Hasta La Gadget!

There are so many gadgets and gizmos that we carry around during the day and it seems like there are only going to be more of them. You want your MP3 player, phone, tablet, laptop, headphones, backup battery, extra cables, and a few different flashlight options for those ‘just in case’ times. OK, I’m exaggerating, but we do carry around a lot more than we need to. When it comes down to it, all you really need are your cards, maybe some cash, and your phone.

It’s hard trying to downsize, and normally you still need to worry about keeping both your phone and money holder within your general vicinity. The Topcor Tech Wallet will make sure your wallet and your phone don’t stray too far away from each other. While there are many cases that have a sort of card/money holder integrated in, this is a different take.

The Tech Wallet uses an adhesive pad to stick to your phone case, and utilizes a low-profile hook and loop (velcro) to keep the your phone and wallet together. You’ll have to apply the backing with some amount of precision, but it is removable with some heat and finagling. The wallet can hold 8 cards, 12 bills, and four or more business cards. Made of nylon and coming only in black, this will cost you around $20 if you’re interested. The wallet can be used as a stand aside from its main function in either portrait or landscape mode. This will play nice with the iPhone 4 and 5, Galaxy S3, HTC One, and just about any other smartphone as it’s just a sticky Velcro pad and wallet.

Available for purchase at Topcor, found via GeekChurch
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Hmmm, is it me, or is Iran getting more and more progressive? First, we heard that the government in that part of the world has already unblocked Twitter as well as Facebook, and now there are whispers from IRNA, Iran’s official news agency, which tout that Iran intends to send a Persian cat into space. In the past, Iran allegedly did send a monkey into orbit, although there were doubts which were raised after photos from that mission hit the Internet. Iran maintains that said monkey made it to space and back to earth safe and sound, the media touted different monkeys prior to and after the mission. Ah well, assuming the worst happened to that monkey in the name of science, we do hope that the Iranian scientists’ plans to fire a Persian cat into space via a liquid-fueled rocket will not suffer a similar fate.

We do wonder how the cat will feel like when floating around in zero gravity, but should said cat actually be selected for such a mission, it would join the distinguished ranks of 2 other cats who were launched in a rocket before – one in 1963, the other afterwards. Since a cat has proverbially nine lives, we do wish this kitty all the best of luck as it embarks to space in March next year.

Iran Could Send Persian Cat Into Space original content from Ubergizmo.

Kinect for Windows developers can now get a little more creative: Microsoft has released version 1.8 of the camera’s SDK, which lets app creators produce a green screen effect by removing the background. The update also brings a new Kinect Fusion API that scans the color of an object in addition to its shape, saving some 3D modelers the trouble of creating a separate texture map. There’s better scene tracking and more code samples, too. Programmers who crave the new software tricks can grab the refreshed SDK and its companion tools at the source links.

Filed under: Peripherals, Software, Microsoft

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Source: Kinect for Windows Blog, Download Center

If you love being exclusive in your life as well as lifestyle, then you would very well know that having a load of money would help you get ahead of the competition. Not only that, this would also mean you are able to place pre-orders of upcoming devices as well as playing the role of an early adopter. However, since the iPhone resonates extremely close to your heart, you might just be drawn towards picking up the world’s only 24 carat gold iPhone 5s that was recently launched by Goldgenie.

This is an exclusive iPhone 5s that will be draped in real 24 carat gold, rose gold and platinum. Apart from that, it will also feature a trio of designs that have been laced with flawless Swarovski crystals. As long as you dig deep into your bank account, you will be able to bring home these beautiful amalgamations of art and technology in a handmade cherry oak presentation box. These iPhone 5s’ will be sold unlocked, with the price range starting from £2,137 ($2,820) and going all the way to £3,130.98 ($4,144.63). This is the ultimate bling phone that you can purchase where the iPhone 5s is concerned as at press time, although we do expect to see other more expensive models arrive in the future.

24 Carat Gold iPhone 5s Launched By Goldgenie original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier this month Samsung finally unveiled its much rumored new phablet, the Galaxy Note 3. It will take quite a while for U.S. carriers to launch the device, despite the fact that both AT&T and T-Mobile will be the first to begin accepting pre-orders. Rumor has it that Best Buy, one of the largest retailers in the country, might have the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in stock from September 19th.

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Unlocked Galaxy Note 3 Rumored To Be In Stock At Best Buy From September 19th original content from Ubergizmo.