Just dropped the all new FUJIFILM INSTAX Mini LiPlay has arrived and a small disclaimer here this is my first camera as I typically use smartphones for all my shots/videos so I am looking forward to testing this guy out and seeing what it can do. Today is a first look and unboxing of the device and if you have any questions feel free to ask below or on our social channels as always.
INSTAX Mini Li-Play is available now in Fujifilm outlets nationwide, RRP €170.00, prices may vary by retailer. You can see more information from our blog HERE.
Update.. Hands on review. UI App and Instax Mini LI-Play
Strencom, the Irish managed connectivity and cloud computing provider, today announced that its Point ‘N’ Click public cloud service has attained VMware Disaster Recovery as a Service™ (DRaaS) Powered status. Strencom has invested €250,000 in the service – building an advanced technology infrastructure as well as investing in new staff and employee training.
Point ‘N’ Click Disaster Recovery (DR) from Strencom reduces the cost of disaster recovery by up to 80%, enabling organisations to affordably recover files and resume normal operations in as little as five minutes. The cloud-based solution is built specifically for on-premise VMware environments and to be easy for organisations to operate and adopt.
The solution records and documents failover and failback testing, which is critical for compliance requirements, especially in regulated industries, such as healthcare, financial services, and legal. Strencom is predicting strong demand for the service from organisations in these highly regulated sectors.
Tim Murphy, CEO, Strencom commented: “We are already seeing strong interest for the service from our channel partners who have an existing base of VMware deployments that they are managing on behalf of their customers. As well as this, we are also actively looking for new partners for the service.”
Strencoms CEO, Tim Murphy announcing that Strencom has signed cloud and connectivity deals totalling 2 million with 140 credit union branches across Ireland.
As an accredited VMware DRaaS provider, Strencom can now enable greater availability, performance and scalability for its customers. The announcement also aligns well with Strencom’s growth strategy, as the company seeks to double its overall cloud business, in addition to continuing to grow its connectivity and unified communications offerings.
Strencom’s disaster recovery (DR) service offers Irish businesses peace of mind that potential downtime and loss of data resulting from a natural disaster, equipment failure or cybercrime can be minimised. The subscription-based service removes the need for capital expenditure, meaning businesses can put in place a reliable disaster recovery solution for minimum cost.
Tim Murphy said: “Businesses are beginning to understand cloud better and are making more informed decisions about which workloads are best suited to which cloud. Strencom’s cloud offering will make up a growing part of our overall business and evolving our disaster recovery service is an important element of this. As a designated VMware DRaaS service provider, we can now deliver true disaster recovery for our customers to ensure their applications, systems and data are all protected”.
DataSolutions, the specialist IT distributor, will host the seventh annual Secure Computing Forum in partnership with INM Events at the RDS, Dublin, on Thursday, 12th September 2019. With more than 500 delegates expected to attend, it promises to be Ireland’s largest cybersecurity event.
Keynote speaker John P Carlin, former assistant attorney general for the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD), will speak about national security matters, crisis management practices and espionage threats. The other keynote speaker is Mustafa Al-Bassam, an ex-hacker previously affiliated with Lulzsec and Anonymous, who will discuss the importance of fostering transparency and protecting against malware.
Mary-Jo De Leeuw, “Co-Founder and Vice President of the Women in Cyber Security Foundation and formerDirector ofCybersecurity Advocacy Europe Middle East & Africa (ISC), Other speakers include Jamie Bartlett, technology journalist and author of The Dark Net; Paddy McGuinness,recent Deputy National Security Adviser in the UK’s Cabinet Office responsible for intelligence security and resilience; Jamie Woodruff, Europe’s leading ethical hacker; and Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland.
The event – which will be hosted by David Keating, group security sales director at DataSolutions, and Adrian Weckler, technology editor at Independent News & Media – will also cover topics such as the most dangerous new cyber-attack techniques, the impact dark net technology is having on cybercrime and cybersecurity challenges associated with obligations to privacy.
Speaking about the conference, Michael O’Hara, Group Managing Director, DataSolutions, said: “When we first thought of the concept for the Secure Computing Forum, we never expected it to reach the heights it has. It’s terrific, after seven consecutive years, that the interest continues to grow and it’s great to partner with INM Events for this year’s conference.
Pictured at the announcement of the 7th Secure Computing Forum that is taking place at The RDS in Dublin on Thursday, 12th September 2019: Roberta McCrossan, Group Marketing Director, DataSolutions and Michael O’Hara, Group Managing Director, DataSolutions
“Cybersecurity is an issue that remains at the top of the agenda for Irish businesses and we are very excited about the line-up of speakers for 2019. We’ll be covering every angle, from company-wide data breaches and individual risks to the dark net and espionage threats. It’s going to be bigger than ever.”
Organised and operated in partnership with INM Events, the event will offer senior business and IT professionals from organisations of all sizes the chance to network with leading providers and cybersecurity experts from across Europe and further afield. For more information and to register for the Secure Computing Forum, visit: www.securecomputingforum.ie. Tickets are priced at €100 (excl. VAT). Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
The Hedkayse One is a foldable bicycle helmet with Enkayse technology. Using Enkayse makes the helmet much safer than classic polystyrene helmets as it is capable of withstanding multiple drops and impacts unlike the usual one or two before it starts to deteriorate.
So confident were Hedkayse in its new creation, they ran it over in a car (video here), threw it off a cliff (video here), jumped on it (video here) and it remained unscathed, demonstrating how it is virtually impervious to blunt-force trauma, hardly leaving even a scratch.
Easy to fold and carry in a bag and with tests showing that the Hedkayse One is much safer than other helmets on the market, it provides cyclists peace of mind in case of a fall and also prevents repeat purchasing of helmets after damage making it ideal for any bike lover.
WIX, a leading cloud-based web development platform, has added a Customer Support Centre in Dublin, Ireland to further enhance its global support infrastructure and international footprint.
Wix has already recruited and trained a staff of approximately 100 support specialists and office operations personnel ahead of the office’s formal opening. The Dublin support team caters to Wix customers in multiple languages, including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, and Russian. Operations in Dublin officially began in September 2018, initially with a staff of nine. Beyond the Dublin location, Wix announced during their latest earnings report an additional growth investment into the next phase of its Customer Solutions organization.
“Our customer support teams are at the frontlines of our product growth and the work they do is invaluable to our company,” said Nir Zohar, President and COO at Wix. “We have significantly increased our global customer support team headcount since 2016, and with the addition of the team in Dublin, we’ll be able to better serve our European customers, and further support our millions of customers around the world. We were delighted to work with IDA Ireland who were wonderful partners in Dublin. Their team provided meaningful connections throughout the city making the process of creating our space there very easy to accomplish.”
Welcoming the announcement, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms. Heather Humphreys T.D., said “I am thrilled by this news and Wix’s decision to establish an office in Dublin. Wix is one of the most popular platforms used by both individuals and businesses to create websites, with over 150 million users worldwide. They will be a great addition to Dublin’s already thriving ICT sector.”
Executive Director of IDA Ireland, Mary Buckley also welcomed the news, stating: “Ireland has the youngest population in Europe with a third of the population under 25 years old and almost half the population under the age of 34. Companies such as Wix benefit from the wealth of multilingual talent, with more than 535,000 non-Irish nationals living in Ireland. Wix will service its European customer base from Dublin due to the multilingual and technological skills available here.”
About Wix
Wix is leading the way with a cloud-based website development platform for over 150 million registered users worldwide today. The Wix website builder was founded on the belief that the Internet should be accessible to everyone to develop, create and contribute. Through free and premium subscriptions, Wix empowers millions of businesses, organizations, artists, and individuals to take their businesses, brands and workflow online. The Wix Editor, Wix ADI, a highly curated App Market, Ascend by Wix and Corvid by Wix enable users to build and manage a fully integrated and dynamic digital presence. Wix’s headquarters are in Tel Aviv with offices in Be’er Sheva, Berlin, Dnipro, Dublin, Kiev, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, São Paulo, Tokyo and Vilnius.
FUJIFILM Corporation and its President, Kenji Sukeno, today announced the release of INSTAX Mini Li-Play (RRP €170.00). This sleek hybrid instant camera is the smallest and lightest INSTAX product on the market, boasting instant printing via microSD. However, these features are only the tip of the ice-burg! The INSTAX Mini Li-Play is the first instant camera to fully embrace sound, making it Fujifilm’s most playful camera yet. The INSTAX Mini Li-Play is available in Ireland from today and in three attractive colours; Stone White, Elegant Black and Blush Gold.
LET’S GET LOUD
INSTAX Mini Li-Play has the ability to record audio via a dedicated sound button located on the front of the camera. The audio clip is converted into a QR code, which is printed onto the INSTAX print, in a location of your choice! The audio can then be played on any type of smartphone using any QR application. This unique feature is an innovative new way to share messages with friends and family.
FUN IN AN INSTANT
In addition to embracing sound, INSTAX Mini Li-Play has a variety of functions making it perfect for everyday use. The camera has live view functionality, which means fans can use the rear LCD screen to frame and take photos. These images can then be saved to the internal camera memory, or to a microSD card. This ensures users can save photos down to their computers if they aren’t ready to print them.
INSTAX Mini Li-Play also boasts remote camera control, which enables the user to shoot images on their smart phone and then transfer them to the INSTAX Mini Li-Play for instant printing – all done via Bluetooth. The camera also features three shortcut buttons positioned on its left edge, which allows the user to select different frames for images.
INSTAX Mini Li-Play is available now in Fujifilm outlets nationwide, RRP €170.00, prices may vary by retailer.Watch out for our review soon
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced that WhatsApp is now available on the Nokia 8110 in Ireland. The app can be downloaded via a software update from the Store. It has been a long app being asked for now you can have it…..
HMD spokesperson, Lisa Higgins said: “Millions of people stay in touch with their loved ones through messaging apps like WhatsApp, and we wanted to bring this to fans of our retro classic, the Nokia 8110. Now, you can keep up to date on your family and friends’ groups, share messages and never miss a moment, all with the style and cool-factor of a true Nokia classic.”
With a familiar and easy to use interface, the Nokia 8110 features intuitive tactile mechanics such as sliding the cover open to pick up calls and sliding it back to end them, as well as a design that allows for an addictive helicopter-style spin on its axis. It comes with the craftsmanship you would expect from a Nokia phone, delivering durability and reliability as standard.
Powered by KaiOS, Nokia 8110 is perfect for anyone who wants an iconic 4G feature phone or a companion phone. It also comes equipped with the Store, a home to KaiOS-powered apps, rich content and services that enhance user experience. This includes a suite of preloaded Google applications such as the Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Search. Facebook can be downloaded from the store.
With two vibrant colours to choose from, Traditional Black and Banana Yellow, the Nokia 8110 has everything you loved reloaded, including a revamped Snake game. The Nokia 8110 is available from €49 on prepay.
Civica, a market leader in business-critical software applications, digital solutions and managed services, is taking part in a smart pilot project to help Belfast City Council manage its parks and open spaces.
The ‘Amazing Spaces, Smart Places’ initiative will be trialled for two weeks as part of the Council’s Smart Belfast programme to gain a deeper understanding of how residents and visitors alike use green spaces in the city.
Following a competition launched in October 2018, five companies including Civica were selected to explore how data and innovative cloud technologies can help Belfast City Council manage its open spaces, looking at safety and usage issues, alongside encouraging more visitors.
Jake Mercer and Laura Soutar, Civica Software Engineers, with Councillor John Kyle, Deputy Chair of People and Communities Committee, Belfast City Council
Civica’s Belfast-based Innovation Team created the Park Keeper solution for the competition, based on the company’s SensAI cloud software. Civica’s pilot project is based in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens and uses a network of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to track anonymous WiFi connection data to record footfall and better understand the flow of people through the park. Following the pilot, Civica will provide analysis and data reports into flow and occupancy which will help the Council make better informed decisions for the future.
Councillor John Kyle, deputy chair of Belfast City Council’s People and Communities Committee, said: “We’re committed to working creatively with companies to encourage innovation in areas such as big data and new technologies, to come up with smart solutions to everyday challenges for our city.
“This pilot project gives us a unique opportunity to capture important data which will help Council improve how it manages our city parks and open spaces, and further enhance the experience for all users.”
Mark Owens, Managing Director, Northern Ireland for Civica added: “We’re delighted to be working with Belfast City Council on this challenge to explore how cutting-edge cloud technologies can help build better and safer parks and community spaces. We look forward to seeing the results alongside the potential to innovate and collaborate further on digital projects across the city in the future.”
Mark Owens
Phase one trials are taking place in Botanic Gardens, Victoria Park, Connswater Greenway, Girdwood Community Hub sports pitches and City Cemetery. The projects use a range of technologies to capture and analyse data including IoT, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and community currency apps.
The project has been jointly funded by Belfast City Council and the Department of Justice via the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), as well as funding from Dublin City Council.
The Civica Group’s leading innovation programmes cover a range of technologies from robotic process automation to IoT, connected devices, AI, and blockchain programmes, helping organisations transform the way they work. Civica has recently partnered with the University of Bath to back the training of the next generation of AI leaders, exploring ideas in accountable, responsible and transparent AI.
The first glance of the box for the HyperX Cloud Alpha Pro Gaming Headset has a concise layout giving clear prominence of compatible devices for this headset. The logo and the name of the brand on the box was clearly laid out with a brief description on the side of the contents in the box with a welcome warranty on the box. The red and white colours have a great contrast for the headset as the red and black headset catches the eye on the white background of the box.
Opening the box is a very easy and a quick process as the cover slides the box out very easily and reveals a nice glimpse of the symbol in silver on a black background box.
The headset other contents are under so first impressions are solid and contains a protection bag for travel in the box which is always good to have. It also comes with a detachable microphone, detachable headset cable (AUX cord), and detachable PC extension cable. So first impressions are very good leaving the user with the relevant accessories to get started to hook up to a console/PC.
Box Contents:
HyperX Cloud Alpha Headset
Detachable microphone
Detachable headset cable
PC extension cable
Carry bag
Technical Specifications:
Headphone:
Driver: Custom dynamic, 50mm with neodymium magnets
Type: Circumaural, closed back
Frequency response: 13Hz–27,000 Hz
Impedance: 65 Ω
Sound pressure level: 98dBSPL/mW at 1kHz
THD: < 1%
Weight: 298g
Weight w/ mic: 336g
Cable length and type: Detachable headset (1.3m) + PC extension cable (2m)
Detachable braided cable with convenient in-line audio control
Detachable noise-cancellation microphone
Discord and TeamSpeakTM Certified
Multi-platform compatibility
HyperX Cloud Alpha Pro Gaming Headset performance:
HyperX Cloud Alpha Pro Gaming headsets has a double chamber driver designed to give clearer and reduce disturbance as they reduce the noise. The audio was had precise sounding during gameplay when things are going on in a game. They design and feel was comfortable after hours of use attributed to the red memory foam in the headband and also in the leather ear cushions. The dual chamber drivers gave a clearer smoother sound as they control a high, mid and low tempo of the bass in both gameplay and also just listening to music. The headset frame is made of aluminium where many others tested have been made with weaker plastic, which wears down in time, The design of the aluminium frame headset is a lot more durable and in certain cases, a lot of gamers would really call out for these as most gaming sets could fall or wear over time especially pro gaming competitors. The detachable cables are also braided which gives it that extra protection and a feel of quality and strength. The detachable cord also has a volume wheel and a switch for the detachable noise-cancellation microphone so if you want to talk to someone in the room instead of taking the mic out the user can just flick the switch to turn the mic on and off. This headset is great for many reasons as it is compatible with PC, PS4, Xbox One and also any device with an AUX cord attachment like a phone or iPod. The microphone works on a phone for possible office work and does not have flashy lights distracting others around.
The headset is not distracting rather functional with a style and mat shiny red sprayed aluminium frame along with the black leather makes them an eye-catching headset which a classic old-style gamer would love. This headset is a high rated headset with a lot of great assets which most pro-gaming headsets would highly recommend.
Positives:
Very comfortable during gameplay even after a long time.
Clear and smooth sound transactions also very accurate for when things are happening during gameplay.
The mic is detachable and is also noise resistant which can be turned on and off by turning a switch on the cable.
The mic is clear when talking to other players as other players have compared hearing with this headset and other another headset (most likely due to the mics noise resistance.)
Easy setup and also compatible with multiple gaming consoles, pc and any AUX device.
Noise cancellation is very good even in very noisy places also even without playing anything the headset keeps noise out very well.
Very light for the size of the headset.
The look and feel is good with a nice collage of colours to go with the gamers who stream online.
Durable aluminium frame and nice leather finish along with a braided cable so the headset is made to last.
Reasonably priced.
Slight niggles ( but not a showstopper)
If the detachable cord was pulled or stepped on it could come out of the headset.
Extensions are not very comfortable if they are put around your neck for too long as they are tight.
Compared to other models.
Overall
This HyperX Cloud Alpha Pro Gaming Headset is a premium rated headset which is comfortable after hours of demanding use, The headset is full of handy features, for example, having an AUX cord so they can also be used in any sort of computer, console, and phone/iPod, they also have a volume wheel on the cord to higher and lower volume, a switch on the cord also to turn the mic on and off. Very high-quality frame made from aluminium along with a braided cable and comfortable leather with memory foam in the headband and ear covers reducing disturbing sounds and creating comfort. I have got a possible reaction from a variety of gamers on the look and feel of the handset.
This model stood out with pro gamer when streaming on the game and talking to his other gamers. They are clear when speaking through the mic and also a noise reduction mic. The headset is high quality and long lasting headset reasonable price under € 100 with the primary option for any type of gamer but could be used in an office environment. This is a recommended headset with a primary comfort feel after hours of use with excellent audio quality.
