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October 12, 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
*My pal Tim recently bought a Nexus 7, and I asked him to share his thoughts.  You can get more Tim over at his blog First Impression on the Google Nexus 7  I received my new Nexus Tablet a couple of days ago and here are my first impressions.The tablet is light and the size is great! It is easy to hold eitherone-handed or two-handed and the keyboard is easy to use either way, the sound is quite impressive for such a small device too.  There areonly three buttons , a power button, and the two volumecontrol buttons, all located on the right side of the tablet.  They’reeasily accessible without getting in the way while using apps. Theheadphone jack and usb ports are at the bottom which I have alwaysliked. It does feature a front facing camera, which I have yet toactually use.So far all of the apps I have work great! It is super-fast and the screen is beautiful. The device came preloaded with the latest Bourne series book and Transformers: Dark of the Moon which showcases the Nexus’s book reading and movie showing capabilities. Both of which are impressive.  As for an e-reader it is a perfect size and the auto dimming screen seems to allow for perfect reading in any light, including sunlight.   When I opened the device it greeted me with a personal greeting and once synched to my Google account downloaded all of theavailable/compatible apps I had already downloaded to my phone. I thought those were nice touches and made me feel more comfortable from the first time I touched the device. All of the apps run similarly if not identically to the phone counterparts. As for the battery life of the Nexus 7, it is advertised as having “9 hours of HD video playback, 10 hours of web browsing or e-reading and up to 300 hours of stand-by time.” In my experience (so far) I have kept the Wi-Fi on all day and used it intermittently, and the battery lasted for (an estimated) 22 hours. I was pleasantly surprised when picked it up this morning and it still had about 15% battery left after sitting all night. I am impressed with the batteries longevitywhile resting most of the time, but am interested to see how it works with some heavy app usage…There are only two drawbacks so far. A lot of apps that I have on myphone are from the Amazon App Store, which as of now is not compatiblewith the Nexus device. I am sure this is only because the Jelly BeanOS is new. There is no doubt in my mind that my apps that are notcurrently compatible will catch up soon.  The other is the size of thewidgets. The Twitter and Facebook apps are added to the screen in thesame size as on a phone. The problem with this is that when laying outa screen you are often left with small gaps between your widgets,which is just annoying to me and ruins the devices otherwise extremelyappealing look.  Many of the Google widgets, such as Gmail, My PlayLibrary, and calendar, are adjustable, which is the perfect solutionto the issue. I hope that with the increased use of tablets, especially Android powered tablets, both of these issues will be resolved very soon. -Tim Howell  Tim’s blog “The Side Effects of Boredom” covers a variety of topics, from sports and movies to comedy and high nerdity.  
August 9, 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
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day:  - Google Fiber, the companies ultra fast internet and HD TV service went live yesterday in Kansas City MO/KS.  For a $300 construction cost and anwhere from $120 to $0 bucks a month, you too could have access to up to 1 Gigabit of download speeds… if you live in Kansas City (Im looking at you Jonny).  - Andorid 4.0 Jelly Bean is finally making its way stateside, with reports that the Motorola Zoom being the first device to run the new OS.  As of last night Wi-Fi Xoom users had access to the update.  - Same day shipping is probably not feasible on a broad scale says Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak.  Brick and mortar retailers everywhere exhale a sigh of relief.   - A new patent application for Apple’s possible Google Glass competitor has recently been submitted.  The patent design shows a very uncomfortable HUD display with accompanying helmet. Thats all for this week folks, have a great weekend, and stay geeky!.
July 27, 2012 VIEW POST
So, this little guy has been making its way through the inter-tubes.  No its not a Playstation Vita, this lawsuit begging device is the Droid X360.  This bad boy is running Android 4.0 ICS, and comes pre-installed with count ‘em 9 EMULATORS including the classic NES and N64, to the Game Gear and Playstation.  See specs below: The Droid X360 comes with Android 4.0.4 installed, a 1.5GHz processor (not sure if it’s a dual core), 512MB of RAM, 8GB of onboard storage, a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen display (800 x 480), HDMI-out, a microSD slot (support up to 32GB), a mini USB port, 2800 mAh battery, a rear 2-megapixel camera and a front 0.3-megapixel shooter. And it includes two analog sticks! No pricing yet, its being manufactured by a Chinese company, and my guess is that Chairman Mao wont let this one out of his sight.  Expect this to never ever make it stateside.   More pictures and hands on details over at Micgadget.
July 25, 2012 VIEW POST
As a follow up to my previous post about brisk early sales of the Nexus 7, apparently the sales for the 16GB version have been much better than previously expected.  In fact they have been so good that Google has pulled the 16GB version from their Play store. According to the Guardian Google expected the 8GB version to be the big seller, but apparently concerns with the fact that they cant upgrade the storage have lead to a run on the larger capacity tablet.  Good for Google, as I have previously, the success of these tablets can only be good for us.
July 23, 2012 VIEW POST
Misguided Geek Friday Tech Update Quick rundown of the Tech news of the day: -The Blogosphere has gone crazy today with news that Apple maybe releasing a new iPad Mini tablet, which makes it sound even more like a female sanitary device than the original iPad.  No confirmation or denial from Apple, but I tend to believe where there is smoke, there is fire.  Reports even go so far as to predict a $299 price point, and a quarter 4 release - With Apple now targeting the Amazon Fire, Amazon is now targeting the iPhone with its announcement that it will begin development on an Amazon Phone. Amazon has even enlisted Foxconn, the same company that makes all Apple’s iDevices to begin development of its Android powered phone.   - With the new Google and Microsoft tablets everyone has been waiting for a response from Amazon, this may come in the form of no fewer than THREE new Kindle Fire 2 tablets.  CNET reports rumors of a new 7” tablets, with camera, sans camera, and featuring 4G, and a new 8.9’ tablet with high quality display.   - Finally, in the competition for ugliest accessory, Olympus throws its hat in the ring, introducing its Google Glass competitor MEG 4.0.  Olympus’s headset promises to be more of a heads up display. overlaying augmented reality data on its glasses, and providing updates via connection with a tablet or presumably phone. Enjoy your weekend faithful readers, Ill be back up on Monday!
July 6, 2012 VIEW POST