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Continuing the archive of independent Cool Tech reporting (Archive Page 33).

These are the flying ghosts we should fear this Halloween

October 26, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tom Mabe has a great piece of Halloween tech here with this flying ghost. I don’t know whether to laugh at the people who run off when this spectre sneaks up behind them and screams or whether to recognise that they’ve done the sensible thing! Mabe won’t say how he created this skull demon. This […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: drones, ghosts, halloween

An Invitation to play Xbox One

October 26, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ve featured the first official ad for Sony’s PS4 “Perfect Day” here on Geek Native. Let’s take a look at what Microsoft’s Xbox One team are up to. I don’t know if it’s the first official ad but it’s an early on. It also takes a similar approach; using key games to grab your interest. […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech, TV Tagged With: ads, microsoft, titanfall, xbox, xbox one

Valve announce multiple Steam powered machines

September 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Did you safely predict Valve would launch a SteamBox after yesterday’s SteamOS news? I did. I was wrong. The company has gone for multiple boxes, Steam Machines if you will, from a range of unnamed hardware partners. Valve aren’t happy with the PC world. For a start, the number of PCs being sold is dropping […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: connected tv, Steam, valve

5 companies to watch in geek power

September 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I travel a lot. This means I struggle for battery power often but there are solutions. My smartphone of choice is the great HTC One, for example, but it’s a sealed unit and spare batteries can’t be used. Instead I make extensive use of my HTC One battery bank that has enough charge for two […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: mu, smartphones

LEGO robot to combat DRM

September 14, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This LEGO bot combats DRM. Designed by Peter Purgathofer the Mindstorms bot holds a Kindle, flips through pages and takes pictures. He stresses this was a private project, not part of the Vienna University of Technology, not an invitation or instruction on how to get around digital rights management. Instead, Purgathofer explains this is a […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: amazon, kindle, lego

Xbox One confirmed for 22nd November, including UK

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Microsoft have confirmed that the Xbox One will be available on 22nd November in their 13 launch markets – this includes the UK. However, they’ve also warned that Xbox One pre-orders have sold out in many retailers and are working to ensure that extra Xbox One Day One consoles are available. Microsoft have also announced […]

Filed Under: Console, Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, xbox, xbox one

Your very own facehugger wall clock

September 3, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You don’t want these little blighters hugging your face. As better idea is to put them to use as wall clocks for your home instead. These xenomorphic wonders ship from Harrogate, England, care of Eddie Escher and his etsy store. They’ll set you back less than £200 and are bound to make your flat warming […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: aliens, household

Is KitKat a chocolate bar or a phone?

September 3, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What’s going on? Android has announced that the next version of their OS will be 4.4 and will be called KitKat. KitKat is owned by the Swiss food giant Nestle. The plan was to call the next version of Android Key Lime Pie; it had to be a sweet and had to start with K. […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: ads, android, food, google

Exclusive Terry Pratchett Discworld Kindle cases raise money for charity

September 3, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The bookshop Waterstones will release two exclusive Terry Pratchett Kindle cases on the 9th of September including a special edition signed case. The designs feature work from Josh Kirby and are available in-store as well as via an online store. The limited edition Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite case are signed by Terry Pratchett on the […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: charity, Discworld, kindle, Terry Pratchett, waterstones

The Nintendo Necronomicon: The Nintendomoicon?

September 1, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It turns out the Right Wing were right. Gaming is evil. Gaming is devil worship. Nintendo summons demons from the cyber-realms of horror and darkness and places them in the homes of young people and the innocent. This picutre of the Nintendo Necromonicon is all the evidence you would ever need. Right? Via Imgur.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: casemod, Necronomicon, nintendo

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