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Discover new incredible worlds with #Coastiality #VR app #VirtualReality #360° #Googlecardboard

A new VR app has launched called Coastiality by Europa Park and it has quite a bit to offer to the fore and for rollercoaster fans you are in for a treat,There is a lack of good rollercoaster apps that give a real immersive feeling but not here with several on board the app,the intro on the app is also excellent with great music to boot.

The app is also well presented with apps on display right from the start,Also you can pick to either download or stream the experience and then you can pick between 2K and 4K resolution.. I have tried out the apps and they are quite good..

App description

Fancy enjoying a real rollercoaster ride in 360° or VR from the comfort of your home?

Do you want to experience how virtual worlds come to life on board Coastiality rides throughout theme parks around the world?

Welcome to Coastiality, your home for unique, high quality virtual reality experiences!

Viewable with and without VR glasses (e.g. Google Cardboard).

Never miss a train station again with #Trainzzz app (UK) #travel #apps #trains

A handy app to have as it happens to us all and if not yet it will. Missed your train station by nodding off,head buried in your laptop or mobile phone… This new app is here to help you though and its called Trainzzz, Now only if there was a similar app here for not only trains but the bus too..

Trainzzz is a simple FREE app that allows you to select your UK train station destination and using your phones GPS signal aims to alert you to your approaching destination

A great option for the distracted commuter, person unsure of the stop, or maybe a person travelling home after an enjoyable evening and may be a little sleepy

1) Select your destination station, or stations on your route as required
2) Select the distance from the station you wish to be notified (1,3,5,+ miles etc.)
3) Decide what tone you wish to use
3) Decide if you want to SMS someone in your phone to advise them you are near – or “put the kettle on”
5) Leave the app open in the background and await your GPS driven alarm

Irish Apps – Got a dent in your car? DentPro launches apps for instant quotes. #Motoring

The Dent, A scourge for motorists to be honest and getting the time to get them fixed is another issue,We are all prone to them no matter the cost of the vehicle.

DentPro is an Irish company which can help you though with 4 locations in Dublin, Sandyford which is HQ, Red Cow,Clonsaugh and Tempelouge..

DentPro also offer packages to clients which is a worthy small investment starting from €129 with The Bronze care package and going up to €399 with the Platinum package..

Repair time is not bad either..If that is not enough they have a mobile repair division.

Most work is completed in 30 minutes to 2 hours – depending on the degree of difficulty, some work can take as little as 15 minues. Appointments are scheduled at the customer’s convenience, usually within a few days of your initial assessment.

Now they have made life even simpler with their new app on Android and iOS and the app is free.. The app is called The instant quotation app..

App description

The application provides the user with an estimated cost of dents repair based on a set of questions.

However, having created a ‘Self Assessment’, the client is also able to use it as a basis for the actual
‘Quote request’ that may be submitted to a DentPro engineer. In order to send a quote request, the user needs to provide photos of the dented car panels and answer a set of questions. The user may review the estimated quotation on the mobile device when ready. They are also able to track the repair process of the car.

The application can be used only by users registered in the DQMS system. The registration takes place after the first launch of the application. In order to register, the users need to provide their email address as a login.
DQMS is fully functional only after entering the user’s car data such as: Make, Model, Type, Year and registration plate number.

Apps – POZ is a dating app for the HIV community. #HIV #LGBT #POZ #Dating

Dating apps are quite common now with dating apps for all sorts not to be taken in the wrong context either but we now even have dating apps for people at Airport lounges and much much more.. As it stands dating apps are still troublesome for some people whilst some think they are find,its just a matter of being cautious and be careful what you post and cross check when possible on who you talk to.. Safety First.

POZ is available now on both Android and iPhone and its free… The app was created by Andrew Goyvaerts

In an interview with Attitude here is a brief outline of how the app came about.

So what is POZ and how did it come about?

It was only launched in March but it’s a concept I came up with about two years ago. There were a few things that I found with mainstream dating apps that complicated things: One was coming out of the ‘HIV closet’, which I think a lot of gay men battle with, and the second was rejection on those sites.

Obviously that’s a personal choice, but when somebody is saying they would rather not go out with you because of something like HIV, it’s quite different to being told they don’t want to go out with you because they’re not into you. It’s a very different feeling, and I felt there was a real need for this [app]. We are worldwide. We’ve had a lot of downloads in the UK, Australia and America, which seem to be our main areas, so that’s where we’re mainly focused on.

App description

poz is a new app proudly serving the dating needs of the HIV community (both heterosexual and LGBT). This concept was created by a positive person follow their own diagnoses due to there being so few places that we can meet someone to date without fear of stigma or even rejection upon disclosure of status.

Signing up takes just a tick after which you can browse, chat and meet men or women who know exactly what it’s like to date when living with HIV.

Vodafone price increases for simply broadband customers 1st August 2016 #Vodafone #Broadband

In a email sent by a reader today as we are not a Vodafone customer you are getting a price hike.. the good news is you can exit contract with no penalty.. Should you want to….but people will complain.

“Dear Customer,
We are writing to inform you of some changes to your Vodafone Home broadband service that will come into effect on 1 August.

Due to increased operational costs your monthly payment for your broadband plan will increase by €35 to €40. In addition, we have updated some of the terms and conditions associated with your broadband plan and these terms will apply from 1 August 2016. These updated terms can be found here.

These changes will come into effect on 1 August 2016 and will be reflected in any bills issued thereafter.

As a result of these changes, you may change or cancel your contract without penalty within 30 days from the date of this letter by dialling 1907.”

Vodafone also have given the following reasons on Twitter you can follow the conversation there.

Hi David, the price increases are as a result of the increased cost of providing service. We understand that our customers (1/3)

— Vodafone Ireland (@VodafoneIreland) June 29, 2016

Over on boards.ie the conversation has cropped up too with Vodafone stating

This is correct. We will be communicating directly to affected customers between now and the 2nd of July, to inform them of this change.

This will only affect customers on our legacy Simply Broadband tariffs, who are currently paying below €40 per month.

Whilst mentioning operational costs this is due to OpenEir increasing their price for wholesale broadband.. So in effect it is being passed on to the customer.

The new pricing is as follows….

€15 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
€18 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
€30 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€30 to €40 for Vodafone Unlimited Broadband
€30.89 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
€34.99 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€35 to €40 for Simply Broadband
€35 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
€36.99 to €40 for Max Value Broadband

Notice of Changes to Pay as you go Top Up Offers and Add ons

As of the 27th July 2016 Data Extra and Extra top up offers that applied for 30 days will apply for 28 days subject to a minimum top up.Also as of the 27th July 2016 talk, text and data add on’s that applied for 30 days will apply for 28 days subject to a minimum top up and include the following:

Talk	Unlimited calls	€20
Text	Unlimited texts	€15
Data	3GB of 4G Data	€15
Data	500MB Data	€5
Calls	30 minutes to Irish mobiles or landlines	€5
Text	100 texts to any network	€5
International	30 international minutes	€5

Notice of change to the below Vodafone home plans

From 26 June 2016, the below plans will no longer be available. After this customers on the below legacy plans will be placed onto the corresponding New Plan. Details of the New Plan price plan can be found here. You will already have received a contract change notification confirming your right to withdraw from your contract until 26 June 2016.

See the full price changes over HERE

External sources boards and Twitter

#BipolarMe – First of its kind app for Windows and UWP by the @TheWinPhan #BiPolar

BipolarMe for Windows is a result of my wife being diagnosed as Bipolar 1 nearly 5 years ago. We found it hard to get reliable/accurate information online about the mood disorder and equally as hard to find an app that would be considered helpful. In the process, I built a website for my wife to chronicle her experience with Bipolar Disorder in a blog format. I then extended the focus of the site to include the vast amount of knowledge and resources we accumulated during our search for answers, into an easy to understand, well organized, and wide ranging full featured website.

The app is a reflection of the website BipolarMe hosting my wife’s blog. You’ll get full length articles and a viewable comment line, in addition to a plethora of informative resources like a FAQ Center and Learning Center, and other more “entertaining” type features as well. You’ll find recipes for mental health, a full video center broken into categories like “Learning Bipolar” or “Bipolar On TV and Film”, lots of galleries(both informative and entertaining), a dictionary, an offline pill identifier, the ability to connect with a very active Bipolar Online Community, and so much more.

This is app is 100% free with no advertisements. The hope and goal I have for BipolarMe, is for people to find the help or answers they are in search of. I love developing for the Windows ecosystem and hope you enjoy the app as much as I enjoyed building it. I’m working on an update now and have many more planned, I’d love any feedback on improvements or features you’d like to see. Just tag me, @TheWinPhan, in a tweet on Twitter.

Click the icon below to get it,its free

Poetic Cases – Review – Revolution Rugged case for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

This case is different,Different because it actually has come up with a simple idea to bring more protection to the front of your screen as well as everywhere else,Called the Revolution Rugged Hybrid case we test it out..

The case comes packed as all previous cases did from the folks at Poetic. Simple and to the point sure we are only going to throw the packaging away… Inside the plastic packaging is the contents,the case and an information leaflet,no frills here its only a case after all…

The case will come in two parts,assembled on receiving it but its a simple process to remove the inner layer which is plastic and the outer layer is a rubberised material feeling solid. See our video for instructions on how to install the case on your device,its done in seconds…

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Dual layer

Front view

Back view

Bottom - Ports closed

Bottom Ports opened

Top view

Left side volume toggles

Right side power key

Camera area

Branding on bottom rear side

Front top

Bottom front

Indicator/Notification light visible

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Overall the case felt really solid in hand with soft rubber rails left and right it felt secure in hand ,both sides again have raised humps top and bottom giving more grip in hand when in use. There was no issues with the keys again here all worked perfectly fine and did not require any extra pressure like some new cases can.There was no issues with port access either which come covered and look nice when shut. Nothing to report either from speaker distortion either as ample space was given here but again protected,accessing the side bar too on the edge seen no issues all worked well.. Check out our video review below for more…

Video Review

Features overview..

Made of premium polycarbonate and TPU materials. Rugged styling with seamless Poetic Design DNA.
Flaps to cover all open ports to prevent dust and lint. Side texture for enhanced grip.
Unique corner protection with raised TPU support to protect from extreme shock and impact.
Intelligently placed Raised TPU buttons for anti-scratch and anti-slip protection.
All of these packed into a thin and ultra protective design engineered for maximum protection for your device.

Buy from Amazon or poecticcases.com

Apps – Aftering – Irish made funeral helper app. #Apps #Funerals #Irish

Like it or not we are all going to die,well unless technology and medicine comes up with something but do we really want to stay eternal? Perhaps many of us do but until then we will get old and grey and finally pass away.

This is where this app can help you through a difficult process we are all going to meet in our lives and its called Aftering funeral helper..

A clearly organised step-by-step approach to guide you through what you need to do to organise a funeral.

Send personalised text messages to let people know of a death in the family if you don’t wish to talk at this time.

An informational resource to help you out before you talk to your funeral director about the funeral arrangements.

Description

This funeral guide app is a free independent resource to help bring you through the types of decisions you need to make when faced with organising a funeral. It can help you begin the journey of creating a fitting funeral for your loved one.

It provides suggested text for communicating the news to other people that someone has died and gives an overview of what you need to know about obtaining a Death Certificate in Ireland. It can be very difficult to know where to begin when faced with a funeral. This funeral guide app hopes to assist you on this difficult journey.

VR Human Anatomy – A powerful educational tool to learn anatomy in #VR #VEDAVI

There is quite a few apps now that delve into the medical world which is pretty cool and long may they last and more arrive on the scene but with technology moving forward at the pace it is we are now in the VR space and no better time to start introducing VR apps for those to enjoy and see things in a better perspective and better again immersive,Even for those who have no knowledge in the area can see how things work and so on and this has been popular already with standard apps on our mobiles. VEDAVI medical is about to enter the VR space with VR software allows medical students to learn anatomy in a more efficient and interesting way – in virtual reality.

Kateryna Ukrainets tells us about Vedavi

Are you studying medicine, and you feel lost among all those anatomy structures? Are you fond of learning human anatomy, but you find it impossible to memorize all those “tongue-breaking” Latin terms? Then our VR Human Anatomy is the perfect solution for you!

Our software was created for Oculus Rift VR, and it allows you to learn human anatomy in virtual reality. With VR Human Anatomy you can forget about those thick and dull anatomy books. You can easily look at the anatomical structures as you would in the real world! You just grab it with controllers and inspect it from whichever angle you want. Moreover, each structure is labeled so that you can memorize the names of anatomical structures quickly. At the end of the learning session, you can check your knowledge with the help of a quiz.

This exciting learning tool will overcome the stereotype of the complexity of the human anatomy learning. We have spent months to make VR Human Anatomy a precise software and to consider every small detail!

Since our software is created exclusively for the Oculus Rift, we will launch immediately when the Oculus Touch will be available – preliminarily in H2 2016. Nevertheless, the first version of the VR Human Anatomy is ready, and medical students from the University of Zurich have already tested it. Their impression is more than positive.

Our software will be affordable and accessible to as many medical universities of the world as possible. And of course, it will be available for anyone who is interested in learning anatomy!

Visit their product page:

http://www.vedavimedical.com/virtual-reality-medical-education/

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