Month: June 2016

A Walk Through Dementia, A Virtual Reality app with an insight on dementia #VR #walkdementia

We all know someone with Dementia and someday we might have it ourselves but what do we actually know about it? For the majority probably not much but for those who case for people with dementia they would be pretty clued in. Virtual Reality AKA VR is now helping people in all kinds of avenues and this time round its here to provide an immersive insight on dementia via an app which is optimised for cardboard headsets,but works on any similar offerings out there today which there is plenty of..This can be also watched on your smartphone,so download today and get some insight and learn something new. This app is a big app to download  (627MB) so ensure you use Wi-Fi and also your device will need a gyroscope,you can however watch on You Tube 360.

Developed with the help of people living with dementia, and with support from UCL’s Dementia Research Centre, A Walk Through Dementia from Alzheimer’s Research UK is an innovative, free and unique perspective on a condition that affects 850,000 people in the UK.

 

 

 

Voiced by Dame Harriet Walter, and with an introduction from Jon Snow, A Walk Through Dementia is designed to help users think beyond memory loss to gain a fuller understanding of the practical and emotional impact of the condition. The app uses a combination of computer generated environments and 360 degree video sequences to illustrate in powerful detail how even the most everyday task of making a cup of tea can become a challenge for someone with dementia.

Via Google Play

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Playboy launches music streaming service. #Playboy #Apps #Music

As is there was not enough already. Playboy has gone and launched a music streaming service seeking 99 cents each month. The app offers a curated playlist of songs framed within beautifully crafted videos that celebrate the diversity of female beauty, bringing to life a new expression of Playboy’s stylish, sexy and seductive attitude. Somehow I cant see this being remotely popular at all. Could be wrong thought and its not available here in Ireland.. YET!

 

Features of the app are

SEXY MODEL VIDEOS
Watch as gorgeous women take on provocative expressions of beauty in a variety of scenes and moods, all set to memorable soundtracks by the most exciting new artists from around the world.

GREAT NEW MUSIC
Explore an ever-growing library of live performance music videos in all genres, performed by talented musicians and exclusive to Playboy Music Members.

 

HOT MODEL GALLERIES
Now you can take pin-up quality model photos with you wherever you go — is that a phone in your pocket or are you just happy to see us?

CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
Win a weekend trip to Las Vegas or the Playboy Club in London, or get exclusive access to exclusive Playboy merch and VIP events.

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Pinhole Master is a light meter and exposure timer for pinhole photographers.#Mobile #Apps

Pinhole Master is a light meter and exposure timer for pinhole photographers, or anybody else photographing with long exposures. It uses your iPhone/iPad camera to determine the light level (Exposure Value) Not got the Lumu yet? See HERE  This is a must have app for the mobile photographer who uses mobiles and there is lots of them like it or not,Our mobile phones are no DSLRs but they can take excellent photos today which is also seeing sales drop on standalone cameras,something I have never owned myself and have being using my smartphone for many years to take snaps whatever they maybe.

 

 

Features include:

Supports apertures from f/1 to f/999, Exposure Index (ISO) from 1 to 9999

Fast and accurate EV readings displayed to one decimal place (computed as 64-bit internally)

Calibrate your device camera sensitivity in Settings with minimum and maximum EV levels to avoid bogus readings, especially in low light

Preview overlays of the EV level and camera/film parameters (which can be turned off in Settings)

Film/paper-specific reciprocity failure compensation from your own testing, manufacturer specifications or measurements you’ve found on the web

Sophisticated smoothed interpolation used in determining the compensated exposure time

Coordinates of your capture written to the log, along with a map of the location

Judicious use of GPS to conserve battery life

A modern user interface designed for efficient use in the field

Fully compatible with iPad (though not optimised for displays larger than iPhone 6/6s Plus)

Support for Lumu for precise incident light measurement

VIA 

 

Find the best place to have a pint with #PintsInTheSun web app. #Beers #Summer

We are being blessed lately with the good weather and most of us will frequent some watering holes over the coming days if not done already,Since the weekend when the great weather has started the beer gardens have been jammed with folks out having a well entitled pint,except for me due to my little ones communion day.. I did feel a bit left out..

 

 

Anyhow there is a web app which also works on your mobile phone which works simply by typing info the respective feilds to tell you exactly where is the best place to enjoy your Pint In The Sun but to get most of the shade too there is a slider on the end of the page which you drag to your required time of day, on testing is can be a bit laggy at times but it does what it says on the tin and finds the local pubs from using the search option..  Enjoy your pint sensibly..

Check out http://pintsinthesun.co.uk/