AshPoopie burns away an age-old problem

I’m sure all dog owners will agree that cleaning up after a dog is a very necessary, but disgusting, activity. I have a thirteen-year-old Labrador who defecates every time we go uphill. It is something that I have to watch out for and clean up afterwards.

This particular product, the AshPoopie, is designed to make scooping a thing of the past. It works with a heating element inside of it that incinerates dog feces into a pile of sterile, odorless ash. So much for cleaning up after one’s dog.

It works with the claw on at the end that encloses the (insert funny word for dog feces here) that operates at the touch of a button. The other button burns the (use same word in parenthesis above), and this fiery reaction is caused by an “AshPoopie cartridge”.

LG Doubleplay lives up to its name with two screens

This is the LG Doubleplay, and honestly, I couldn’t think of a better name. After all, what else do you call a smartphone that has two screens?

Originally, it was code-named the Flip II, but I guess they decided that name was too sequel-ish. I’ve never really seen a phone like this with a 320 x 480 HVGA main display, a secondary display, and a QWERTY keyboard that is split down the middle like that. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that both screens are touchscreens.

Not much else is known about this phone, and I suppose that it was just a matter of time before someone created a flip-phone with two screens. I would have thought that the designer of such a phone would have phased out a QWERTY keyboard entirely, and have gone with a touchscreen keyboard on the secondary screen.

Razer Naga Epic MMO Gaming Mouse

We have reported on Razer’s products before, and I got a chance to try out the Naga Epic MMO Gaming Mouse. I have seen mice that are wireless, mice that are ergonomic, and mice with many buttons, and the Razer Naga Epic seems to do them all.

I’ll go ahead and start with the buttons. There are 17 of them in all, which include the 12 on the side. These buttons allow you to “organize your key binds and character abilities for any game by enabling you to fully remap and assign macros”. You can also get downloadable in-game add-ons and in-game support for popular games like World of Warcraft, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and City of Heroes. By the way, you can also use the numbers on the side for simply typing in numbers.

As you can see here, the Naga Epic comes with a cradle, and this is so you can charge the battery inside for use as a wireless mouse. You can also just plug the Naga Epic in a USB port for wired use as well.

Arctic Force Snowball Blaster

For some of you living in the northern hemisphere, your favorite season is about to arrive soon – winter! And that would mean plenty of snow if you so happen to live in a place that has plenty of those, surely snowball fights are your specialty. You might have developed quite a mean throwing arm after years of practice, but there is nothing quite like having a tool to help you out in your attempt to outshoot your opponents, right? This is where the£24.99 Arctic Force Snowball Blaster comes in handy – it doesn’t hurt to get your preparations done early, right?

The Arctic Force Snowball Blaster works as advertised – thankfully. It is not only tough, but lightweight as well, being able to launch up to three snowballs simultaneously. Something tells me your ammunition line will have to work overtime to feed this puppy, but you can buy them that time if you’re an accurate shot – considering it can launch snowballs up to 80 feet away.

8-Bit LED Jack O’Lantern

Halloween’s coming your way, and if you so happen to celebrate this particular holiday, then surely you would want to dress up your home with all sorts of Halloween decorations, no? Forget about carving out the traditional pumpkin – times have changed, and you too, need to move on with the times. Fancy getting an updated Jack O’ Lantern that can be reused each year? Here’s the $17.99 8-Bit LED Jack O’Lantern.

Yes sir, you need no knife to get it up and running, and while it might require a swipe, it won’t be that of the carving knife but rather, a credit card. The 8-Bit LED Jack O’Lantern will let you save up those pumpkins for something else, and bear in mind you will never be able to make any pie out of this, but at least it makes the entire place feels a whole lot more festive than ever before!

Decorative lights often have that effect on people, and I would say that the same applies to the 8-Bit LED Jack O’Lantern.

Ectaco jetBook Color to be seen at CES

Like I mentioned yesterday, those who are aiming for an e-book reader sometime down the road tend to have limited choices simply because a tablet is far more popular, and tablets tend to be able to double up as e-book readers (although the display might not be too suitable for reading for hours on end), but an e-book reader is more or less good for only one thing – that is, to enable you to read digital books on the go with a display that is easy on your eyes.

There are some major players around like the Nook Color from Barnes & Noble and Amazon Kindle, but there are others in the market as well. Among them would be Ectaco, and the company will be presenting the long awaited jetBook Color at CES (in Hong Kong, according to the press release) as well as the International Book Fair in Frankfurt from October 12th onwards. To know more about the jetBook Color, read on after the jump.

AT&T partners with Amber Alert GPS

Gone are the days when you can trust your little one to have some fun outdoors without worrying yourself silly over whether there is some weirdo out there who is stalking your kid. This has led to a growth in the market of child security, where devices such as kid-friendly cell phones as well as emergency buzzers have been released, and this time around we have mobile carrier AT&T work with Amber Alert GPS to deliver the V3 child tracking device.

This particular device is said to be able to keep parents notified of the current location of their children so that they need not worry themselves to a head full of white hair, but rather, let nature take its course. Just how flexible is the V3? Well, for starters, parents are able to create “Zones” around their home, neighborhood, school, soccer field – basically a perimeter along a selected area, and be on the receiving end of an email or text alert whenever their child enters or exits a Zone.

New Wii Coming To Europe November 4th

Sick of being able to play Mario Kart Double Dash or Super Mario Sunshine on your current Wii? Eager to spend yet more money on a console that’s now two generations out of date? Nintendo’s redesigned part time console / full time paper weight is hitting European shores November 4th – and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Ferrari F1 Wheel Integral T500 from Thrustmaster

Not too long ago Thrustmaster unveiled an add-on wheel that was designed to look like the wheel in a Ferrari F1 car. Thrustmaster has now come back, taken that wheel, placed it on a force feedback base, and added a sweet pedal set to go with it and called the set the Ferrari F1 Wheel Integral T500.

Radio Shack Slashes Blackberry Playbook Price

We all know that the Playbook was all but a failure. The tablet sold very poorly from the get go with a reported 200,000 units moved in its entire first quarter available. Many people expected Blackberry to kill the Playbook as HP did with the TouchPad that failed so miserably as well.

iOS 5 Is Live, Available For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch

Apple has released the latest version of their mobile OS, iOS 5 and it is now available to download for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad, and it brings over 200 new features to Apple’s iOS devices.

iOS 5 is compatible with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the new iPhone 4S which will go on sale this Friday, plus the 3rd and 4th generation iPod Touch and the original iPad plus the new iPad 2.

OS X Lion 10.7.2 Update Now Live

Apple has now released an update to its OS X Lion, along with the release of its new mobile OS, iOS 5, and the update brings a range of new features to OS X Lion including Apple’s new iCloud feature.

OS X Lion 10.7.2 brings apple’s new iCloud services to the Mac, and the service comes with 5GB of free storage, iTunes Cloud, Find My Friends and Find My iPhone, Calendar, mail and contacts, plus the ability to back up and store your content in the cloud.

Sprint Says No Unlocked Micro SIM In iPhone 4S

Earlier today we heard that both Sprint and Verizon will offer an unlocked micro SIM in the iPhone 4S, which would allow you to use your iPhone 4S abroad with a GSM SIM card.

Now it would appear that this wont be the case from Sprint, and Sprint will instead support international roaming on GSM networks, which means you will probably end up having to pay high roaming fees when you use your iPhone 4S.

LG Doubleplay Unveiled With Dual Screens

A first glimpse of the new LG Doubleplay sporting its dual screens have been released today, and as you can see by the press picture below the new LG Doubleplay is equipped with a physical keyboard which is split down the middle by a neat rectangular extra screen. Which can be combined with its larger 320×480 HVGA screen to providing you with extra space and access to application icons.

The LG Doubleplay will be arriving on the T-Mobile network and was originally announced four months ago by the carrier when it was labelled with the codename Flip II. This now seems to have changed to Doubleflip to incorporate the dual screen functionality into the name.

MobileMount Firmly Fixes Your Mobile Device Just Where You Need it (video)

We have featured a number of Kickstarter projects here on Geeky gadgets over the years and many have successfully made the jump from concept to production. Another new design hoping to do just that is the MobileMount.

The MobileMount uses a set of  ”Patent Pending” Twist-to-Lock suction cups to hold devices in place and is capable of doing this for weeks at a time rather than simply a few hours like other competing mounts, say its inventor. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

iTunes Cloud Hits The UK Ahead Of iOS 5 Release

It looks like Apple has started rolling out iTunes Cloud outside of the US as the service is now available here in the UK, and has started to roll out to other countries around the world.

We have just tried out iTunes Cloud here in the UK, and you can now download previously purchases iTunes music direct to your iOS device from the iTunes Cloud.

Zynga Moves Away From Facebook And Launches Its Own Social Gaming Portal, Zynga Direct

Games developer Zynga has today announced that it will be moving away from Facebook and will be opening a new portal of its own called Zynga Direct. From which it will start distributing its games directly to users both online and on phones and tablet devices

Zynga is well known for its games such as FarmVille and CityVille which are played by around 230 million monthly users on Facebook, and have helped Zynga grow in a huge force in the gaming world. In July Zynga filed for an initial public offering that could value the company at around $20 billion.

Apple’s Newsstand Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch

As well as other applications such as Apple Airport Utility and Find A Friend apps becoming available before the official launch of Apple’s iOS 5. Apple’s Newsstand has also launched and is now live as a stand alone application ahead of the big launch.

Apple’s updated Newsstand application has been designed to pull in existing Conde Nast titles that are now using Apple’s own service and their icons will eventually free up a little space and remove themselves from your iOS device’s desktop.

Panasonic Unveils BizPad Android Honeycomb Tablets

Panasonic Japan have unveiled and official launched two new Android tablets named the BizPads, which have been designed to take a few knocks and bumps during their daily use. The BizPads have been designed to be shock resistant, dust resistant and water resistant, and are equipped with easy to change battery packs. Just in case you get a little low on juice while out and about.

Apple Launches Airport Utility Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch

Further to the discovery of the Airport Utility application in the developer release of iOS 5 Apple has now rolled out the finished application ahead of its official launch of their new iOS 5, which is expected to arrive later today.

The arrival of the new Airport Utility App has closely followed the launch of the Find My Friends App, and allows you to manage your AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express and Time Capsule base station right on your iOS device. Including being able to view which networks you are connected to, together with your router’s  IP address, serial number, firmware version, and how many clients are connected.  The Airport Utility will also allow you to update the firmware on your Time Capsule directly from your iOS device.

The Angry Birds Tablet, Wopad V7+

Angry Birds is probably one of the most popular mobile games of all time, we have seen plenty of Angry Birds merchandise, including some soft toys, and now we have the first Angry Birds themed tablet, the Wopad V7+.

The Wopad V7+ comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a Cortex A8 processor, there is 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage, and it features a 7 inch capacititive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 450 pixels.

Bose Unveils Redesigned OE2 Headphones

Bose have unveiled their new OE2 headphones this week sporting a radically new redesign and are now available in either black or white. The new Bose on-ear headphones come in two versions the OE2 and OE2i. The main difference between the two is the inline microphone and inline remote and microphone compatible with Apple products available on the OE2i model.

Droid X2 Receives Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread Update

If you have been patiently waiting for the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread to drop on your Droid X2 smartphone you will be pleased to know the wait is now over and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread has apparently arrived and can be pulled down to your device now. Simply goto : Settings – About Phone – System updates .

Apple’s Find My Friends Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch

It looks like we are getting closer to the launch of Apple’s iOS 5, earlier we heard that iCloud had gone live and now another new feature of iOS 5 has gone live, Find My Friends.

Find My Friends will let you track your friends location on a map of your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, although it will only work if your friends share their location with you.

Sidekick Geo-Intelligent Laptop Settings Utility

If you use a Mac Book laptop in a number of different locations and are becoming a little tired of changing the setting for printers and settings depending on your location. A new geo-intelligent application called Sidekick might be able to help you. The Sidekick application uses the Mac OS’s built-in CoreLocation positioning service to get your position and then adjusts your settings to suit.

Sidekick has the power to auto-adjust various laptop system preferences and application settings, such as open and close applications, turn Wi-Fi on or off, change the default printer and connect to server to name a few.

BlackBerry Outage Spreads To The US And Canada

It would appear that RIM is having more problems with their BlackBerry services for the third day in a row, and the problem seems to be spreading to other countries around the world.

Yesterday we heard that BlackBerry Services were unavailable to some in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, and now according to a recent report the problem has spread to the US and Canada.

Samsung To Sell Modified Galaxy S II And Other Devices In The Netherlands

Samsung will sell a modified version of their Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone in the Netherlands, as well as other devices which have been modified including the Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy Ace.

Samsung has modified the devices in order to comply with a court ruling which would have seen the devices banned in the Netherlands for violating  Apple’s patents, and the ban comes in to force tomorrow the 13th of October.

Nyxio Venture MMV Eyewear Create A Massive 62″ Virtual Display

Nyxio has this week announced their new Venture MMV Virtual video display eyewear which have been designed to enable you to watch your favourite movies, read e-Books and play your favorite video games, all in the privacy of your own virtual movie theatre in high-resolution complete with audio to provide a fully immersive experience.

The new eyewear provides a 62″ 16:9 wide screen virtual display and can be folded when required in to their travelling case to provide on the move cinema screen quality wherever you might be.

Google Release Final Google TV Add-on For The Android SDK

Google has today released the final version of their Google TV SDK to developers following up from the preview build which was released back in August. The announcement was made via the Google TV Developers twitter account “googletvdev”, in a tweet announcing the release of the final Android SDK add-on for Google TV.

The differences between this and the version released back in August are minor says Google, but now that the final version is now available to developers it will be interesting to see what applications will be developed for Google TV over the coming months.

Minimox Double Exposure Camera

If you are looking for ways to add that something special to your photos rather than just using the same old filters from your mobile camera application. A new digi cam called the Minimox has been recently launched and might well be worth a little more investigation.

The pocket size Minimox camera has been designed to create a double exposure in a single frame when you take a photograph, which will help you create some very unique results.

Its equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera providing a 2048 x 1536 resolution or video footage at 640 x 480. On the rear there is a small 1 inch LCD viewer and storage for photographs is provided via a SD card. Up to 8GB cards can be supported.

Limited Edition Beats Studio Over-ear Headphones Announced By Dr. Dre And Monster

If you are looking for a pair of headphones that are a little more unique to your style, Dr. Dre and Monster have announced a new limited edition line of Beats Studio headphones finished in a range of colours:  pink, blue, red, white, orange, purple, and silver.

The specification are the same as the standard Beats Studio high definition powered isolation headphones but the colours are more along the lines of something you would expect Colorware to create.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 Coming 7th November?

Asus confirmed a while back that they are working on a second generation of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, the Asus Eee Transformer 2, and we heard recently that the device may be getting ready to launch, and now it would appear that we may have an actual launch date of the 7th of November.

According to the guys over at the BGR, and online store has listed the Eee Pad Transformer 2, with the model number TF201-1I020A, which is a model number we heard previously with reference to the Transformer 2.

iOS 5 Features Explained In 7 Minutes (video)

If you are still a little in the dark regarding the features the new Apple iOS 5 upgrade will be bringing to your iOS devices once it officially launches later today. You might be pleased to know that the team over at the Lifehacker website have put together a great video guide. Taking you through all the new features of Apple’s iOS 5 in just over 7 minutes.

Motorola Lapdock 100 Gets Official

We have been hearing about the new Motorola Lapdock 100 for a while now, it is now official and the Lapdock 100 will be available for Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Motorola smartphones in the US.

The Lapdock 100 will be compatible with the Motorola Atrix 2, the Motorola Photon 4G and the Motorola Droid Bionic, and it basically turns your smartphone into a laptop.

Asus Zenbook Ultraportables Land In The US

Asus announced their new ultraportable notebooks a while back, in the form of the Asus UX21 and UX31, and now they have gone on sale in the US, and Asus are calling them the Asus Zenbook ultraportable range.

There are a total of five different models available, two with 11.6 inch displays and three models with 13.3 inch displays, and the come with a range of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, solid state drives and more.

Seagate GoFlex Cinema Multimedia Storage Hub

If you are looking for a convenient way to store all your media files ready for playback on your HDTV without the need for a PC. The newly unveiled Seagate GoFlex Cinema system might well be worth a look and has been designed to provide you with a multimedia storage hub for a huge variety of file types and is available in either 1TB, 2TB or 3TB capacities.

The Seagate GoFlex Cinema also allows you to transfer files and photographs directly to it from your camera via a USB 2.0 port and also has stereo audio output, and an S/PDIF digital optical audio output.

Verizon And Sprint Will Unlock iPhone 4S For International Travelers

Apple’s new iPhone 4S will be available in three networks in the US this Friday, AT&T which uses GSM and Verizon and Sprint, which uses CDMA, and the Phone 4S will run on both GSM and CDMA networks.

It looks like Sprints version of the iPhone 4S will come already unlocked, so this will mean you will be able to us it on GSM networks when you are abroad, and CDMA networks when you are in the US.

Battlefield 3 Destructive Trailer (video)

As you might already know the new Battlefield 3 game will allow you to destroy certain buildings during gameplay and to show you just how much damage one solider is capable of causing a quick 1 minute trailer has been released packed full of buildings being flattened. Together with the odd aircraft and chopper hitting the dust. Enjoy!

Google Nexus Prime And Android Ice Cream Sandwich Coming 18th October?

Earlier today we heard a rumor that Google may be set to unveil the Google Nexus Prime or Samsung Galaxy Nexus some time this month, and now more details have been revealed which could mean that Google will unveil Android Ice Cream Sandwich and the Google Nexus Prime on the 18th of October.

According to the guys over at Droid Life, Google may unveil their next generation Nexus smartphone and the next version of Android in Hong Kong on the 19th of October at 9AM, which is the 18th of October at 6PM in the US.

Archos 101 G9, 10 Inch Android Honeycomb Tablet Launches

Archos have today launched their new Archos 101 G9 1o inch tablet following on from the launch of their smaller Archos 80 G9 tablet. The new Archos 101 G9 tablet comes equipped with a 10 inch capacitive multitouch display at 1280 x 800 and is powered by a Dual-core 1GHz ARM CORTEX A9 OMAP4 processor with 8Gb of internal memory for storage.

Another Look AT Siri On The iPhone 4S (Video)

Yesterday we saw a video of Siri running on the new iPhone 4S, today we have another video showing Siri in action, and the latest video gives us a more in depth look at Siri and its features.

The video below was put together by the guys from Mac World, and as you can see from the video Siri doesn’t always get things right when you ask it a question.

Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 Launches Today, Opening Movie Sequence Unveiled (Video)

Today Gran Turismo 5 developers Polyphony Digital have launched the biggest update for Gran Turismo 5, that the racing game has ever seen, called Spec 2.0. Which comes with a new opening sequences that plays for around 5.15 minutes.

The new Spec 2.o update brings with a number of new features that allow you to save game progress during lengthy racing events, and also adjust weather conditions for races using a slider functions to control the intensity of the elements. Watch the new Spec 2.0 intro after the jump. Enjoy!

Sony Recalling 1.6 Million Bravia LCD TVs Worldwide Due To Melting Components

Sony has today announced  an massive worldwide recall of its LCD TVs after several sets have experienced melting components and smoke emitting from their Bravia TV sets. 11 incidents have been reported in Japan but the same configuration of components could affect Sony TVs worldwide.

The recall will will involve around 1.6 million Sony LCD TVs that were manufactured during 2007 and 2008 and were mainly sold in Europe and the United States.

Apple’s iCloud Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch

Apple is expected to release the latest version of its mobile OS, iOS 5 later today, and it looks like Apple’s new iCloud service has gone live, although you wont be able to use it until Apple releases iOS 5 and the update to OS X Lion later today, unless you have the iOS 5 GM.

Earlier we heard that Apple had released iTunes 10.5, and they will also be releasing an update to OS X Lion later today at the same time as iOS 5 is released, which we are hoping should arrive soon.

Samsung Ambushes Apple’s iPhone 4S Launch In Sydney

Samsung and Apple aren’t exactly the best of friends at the moment, with more than 20 different court cases taking place around the world, and now it would appear that Samsung has decided to Ambush the launch of the new iPhone 4S in Australia.

According to the guys over at The Next Web, Samsung have rented a pop up store just a few doors down from the Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, and Samsung are offering the Galaxy S II to the first 10 people in line between now and Friday for $2.00.

Apple iCloud Website Prepares For Launch, Removes Beta Tag And Enables New Login

As the launch of iOS 5 draw closer Apple have been busy today preparing their new iCloud website for launch and have now removed its Beta tag and enabled a new login for users. iCloud will be launching later today alongside Mac OS X 10.7.2 and have already rolled out iTunes 10.5 in preparation last night.

Tesco Mobile iPhone 4S UK Price And Plans Revealed

UK mobile provider Tesco Mobile has announced their iPhone 4S pricing and details of their plans, the company will be offering the iPhone 4S on a range of 12 and 24 month contracts.

Tesco Mobile will be offering the iPhone 4S for £335 for the 16GB model on their 12 month contract which costs £25 a month, £425 for the 32GB model and £495 for the 64GB model, there is also a £35 a month 12 month contract where the 16GB model costs £235 up front, the 32GB model £300 and the 64GB model £370.

Twitter 3.5 iOS Update Readies for iOS5 And Enables Official Photo Uploads

Twitter has rolled out a new update for its iOS application in preparation for the immanent launch of Apple’s new iOS5. The new iOS5 integration provided with the Twitter 3.5 update now makes it even easier for you to signup and in to Twitter and also brings a number of performance and stability enhancements as well as a few bugs fixes.

The new Twitter 3.5 update also has enabled  full integration with Twitter’s picture sharing service pic.twitter.com into the new application. Even though Twitter’s photo sharing is the default choice when upgrading, you are able to change the settings to use third-party photo sharing options like TwitPic if you would prefer.