NASA Launches Visualisation Explorer iPad App

ts surrounding Universe from the comfort of your iPad. The new NASA app provides and easy way to read stories about the advanced based research NASA is currently conducting using their fleet of research spacecraft using visualisation and spectacular imagery.

Michael Starobin, a senior producer at the Goddard Space Flight Center explains a little more about what the new NASA app has to offer.

“The app will explore stories of climate change, Earth’s dynamic systems, plant life on land and in the oceans–all of the small and large stories captured in data by NASA satellites and then visualized,” -”Science should be accessible to everyone, and visualization reveals the meaning and value of the often intangible, but essential, data delivered by NASA’s research efforts,”

The new NASA Visualisation Explorer iPad App is available to download for free from the iTunes App Store and is just under 5mb in size.

Source: CNET

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Qualcomm Launches Augmented Reality SDK For iOS (Video)

Qualcomm’s augmented reality SDK has been available for Google’s Android devices for a while now and now Qualcomm has released a version of its Augmented reality SDK for Apple’s iOS.

The SDK is designed to make it easier for developers to integrate virtual content and real content together, and whilst Apple’s iOS already supports augmented reality, this new SDK should make it easier for developers to develop applications for both Android and iOS devices,have a look at the video below.

The video above shows the winners from Qualcomm’s Augmented Reality developer challenge, and their new SDK for iOS offers support for the iPhone 4, the iPad 2 and he iPod Touch fourth generation.

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Free Red Dead Redemption DLC Arriving Soon, As A Thank You To RDR Gamers

Rockstar has now confirmed that a new Red Dead Redemption DLC pack will be arriving soon and the best bit is that it will be free to all to download. Rockstar is releasing the new DLC for free to show its appreciation for the awesome long-term support from gamers for the Red Dead Redemption multiplayer modes, since it was launched back in 2010.

The new DLC will be called Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack will feature new fan-favorite multiplayer characters, together with new multiplayer locations for players of Deathmatch, Grab the Bag, Gang matches and others.

A title update in the lead up to the new free DLC pack will also be released to address issues with the original Undead Overrun multiplayer mode settings. The new Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack DLC will be arriving in September on the PSN and Xbox Live service.

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Apple Top Smartphone Manufacturer, Android Top Platform According To Research

Nielsen have just released their latest numbers for the US smartphone market for the month of June, and according top their latest research Apple are the top smartphone manufactures with a share of 28 percent of the market for their iPhone.

Google’s Android OS has taken a total of 39 percent of the market according to the report, making it the top smartphone platform in the US for June, and out of the Android devices HTC is the top manufacturer with a share of 14 percent.

Next in line for Android devices is Motorola with an 11 percent share and in third place is Samsung, we wonder how these figures will look when Samsung releases the Galaxy S II in the US next month.

You can find out full details over at Nielsen.

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Razer Electra Smartphone & Tablet Gaming Headset Arriving October 2011

ced bass response with optimised drivers, and fitted with replaceable sound-isolating leatherette ear cushions for comfort during extended gaming sessions.

The Electra gaming headset is also equipped with a detachable rubber sheathed audio cable and detachable inline microphone audio cable for voice communication, which can be easily replaced if the worst were to happen. But be warned the combined  inline cable microphone only works in a port that mixes audio and microphone capability, like many smartphone and tablet jacks.

“The Razer Electra provides just that with deep, booming bass and balanced sound delivered by audio drivers finely tuned to low frequencies.”

The Razer Electra headphones will be arriving in October worldwide for around $60

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G Lands On Verizon

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G LTE has gone on sale with Verizon Wireless in the US today, and as we mentioned previously there are two models available, one with 16GB of storage which is available for $529 and one with 32GB of storage which retails for $629.

Both models are available when you sign up to a new data contract with Verizon, and as a reminder of the specifications the Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a 10.1 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800.

Connectivity comes win the form of 4G LTE and WiFi, it also features a three megapixel camera on the back and a two megapixel camera on the front for video chat.

You can find out more information over at Verizon.

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Save Your Dusty Cassettes With The Cassette Capture Player

Now that we mentioned it you probably remember that old box where you keep those unused cassettes of the Spice Girls and Elton John. Don’t be ashamed a smany people share the same unease over their bygone music tastes. But what’s that? You miss listening to old albums? Totally fine. Here comes the perfect gadget to bring them to digital immortality.

The Cassette Capture, itself reminiscent of an old school Sony walkman, allows the user to play cassettes that are then converted to an mp3 file and saved onto a hard drive. Rea simple and it’s got no capacity limits—the genius of cassettes really, so your entire AC/DC back catalogue can be preserved.

Of course, as to why re-recording a cassette is better than simply downloading isn’t a question we’ll tackle. The Cassette Capture’s value ride son nostalgia and personal sensitivity over old music.

The lightweight Cassette Capture comes with a USB cable and a built in program for transferring the files. The real interesting par tis a earphones jack means the Cassette Capture is a Walkman in all but name.

This is good news for nostalgic die hard music fans. Us too, since we haven’t listened to our cassettes of Prince’s “Purple Rain” for ages. Last: the Cassette Capture is selling for $26 each.

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New J!ns Glasses Moisturizes Your Strained Eyeballs

Eye strain sucks. If your schedule leaves you staring at a computer screen all day followed by a frenzied stretch of off hours gaming somewhere, then you know what we mean. Thing is, our interconnected dystopian reality demands that we remain in front of monitors all day. This naturally hurts our eyes, no two ways about it. Renowned glasses maker J!ns—pronounced Jin—have unveiled a couple of new eyeglasses to relieve ocular assisted visual organs.

Seen above is the J!ns moisture, a clever contraption embedded pair that helps moisten strained eyes. If you’ve ever closed your eyes at the office and felt them water, you sure as heck know that a gadget like this will prove useful. Better than awkward eye drops even. Or maybe, because some people prefer eye drops.

There’s another variant next to the Moisture called the J!ins PC, whose lenses reduce the numbing glare of a computer screen.

Both won’t be out until the end of October and will be priced fairly, as in affordable but not cheap.

In the meantime, perhaps you’d like to give those eyes a break. They need it, given how much visual pollution assails us these days from crappy 3D movies to shallow TV programs and lulz on YouTube. Ugh.

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$8-Million iPad 2 Gold History Edition Features Real T-Rex Thigh Bone

$8-Million iPad 2 Gold History Edition Features Real T-Rex Thigh Bone

Priced at $8000000, the iPad 2 Gold History Edition from Stuart Hughes is not only the world's most expensive, but features sections of a real tyrannosaurus-rex thigh bone. Plus, you'll also find "12.5 cts of 'I'F' Flawless diamonds, a magnificent total of 53 individually set sparkling gems dwell beautifully in solid 24ct Apple logo with rear section formed again in 24ct gold weighing an immense 2,000 grams." Continue reading for one more picture. 

[via Geekologie - StuartHughes]

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iPhone 4S Pictures Leaked

iPhone 4S Pictures Leaked

Here it is, a first look at the iPhone 4S, a low-cost model that Apple plans to release alongside the iPhone 5 in September. According to Tinhte.vn, this handset "has a plastic back which would decrease the weight and cost and increase the durability." Continue reading for one more picture. 

[via 9to5Mac]

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