The Geek Church

I believe that it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Here are some tech news.

A game called Monkey Flight for the iPhone is free today.

For some reason, the Bing App has been removed from iPhone stores, except for in the United States.

An Astronaut Tweets some very cool views and videos of space.

Bad News, iPad Accessories won’t be available until May. More Bad News: Windows Mobile 7 will not have a Copy/Paste function.

I’m glad to see that Palm has changed its ads. It is a step into the better.

Here’s the iLuv iMM190 App Station iPhone/iPod touch dock.

Buffalo has some USB sticks, for women only. Find out why.

Creative has the Inspire S2 Bluetooth Speaker System.

Here is the SFR carrier that offers the HTC Legend in Red.

Check out the Readot, which turns a 2D photo into a 3D pin-pression.

Panasonic has their Touch of the Future that it is full swing.

GM is working on a new type of enhanced vision system or augmented reality system.

Don’t you just love it when people say that, “oh, God must be cursing him/her/them/it”. Yeah, I don’t like it either.

It’s common, dating back to biblical times. Go ahead and read Deuteronomy 1-2, Acts 28, and then the entry here.

Now we should be familiar with the normal design of helicopter from television and movies. It uses a large motor placed on its middle and spins the blades one way while rotating the body of the craft the other way. Furthermore, a tail rotor is also is required to counteract the force of the motor, keeping the helicopter balanced. Now the development of a new model may be the sign of a new generation of helicopter approaching.

This new design is actually a fully-operational model created by Swisscopter Americas. They call it the Dragonfly DF1. This model of helicopter is unique because the main rotor doesn’t need to be powered by a motor. The blades are self-powered by tiny, hydrogen-peroxide jets located on the blade tips. This allows the blades to spin without pushing the body of the aircraft. However, a tail rotor is still required for balancing and turning the copter. This model has been in the making for years and now Swisscopter Americas is planning to create a follow-up design called the DF2.

The Dragonfly helicopter is flight-certified in the United States and could arrive on the market in the near future. Another benefit of this new helicopter is that it’s considered safer for the environment than regular copters. However, such an innovation obviously won’t be inexpensive when it makes its debut.

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In the ever-changing world of gaming, online play has become a standard for the game experience. With an online account from a provider such as Microsoft or Sony and a reliable, internet connection, gamers now enjoy being able to play in the same game together and talk to each other during their online play. Of course, there is one more piece of equipment is required for online play. This device is the gamer’s headset. Normally, a specific headset is designed for either console gaming, PC gaming or both. But now there’s a new headset that covers gaming for multiple systems.

This new headset was created by Astro Gaming and they call it the A30 Cross-Gaming Headset. This device was specifically designed for versatility in using different kinds of gaming systems. The A30 is equipped with three different cable adapters that are compatible with game consoles, personal computers and handheld devices. Compatible systems include the X-Box 360, PS3, PSP, Nintendo DS, PC and the iPhone. This headset can also be used to answer calls on your phone.

Thus, adaptability is basically what the A30 offers to the gamer who doesn’t want to be confined to a specific system. The headset also has two microphones. One of the mics is a roll-one unit for games and Skype and the other is used to answer phone calls. The A30 is packing Dolby 5.1 sound and is available for $150.

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