Month: February 2015

Words Gallery for Kids. A simple Windows Phone game for the family. #Learning #Apps by @jimboireland

There is never enough to keep our kids happy these days and there is never enough games or apps,they always want more,Its always nice to see interactive apps but there is not enough,there never is i guess,but we have had this sent into us and it a game for kids and family alike..

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Words Gallery is a simple game that everyone can play and its basically a learning app for kids and its simple to use.There is multiple categories to pick from and they are all listed nicely,your child (or the parent) can select an area which they would like to do.Your round will consist of ten questions and then you can select more again when finished..

Then the game begins,when your topic is selected the game will call out a word and you will be given 4 answers to pick from via images on the screen,text is also displayed at the end of the screen, its quite basic and easy plus there is some difficult ones there too,depending on the childs age it will suit many ages.

You can download the Game here free of the paid version here (79p) which removes ads.

 

Personalize your Home Screen with #TileArt app from Microsoft Mobile by @Tiwaash #WindowsPhone #App

WindowsPhone is all about personalization and pinning what you need on to the home screen. To make this experience on June screen even more personal Microsoft recently launched an app, which allows you to have images of your superhero or favorite cartoon character or anything you want to make your home screen and lock screen even more personal, the #TileArt app.


#TileArt app allows users to place the images as they wish to on the home screen with transparent tiles. Using #TileArt users can
• Create your own custom tile layout
• Upload transparent PNG images
• Access free #TileArt Gallery
• Customize your lock screen
• Share home screen with your friends

A closer look at Tile Art 

You can download this app on your WindowsPhone from here. Let us know what you feel about this app in the comments below or tweet us @jimboireland or @Tiwaash using #techbuzzireland

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

Got 14K to spend on Valentines day ? #Vertu has the #ClousDeParis handset. by @jimboireland #Valentines

Well folks its almost Valentines day and you better have some cash saved,Thats is you fancy spending 14k on a new phone from Vertu. We are all quite aware now of Vertu who make exquisite handsets that do not come cheap,and they have just announced a new one called the Clous De Paris just in time for Valentines day..

 

 

 

CLOUS DE PARIS

The Signature Touch Clous de Paris features an engraved Grade-5 titanium back plate and sides, creating an eye-catching guilloche pattern that reflects the light for a near-precious quality. It’s finished in unmistakable alligator skin, crafted by specialist French and Italian tanneries, for a supple, matt feel and striking appearance.

Android™ 4.4 (KitKat)
Hardware characteristics
  • Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 2.3GHz Quad-core processor
  • 4.7” 1080p, brilliant, high contrast display at 473dpi, protected by sapphire crystal
  • 13 MP main camera with autofocus and twin LED flash
  • 2.1MP Skype™ compliant front camera
  • 64GB of internal memory
  • Stereo High-fidelity 11mm x 15mm loudspeakers with Dolby® Digital Plus surround sound decoding support
  • A-GPS + Compass
  • Gyro and accelerometer for orientation and game play
  • Qi Compatible Wireless Charging
Battery¹
  • Built-in rechargeable 2275mAh Li-ion battery
  • Talk time: Up to 15 hrs 30 mins (WCDMA)
  • Stand-by: Up to 380 hrs

Connectivity
  • Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • WCDMA Bands I, II, IV, V, VIII
  • DC-HSPA+ Release 8, Cat24, 42Mb/s Downlink, Cat6 5.76Mb/s Uplink
  • LTE Bands² 1-5,7,8,17,20 & 25
  • LTE FDD² Cat4,150Mb/s Downlink, 50Mb/s Uplink
  • Dual-band WLAN 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac incl. WAPI for PRC
  • MicroAB USB system connector with USB On-The-Go support
  • 3.5mm audio socket
  • Bluetooth® v4.0 + LE
  • CSR aptX® high quality encoded audio support
  • NFC including support for embedded and SIM based secure elements
  • WiFi hotspot (tethering & portable hotspot)

As usual with Vertu you get all the extras such as Concierge,Life and Certainty and if you want to really sweeten the deal on the special day cases start at only €450 and can go up to just €1,995,thats all,so off you go lads…..   

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Coloud Bang Wired Speaker MD-1C now on sale in Ireland #Nokia #Coloud by @jimboireland #MixRadio

The Coloud Bang speaker is a nice neat portable speaker made by the company coloud,its small but packs a  punch when it comes to sound..For its size you will be surprised.It also comes in several colours too which are all bright and eye catching bar Black,The Bang also comes in Green,and Orange It’s now available from the Microsoft store.

 

The Bang has enough power to keep the party going. Enjoy up to 8 hours of play back time on a single charge and daisy chain two or more speakers together to make your music sound even better. It’s a powerful portable speaker for a super-affordable price.

 

Microsoft have now got this speaker up for grabs on the Irish Microsoft store for a great price of €19.00 for this price you will get some great sound,also with the Coloud Bang you can add them together like a daisy chain,Mix Radio users will rejoice here for sure.

 

Specs

  • Dimensions

    • Width: 75 mm
    • Height: 51 mm
    • Weight: 96 g
    • Cable length: 17 cm

  • Audio

    • Frequency response: 200 – 15 000 Hz
    • Maximum output: 94 dB at 0.5 m
    • Speaker drivers: 40 mm high performance

  • Connectivity

    • AV connectors: 3.5 mm stereo headphone connector
    • Charging connectors: Micro-USB

  • Power

    • Rechargeable battery: Yes
    • Maximum music playback time: 8 h

     

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Nokia Lumia 830 Wireless Charging Flip Shell review,photos,gallery and video. by @jimboireland #Lumia830

Here is our thoughts on the Nokia Lumia 830 Wireless Charging Flip shell,the shell is nice and light and comes in either Green or Orange or Black,there is a slight variance between its original back cover which is really not a big deal,the Flip Shell case is known as the CP – 627 The front of the case has a nice smooth feel to it whilst the inside has a velvet touch which is also good to protect the screen on the 830,the back of the case is very smooth with two differences between its original which is the speaker grille is smaller and the Nokia Logo is not present but the Nokia Logo is present on the top on the front of the case..

As to longevity of the case would be down to how much you would use the phone,the front would get dirty real quick due to its colour and would be washable to a certain extent,over a period of time i would expect the cover to fade.The back of the case however would be more lasting due to its hard plastic and would see a longer life than the front,overall its quite nice not adding any bulk to your phone.I feel this would be a temporary case though due to the material on the front.

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Video review of the Flip shell for the Lumia 830.

Vine goes kid friendly with the Vine Kids application by @jimboireland #VineKids #Apps #Kids

Vine has been a quite popular application which is owned by twitter and began in 2012 with an estimated audience of 40 Million,Vine lets users be creative by users posting 6 second video clips which you can pause and start within that 6 seconds,its quite good and there is some real good Vine accounts that shows how creative people can be,i use it myself but not too often however i think its a good app.

 

Through adorable animated characters, kids can watch videos that are appropriate for a young audience. Swiping right or left shows a new Vine, and you can tap the screen to hear quirky sounds.

 

The idea came about during an office conversation in early January. One of my colleagues was talking about how much his two-year-old daughter loves Vine –– he said he wished there was a separate app she could use to more easily watch posts that are appropriate for kids. That week happened to be Hack Week, a time when we get to work on projects outside of our day-to-day work. So two folks teamed up and built exactly that. Here’s a Vine of my co-worker’s daughter using the app. How can you resist that smile?! Says Carolyn Penner from the Vine blog.

Vine Kids however is only Available on iOS for now and can be downloaded HERE this will surely keep those kids entertained for a while anyway.

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