Month: July 2019

Go wireless for Wireless: get the ultimate wireless charger, the QiStone2, for less if you’re going to Wireless Festival

Fonesalesman, the makers of the world’s first truly wireless portable charger has today put its latest model, the QiStone2, on offer for one week only. The QiStone2 is now available on Amazon for just £24.99 to celebrate the lead up to this year’s Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park taking place from the 5th to 7th of July.

As the people who enabled iPhones to be compatible with wireless charging it was only right Fonesalesman played a part at this year’s Wireless Festival. The limited time offer is a 50% price slash from its original retail price and will run from the 1st July to the 8th July. Portable chargers have now become a packing essential for festival goers and fonesalesman’s latest product and deal recognises this.

The QiStone2 can charge an iPhone X three times over in just one charge and can charge multiple devices at once making it the perfect addition to your festival backpack. With this offer, Fonesalesman is hoping to dodge festival goers’ frustration of flat batteries and enable them to capture memories with friends and performances of headliners Cardi B and Asap Rocky across the weekend.

Bavan Palasanthiran, Founder of Fonesalesman said:

“There’s nothing worse than not capturing magical moments at a festival because you’ve ran out of battery. That’s why we’ve put this offer on, to avoid exactly that. As a company that strives for a world without wires it felt only right to equip wireless festival goers with our QiStone2. It’s powerful and durable but also small, light and easy to use on the go, perfect for a weekend packed with music and fun”.

  • In the run up to this year’s wireless festival, Fonesalesman the makers of the world’s first truly wireless portable charger has put its latest model, the QiStone2, on offer for this week only.
  • From July 1st – 8th, The QiStone2 can be bought on Amazon for Just £24.99.
  • The QiStone2 can charge an iPhone X three times over in just one charge and can charge multiple devices at once making it a perfect addition to your festival packing.
  • This year’s wireless festival sees CardiB and A$AP Rocky headline and takes place in Finsbury Park, London 5th-8th.

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5 Video Editors that Help You Edit Videos in a Short Time. #Video #Editing #Brands

Those people who manage the social networks of commercial brands are used to create different types of content, from images to videos. That is why they often need tools that allow them to manage these quickly.

In the case of videos, there are super powerful applications such as Adobe After Effects, which besides being paid, requires some advanced skills to be able to handle it. What few know is that there are excellent alternatives that would not require a download, a registration, and much less a payment to be able to use them. 

Now it’s easier than ever to edit video from your computer. More and more intuitive programs make it possible for you to make your videos in a short time. The following are applications or websites with which you can edit your videos easily and in the best style of professional software.


Online Video Cutter

This is a website that gathers several of the basic and necessary functions to edit a video. On this page, you can upload a video from your computer and proceed to cut or rotate it to create a shorter video and convert the format.

Editing a video in Online Video Cutter does not require any kind of payment. Privacy is one of its strengths since the file uploaded and edited will disappear from its servers after a few hours.


FlexClip


This tool allows you to make animated videos, perfect for product demos, service explanations, moving infographics, or training. The web offers many different and free templates that allow you to modify some colors, images, texts, and positions of the elements with your own customized style. In addition to what the templates offer, you can insert logos, music, and voiceovers.

FlexClip is free and will not leave a watermark imprinted on the downloaded videos in high quality.


Cameo

This free tool for IOS allows you to record and create videos from the smartphone through a multitude of templates that can incorporate filters and really great textures. The culmination comes when you incorporate sound since it has a list of inspirational music that completes the experience.

The maximum duration of a video is 2 minutes, but some brands have already shown that it is more than enough time to do cool things.

Videodilicious

With this tool, you will create videos in the style of a television piece by simply touching the screen of the smartphone with your finger. You can also add signs and music.

It will be useful to explain processes of product development, show events or work within the office. Of course, you should use these videos depending on the tone or purpose of your communication.

 

Wondershare Filmora

Filmora is a video editor that works on Mac and Windows computers. Both beginners and advanced designers can take advantage of this editor to edit their videos in a professional way. However, the free version will place a watermark on all the videos.

If you want to edit a video, but do not know where to do it? Choose the one indicated in this article for you. The options we present are compatible with different operating systems and respond to different levels of experience. 

First look at the Polaroid OneStep 2 i-Type instant camera . #Polaroid #OneStep2 #Camera #Photography

Recently I checked out the instax mini li play and it was my first real camera but what’s different here that is an instant camera and the same as the Polaroid One Step 2 camera which has a different shape and size and gives you a similar result. What has been great with the Instax was actually holding a photograph again like most of us did many years ago only with the Polaroid this gives you bigger images on the fly.

We will be testing this out over the coming weeks and if you have any questions feel free to ask as always and check out the unboxing below..

You can pick this up at a really great price from Menkind.

This camera does exactly what you’d expect from a Polaroid. It takes perfectly imperfect, untouched, real photos that you can actually hold. (Did we mention they’re real?). But, unlike the Polaroids from the ‘70s, this camera has updates that make it perfect for today’s digital age!

For starters, this camera has a built-in 1100mAh battery that recharges via USB (cable included), so there’s no need to rely on the film having a battery attached. This also keeps the film cheaper and means that you can use the camera for up to 60 days on one charge!

In addition to the battery, this camera has updated lenses of polycarbonate and acrylic which give you a focal length of between 2 feet and, well, infinity, making the OneStep perfect for everything from selfies to landscapes! Plus, with a built-in strobe flash, you can keep shooting well after the sun goes down!

 

EZVIZ launches its brand new Wi-Fi Indoor Smart Security Cam series into the UK market #EZVIZ #Security

EZVIZ Inc., the global smart home security brand, today announces the availability of its WiFi Indoor Smart Home Security Camera. The EZVIZ Indoor Security Cam is the perfect entry-level device for those looking to protect their home and keep an eye on their property when away or on holiday and is available for £39.99 (720p) & £59.99 (1080p) respectively.

Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT devices, the Indoor Security Cam allows users to view live streams via the Echo Show/Spot and Google hub devices, all whilst offering a 110/130-degree viewing angle on each model respectively. The cam also includes a magnetic base making it easy to position in multiple locations in the home. With easy set-up via Wi-Fi and installation support available on the EZVIZ app, this device is a great first purchase for anyone interested in upping their security and protecting their loved ones and valuables. Perfect too for monitoring a baby or even keeping an eye on mischievous pets.

The EZVIZ app allows users to view, listen and speak to visitors, pets or family members via their smartphone or PC/Mac which means they can check-in at any time. Thanks to the two-way talk system, users can see, hear and speak via the EZVIZ app to communicate with their loved ones which is possible thanks to the internal microphone that supports audio pickup within five meters.

 

The intelligent device can also decipher whether some movement doesn’t require an alert, such as pets wandering around at home, thanks to the PIR Sensor. However, when something out of the ordinary does occur, push notifications are sent to the user’s phone to flag that motion has been detected thanks to the heat sensors and settings on the device. When something out of the ordinary does occur, push notifications are sent to the user’s phone to flag that motion has been detected thanks to the heat sensors and settings on the device.

Users can view live footage or playback at any time on the app where they can also set schedules, create detection areas and share previous filming. There is an IR LED to ensure video footage remains clear even at night.

 

The Indoor Cam comes with a MicroSD slot allowing for up to 256GB of local storage with a MicroSD card (Not included), allowing users to choose the option of continuous recording within the app, giving them constant monitoring as well as just motion detection recording. Additionally, users can also subscribe to the EZVIZ Cloud Storage system for larger and remote storage options.

The device has two years’ warranty and the EZVIZ Tech Support team is on hand 24/7 to respond to any questions.

Pricing and availability

The EZVIZ Indoor Cam is available from £39.99 (720p) & £59.99 (1080p) respectively.

Currently available via AO.Com and Amazon, more available from other stockists.

Ricoh strengthens digital workplace capabilities with DocuWare acquisition. #Ricoh #DocuWare

Today, Ricoh has announced a definitive agreement to acquire DocuWare, a leading provider of Content Services software.

Headquartered in Germany and the United States, DocuWare provides cloud and on-premise document management and workflow automation software to over 12,000 customers in more than 90 countries across the globe through a network of 600 partners.

David Mills, Corporate Senior Vice President, Ricoh Company Ltd, says: “We are intent on building a thriving business which meets the growing need of companies around the world to digitise their businesses and workplaces, wherever they may be. We see a strong demand from our customers to maximise the value of their documents and business content to support their growth. The agreement we have made with DocuWare, which has a market-leading, cloud-first content services offering, is a hugely significant step in meeting that need. We are delighted at the additional capabilities we will be able to offer current and new customers.”  

Ricoh has a long-term existing partnership with DocuWare and employs its software both internally in its own operations and with existing customers. Mills adds: “DocuWare takes the pain and cost out of business processes, helping reduce human error and, importantly, improve business efficiency to free-up valuable employee time. Our ambition at Ricoh is to ‘empower digital workplaces’. What that means in practice, is connecting people to information faster and more conveniently, improving communication and creativity; the synergy between Ricoh and DocuWare speaks directly to this ambition.

David Mills, Corporate Senior Vice President, Ricoh Company Ltd

DocuWare will operate as a standalone subsidiary of Ricoh and we are committed to maintaining and growing its hugely successful partner programme, through expanding its channel network and investing in further product development. DocuWare already seamlessly integrates with our new IM C series of multifunction printers, through Ricoh Smart Integration, providing customers with a simple, secure way of scanning documents and feeding them directly into a highly effective, intelligent workflow process.”

Mills continues: “As a long-time partner, Ricoh understands the power of DocuWare’s channel to deliver document management and workflow automation solutions to customers. Ricoh wants to strengthen and grow this route to market and is committed to helping and learning from DocuWare and its management team.”

Dr Michael Berger and Max Ertl, presidents of DocuWare, summarise: “DocuWare has a bold growth plan, and that includes enabling current and future partners with leading document management and workflow automation technology. Having Ricoh as a strong investor and owner gives us the certainty that we can achieve our goals and continue to be a reliable, trustworthy and innovative provider for the entire DocuWare partner and customer community.”

Ricoh has been investing in digital workplace services by growing both organically and through acquisition. The acquisition of DocuWare is in line with Ricoh’s strategy to grow its digital workplace transformation offering.

The deal with DocuWare is expected to close over summer 2019, subject to receiving clearance from the relevant competition authorities in Germany and Austria and completion of other customary closing conditions. Following completion of the deal, DocuWare will operate as a subsidiary of Ricoh with Dr Michael Berger and Max Ertl remaining as presidents.

The ProPILOT tech on the latest Nissan cars can help stressed out parents. #Motoring #Tech #Nissan #ProPILOT

Seven in 10 British parents (72%) admit they struggle to fully concentrate on the road when their children are misbehaving in the car.

But even more worrying is that four in ten adults (40%) reveal they know they’re less safe behind the wheel as a result, according to new research conducted by Nissan.

Parents say the level of distraction means they’ve taken their eyes off the road and their hands off the steering wheel. They also say they’ve run through red traffic lights, forgotten to indicate, braked suddenly, swerved into the next lane, and even been forced to stop the car completely.

As a result, parents are increasingly turning to in-car technology in the quest to keep the whole family safe on the road. The research highlighted that avoiding distractions is one of the biggest concerns for parents when choosing which car to buy with almost one in five (18%) saying they would actively look for driving assistance systems when choosing their next car. These could be automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning and adaptive cruise control.

Backseat battles between siblings or friends top the list of kids’ misbehaving (52%), followed by crying and screaming tantrums (43%), kicking the back of the driver’s seat (37%), undoing their seat belts (26%) and throwing toys around the car’s cabin (22%).

It is no surprise that, as a result, parents say they regularly feel stressed and anxious when their kids are in the car. They admit they can arrive at their destination either late or in a bad mood, having had a fight with their partner or even experienced road rage incidents with other drivers.

Many reveal they’re taking desperate measures to reduce the danger and distraction caused by driving with kids – 15% of adults completely avoid using motorways or busy roads when their kids are in the car, while others distract them with tablets or smartphones (37%), toys (33%) or sing-along music (40%) or keep them quiet with sweets (31%).

Jean-Philippe Roux, general manager, crossovers, Nissan Europe, said: “Any parent knows that family outings aren’t always straightforward. The smallest passengers can bring the biggest surprises when you’re trying to concentrate on the road, which can create a stressful time for the parent behind the wheel.

“Driving safely and staying focused should always be the driver’s main priority, and there’s no substitute for this. However, knowing your car is fitted with technology that can predict and prevent potentially dangerous situations can help create an overall feeling of calm at the wheel. This, in turn helps drivers keep their focus firmly on the road ahead.”

Nissan’s most advanced driver assistance technology, ProPILOT, is one solution for a less stressful, more enjoyable driving experience. ProPILOT enhances the driver’s control and confidence by assisting with steering, acceleration and braking. It works in a single lane on motorways and is optimised for low-speed congestion and high-speed cruising.

Designed to reduce fatigue and stress in everyday driving situations, ProPILOT can help improve safety. It is a ‘hands-on, eyes-on’ technology and the driver remains in control and responsible for the vehicle.

ProPILOT is available now on the Nissan LEAF electric vehicle and will be available on Nissan’s pioneering crossovers – the Qashqai and X-Trail – later this year.

Other available technologies include Intelligent Emergency Braking helps to avoid and minimise the impact of a collision. In congested streets and tight car parks, the Nissan Qashqai’s Intelligent Around View Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert provide added reassurance when parking and reversing, warning the driver of moving objects around and behind the vehicle.

For more information on Nissan Intelligent Mobility technology, visit: https://www.nissan.co.uk/

Primark gift voucher scam to watch out for. #Scam #GiftCards #Primark @Primark

Another day another voucher scam this time it is Primark. Yes there is a tasty £200 voucher given we are in Euros the voucher may look convincing enough for some but the url is a redirect to COSMO CASINO which will just nick your money give you a welcome bonus and you know what happens next, As always just avoid,block and report, The more we fight the likes of these the more we help others.. Last December there was a similar scam that hit with Pennys which was featured in many of the tabloids here..

We have contacted Primark about this.. See below the response…..

The note attached to the email seems all grand and dany but it is utter tripe. You will also notice the spelling error which again is common with such rubbish attempts to fool people.. Congratulations! You stand a chance to win this £200 gift card. Do you want to own more summer clothing this year? You canl Participate now and maybe you will be one of the many winners!

Primark response from Twitter

SEO & Grow: A Search Engine Marketing Agency in Dublin with Peruvian Roots. #StartUp #SEO #IrishBiz #Marketing

SEO & Grow are a small, Dublin-based consultancy specialising in Search Engine Marketing. The 2 Co-Founders, Peter O’Neill & Aidan Rooney, are in their early 20s and have a very unique start-up story. 
Peter and Aidan met while studying Marketing, Innovation & Technology together in DCU before embarking on a year-long spell in South America, where they worked as Head of Search Marketing at Peru Hop, an Irish-owned travel company. Within eleven months, they had more than doubled Peru Hop’s organic & referral website traffic, so they knew they had a flair and talent for SEO.
After spending some time apart working in London and Dublin respectively with Senior SEO/PPC Consultants, and upon graduating from DCU, the pair joined forces once more to set up SEO & Grow.
The 2 Dublin lads believe their experience to date has helped them to identify a real gap in the market: “Having worked both client-side and agency-side over the last couple of years, we noticed a huge disconnect between a business’s needs and an agency’s offering. A lot of SEO agencies do their best to withhold as much information as possible from their clients. Through an agency’s lens, the less a client knows, the more that client can be charged. SEO & Grow serves to bridge the gap between a business’s needs, and an agency’s offering.” The 2 Dubs have been busy since launch and are working with customers across various industries and several continents including a Luxury Travel Agents in South America, a Private Tutoring Agency in London & a Real Estate Company in California.

And, when they’re not working, Peter & Aidan are more than likely travelling… They spent last December working remotely from India – relaxing on the beaches of Goa, dodging snake charmers in Jaipur and sailing on the Ganges in Varanasi. Over the next 5 years, the pair have a very different approach than usual as to how they hope to grow: “We plan to continue scaling vertically, not horizontally – meaning we don’t want to build the biggest agency in Dublin with the most employees and clients, we want to build the best agency in Dublin with the most satisfied clients & the best margins.”

If you’re looking for an SEO Consultant in Dublin or a PPC Agency to help drive search engine traffic, visit seogrow.ie

Review – The Skullcandy INDY true wireless earphones. #Skullcandy #TrueWireless

Over the last few weeks I have been using the Skullcandy PUSH and Venue and they have not disappointed me and delivered on quality and sound and they also look neat, Now I have had some time with the all new INDY true wireless and its time to talk about those.

Skullcandy Venue Review                 Skullcandy PUSH review  

The INDY are an approach to Airpods which are overpriced rubbish in my book even the newest pair from Apple are the same albeit they offer wireless charging and new chip but they dont deliver on sound or volume I have them out via a friend of mine and just like their last pair for the money they dont cut it.

The INDY are similar to the recent Urbansita Stockholm I  reviewed and work quite similarly to them in many ways keeping things simple and another thing they stay in your ears which is important and also coming in at half the price and looking minimalistic.

The charging case that comes with the INDY is on the larger side compared to others I own but this is no big deal plus it offers three extra charges for your convenience so for those on the go this is welcome plus I like the design and the branding on the lid. You also get some LED lights to let you know your charge status.

The fit is good, solid and should not fall out they did not for me the gels that come with them give a decent seal too from the outside world but nothing compared to overheads or like their VENUE  but these pencil shaped earbuds as they are dubbed are never quite going to match overheads anyway but when compared to others they do a good job on fit and comfort. You do not need to use these extra gels by the way but they are there if you want a more secure fit.

The sound on these would be considered on the bright side and not much bass in comparison to others but from a price point view they are on par with others the volume however is not overly loud which is how I like my music and it is hard to get earphones like this loud anyway given to what I have tested anyway plus I have other models on the way and will do a comparison test with them all in a few weeks time but I like them they do a good job overall but again remember the source of sound varies here and in particular with You Tube for example where I spend alot of time you can easily find 4/5 songs the same and the quality difference can be quite remarkable.

The controls are easy to use though you might take a while to get comfortable this is the same as many that offer the tap experience but they do work fine given the small area to touch you may end up missing them until you get familiar especially if its your first pair of such. Other than that you have the same as many offer now the volume up is on the right and down on the left with one tap,skip and reverse tracks is hold for 2 seconds either side for forward or reverse and play and pause is 2 taps on the right.

If you want to use just one as a headset or just to listen to music it will only be the right,it works on its on with the other placed in the charge case,the same does not apply for the left side this only works on the right side,calls work on both ears and pretty decent quality and that’s a win for many as calls only come through on one side with many similar offerings out there.

Overall are they worth the money? Well yes but there is better sounding ones out there but that’s just my personal taste compared to Airpods which are overpriced they are worth it. There is the cons of which is little with these one is NO EQ APP, DO NOT put them in the charge case without the gels on them because you will find it hard to remove being magnetic..Battery life shorter compared to some others but you still get around 16 hours on the go.

BUY  HERE  –  https://www.skullcandy.eu/shop/earbuds/bluetooth-earbuds/indy