Adobe Finally Launches Adobe Reader On iOS Devices

Finally after a long wait Adobe has today launched its PDF Reader application onto iOS devices, joining its other iPad and iPhone applications which have been launched over the last couple of months.

Since the arrival of the iPhone and iPad plenty of other PDF viewing applications have been created, but if you use PDFs regularly in your day to day activities then the new Adobe iOS PDF Reader application might be worth a look. As it brings a number of features for sharing your PDF files and the ability to e-mail and even print using Apple’s AirPrint feature.

Google Nexus Prime (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) To Be Unveiled Later Today

They Android smartphone that everyone has been talking about over the last week weeks in Google’s latest device in its Nexus smartphone range, which is going to either be called the Google Nexus Prime or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or both depending on carrier.
Samsung and Google were scheduled to unveil the Nexus Prime last week on the 11th of October, the event was changed to this week and it is taking place in Hong Kong on Wednesday the 19th of October, which due to time zone differences means that the event takes place today at 6.30PM Pacific time in the US.

EA To Bring Dead Space Android Devices

One of my favourite games on the iPad is EA’s Dead Space, and now it looks like it will also be headed to Android devices, and may come via Samsung’s new Games Hub, according to the guys over at Android and Me.

Samsung was apparently showing off their new Games Hub and one of the games running on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, was EA’s Dead Space, and according to Taylor from Android and me the graphics looked impressive.

OmniTouch Transforms Any Surface Into A Touchscreen (video)

Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon Human Computer Interaction Institute, together with Microsoft have developed a new system called the OmniTouch which has been designed to transform any surface into a touchscreen device.

The system consists of a pico projector and a motion detector that is mounted on to the users shoulder. It then projects a user interface onto any surface that is in front of the user, be it a user’s hand, notepad or anything else, enabling the users to then interact with the interface via touch. Watch the video after the jump to see the OmniTouch system in action.

Apple Selling 16 iPhone 4S Devices Per Second

To say that the launch of the fifth generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S has been a success for Apple is somewhat of an understatement, Apple announced yesterday that they have sold over 4 million iPhone 4S devices in the first three days since it went on sale on Friday the 14th of October.

According to Shawn Blanc, Apple is selling around 16 iPhone 4S devices per minute, and it looks like Apple may be on track to take the Guinness World Record for the fastest selling electronics device, the current record is held by the Xbox 360 Kinect, which sold 8 million units in 60 days.

iCharger Spy Camera iPhone Charger

Do you need to do a little undercover surveillance work or fancy yourself as a bit of a 007 secret agent? If yo do you might be interested in adding the professional iCharger iPhone charger, spy camera to your arsenal of surveillance gadgets.

The iCharger spy camera been designed to look like a simple iPhone charger but hidden inside its innocuous casing is a 450 TVL Colour CCD Camera that features motion activated recording and records MP4 video files, complete with time and date stamps.

AirClip iPhone 4S Camera Grip Is A Cool Idea (Video)

We have featured a number of different accessories for the iPhone 4 that are designed to help you take better photos and record better videos, now we have the AirClip which is a camera accessory for the new iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4.

AirClip is an add on accessory that will let you hold your iPhone or iPhone 4S with one hand, and it is designed to make it easier for you take take photos with your iPhone or iPhone 4S, have a look at the video below which shows how it works.

Lego Gears Of War Stop-motion Animation (video)

If you are a fan of Lego or the Gears of War games you will enjoy watching this fantastic animated stop-motion video recreating the world of Gears of War in Lego bricks. The short movie entitled “Bricks of War” has been created by the master Lego animation team over at Kooberz Studios.

If you are interested in how the movie was created, the movie at the bottom of this post shows 5 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage. Revealing just how much work needed to go into building the set as well as the painstaking stop motion animation sequences. Enjoy!

Ultrabook Makers To Use Hybrid HDD’s To Reduce Costs

Intel’s Ultrabook platform is designed to bring super slim notebooks which are fast to boot up to consumers for under $1,000, although many of the hardware manufacturers have struggled to produce ultrabooks for below the $1,000 mark, one of the major costs of the devices is SSD’s.

Last week we heard about Acer’s Aspire S3 Ultrabook, which uses a hybrid SSD and HDD, with a 20GB SSD and a 320GB HDD, Acer were able to release their base model for $899.

Logitech M525 Mouse, Provides 3 Years Use From One Set Of Batteries

If you find you are always having to change the batteries on your wireless mouse you might be interested to learn that Logitech has today unveiled their new M525 wireless mouse which can be powered for up to 3 years from a single set of batteries.

The new M525 mouse is also equipped with a built-in tilt wheel and an innovative micro-precise covering that packs more grooves per millimetre, and is equipped with Logitech’s Advanced Optical Technology delivering laser-grade precision over the most challenging of surfaces.

Apple’s iOS 5 Already Installed On One Third Of Compatible Devices

Yesterday Apple released some figures on the iPhone 4S and iOS 5, first we heard that Apple has sold over 4 million iPhone 4S devices over the first weekend, we also heard that iOS 5 had been installed on over 25 million devices, which include the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Now according to the guys over at Localytics, who measure data on iOS devices, Apple’s latest version of it mobile OS, iOS 5 is now installedon one in three eligible devices, which include the iPad and the iPad 2, the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, as well as the 3rd and fourth generation iPod Touch.

Apple May Face Shortage Of MacBooks Due To Supplier Problems?

According to a recent report Apple could possibly face shortage of parts needed to make its MacBook Pro notebooks, the news comes as one of the manufacturers of the unibody casing for Apple has had to partially shut down one of its production plants.

Catcher Technology Co in China has issued a statement saying that the shut down could affect their customers, of which Apple is one, you can see the statement below.

Google Wallet Update Adds More Merchants And Single Tap Pay And Save

Google has today announced a new update for their Google Wallet payment service which brings with it additional merchants and also a new single tap feature.

The new single tap feature enables Google Wallet users to not only be able to pay for goods but also redeem vouchers and coupons and even earn reward points all with a single tap of their Android phone. Watch the video after the jump to see how easy has made it to make a payment using Google’s new mobile payment system.

Motorola Xoom Tablet To Get Android Ice Cream Sandwich Update

We are expecting Google to officially announce the latest version of their mobile and tablet OS later today, Android Ice Cream Sandwich at the same time Samsung unveils the Google Nexus Prime or Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Many people have been wondering which devices will be first to get the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update, and according to the guys over at Fudzilla, the Motorola Xoom tablet will be one of the first to get Ice Cream Sandwich.

Motorola Droid RAZR Revealed On Teaser Site

Motorola will announce their latest Android smartphone later today, the Motorola Droid RAZR, and it looks like the device has already been unveiled through a new teaser site for the device that Motorola has put up.

The photo below was spotted by the guys over at Droid Life and it gives us our first look at Motorola’s new Droid RAZR, which will be a 4G LTE device with Verizon Wireless.

ITC Says Apple Has Not Violated HTC’s Patents

As well as the various court cases between Samsung and Apple, another Android device manufacturer is in the middle of a range of court cases and with Apple, HTC, and it would appear that HTC has just lost its first battle against Apple.

We heard recently that HTC were suing Apple with Google’s recently acquired Motorola patents, this case has yet to be decided, but HTC also filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission against Apple back in May last year, and the ITC has now ruled on the case.

Canon EOS-1D X DSLR Gets Official

Canon has officially announced its latest DSLR, the Canon EOS 1-D X, which features a full frame 18 megapixel CMOS sensor and it also comes with a new DIGIC 5+ image processor and an ISO range of 51,200 which can expand to 204,800.

The Canon EOS 1D X features a burst mode of 14 frames per second in JPEG or 12 frames per second in RAW, there is also a built in Gigabit Ethernet connection, there is also a 3.2 inch 1,040,000 dot LCD display.

BioShock On PS Vita Still In Early Stages, Will Be “Different”

Smaller versions of awesome things are usually cuter, but somehow we don’t think that’s going to be the case with the portable version of Bioshock coming to Sony’s new handheld. Not that we know what will be the case, mostly because not event he guy who made the thing doesn’t… yet. “We’re still sort of in the paper design stage,” Bioshock creator Ken Levine said.

Raytheon Exec Showcases Monstrous Battle Mech (Video)

At least it has only got arms for now. Wait until it packs a couple of lasers. Humanity watch out! Holding back our inner survivalist nut for a moment, seen below is a wonderful step forward in robotic exoskeleton technology. That means relax, it’s not going to turn on its master/s until the singularity approaches.  The guy flashing his metallic biceps is none other than Fraser Smith, a vice president at Raytheon-Sarcos.

AshPoopie Reduces Dog Poo To Nothing (Video)

Apologies if such a shocking title spoiled your lunch. Or dinner, or breakfast, or whatever different time zone you inhabit. In a world of bizarre concepts, a lot of which have been featured here at Geeky Gadgets, the AshPoopie ranks pretty high in the scales of weirdness. It’s basically a doggie doo doo scraper that incinerates the offending feces on the spot.

Nintendo Moves 50M DS portables in US so far

Nintendo certainly hoped that the 3DS would take over and sell as well as the DS had before it. So far, that just hasn’t happened though with the 3DS just not making the cut with consumers staying away from the portable console so far. The 3DS is selling better than it was thanks to the price cut from a few months back.

Halo Anniversary Kinect Features Unveiled : Voice Commands, Analyse Mode and The Library

Today the Halo Anniversary development team studios 343 Industries has outlined a few details on how the Kinect integration will work in the upcoming release. Specifically concentrating on 3 features that will be included, the Voice Commands, Analyse Mode and The Library.

As you might have already guessed the Voice Commands feature allows you to perform basic in game tasks such as throwing grenades, reloading and switching between certain settings, simply by shouting at your Kinect console during battles.

Samsung To Supply A6 iPad 3 Processor To Apple?

Samsung has in the past been one of Apple’s largest suppliers, producing a range of components for Apple’s iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and with all the various court cases going on between Apple and Samsung, we heard recently that Apple’s next generation processor, the A6 which we will probably see in next years iPad 3 was being made by TSMC for Apple.

HP Closes Palm webOS Retail Stores

HP has officially closed down the Palm webOS retail stores in the US, the move comes just a few weeks after HP announced that they would stop selling webOS based devices, and they dropped the price of the HP TouchPad down to $100, which led the device to sell out quickly.

HP bought Palm for $1.2 billion last year, and after poor sales of the new HP webOS devices, HP decided to put an end to producing webOS devices, but did the company really give webOS a chance? Considering HP announced when they purchased Palm they would invest heavily in webOS, it doesn’t look like HP did what it said it would.

Drop Test : iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II (video)

If you are thinking of purchasing either an iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy S II you might want to view the video after the jump just in case you think your new smart phone doesn’t need any extra protection in the form of a case.

SquareTrade has taken both an iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II and videoed a drop test on corners and front faces. As you can imagine and see from the image below the glass screen of the brand-new iPhone 4S didn’t fare as well as you would have hoped.

Google Nexus Prime Appears In RadioShack’s Systems

Samsung is holding a special event later this week where they are expected to unveil the next generation Google Nexus smartphone, which has been listed under a few different names so far, the Google Nexus Prime and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

The listings so far for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus appear to have bee related to Verizon Wireless, and now the Nexus Prime has appeared on RadioShack’s Cellebrite system, so there is still some confusion on what the device’s actual name will be when it launches later this week.

iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S Battery Comparison

I have only been using my new iPhone 4S for a couple of days now but I have already noticed a difference in the battery usage compared to that of my older iPhone 4. But the team over at iLounge have used the weekend to put both the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S in a head-to-head battle to see how their battery life compares to each other,  in certain circumstances.

In Apple’s official specifications, they claim that their new iPhone 4S has an improved talk time over the old iPhone 4 but worse standby time. As you can see from the statistics below iLounge show that the iPhone 4S lives up to Apple’s claims in the voice department, but doesn’t last as long as the iPhone 4 when using 3G data. But remember the new iPhone 4S has a dual core processor rather than a single.

Apple’s iOS 5 Reaches 25 Million Downloads, iCloud 20 Million Users

As well as announcing that they had sold over 4 million iPhone 4S smartphones since it went on sale last Friday, Apple also released some details on the latest version of iOS, iOS 5, which was made available last week.

Apple has announced that iOS 5 has been downloaded more than 25 million times since it was released last Wednesday, and it looks like their new iCloud service is popular amongst Apple fans as iCloud now has more than 20 million users.

Living Bugs Uses To Charge A Snapdragon Smartphone (video)

Even though an advert using live bugs to charge a smart phone battery might sound as though it could be a little squeamish, this one created by Qualcomm has been done in the best possible taste, and even the bug fired from the cannon walked away unscathed.

The advert has been created to promote Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon processors and shows a number of bugs including a tarantula and scorpion using their muscle power to recharge a smartphone’s battery. Watch the creepy crawlies in action after the jump.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Will Be Equipped With Native Photo Editor App?

After rummaging around in the source code of Google’s latest Android build shortly to be released, Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The team over on the Android Police website, have found what seems to be icons for a native photo editor, together with a number of filters suggesting it will eventually have its own photo editing application.

It’s not 100% confirmed that this feature will ship with the first release of the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich but it would seem that a photo editing application is definitely on its way. Due to the amount of time and effort which has already gone into creating the range of icons, installed in the source code.

iPhone 4S vs Canon 5D MKII Side-by-side Video Image Comparison (video)

If you have wondered what the iPhone 4S video camera is like when compared to say a Canon 5D MKII you will be pleased to know that Robino Films have created a rig that allowed them to shoot both cameras at the same time, right next to each other.

All scenes have been perfectly synced together so you can pause and scrutinise each frames yourself to compare footage and make your own decision. View the results after the jump., Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Canon Launching New DSLR Tomorrow?

It looks like Canon may be getting ready to add a new DSLR to their range, according to a recent report by the guys over at Canon Rumors, Canon will unveil their latest DSLR tomorrow, and it could possibly be the new rumored Canon 1D.

According to the rumored specifications, the Canon 1D will either come with a 16 megapixel or 18 megapixel sensor, and it will use a Dual Digic V processor and have an ISO range of up to 51,200.

LibreOffice Suite Arriving On Android, iOS And Web

The Document Foundation creators of the LibreOffice office suite of applications, have this week announced that they are currently working on projects to bring LibreOffice to Android and iOS devices, together with accessibility through web browsers.

The Libreoffice port project is based on the work of Tor Lillqvist and will now be focusing on bringing its suite of applications to mobile devices in the near future. LibreOffice currently competes and offers a great free alternative to Microsoft Offices suite of applications. LibreOffice was created by former OpenOffice.org developers after concerns about Oracle’s community-hostile stewardship of OpenOffice.org and a number of long-standing procedural and governance issues that existed long before Oracle’s acquisition of Sun it’s.

Apple Sells 4 Million iPhone 4S Smartphones In Three Days

Apple’s fifth generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S went on sale last Friday, and after we had heard that Apple has sold one million iPhone 4s devices via pre-order, we were expecting the first weekend sales of the iPhone 4S to be high, but not this high.

Apple has just announced the sales figures for the iPhone 4S for the first three days since it went on sale last Friday, and they sold a over 4 million iPhone 4s’s since last weeks launch.

Google Voice Pulled From App Store After Crashes In iOS5

Over the weekend Google has needed to pull its Google Voice application from Apples iTunes store due to problems causing the Google Voice  application to crash when being used with iOS 5 iPhones and devices.

Even though the problems don’t seem to be affecting everyone in a deafening reports that Google Voice version 1.3.0.1771 when used on an iPhone 4 running iOS 5 is definitely causing some users problems. Google are currently working on a fix which will allow them to re-upload a new version of the Google Voice application and restore their service as soon as possible.

Motorola Atrix 2 Lands On AT&T

The new Motorola Atrix 2 is now available from mobile carrier AT&T in the US, and it is available for $99.99 when you sign up to a new two year contact with AT&T and it comes with a 4.3 inch qHD multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels.

The Motorola Atrix 2 also come with  a dual core 1GHz processor, and it plus 8GB of built in storage plus a micoSD card slot that can take up to 32GB microSD cards.

Batman Arkham City Launch Trailer (video)

If you have been waiting for the launch of the new highly anticipated Batman Arkham City game you already know its the big day in North America tomorrow, followed closely with its launch in Australia a day later and Europe on October 21st for Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers.

If you are looking to purchase the PC edition of Batman Arkham City you will unfortunately need to wait just a little longer until November. But to whet your appetite a little more before it’s released a new Batman Arkham City launch trailer has been released. Enjoy!

18TB Hard Drives Possible Using Table Salt

If you thought hard drive storage had maxed out at 3TB you might be interested to know that researchers at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) have developed a new production method which theoretically could take hard drive storage to 18 TB using plain old table salt or more specifically, sodium chloride within the manufacturing process.

The research team headed up by Dr Joel Yang has discovered a way to increase the data density of a drive to 3.3 Terabit/inch2, effectively meaning 18TB hard drives are possible. Data on a traditional hard drive is stored using nanoscopic magnetic grains. With several of these grains clustered together measuring around 7nm are then used to store one bit of information. Hence if you can pack them together more densely more storage is then possible within the same amount of space.

Steve Jobs Mural Created At Apple Store Using 4,001 Post It Notes (Video)

Since the recent passing away of Apple’s co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, there have been thousands of tributes to Steve Jobs, the latest one was created at the Apple Store on Munich, Germany, and it was made using a total of 4,001 post it notes.

The time lapse video below shows how the mural was made and it took a total of 6 hours and five people to create this amazing Steve Jobs mural using Post it Notes.

Disney Research Create SideBySide Interactive Projectors, Bringing A New Twist To Multiplayer Gaming (video)

Disney Research have developed a new and innovative concept called SideBySide which provides a method for gamers to be able to interact with each other using projected characters. The SideBySide system projects images onto a surface which then become aware and responsive to other nearby projections.

Currently the system allows for interaction within games and also to allow enables applications to exchange data via a “dragging and dropping” method from one person’s projected image to another. Watch the video after the jump to see the new SideBySide Interactive Projectors in action.

Back To The Future III DeLorean To Be Auctioned For $600,000

Fans of the Back To The Future movies will be interested to know that one of the DeLorean time machines that was used in the Back To The Future movies is going up for auction, and the rare DeLorean is expected to fetch around $600,000.

The DeLorean time machine, is the one that was used in the Back To The Future III movie, there were a total of seven DeLorean’s used in the three movies, and its is reported that only three of these cars from the movies still exist.

Another Video Of Siri Ported To The iPhone 4

On the weekend we saw a video of Siri ported to the iPhone 4, although Siri wasn’t working on the iPhone 4 due to the fact that it connects to Apple’s servers, and obviously the server would identify it as an iPhone 4, it also seemed slow and unresponsive.

Now the developer who has been working on the iPhone 4 port of Siri, Steve Troughton Smith, has posted another video of Siri on the iPhone 4, and it looks like he is making some progress with the iPhone 4 port, as it seems much more responsive than the last video

Siri International Local Search And Maps Support Arriving 2012

If you have been enjoying using the new Siri intelligent personal assistant that comes as part of iOS 5 on the new Apple iPhone 4S. You will have already discovered if you live outside of the United States that there are certain restrictions in place when you try to perform either a local business search or asking to provide directions on your map.

At the moment Apple’s new Siri intelligent personal assistant, which is accessible via voice commands doesn’t provide local search data or map directions unless you are in the United States. However local search and maps support has now been listed on the Apple website in their FAQ section to be arriving sometime in 2012.

Monolith Projector iPhone Case (video)

If you are looking for a quick way to watch media from or iPhone or need to show a presentation but would prefer not to carry around a laptop and projector you might like to consider the new Monolith iPhone Case which is equipped with a handy little pocket project.

The Monolith iPhone Case doubles as both an extended battery 1,900mAH doubling you existing iPhone battery and also providing a handy pocket projector capable of throwing an image with a 640×360 resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio and 12 lumens of brightness. Watch a video of the new iPhone projector case in action after the jump.

iPhone 4S 8 Megapixel Camera Was Made By Sony

The iPhone 4S features a new 8 megapixel camera, we have already seen some sample photos that we took with the iPhone 4S camera, and then we showed you a full HD video recorded with the iPhone 4S camera.

Now we have some more details on the camera inside the iPhone 4S, and it would appear that it has been made for Apple by Sony, according to a recent report from the guys over at Chipworks.

Windows 7 Passes XP For The First Time To Become Most Used OS Worldwide

For the first time since its launch Windows 7 has now passed its older Windows XP operating system to take the crown as the most used OS worldwide. The new figures released by Statcounter revealed that Windows 7 accounts for 40.21% of the global desktop operating system usage, with Windows XP slipping down to 38.64%.

When Microsoft released Windows Vista the  predecessor to Windows 7 and a successor to Windows XP, it didn’t grab users attention as much as Microsoft would have hoped and struggled to gain any user momentum. Mainly due to its very bloated installation, sluggish performance and its over intrusive security measures.

Apple Selling SIM Free iPhone 4S In The US Already?

Apple announced recently that it would start selling a SIM free version of the iPhone 4S in the US from November, and the iPhone 4S would be available for $649 for the 16GB version, $749 for the 32GB version and $849 for the 64GB version.

Now it would appear that some people have been able to purchase SIM free iPhone 4S handsets from Apple retail stores, ahead of the November date, according to a number of recent reports.

Archos Arnova 8 G2 Tablet Revealed

It looks like Archos will be launching a new version of their Arnova 8 tablet, which will be called the Arnova 8 G2, and it join the new Archos G2 tablets that were announced recently.

The Archos Arnova 8 G2 will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, plus an 8 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, there is also a 1GHz processor and 4GB of built in storage.

Samsung Sells 30 Million Galaxy S Smartphones

Samsung has just announced that it has sold over 30 million Galaxy S smartphone around the world, and the number includes the original Samsung Galaxy S smartphone and Samsung’s latest Android device, the Samsung Galaxy S II.

We heard recently that Samsung had sold 10 million of their new Galaxy S II smartphones, and the original Galaxy S has now reached over 20 million units sold worldwide.

RIM To Offer Customers Free Apps After BlackBerry Outage

Last week wasn’t exactly the best week for RIM, with the companies BlackBerry services, including BBM being unavailable to BlackBerry users for almost four days, RIM’s CEO apologized to BlackBerry customers, and now the company will be giving all BlackBerry users free premium applications.

Users of BlackBerry devices will be able to download a range of applications for free which include, SIMS 3, Bejeweled, NOVA, Photo Editor and many more, with around $100 worth of free apps available to each BlackBerry user.