The House of Marley True Wireless with ANC have just landed and these are the latest true wireless on offer with some other nice attributes. These are crafted from bamboo which looks really cool and different and not only this when you purchase a pair you help plant a tree which is great to see given the current talk about climate change and more companies need to do this.
You get 5 hours per charge on the earbuds and additional 20 hours from the charging case and more without the ANC activated, We also get full touch control here and no buttons which is nice too and we have an IPX4 rating which is welcome for outdoor and fitness enthusiasts and we also have USB-C charging..
Check out the unboxing below and if you have any questions hit us up whilst we check these out.
SQUID App, a leading media-tech company, has been chosen to be news provider for Huawei smartphones in all countries in Europe.
SQUID will be content partner for the newsfeed in Huawei Browser and Huawei Assistant. The Huawei Assistant can be reached when swiping to the right (Minus 1 Screen). Users of Huawei Browser and Huawei Assistant will be served a recommended feed with news from several different news topics and a diversity of publishers. Huawei Browser is already now available for download from Huawei AppGallery. Huawei Assistant will be launched on new Huawei models.
“We are very excited that Huawei has chosen us as a partner to provide their smartphone users with the most interesting news content. Our goal is to inspire users to read more quality journalism and at the same time help publishers gain more traffic and revenues” , says Johan Othelius, CEO & Founder of SQUID App.
SQUID App provides Huawei smartphone users with news and content in 29 different languages across 43 countries in Europe. SQUID App’s goal is to give users easy access to interesting and relevant news from trustworthy sources. You can find techbuzzireland on Squid where we bring REAL HANDS ON REVIEWS and tech news.
Pull up to the starting line and get ready to claim three more free games with your Stadia Pro subscription. GRID. SteamWorld Dig 2, and SteamWorld Quest are headed to Stadia Pro on March 1.
In addition to this month’s free Stadia Pro games, there’s a new game available for purchase in the Stadia store. Get ready to cooperate with friends Spitlings, a team arcade game with a delightful twist.
Stadia Pro games for March
Prepare to take the pole position in pulse-pounding high-speed motorsports with GRID, including Stadia’s exclusive forty-player Endurance Mode!
Then grab two highly acclaimed installments in the SteamWorld universe. Explore the humorous, irreverent, and farcical fantastic card-battling world of SteamWorld Quest, and embark on spectacular subterranean spelunking in the award-winning SteamWorld Dig 2.
All three games are available for Stadia Pro subscribers starting March 1. To claim them, simply head to the Stadia store and add them to your library at the click of a button, no waiting and no downloads required.
Also, Farming Simulator 19 Platinum Edition is leaving Stadia Pro at the end of this month. You’ve still got a few days to claim it and make it part of your library… pop into the Stadia store and get it for free before February 29.
Meet Spitlings
New this week on the Stadia store is Spitlings, a quirky arcade action game that rewards teamwork and savagely punishes individual failure! To progress through Spitlings challenges, teams of up to four must cooperate in perfect tandem. If one teammate fails, everyone fails. It will take coordination, fast reflexes, and a little luck to overcome the diverse split-second challenges awaiting teams. Spitlings is available First on Stadia, beginning February 25 for £12.99 on the Stadia store.
This week’s Stadia Pro deals
Stadia Pro subscribers can also save on a number of games in the Stadia store this week. Use your Stadia Pro discount and for a limited time, grab these at a reduced price.
Borderlands 3 (50% off)
Borderlands 3 Deluxe Edition (50% off)
Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Edition (40% off)
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (50% off)
Kine (50% off)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition (67% off)
Tappit, the global payments ecosystem for events, sports stadia and venues, has secured a three-year contract with Heineken Kinsale Rugby 7s in Ireland, cementing its position as the leading cashless provider for the Rugby 7s tournaments around the globe.
Kinsale Rugby 7s is Ireland’s premier seven-a-side club rugby event taking place on the 2nd and 3rd May 2020 in Kinsale, Ireland. More than 10,000 visitors are expected to watch both men and women’s teams compete across the May bank holiday.
Tappit’s easy-to-use system will make the event 100 per cent cashless across food vendors, bars and merchandise. Kinsale will also use Tappit for event ticketing, integrating it with Eventbrite and using Tappit’s technology for ticket scanning at the event itself. Organisers will also have access to valuable data to build a better picture of fan behaviour to enhance the experience year-on-year.
This will be the third Rugby 7s event that Tappit has worked with – working with Rugby 7’s across the Middle East and HSBC New Zealand Sevens.
On the partnership, Jason Thomas CEO, Tappit said: “The Kinsale partnership illustrates that there is a huge appetite for cashless technologies in the sporting sector. The business benefits of working with Tappit are significant for both organisers and fans alike. Not only does Tappit improve the fan experience by reducing queues and making transactions safer and faster, but by equipping organisers with customer insights and data unavailable through any other method, we make it possible for organisers to really understand their audience, improve the experience and make their events even more successful.”
Kinsale Tournament Director, Philip Stokes said: “After such a successful event last year – scorching sun and great rugby – we were looking for ways to battle down the queue times and improve the overall fan experience. Tappit was the only choice to provide the solution. We have been so impressed with the sleek and rapid integration as well as the professionalism of the staff. We are really looking forward to our fans experiencing an even better 2020 tournament.”
Ergotron, a global movement company focused on designing and manufacturing kinetic work environments, announced today the launch of its innovative battery solution for powered medical carts. Designed for on-cart charging or hot swap, LiFeKinnex allows clinicians to spend more of their time treating their patients and be less concerned on battery life and non-functional medical equipment.
By using a LifeKinnex battery, doctors and nurses no longer need to worry for a place to plug in a powered medical cart and disrupt their workflow. Its Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) chemistry lasts for more cycles than a comparable Lithium Iron battery, can be discharged fully without complications, and offers a lower total cost of ownership for healthcare organisations.
Among its key features, the LifeKinnex uses a magnetic power connection to support quick battery swaps, while the power module’s built-in battery keeps on-cart systems running continuously during the process.
Longer battery life and faster charging time means it recharges three to four times faster than a comparable SLA battery, with no risk of overcharging or overheating. The LifeKinnex also accommodates any workflow – users can plug in the unit to quickly charge the cart, even during use, or use the optional four-bay wall or desk battery charger to keep the cart moving with a hot swap.
“Ergotron’s design philosophy is focused on the needs of our users, and clinicians need the convenience and versatility the LifeKinnex provides,” commented Paul Zuidema, Ergotron Managing Director EMEA. “By removing the need to find plugs for powered carts we’re helping to alleviate one of the long-standing inconveniences of legacy technology that was designed to be functional, not helpful.”
For further information about the Ergotron LifeKinnex, click here.
AMI, Ireland’s leading secure IT recycling company, today announces that it has helped Kainos, a leading provider of digital services and platforms, to raise €60,000 that will be split equally across charitable activities and outreach initiatives. The funding was raised through the collection and resale of Kainos’s old IT equipment through AMI’s sales channels.
Headquartered in Belfast and with offices in Dublin, Kainos has over 1,550 employees and 13 locations across the UK, Europe and North America. Since its founding in 1986, Kainos has grown to be one of the largest companies in Northern Ireland and has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2015. The company leverages technology to overcome business challenges for its 390 global customers also check out dedicated server hosting uk
Kainos implements cutting-edge technology solutions and as a result, has a high turnover of IT equipment. It turned to AMI to manage its entire IT disposal process – including onsite collection, data cleansing, resale of items of value, and responsible recycling of other equipment.
AMI visits Kainos’s locations to securely collect its old IT equipment, before erasing data on each device and refurbishing them to the highest standards. This ensures equipment can be resold to maximise revenue returns. The company is also freeing up time for Kainos’s IT staff. Managing the disposal of IT equipment internally was a time-consuming challenge for Kainos and outsourcing this process to AMI has freed up an estimated three months of the IT team’s collective time each year.
Pictured at the announcement that AMI has helped Kainos to raise €60,000 for charity activities and outreach initiatives are (L-R): Dougie Johnston, IT Operations Manager, Kainos; and Philip McMichael, CEO, AMI.
Kainos uses the money generated from the sale of its old laptops, desktops, printers, servers, smartphones, tablets and hard drives to support charities as well as its own corporate social responsibility initiatives. Many charities are set to benefit from the €30,000 as it has been set aside for staff taking part in fundraising activities for charities close their hearts.
Kainos will use the remaining €30,000 to support its Academy programme, which aims to improve young people’s digital skills and break down the economic barriers faced by many attempting to upskill in technology.
The programme includes hosting coding clubs in local schools and annual coding camps for hundreds of children. It has also partnered with the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) to train teachers to better deliver digital education, and the Prince’s Trust, which provides digital skills training to disadvantaged young people throughout Northern Ireland.
Dougie Johnston, IT Operations Manager, Kainos said: “Kainos aims to stay at the leading edge of innovation and as a result, we have a constant stream of IT equipment being made redundant. AMI offers a one-stop-shop for all of our IT disposal needs – across our UK, Ireland and Europe offices. Its high level of accreditation also ensures that our disposal process is GDPR compliant. Much of the equipment we dispose of is in very good condition, and the ability to resell this and generate revenue for our social responsibility programmes is a huge bonus.
“Every member of staff has a say in which charities Kainos supports each year, and this funding will be used to help charities which are important to our team. Our technology outreach activities also require our staff to actively participate in improving digital skills in their local community by visiting schools and camps and sharing their IT knowledge. This programme is making a real difference to young people’s education and our partnership with AMI will contribute to our continued efforts in promoting digital learning.”
Philip McMichael, CEO, AMI, commented: “AMI helps organisations to unlock the value in their old IT, and it’s fantastic to see Kainos use this revenue to give back to the community. Its Tech Outreach programme is helping to educate, enthuse and inspire children across the UK and Ireland to pursue a career in the digital industry. We are thrilled to help Kainos not only handle its IT disposal in a 100% environmentally friendly way, but also to contribute to the digital education of thousands of young people, helping them to imagine and realise a better future supported by technology.”
The UMI W8 from Amazon are an affordable pair of true wireless earbuds that offer all the needs for those on a budget with plenty of specs to write home about and they do offer similar features you expect to find in more expensive earbuds. Having used these for some time now they fall into the entry level category but offer some things often left out at more expensive earbuds.
The build is plastic and the earbuds are lightweight and the case can be a tad difficult to open at times with micro USB charging and no wireless charging but these would be the only things missing on the case hardware and one other thing missing is no auto pause feature which is fine but they do offer individual charging which for some is a key factor and often left out on more high end earbuds so this is what you have to think about.
The fit is great,they are light and feel cheap at first compared to their sister product and the same applies for the case, The earbuds fit well giving a good seal to begin with which is a great start no matter what. They will not fall out which is also important and you will forget they are there after a few mins use. Overall a comfortable and secure fit offering a deal of external noise isolation too.
Controls are great yet can be sensitive.. You might experience some accidental commands but for the most it is volume which is not bad rather than skip tracks,this is only noted when lying in bed for example which is where I tend to use mine and if your tossing and turning around getting comfortable.. You have volume control, play and pause,skip and reverse tracks,call management and access to your voice assistant which all worked fine during my testing period. Touch based controls can be finicky but these overall fine and on cue.
How they sound is the one thing which people will want to know about here and overall this is good….Overall pretty good,decent volume levels with a nice touch of bass and balanced overall with highs lows and mids, You will not be let down for the money and also there was no lag latency seen on my usual test run, These also shine with Netflix and You Tube giving you a good all around experience both on Android and iOS and if you are into volume they pack a great punch.
Client Solutions, one of Ireland’s leading technology partner companies, is proud to announce the latest development in its ongoing partnership with Tesco Mobile Ireland. As part of a recent three-year digital transformation deal, Client Solutions will migrate key Tesco Mobile customer-facing systems to the cloud on Microsoft Azure, to enable the telecoms network to reach its ambitious potential. The project, which is already underway, is estimated to be worth around €2.5 million and scheduled for completion by July 2022.
Tesco Mobile Ireland currently has over 400,000 customers, making it the country’s fourth largest mobile service provider. It is also Ireland’s largest Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). As competition increases in this sector, Tesco Mobile Ireland has engaged the teams at Client Solutions on several occasions to stay ahead of the curve.
Pictured at the annoucement was Leo Murphy, Sales Director, Client Solutions and Geoff Byrne, chairman, Tesco Mobile Ireland. Pic Orla Murray SON Photo
Having built up an expert knowledge of Tesco Mobile’s business requirements, Client Solutions devised an ambitious plan to re-platform and transform the operation. Among the elements being addressed are:
Improved Customer Self-Service Care: Mytescomobile.ie, the public portal that allows customers to access account balances, top-up, switch plans and manage their account
Enhancement of Award-Winning Mobile Virtual Network Analytics – Business Intelligence platform including data management, analytics and forecasting
RETAIN – A rich suite of applications used by Tesco Mobile’s Waterford based Care Team to serve customers
Introduction of Hosted Finance System – SAP for financial management
For Tesco Mobile customers, this transformation means the public-facing portal mytescomobile.ie will offer increased control and transparency while enabling the customer care team to further improve their ability to serve customer needs. For Tesco Mobile Ireland, the suite of solutions will allow their teams to better understand the user experience and ultimately improve the service to their growing customer base.
Sales Director at Client Solutions Leo Murphy said: “It’s fantastic to be part of Tesco Mobile’s continued growth. Their ambition matches our innovative approach to designing future-proof solutions and this cloud transformation programme in conjunction with Microsoft Azure, is truly transformative for them and their customers.”
Geoff Byrne, chairman, Tesco Mobile Ireland said “We’re pleased to continue our ongoing relationship with Client Solutions. The innovation, creativity and value for money products that Tesco Mobile brings to the Irish market means our customer base continues to grow. We look forward to working with Client Solutions to continue to serve our mobile customers a little better every day.”
“Client Solutions is a great example of an innovative partner who understand the challenges of digitally transforming organisations,” said Denis Meade, Partner Lead, Microsoft Ireland. “They fundamentally understand how to help organisations manage this complex process, with a consultative approach that will ensure their client’s successful digital evolution. This announcement with Tesco Mobile demonstrates their capability to successfully deliver value and change for their customers.”
The Lindy BNX-100 are an affordable pair of headphones that offers some good specs for the price and features too including some omitted ones at that priced at a higher range.
If you want comfort and a clean design these are a pair of headphones to check out and for me they are nice with the bass but lets see what else is in store for you money which will be around the €100 mark.
Comfort wise these are great with sufficient padding all round and that includes the headband and can be worn for long periods of time with no sweat but that might depend on ones environment as more humid rooms may give a different result the cups cover the ear and blocks out the majority of the outside world and this is a good start and they do not clam onto your head either like some cans often do. These will wear well too with their robust design and materials used and easy maintenance and they dont have that glossy finish but more a matte one.
Controls are a gift here and simple to use with buttons on both sides. We have a 3.5 mm socket micro USB port and several buttons to control the music which are raised slightly and easy to navigate blindly and really much better to use than true wireless for example with a one push control to skip or reverse tracks and the we have the ANC button and hear through and all one tap to work and they have been consistent over my test period.
Build quality is good here and one of their better builds over the years and the black and silver combo looks well and its sturdy and again will last I would like to see more colours but Lindy are known for the traditional black and silver products and not forgetting the red ear cups which look good,never mind feel good.
When it comes to the sound they are not the best I have from Lindy but they still deliver, they are loud,punchy good bass good balance and decent separation with direction more centred than travelling and the highs lows and mids are fair. These are more bass driven and have 40mm drivers and the volume up at max with ANC turned on is where they achieve the best scenario for me. They have no lag latency on testing the usual You Tube and Netflix runs I do and have auto play and pause to boot. Call quality and connection is fine and they will allow you move around 30-40ft away from your phone.
The audio pass through is most welcome too with not having the need to remove your headphones which for me is quite annoying when you want to hear your surroundings or listen to someone trying to communicate with you. Overall I was impressed with the package as a whole and how it is presented with all the extras you get along with the storage case.
Specs
Design: Over Ear
Driver: 40mm neodymium
Active Noise Cancellation: 95% reduction of low frequency noise
Bluetooth Standard: 5.0
Bluetooth Chipset: CSR 8670 with aptX and aptX Low Latency
