Category: General Gadgets
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After 15 Year Console Absence Sega May Release Dreamcast 2
While some are dreaming of a White Christmas many are still dreaming of a world where Sega can return to the console glory it enjoyed throughout the 90s. One of my own fondest memories of Christmas was finding my original Sega Mega Drive under the tree when I was 9 years old. It set me…
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Report: Sony Working On New Sulfur Batteries
Today’s mobile devices all require a battery, and increasingly are showing the need for more and more power as they increase in complexity. Power is very much a problem of chemistry – difficult compounds and rare elements are all employed in rechargeable cells, so the field is very much a scientific one. The current battery type…
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The PINE A64 – 64bit SBC
Since the advent of the smartphone in 2007, people have been clamouring to get the fastest pocket power possible. Now, pocket power is all well and good, but without connectability it’s a little lacking, unless you are happy with everything wireless of course. Not entirely small enough for comfortable pocket use, but, definitely packing a…
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Fairphone 2 – Repair Your Own Modular Smartphone
Fairphone is a small Dutch company startup that has big plans to change the way phones are built, not only in design but also through the resources involved in production, notably free from conflict minerals. Fairphone has managed to be the first company to ship a fully modular smart phone. The Fairphone 2 is the…
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Eve: Valkyrie teams up with Oculus
CCP Games (the developers of Eve:Valkyrie) and Oculus have announced that all pre-orders of Rift will ship with a free copy of this game. This is great news to anybody who has already played the demo in VR and it is quite an impressive game. EVE: Valkyrie is a team-based science fiction first person multiplayer…
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Apple Releases iPhone 6S Smart Battery Case
Apple is now selling an £80 battery boosting accessory for its most recent iPhone line-up which will allow longer use of key features including calls, Wi-Fi, 4G and Bluetooth connectivity. The Apple Smart Battery case is made of microfiber and flexible elastomer for protection and slips on and syncs with the iPhone 6 or iPhone…