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If geeks did Valentine’s – of course they do – here are some cool finds as to what might excite them about February 14th.

• Solar Powered Wings of Love$11.49
• Emoticon Paperweight$12.99
• I Love You Sith Much Bobblehead$12.99
• Robot Style USB Hub$29.99

• Talking and Recording LED Rose$9.99
• Duct Tape Roses$12.00
• 8-Bit Rose$14.99
• 24K 6-Inch Gold Foil Rose$34.99

[ Valentine’s – Geek Style <3 copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Remember that unnamed Acer phone we caught skulking about Intel’s CES event? It’s been given a proper launch: meet the Liquid C1. True to form, the fully revealed device centers around a Lexington-based, 1.2GHz Atom Z2420 processor. The chip gives the C1 enough grunt to power an 8-megapixel camera with burst shooting while keeping the price in check, at about 9,990 baht ($335) off-contract for the inaugural Thailand release in February. Locals will otherwise get a solid Android 4.0 smartphone with a 4.3-inch display, HSPA+ 3G and a battery that lasts for nine hours of 3G talk. Other countries in southeast Asia are next on the list to get Acer’s turn at an Intel-powered handset, although we wouldn’t expect to see it everywhere — Intel’s Uday Marty warns ZDNet that the absence of LTE will keep phones like the C1 away from markets where the faster data is commonplace.

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Source: ZDNet

Google has just mapped the spectacular Grand Canyon, the steep-sided canyon carved by the great Colorado River. Today, Google is releasing panoramic imagery of the national monument. Beautiful and interactive images, covering more than 75 miles of trails and surrounding roads, were captured by Google’s very own Trekker. Google’s mapping team strapped on the Android-operated 40-pound backpack carrying the 15-lens camera system. They walked the rocky terrain on foot, endured the temperature swings, and suffered a few muscle cramps, just to capture more than 9,500 panoramas of this masterpiece of nature. (more…)

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Back in October, Rockstar officially announced a “spring 2013” release window for Grand Theft Auto V. However, the company announced today that they’re delaying the game, and will see a solid release date of September 17, 2013. The game will be heading to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but still no word on PC or Wii U availability.

Rockstar didn’t give a specific reason for the delay other than “to allow additional development time.” The development team apologized for the delay, but said that the extra time needed to polish up the game will be well worth the time for those eagerly waiting. The company says that GTAV “is a massively ambitious and complex game and it simply needs a little more polish to be of the standard we and, more importantly, you require.”

Rockstar has been teasing us a good amount throughout these past few months, releasing new screenshots of the game what seems like every other day. They give us a good look at what to expect in the new game, and we’re even told that Grand Theft Auto V will feature Rockstar’s largest in-game world that they’ve ever developed.

The game will feature three protagonists, and it takes place in Los Santos, one of the three cities featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The upcoming game should hopefully blow all other past installments out of the water. We really like GTAIV, but we’re hoping for even more with GTAV, considering it will have the largest in-game world to date.

Grand Theft Auto V delayed, arriving September 17 is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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What was your first impression when you saw the Princess Leia hologram in Star Wars? Seemed pretty crazy at the time. How in the world (errr galaxy far far away) did they get a 3D video to be played from a droid? It does not seem quite as crazy 35 years later. Hologram technology (a.k.a. holography) currently gets used in security (currency, drivers licenses), art, data storage and many other areas. Now it is even involved in games. Yes, games!

John Adams, experienced UK toy supplier, recently unveiled a hologram “game” at the 2013 London Toy Fair. HolograFX is described as an ‘interactive entertainment show’. Download pre-recorded projection holograms through the HolograFX app. Images are then generated out of your smart phone. Yes, what R2D2 did in Star Wars your phone will be able to do with this revolutionary game. Details are still sketchy on what exactly the ‘game’ will consist of. It appears that some sort of set is available for you to utilize in solving the mysteries. Also, early indicators are that you will somehow be able to project your own image into a hologram. See the video above for a demo. HolograFX launches in the US and UK later this year and no price has been announced. Whatever the price may be it will probably be cheaper than making your own R2D2 to project holograms though.
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