Those of us who have learning disabled kids know that one of the most effective ways to help kids learn is what the experts (and my Sami) call “a multi-sensory approach”. The folks at Motion Math have clearly taken that to heart with their eponymous new product: Motion Math creates movement-based learning games that give learners an intuitive sense of math
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Motion Math iPhone Game Makes Math Physical
Canoical has officially released the latest version of Ubuntu, Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat for netbooks, notebooks, desktops and tablet computers. The latest version features a new user interface for netbooks and other devices with small displays, plus there is also updated email, office and music applications
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Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Download Available
No its not April Fool’s just yet, or maybe it is looking at this new accessory for the Xbox 360 Kinect motion system. Atomic Accessories have launched the new blow-up boat accessory for use with Kinect Adventures’s. The replica dingy is 150 x 150 cm. “ Ideal to comfortably play in 2 gamers simultaneously, still without being clumsy in the living room.” Kinect Adventures will get you off the couch and into the game in a whole new way. You and your friends and family will jump, dodge, and kick your way through 20 of pulse-pounding adventures set in exotic locations.
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Xbox Kinect New Accessory : Blow Up Boat
The combination of cartography and typography is pretty much everything GP could ask for in a print. Clearly we’re not alone in this sentiment, judging by Axis Map’s decision to create the Typographic Maps ($15-$195) series. These prints accurately depict the streets, highways, parks, neighborhoods, coastlines, and physical features of Chicago or Boston using nothing but type
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Axis Typographic Maps
Jan van der Meer is the ultimate camera buff and in these series of videos, he’s been using (what any self respecting camera buff should own :p) a Nokia N8. He’s got some great tips for us such as the new Joby Gorillapod (Every human with a camera/camphone NEEDS a gorillapod) with an arm for smooth swivelling/tilting. In this video, Jan uses a macro lens on the N8. The results are great. Now we’ve seen from topolino70 how even simpler than this (with a magnifying glass) you can achieve some absolutely breathtaking close up videos with the N8.
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Jan van der Meer’s Nokia N8 Macro and accessory tips!
We love Lego here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest Lego creation is the largest Lego ship ever built measuring a massive 23 feet long, and it is a 1/40 replica of the USS Intrepid. It is being shown off at the Great western Lego show, in the UK and you can see a video of it below, which shows just how big this thing is. Gizmodo via Gizmo Watch
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The Worlds Largest Lego Ship
If you are looking to extend your Wi-Fi connection outside your house and away from power supply, maybe into the garden. Then this DIY Solar powered Wi-Fi repeater will help you go into the depths of your garden with ease. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action. In this hack a solar panel has been rigged to power a Linksys WRT54G v8 router with 7.5 volts at 500 milliamps in direct sunlight. Its also equipped with a back system just in case the clouds should come out to try and drop your connection.
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DIY Solar Powered Wi-Fi Repeater (video)
Thin-clients are inherently low-end PCs equipped with power-saving CPU and integrated graphics. These corporate computers without a doubt don’t mix with HD video conferencing, yet there’s a huge market potential if someone manages to make this works. Now it’s happening with the collaboration between Logitech, Citrix, Avistar and HP to bring high-def video communications to virtual desktops. Logitech’s to-be-announced B990 HD webcam with dual-mic will feature onboard H.264 encoder which keeps CPU processing to a minimum
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Logitech B990 Webcam Brings HD Video Conferencing to Virtual Desktops
Microsoft is set to officially debut Windows Phone 7 today at 9:30AM ET in New York City, but that hasen’t stopped Samsung Russia from publishing info about the company’s Omnia 7 WP7 handset a few hours early. The device has a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, 800 x 480 resolution, 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD8250 processor, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, aGPS, 5 megapixel camera capable of 720p video at 25fps, tri-band HSDPA/HSUPA radio, quad-band GSM radio, 8GB internal memory, and a built-in FM radio.
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Samsung Omnia 7 surfaces hours before Windows Phone 7 launch
Today we feature No. 4,892 in a perpetually ongoing series of applications that should be included natively in the BlackBerry OS. These are normally apps that perform a specific function that might not warrant a big investment, but are simple and convenient enough that they’re worth having around. This one is called Add Contact, and it makes saving numbers from your call log to an existing contact an easy proposition
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Add numbers from your call log to existing address book contacts with Add Contact
Today’s post will be of special interest to HTC fan boys out there. Thanks to a new tip received by Mobilesyrup , it’s more or less confirmed that the HTC Desire Z will indeed be released locally and Bell is the carrier who will be offering it up to interested Canadians. There’s still no info though on when it’ll hit stores, but a previous report pegged it to be arriving in late November. As far as pricing is concerned, thanks to this inventory screenshot, we now have its supposed contract-free retail price
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HTC Desire Z to retail for $499.99 contract-free?
Section: Communications , Cellphones , Smartphones , Mobile Look what we have here. It seems that the rumored Windows Phone 7 dubbed Samsung Focus which is supposed to be released by AT&T on November 8 is not going to be the first Windows 7 phone after all. In fact, it seems that there will be two Windows 7 phones, the Samsung Omnia 7 and LG Optimus 7.
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Samsung, LG leak out details of Windows Phone 7 smartphones
We have features some cool decals for the iPhone and MacBook before here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is another cool Iron Man version, although this one is slightly different than the last one we saw, the Iron Man Arc Reactor iPhone 4 Decal. The Iron Man Arc Reactor iPhone 4 Decal is designed to fit on the back of your iPhone 4, a great way to give it an individual look. If you want one, the Iron Man Arc Reactor iPhone 4 Decal is available for $6.00 from ShortSleeveAlliance .
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Iron Man Arc Reactor iPhone 4 Decal
If you are still deciding what to wear this halloween and a little short of ideas. This fantastic DIY Storm Trooper helmet created from plastic milk bottles might spark a few new ideas. The plastic bottle is cut into three pieces that are then glued together to create the shape. Further detailing like the helmets side vents are actually the tops of milk bottles, so nothing goes to waste.
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DIY Storm Trooper Helmet Made From Plastic Milk Bottles
Windows Live ID Location Well WP7 official announcement is just hours away and now Microsoft has quietly pushed out a Zune update that will allow users to jump on the the WP7 Marketplace. Along with the WP7 Apps it also adds Video / Movies. So I am all happy and try to sign in using my hotmail.com account that I created way back in 2005 or so it throws out an error.
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Migrating on to WP7 off to a Rocky Start
We start the week with a Gear Deal on the 11.6″ ultra-portable Lenovo IdeaPad U160 . The U160 weighs a mere 2.9 pounds and gets as thin as .9″. It features an Ambient Light Sensor, Active Protection System and data recovery tools. At first glance the U160 might appear to be a netbook but this small computer is anything but a netbook.
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Gear Deal- Lenovo IdeaPad U160 11.6″ ULV Core i5 Ultra-portable Laptop
Some of our readers will remember the Virgin Galactic VSS Enterprise that we told you about a while back, it has just completed its first manned flight. The VSS Enterprise was piloted by Pete Siebold and his co-pilot Mike Alsbury, and it was released from its mothership at a height of 45,000 ft. Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, who was present during the first successful flight, added “This was one of the most exciting days in the whole history of Virgin. For the first time since we seriously began the project in 2004, I watched the world’s first manned commercial spaceship landing on the runway at Mojave Air and Space Port and it was a great moment
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic VSS Enterprise Completes First Manned Flight
A blue edition of the new Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type has now been released, initially available on Vodafone deals the Nokia X3-02 is a mid range handset that incorporates both a touch screen and keypad for ease of use. Nokia X3-02 Blue deals on Vodafone start from just £10 per month, to get a free
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Blue Nokia X3-02 Deals – Nokia X3 Touch & Type Blue
We’re used to thinking of the developing world as a place where we dump our second-hand technology. Old mobiles, cheap laptops and bashed-up computers – Asia, Latin America and Africa get the specced-down cast-offs of what we use in the…
If you are a UK PS3 owner and feel a little left out after the launch of the Netflix movie streaming service stateside in the US. You will be pleased to know that Sony has now arranged for a movie streaming and subscription service to be avialable in the UK through LOVEFiLM. A video from the official PS3 YouTube channel has confirmed UK movie rental service LOVEFiLM is coming to PS3 as of next month. Check it out after the jump. LOVEFiLM members will get all this as part of their subscription and if your are already a member you will also be able to manage your Blu-ray and DVD rental list. The service will be accessable via the XMB and will instantly stream “thousands of movies” to your console.
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PS3 UK Users Receive Movie Streaming and Subscription Service
We’ve seen various covers for iPad that were knock-offs of the iconic Moleskine notebook, and we’ve seen DIY instructions to make your own Moleskine-style cover for iPad – but now we can have a real, official Moleskine cover for our iPads and iPhone 3G and 3GS! Moleskine has announced they are adding two new hybrid tools to their Folio Digital collection - introduced a few months ago with a Kindle cover. Both the Folio iPhone Cover and the Folio iPad Cover will have the classic black exterior, rounded corners, and the black elastic band closure. Inside, the covers are lined with suede to protect the device. There’s also room inside the cover to hold a Volant softcover Moleskine; a Volant with plain pages will be included with the covers. The Smartphone Cover was designed with the expectations that you’ll use Bluetooth or headphones with your phone. These covers aren’t released yet, but you’ll be able to sign up at Amazon to be notified when they are released in mid-November. Use the above two links to sign up. There’s no price available yet for either … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: News , iPhone, iPad, iPod related Tagged: iPad cover , iPhone cover , Moleskine Official Moleskine Covers Announced for iPhone and iPad originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 11, 2010 at 8:00 am.
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Official Moleskine Covers Announced for iPhone and iPad