Month: April 2016

#ScreenHero Launches May 3rd, We get a teaser of whats to come. #IrishBiz #Mobile

You have just bought your shiny new expensive mobile phone and dropped it,Ouch!! It happens and even with the best of cases it is not always going to save you,this I learned for myself the first time only last year believe it or not with my Huawei Mate 7 when it dropped at knee height and boom,the screen was destroyed,Not a happy camper but it happens and will happen,but now we can avoid this with a new Irish company called Screen Hero.

John Conway who is an entrepreneur from Tullamore in Co. Offaly and the Managing Director of ‘Fix My i Limited’, a smartphone and tablet repair shop also based in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Fix my i’s commitment to its customers is the cornerstone of his business.

‘Screen Hero’ aims to provide premium tempered glass screen solutions. We are Irish, we are eco-friendly and we are experts in the Tech Industry. ‘Screen Hero’ will integrate its ultimate shatter-free, shock absorbing protection for your mobile device with its prestige high quality customer service, making it Ireland’s only and number one affordable tempered glass screen solutions specialist.  

Screen Hero is an Irish-owned company established in 2016 that prides itself on its premium screen solutions and competitive pricing. The mobile device market is hugely competitive in today’s society. Screen Hero aims to lead the Irish Market in premium tempered glass screen solutions using only the highest-quality material.

Screen Hero is a premium tempered glass screen solution for all smart mobile devices. It is made by heating the glass and then cooling it very quickly. This type of glass breaks differently than normal glass, creating more rounded edges of glass pieces instead of jagged shards that regular glass creates. A tempered glass protector is a multi-layered screen protector. It has a bottom layer of absorbent silicon and an optically clear adhesive tempered glass layer on top of that. The final layer is an oleophobic coating which is a layer that is waterproof and mark proof. Tempered glass is up to five times stronger than normal glass.

Remember it is a costly mistake to drop your phone and the screen is the most expensive piece and they are not getting cheaper by any means,this is one way to stop it,prevention is better than cure.We will have some sample to show you very soon too,stay tuned for more..

Be sure to follow on Twitter   Facebook  Instagram and of course the website ScreenHero.ie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hub Keyboard from #Microsoft now available for #iPhone by @Tiwaash #GarageProject

The Garage Project from Microsoft is a hit with rolling out feature packed apps at regular intervals. As a part of Garage Project “Hub Keyboard” for Android was released back in February and now the app is available for iPhone users too.

Hub Keyboard gives you quick access to all important documents and contacts, and do multi-tasking without exiting the app, lets you share URLs of Office 365 documents in OneDrive and SharePoint and the Contacts icon allows you to search for a contact to get their address, phone number, or other details without exiting the app.

You can try this intuitive keyboard for yourself on your iPhone from here.

Features of Hub Keyboard:

  • Clipboard: Easily insert one of your recently copied items
  • Documents: Grab and share URLs of Office 365 documents in OneDrive and SharePoint
  • Contacts: Share information of a contact from your phone or your Office 365 account

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Review – Mozo – Back cover for the Microsoft Lumia 650. #Mozo

The good guys over at Mozo have sent us over some cases to check out for the Microsoft Lumia 650 which is the latest device on offer from Microsoft and these cases really are nice compared to what comes on the device I must say. Mozo are based in Helsinki Finland who design and develop mobile accessories and more,they are also selected as an official partner of Microsoft.

This is the back cover for the Microsoft Lumia 650 which is quite nice and looks well indeed adding some extra grip,feels much better to hold in the hand with chamfered edges to boot. Overall this case looks much better than the stock cover and sports all the cutouts required,the only difference being there is no Microsoft logo on the back and the hump which covers the camera area is actually slightly raised more giving it that bit more protection.

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Front of package
Back of package
Camera and flash area
Top of device
Left side
Bottom
Right side
Front view
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Features

  • Replaces the original back cover of your Microsoft Lumia 650.
  • NFC components integrated
  • Super thin Wood like textured design
  • Premium look and feel
  • Protects against scratches

Buy this case and see more at Mozo €24.90

 

Video Review

 

#Youtube adds Spatial Audio on-demand to their 360° videos By @VicenteA_George #spatialaudio #Google

 

360° videos where added to YouTube last year as impulse for VR technology, with their very own Spotlight Stories and some other extras, the 360-degree live streaming will now be way more immersive thanks to the addition of Spatial Audio.

With Spatial audio build in, the streaming transform into an almost “live experience.

From the announcement we know that some of the artists performing this weekend at Coachella are going to have this almost “7.1 audio” capability.

But for your own enjoyment here’s a sample of what would it sound like:

YouTube has been working with companies like VideoStitch, Two Big Ears, ALLie, Vahana VR and Orah 4i to assure their software if totally compatible with the platform.

So, it will be available on more videos and locations to allow people from all around the globe to enjoy this.

The goal is no just entertainment, as the company also aims to make tours and travel-like experiences available, students can have a tour around the pyramids without leaving the classroom.

We’ve been having 360° videos for long, but now those videos are going to be way more useful for other things besides entertainment.

Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer of YouTube says:

What excites me most about 360-degree storytelling is that it lets us open up the world’s experiences to everyone. Students can now experience news events in the classroom as they unfold. Travelers can experience faraway sites and explorers can deep-sea dive, all without the physical constraints of the real world. And today’s kids dreaming of going to a basketball game or a concert can access those experiences firsthand, even if they’re far away from the court. What were once limited experiences are now available to anyone, anywhere, at any time.

In addition to this incredible feature, the usual live streaming video can now be made in 360 degrees.

Now user will be allowed to stream in high quality thanks to the new support fpr 1440p at 60fps resolution, leaving no room to complain about it.

User just need to have a compatible hardware and they are ready to roll.

What are your thoughts on VR? Do you think we are there yet? Which video you would to experience on 360° spatial audio form? Let us know in the comment section below

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Craig Slagel, Founder & CEO, talks about @rungoapp #Apps #Running #Navigation

There is a multitude of apps out there today for people into fitness and jogging,all of them do their job and seem to thrive with users,we all have our own special requirements though and want that something different others might not want,We all have our own taste and we have plenty of apps to chose from but this one is different and we speak to Craig Slagel who is founder and CEO of RunGo app..

Craig tells us about the app below.

RunGo is the first voice navigation app for runners, unlike other running apps that just track your run and record your stats, RunGo will also guide you on popular running routes with turn-by-turn voice navigation, much like navigation systems used for driving. RunGo is also great for travelling and guides you offline using GPS only, so you don’t have to worry about data roaming.
RunGo has a library of over 20,000 routes around the world and curated featured routes in popular running cities around the world including Dublin, London, Barcelona, San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, Sydney and many more. If you can’t find a good route in your area, RunGo has a in-app route creator that allows you to build your own voice guided route in seconds.

 

The features,there is plenty, more than you can shake a stick at.

DON’T GET LOST
• Shows you where you are, and announces your next turn so you can focus on enjoying the run.
• Tells you when you are off-course.
• Start using it at any point during a run: RunGo can locate and guide you even if you decide to use it halfway through a run.
• Share your location, by clicking on your location and share your GPS coordinates so people can find you.

WORKS OFFLINE
• Once you download the route you want, RunGo guides you without using data.
• Works in remote areas, such as trails, up and down mountains.
• Great for travelling.

GLOBAL ROUTES
• Curated runs all over the world.
• Find amazing runs in Vancouver, San Francisco, LA, Boston, New York, Chicago, London, UK and Sydney, Australia.
• More added daily.

PLAN YOUR OWN ROUTE
• Create your own guided runs with voice navigation by drawing on RunGo’s route creator right on the iPhone, and RunGo’s software will automatically add all the turns. Or, track your run with RunGo and then you can save it as a route– private or public– once you’re back home!
• Convert GPX files into a route with directions, by opening any GPX mail attachment with RunGo and convert to navigated route.
• Share runs with friends, with option to make routes public or private and send the link to friends.
• Add Photos to routes

TRACK STATS & LOGBOOK
• Track your kilometres/miles run, pace, calories, elevation, and elapsed run time.
• Save your run history and stats to your iPhone.

TRAIN FOR UPCOMING RUNS
• Pre-run your favourite race routes whenever you like by adding them to RunGo.
• Interval trainer, so you can do Run/Walk intervals and build up to your goal distance.

BATTERY OPTIMIZED
• Only uses GPS when running or actively using RunGo.

USE WITH MUSIC
• Listen to your music while still getting turn by turn voice navigation!
• When you use with music, RunGo lowers the volume of your music to announce directions, and then resumes to your music volume.

LOG-IN OPTIONAL
• No registration necessary — just download and start using RunGo if you want.

APPLE WATCH SUPPORT
• Get turn by turn directions on your wrist with RunGo’s Apple Watch app!

USE WITH YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
• Share your runs on twitter, facebook, or email.
• Option to add a photo to your post, or a link to the route you ran.

PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION

VERIFIED ROUTES: GLOBAL GUIDED ROUTES
• The best road, trail, and adventure runs all over the world.
• Created by local runners to highlight their favourite runs, in safe & scenic areas.
• Find amazing runs in Vancouver, San Francisco, LA, Boston, New York, Chicago, London, UK and Sydney, Australia.
• Runs act like a city guide, announcing points of interest and interesting information along the way.
• More added daily!
• Export GPX files

Chimo – Send anonymous sms messages to vehicle owners. #Chimo #Motoring

Some will think this is a stupid idea or it is a genius idea,here in Ireland I think the latter. Chimo is a new app that allows users to send sms to vehicles registered on the app,As its just launched it is in its infancy so it will take time to create a user database or reg- plates,however on setting up the app you must pick a valid one but this could be anyone’s reg plate which is a concern. To sign up you can either use your Facebook profile or phone number so it will curb bogus account to an extent.

The app though can be use for good things,such as if your car is stolen or if their parking is about to expire,the other way you could use it is entirely up to you,for instance if you have an annoying driver in front or behind you,you can capture their reg plate,see if they are registered and send all the profanities you like,of course not when driving..Overall this app can be quite useful and beneficial and you can send sms to those that annoy you,it works both ways and once it gets traction it could be a winner..

Description

Chimo is the world’s only mobile app that allows you to directly and anonymously message the owner of a vehicle!

Install the app, register your license plate number, and instantly have access to the fastest growing mobile network of vehicle owners. Just search for the license plate you’d like to message, and if that user is also on the app, you’ll be able to send direct messages to their device.

Notice someone’s meter about to expire? Chimo them with a heads up!

Someone blocking your parked car? Chimo them and ask for a move!

Is something suspicious happening inside or outside of another vehicle? Chimo them with a warning!

Did someone pay for your coffee in the drive-thru? Chimo them and say thanks!

Samsung’s new app stops kids from being to close to devices screen. #Samsung #Kids

Be it a tablet or mobile phone our kids these days are more tech savvy than we would like to think and they are now spending a fair bit of time on either the parents mobile phone or even their own tablet ,One good thing is these devices keep them quite,but the downfall to that is spending too much time on them and having their heads buried into the screen which is by no means a good thing,this new app aims to change this and so far it works well but on tablets the choice is limited from what I have tested and it wont download direct from the store but Samsung have provided an APK which you can side-load onto your device,it works fine so far but there is some differences with speed at times on how it reacts..

Setting up the app takes seconds where to parent can enter a name and password,you can keep this short if you like and this allows you to turn on and off the feature and stop the child disabling it.

This Samsung Safety Screen app operates in the background so you can open other applications at the same time. It uses facial recognition technology by using the front camera on the device to calculate the optimal distance. When the child’s eyes are too close to the screen, the app will block a big part of the screen and advises the child to move back using a friendly animation.

Download the app below or use the APK provided beneath,its official and safe.

 

 

 

 

Review – Mozo – Leather case for the Microsoft Lumia 650. #Mozo

The Mozo leather case for the Microsoft Lumia 650 is up next and this is a really nice touch indeed,covering the entire device not adding much bulk either it looks and feels well leaving all ports accessible such as Micro USB and  3.5mm headphone socket so its a case than can be left on folks. The case itself has a nice leather finish with stitching surrounding the edges gives it a nice look,there is also a magnet to hold it close which is secure and not in the way either,the cut-out on the rear for the camera and flash area is also on point and protects that all important lens and flash.The case comes with built in NFC and works perfectly as we will show you in video,so there is nothing to worry about here. Check out the image gallery and video below.

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Camera area
Package back
Card slot
Package front
Standing
Magnet clip
Mozo logo
Right side
Opened view
Left side
Bottom
Back view
Magnet closure
Top view
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Features

  • Replaces the original back cover of your Microsoft Lumia 650.
  • NFC components integrated
  • Super thin textured PU design
  • Magnetic closing tab keeps your device secure
  • 2 inner credit card slots

Buy from Mozo  HERE  €28.90

Video Review 

We talk to Niall McDermott,Founder & Director of @DateIdeaApp #Apps #Dates

At Techbuzzireland we like to feature and support Apps made in Ireland and anywhere else for that matter and today we are going to talk about a new app called DateIdeaApp which is founded and directed by Niall Mc Dermott from Belfast and he is going to tell us some more about himself and how the app came to life.

So Niall tell us about you first of all..

Belfast has been my home for over a decade now but it probably took me half that time to spread my wings from the University Quarter and explore the wider social, arts & culture scene that this great city has to offer, from award winning plays to fantastic live music as well as local talent in the arts scene.
In August 2013 while working full time as a Sales & Business Development Manager at Harland and Wolff I started designing a new entertainments listing website for Belfast after becoming frequently frustrated when trying to find out what events were happening that me and my girlfriend could go out for a date night on.
Less than two years later, single again, and still having similar issues – trying to think of entertainment for nights out with girls I had met through (now popular and widely accepted) dating apps – I ditched the website concept (as it was too similar to my competitors) and started developing my own smartphone app… DATEIDEA.
What is this app all about then?
The App is designed to give you actual options of what to do for a date night whether that be a first date, a steady date (to try somewhere new), a marriage date (because maybe you haven’t been out in a while) or even just a night out with friends or family. The DATEIDEA App is primarily an events compiling service, showcasing in chronological format the upcoming events in Belfast with details of start time, venue location and ticket/entry costs.Check out the simple explainer video below. Its quite straight forward.
Who do you expect to use this app and what else is to come?
My users are the the General Public who can download the App for free and find out ideas for dates with someone special, their friends or just family. My customers are the event promoters and venue operators who want to advertise directly to the people looking for somewhere to go. At the minute we only have standard events listings but we are introducing promoted listings and deal offers soon.
The DATEIDEA App was launched in Belfast on iOS Friday 20th November 2015 with an Android version launched on 29th January 2016. We have concentrated a lot of our programming recently on the back end analytics system to be able to offer a similar level of demographic performance reporting as social media adverts.​ We are hoping to launch in Dublin on 1st June and then expand to the UK in September.
You can follow on Social Media over on Twitter and on Facebook and of course their website dateideaapp.com and download the app below from the respective stores.