Misguided Geek Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day:  - Reportedly Apple has pre-ordered 10 million units of its new iPad Mini  - What will the new Apple tablet look like you ask?  From the same guy who brought us those fairly spot on iPhone 5 renderings, designer extrodinare Martin Hajek, now brings us the georges projections of what the new iPad Mini may indeed look like.  That is some sexy tech.  - With the recent announcement of a new Nook and the new Fire HD’s, Google has released some updates to keep their flagship tablet Nexus 7 relevant.  New features include an updated gesture search to make it compatible with the tablet, improving the user interface, boosting overall performance, and upgrading the contact search feature.  The update is out NOW on the Google Play Store. - From the “ohhh, thats sad” deparment comes Like-A-Hug jacket concept, where the jacket inflates a little bit, simulating a hug, whenever someone likes something you did on Facebook.  In a time where so much of our social interaction happens online, is the idea of tech simulating interpersonal interaction so hard to fathom? I know I keep making this excuse, but I cant re-state it enough, my life is INSANE right now, so sorry for the dearth in posts.  I will try my best to keep up 3-4 a week, but the site will be a little slow for a while, but stick with me, I should be back up to normal in a few weeks.
October 8, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day: - THE IPHONE 5 IS HERE!1!!1! ZOMG GUYZ - IOS6 came out earlier this week. Apple’s new map system has been met with… well lets say “mixed” results. In response Google is ramping up efforts to get its own IOS maps into the App store by Christmas. - In mobile, non-Apple news HTC’s new Windows Phone offering, the 8x is getting some high praise. Featuring a uni-body design, Qualcomm S4 1.5 GHz dualcore processor, 16GB of storage and 1GB of RAM, HTC is looking to supplant Nokia as the “Signature Windows Phone.” - In sad news Walmart and Amazon have decided to divorce officially, as brick and mortar retail giant tells the online retail giant that they will stop selling the Fire Tablets and Kindle e-readers, this mus burn Amazon as Target dumped the Kindles a few weeks ago as well. It never made sense to me, that two of the biggest stores were selling the flag ship products of their biggest threats, Amazon the online super store. Here is hoping all my lovely readers have a great weekend, and check back Monday for more Tech, Gaming, and all around Nerdisms. As always, you can send me questions, comments, concerns, and love notes to @Joshartrip on twitter, or leave a comment here, you know you want to. Stay Geeky!
September 21, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Monday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day: For some reason my Friday post did not publish, sorry about that, but here it is in its entirety with some updates that came in over the weekend: - The new Ear Pods introduced at Apple’s iPhone 5 unveiling are better… but still sound like crap. - Speaking of the iPhone 5, Apple’s press release this morning gives the new gadget credit for being the most “Successful iPhone Launch Ever” as pre-orders surpassed 2 Million over the first 24 hours! -We already know that Apple is unrolling its new Maps app when IO6 officially drops on the 19th, but Amazon is apparently moving away from Google Maps as well with their Amazon Maps API moving to Beta. - Tech and Fitness company Fitbit already has a devoted following with its fitness trackers and scales, but their newest products the Fitbit Zip and Fitbit One add bluetooth connectivity with a handful of mobile divices, something sorely missing in early models of the gadget.  With this addition Fitbit, you have officially made it to my wish list, congratulations.  What a great way to start the week, a post that should have gone up the week previous.  I promise a full slate of post this week as I try to get back to my regular schedule.  Questions and comments are always appreciated, as always you can catch me on twitter @JoshArtrip, or @Misguidedgeek, or comment here in one of the post, I check them every 5-15 seconds.  As always, thanks for reading, and stay geeky!
September 17, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day: Special Kindle Edition! So Amazon surprised no one by unveiling a new line up of Kindle Fire’s and Kindle Readers…. but thats not to say there were no surprises. - Kindle Fire 1.0: First off, Amazon said they will upgrade the Fire 1 and drop the price of the already ridiculously priced tablet to $160. - NEW Kindle Fire HD: Early rumors said there would be anywhere from 3 to 97 new Kindle Fires released. What Bezos revealed was 3 (kind of), a new 7” Fire HD ($199), a bigger 8.9” Fire HD ($300), as well as the 8.9” Fire HD 4G LTE ($500). All three feature speedier processors, upgraded screens and a front facing camera, a feature the Fire 1.0 was lacking. -NEW Kindle Readers: Amazon once again takes a firm hold on their throne for king of E-readers with their new front lit Paperwhite Kindles. Two new models, the Kindle Paperwhite ($119 w/ads, $139 ad free) the Kindle Paperwhite 3G ($179 w/ads, $199 ad free) feature the new front lit display, powered by 4 LED’s and a fiber-optic like glass panel, and is slimmer than previous models due to the new captive touch screen which replaced the old IR touch screen. Amazon old standby Kindle got a couple nice updates to its screen and text, and dropped its price to $69 w/ads, and $89 ad free. -Amazon 4G LTE Plan: Here was the big surprise of the night, Bezos announced a couple 4G plans (in cooperation with AT&T), that offer 250 MB/ 3 GB/ 5 GB of data a month, to go along with 20 GB of cloud storage and $10 in store credit. No big deal right, just another data plan right? WRONG! Here is the kicker, for the low lever plan (250 MB/month) the price is $50 a year. Thats right a YEAR. That is insane! And even better, the 3 GB/month plan is only $80 a year, and the 5 GB is $100 a year. It almost makes the $100 Fire HD 4G a steal! That was a lot for today, and a great way to start off the weekend. I will be in Charleston SC next week, so post maybe sporadic as I will be too busy attempting to eat all the Shrimp and Grits in the city. Remember follow the official MG twitter account (@Misguidedgeek) for blog updates, follow me (@Joshartrip) for personal updates and bad jokes, and a always stay geeky!
September 7, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day: Is this Amazon’s new Kindle Fire?  The Verge threw up this “leaked” image just yesterday, showing a 4:3-ish tablet with an oddly placed camera.  Pardon me while I yell “SHOPPED”!  Verge must know someone at Amazon, because they also leaked the new Kindle Touch, featuring a new E-Ink display called Paper White. More leaked images of the iPhone 5 (now from France) show more of what we already know:  larger screen, center positions front facing camera, blah blah blah.  What is most intriguing is that funky square chip on the top right just beside the top speaker.  WTF is that for? Apple beat Samsung in their long dawn out patent lawsuit, we already knew that.  But, that was only in the states, over in Japan the ruling was quite diffrent, as Samsung won against Apple.  Now Apple may owe Samsung money? So tablets replaced ultrabooks right?  Could new hybrids (tablet/laptop crossovers) be the next big thing?  I mean the Microsoft Surface is in essence a hybrid right, now HP, Asus, Dell, and Lenovo are all coming out with hybrids of their own.  Not all the functions of a laptop, with none of the portability of a tablet… do not want. That’s another week down, hope you guys enjoyed it, because I know I did.  Keep an eye on my Twitter feed for Doctor Who updates, as well as all kinds of personal information, and then check back Monday for a full recap.  Thanks for reading, and as always, stay geeky!
August 31, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day: Amazon has reportedly sent word out that it will be holding a press conference on September 6th.  This has to be their announcement of new Kindle and Kindle Fire(s) right…. right? Microsoft revealed a new logo recently, the first major change in 25 years.  This new logo is much more modern the the old one… the text is grey! Phone company Nokia used to make phones that couldnt be destoyed, since then the company has been on a downward slide.  They hope their partnership with Microsoft will change that, as they are set to produce two Windows 8 phones. So maybe the iPad Mini wont be announced with the iPhone 5 in September.  The newest rumor is that the svelte new tablet will now be announced by Apple in October.  Another week in the books.  Ill be in Chicago this weekend for a wedding, so you may see a Instargram shot or two pop up here, so keep your eyes peeled.  As always, thanks for reading, have a great weekend, and stay geeky!
August 24, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day:  - There is a rumor floating around that the Microsoft Surface Tablet, will be priced to move at only $199.  The question here is, does Microsoft see itself as undercutting the iPad and as an Apple competitor, or is it targeting the smaller fish, Fire and Nexus 7?  - Google has implement a needed change in its Play Store enabling Delta updates.  This will allow Android users to download only changes to large apps, as opposed to having to download and install the app all over again.  In a world besieged by data caps, good-guy Google is trying its best to help. Have a great weekend folks, tune in next week for more, although slightly slimmed down, nerdy goodness.  Stay geeky!
August 17, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day:  - A recent $110 price drop in its Kindle DX is leading many to belive that a whole new run of Kindle’s are about to be released by Amazon, some speculating that the new gadgets could come out as early as next week.  - As I discovered last week, Sprint has dropped the price of the iPhone 4S by 50 bones.  In a suprisingly… nice move Apple Stores will match the discount on their iPhone 4 and 4S by $49.01 to customers that cite the discount from the wireless carriers.  - In the background of the ongoing Samsung vs Apple war, lies Google who, according to CNET is silently supporting its brother in Droid.  Per the article, Google has remained silent because ““They don’t want to directly confront Apple.” - Maybe Google is to busy re-inventing the way we transport our bodies around to help Samsung as they recently boast that their Self Driving Cars have now logged 300,000 miles with no accidents.  If I cant have flying cars, I guess I can settle for robot chauffeurs.  Thats another week in the books, be sure to tune back in next week, same nerd time, same nerd channel.  Stay Geeky - MG
August 10, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day:  - A final version of Windows 8 (dont call it Metro) may have leaked early.  Reportedly an “N” version of the OS has appeared in the wild through a number of Torrent sites.  This comes just days after Microsoft confirmed they had completed the development of the new Windows.   - Samsung has announced that they plan to unveil the new bigger Galaxy Note tablet on August 29th.  If reports are true, this would give them about a 2 week head start on Apple’s rumored announcement of the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini on September 12th.  - Speaking of the iPhone 5, Techcrunch has a screen shot from a “reliable source” showing an iPhone 5,2 showing up in their sever logs.  Adding more fuel to the rampant wild fire that Apple is finalizing its new Phone for mass consumption.  - The Nexus Q, Google’s streaming media sphere has been pulled from their Play store, early pre-orders have been canceled but offer a free “preview device”.  Google has not offer much as far as reasoning, only saying they “postpone(d) the consumer launch of Nexus Q while we work on making it even better,” Thats all for this week, make sure to check back on Monday for another full week of geek fufillment.  Have a great weekend, and stay geeky!
August 3, 2012 VIEW POST