i.am Dial runs on an operating system AneedA, which is also the voice … [Read more...] about Three Starts Pre-orders of Will.i.am’s Dial smartwatch
Amazon Earnings: First Quarter Sales Up By 28%
Amazon has posted its financial results for the first quarter of 2016 and the Amazon Earnings have increased over last year with an increase its net sales by 28%. The company has net sales of $29.1 billion this was up 28% on $22.7 billion for the same quarter in 2015. The company's operating … [Read more...] about Amazon Earnings: First Quarter Sales Up By 28%
Xiaomi Expected to Launch a Smartwatch Later This Year
Rumors about the launch of the Xiaomi smartwatch have been around for sometime now, and it seems we may get to see one in the coming months. At a press event in Beijing, Liu De, the co-founder and Vice President of Xiaomi revealed that the smartwatch is already in works and will launch in the … [Read more...] about Xiaomi Expected to Launch a Smartwatch Later This Year
Steam Bitcoin Payments Now Accepted For Games (video)
The possibility of the Steam games network accepting bitcoins for payments has been rumoured for quite some time, but this week the Steam client now supports payments using the Bitcoin virtual currency and Valve is processing them via the BitPay service. Today’s announcement by Valve and Bitpay … [Read more...] about Steam Bitcoin Payments Now Accepted For Games (video)
