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Neurovalens Unveils Modius SLEEP, a Next-Gen Device Powered by Neuroscience to Optimize Sleep Health #Sleep #Modius

Global HealthTech company Neurovalens today launched Modius SLEEP, a drug-free solution powered by neuroscience to safely and non-invasively improve a person’s sleep health.

Modius SLEEP is a headset, worn for 30 minutes before bed. Unlike other sleep headsets that are limited to passively reading brain-wave activity, Modius SLEEP actively stimulates the key sleep neurons in the brain reducing the time it takes to fall asleep and keeping you asleep for longer.

The device works by sending a safe electrical pulse into the vestibular nerve, influencing the areas of the hypothalamus and brain stem that control circadian rhythm and sleep patterns.

Modius SLEEP has launched on American crowd-funding website Indiegogo, following the success of Modius SLIM, the company’s first headset, designed to help people lose weight, which raised £2million on the same platform.

Developed by neuroscientist Dr. Jason McKeown, a Northern Ireland native, the latest product innovation continues the company’s mission to improve global health and wellness by providing drug-free, neurological solutions for common health problems.

Dr. Jason McKeown, Founder and CEO of Neurovalens, said:

“After gathering feedback from thousands of SLIM device users around the world, what we found was that improved sleep was a welcomed bonus reaction and this became our motivation for making specific changes to our technology to create Modius SLEEP.

“Our new headset taps into the power of the brain’s hypothalamus, which acts as a mini computer and influences many areas of the brain, including weight loss and sleep. Our continued aim is to help people avoid sedatives and sleeping pills as they only mask the underlying problem and come with a host of nasty side effects.

“We use neuroscience to improve lives through safe, innovative, non-invasive products and we have complete confidence our SLEEP device is just as life changing as our SLIM device continues to be.”

In an initial 30-day study, 95% of Modius SLEEP users improved their overall sleep score with 85% claiming that they were more satisfied with their sleep patterns. Additionally, 71.3% of survey respondents with sleep issues reported positive changes when using Modius SLEEP.

Neurovalens has launched its Modius SLEEP campaign on Indiegogo. For the duration of the fundraising campaign, the product is available from $249 on Indiegogo and will eventually retail for £399 in the UK and Ireland.

The campaign can be found here: https://igg.me/at/modiussleep

Virgin Media Unveils Blockbuster ‘Red Friday’ Deals. #VirginMedia #RedFriday #Tech

Virgin Media is once again turning Black Friday Red with the launch of its Red Friday promotions. With offers available across TV, Broadband & Home phone bundles, and Virgin Mobile, there’s something for everyone.

Looking for a new phone or even a great Christmas gift? Starting this Thursday, November 14th, to Monday, December 2nd, new Virgin Media Broadband customers will get a FREE Google Home mini worth €59 while customers signing up to Virgin Media Broadband with TV & home phone will receive a Google Home worth €99 free of charge.

 

Virgin Mobile is joining the party with the unbelievable Unlimited Mobile for just €5 a month for 5 months and just €25 a month thereafter now available across the board meaning everyone can enjoy Virgin Mobile’s incredible deal.

Customers who select a brand new Samsung, Apple or Huawei phones are also in for a treat as Virgin Mobile will also be including a fantastic free gift. If you purchase one of the following  mobile phones, Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Note 10,  Note 10+ an Apple iPhone Xr or iPhone 8 or a Huawei P30 Pro, you’ll also receive a FREE pair of JBL TUNE 120 truly wireless in-ear headphones with a RRP of €99.  

At Virgin Media our Smartphone deals aren’t just for Red Friday – these incredible mobile smartphone offers are available right through to January 3rd 2020.

Paul Higgins, Director of Consumer, Virgin Media said “Once again Virgin Media is turning Black Friday Red. We’ve got plenty of deals to tempt everyone.”

“No matter what you’re looking for – great entertainment bundles for TV, treating yourself to a new mobile phone or getting connected to Ireland’s fastest broadband network, we’ve got you covered.”

“New Virgin Media customers taking either a broadband package or a great TV & broadband bundle will enjoy a free Google Smart Home speaker when they sign up. For the first time everyone can pick up Unlimited Mobile for just €5 a month for 5 months. With our Red Friday deals starting early this year, Virgin Media customers can get a head-start on their Christmas Shopping with great gifts and still enjoy fantastic value.”

“Unlike most other mobile network offerings, Virgin Mobile’s offer gives customers peace of mind; they can be assured their phones will never be locked to our network; we’ll make it clear then their phone is paid off and we’ll let them upgrade their phone whenever they want.”

You can learn more at https://www.virginmedia.ie/

Poly’s Voyager Office Series Bluetooth Headsets Offer More Connectivity. #Poly #Office #Headsets #Tech

Plantronics, Inc.  a global communications company that powers meaningful human connection and collaboration, has announced the Voyager 4200 and Voyager 5200 Office Series. These Bluetooth headset systems are an extension of the popular Voyager 4200 UC and Voyager 5200 UC Series, designed for mobile office workers, and provide multiple connectivity options in the widest range of wearing styles to meet office mobility needs.

The Voyager 4200 and Voyager 5200 Office Series will have a version available with a dedicated Microsoft Teams button, both on the base and the headset, to instantly invoke the Teams app. This instant access to the Teams app makes scheduling a meeting, starting a call, or checking the calendar easy. The Teams versions also provide audio and visual alerts when a Teams notification occurs. The Voyager Office Series headsets are also supported by Zoom and other UC platforms.

“Open office floor plans require a certain amount of flexibility and mobility of employees,” said Tamara Lane, director of product marketing, at Poly. “To escape noise and distraction, you might duck into a huddle room for a call, take your next meeting in the lobby or join a meeting from someone else’s office which means you not only use a desk phone but a PC or Mac and your smartphone for collaboration. The Voyager Office Series delivers high-quality audio in a comfortable headset that performs in all of those scenarios.”

Multiple Connectivity options for Office Mobility

Poly Voyager 4200 and Voyager 5200 Office Series headsets can connect to a desk phone, PC, Mac, or a mobile phone. The Voyager Office Series Bluetooth headset systems give IT decision makers another wireless communication option in regions where DECT is not permitted and therefore helps boost UC adoption.

Amazon Alexa and Tile Built-In Support

The Voyager 4200 and 5200 Series headsets also feature Amazon Alexa Built-In and Tile integrations. Just tap-and-ask, and Alexa will respond so you can focus on your tasks at hand. Tile is integrated right into the headset which makes finding your Voyager headset easy – you can literally “ring” it.

Wearing Styles

The Voyager 4200 Office Series offers an over-the-ear, hi-fi stereo and mono headband wearing style. The Voyager 5200 Office Series offers a sleek and discreet over the ear wearing style for those working on the go in and out of the office. Both the Voyager 4200 and Voyager 5200 Office Series come with the option of a one-way desk phone only or two-way desk phone and PC/Mac office base, in addition to a mobile phone.

 

“In 2018, advanced UC-enabled Bluetooth headset revenue grew by a significant 56 percent with the segment holding the strongest growth opportunity in the professional headset world,” said Alaa Saayed, information and communications technology industry director and fellow, of Frost and Sullivan. “Poly’s unwavering commitment of designing mobile-first solutions for the modern office and helping people collaborate no matter what collaboration devices and platforms they prefer has resulted in the vendor offering the broadest advanced Bluetooth connectivity portfolio on the market.”

 

Remote Management for IT

IT teams can add the Plantronics Manager Pro software-as-a-service (sold separately) to a purchase to track every Voyager Office Series headset to help streamline the management of headset deployments, including device firmware updates and policy compliance. (Note: Plantronics Manager Pro is not supported by the desk phone only models.)

Pricing and Availability

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PayPal launches Xoom in Ireland for fast and secure international money transfers. #PayPal #Xoom #Payments #Money

PayPal today launched Xoom, its international money transfer service, in Ireland. It enables people in Ireland to quickly send money to, pay bills for and top up phones in more than 130 markets internationally.

Xoom’s launch is a significant milestone and serves as another example of PayPal’s efforts to make the movement and management of money more convenient, accessible, secure and affordable.

The global remittance market is an estimated $689 billion industry, with Irish people remitting over $2.5 billion annually. Ireland is home to more than half a million non-Irish nationals – many of whom support family members overseas for things like medical bills, education, utility bills and other financial needs

PayPal launches Xoom in Ireland for fast and secure international money transfers

According to the latest figures from the World Bank, the top destinations for money transfers from Ireland are Nigeria ($539M), the UK ($270M), Poland ($232M), France ($160M), Lithuania ($131M) and India ($115M)4.

Historically, the speed of securely and efficiently moving money across borders has been slow, but advances in digital technology—in particular mobile—are enabling a significant reduction in transfer time. The introduction of Xoom allows loved ones in these countries to receive money fast when sent to a bank account or for cash pickup.

Dan Schulman, PayPal’s CEO and President, said: “The way we move and manage our money has changed dramatically in the last few years. We have moved beyond the days when the only option for sending money abroad was to queue at a counter for hours. Even in 2019, it still takes too long to get money from European countries to a loved one in another country.

Dan Schulman, PayPal CEO and President

 

“We know how important these money transfers are in the lives of millions of people, and how crucial it is that money arrives swiftly so it can be used for things that matter. With Xoom, someone with a smartphone on a bus in Dublin, Limerick or Dundalk can send money that can be accessed quickly in Mumbai, Lagos or Nairobi to pay for a family member’s medical emergency or urgent financial needs.” 

A fast, convenient and secure way to support friends and family abroad. 

Xoom customers can send up to €25,000 in a single transaction. A Xoom account can be set up in a few easy steps via the Xoom iOS or Android app or Xoom.com. Existing PayPal customers can use their PayPal account to access Xoom’s services, making it even quicker and easier to send money abroad.

PayPal customers can also use bank accounts linked to their PayPal account to transfer funds in addition to the debit and credit card options available through Xoom. Depending on the receiver country, users can choose from a range of options: deposit money to a bank account, send cash for pick-up or have cash delivered directly to their recipient’s door. Xoom transfers can be tracked quickly and easily via text updates, email notifications or directly from the mobile app and website. Those who send money abroad can get their questions answered from customer support staff in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Filipino and Arabic.

Xoom partners with major banks and partners around the world to provide fast and more secure money transfers to key remittance corridors like India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Poland and China as well as to other European, Asian, North and South American and African countries.

To send money abroad with Xoom in a few simple steps, download Xoom’s mobile app on Android and iOS or go to Xoom.com and set up an account easily or log-in with a PayPal account.

Gaston Luga – Get a 25% discount on all products + free Ärlig travel bag #Tech #TravelBag

Recently we checked out a nice travel bag which caters for tech orientated folk but has lots of class and style and is different than the norm we see out there today. Check out the review HERE 

We have a special discount code to get you 25% off your purchase and get a free Arlig Travel bag too which is a nice sweet deal if you are on the hunt for a new stylish travel bag that caters for everyone.

  • Limited time only = Last day of Sale 1st of December.
  • Free shipping and returns applies.
  • 25% discount will be automatically applied on all products.
  • As long as stock lasts the free travel bag will be automatically added.
  • No other coupon code can be applied.
  • https://gastonluga.com/  

MY CODE FOR THE 25% BLACKFRIDAY DEAL IS  TECHBUZZ15  All other times allows you a 15% discount

Launch old whiteboards into the digital future with Rocketbook Beacons. #Tech #Rocketbook #Beacons

Rocketbook, maker of the popular endlessly reusable Everlast and Fusion notebooks, announces the availability of their latest product that’s launching whiteboards into the digital future: Rocketbook Beacons. The four restickable, reusable Beacons convert a dry erase surface into a smartboard by pairing with the free Rocketbook app. Beacons allow users to capture, organise and broadcast important notes and diagrams on any whiteboard or wall surface in real time, and share them to their favourite cloud services. Rocketbook Beacons are available now at www.getrocketbook.co.uk for £15.99.

“Remote teams are increasingly common, yet with all the communication options available, not being in the same room when there’s a brainstorm, lesson, or active presentation can make collaboration difficult,” said Jake Epstien, Co-Founder of Rocketbook. “We created Beacons with this in mind and, like Everlast, set out to bring something really commonplace into the digital future. The live Snapcast feature is especially unique and exciting, and since some of our best ideas come from our users, we’re looking forward to seeing how they put Beacons into action.”

With Beacons, capture and share perfect whiteboard images with a team of people in an instant. To get started, place the four Beacon quadra-triangles in each corner of a whiteboard, or preferred writing area such as a chalkboard or projector screen. Write as normal, and then use the Rocketbook app to capture content. The Rocketbook app recognises the Beacons and connects to the whiteboard – even from steep angles – and then automatically crops content to make it even more crisp and vibrant than on the board itself. Rocketbook Beacons are made with micro-suction technology, specially designed to stick to whiteboard surfaces that won’t deteriorate over time like other sticky adhesives.

Users can assign up to seven shortcut symbols within the Rocketbook app to easily blast notes to several cloud destinations including Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Box, iCloud, Slack, email and more. Simply snap the whiteboard, choose the destination, and share content instantly. To save even more time, write a file name between hashtags (e.g. ## Brainstorm Session ##) on the whiteboard, and the Rocketbook app will automatically save the image as that file name for easy searching.

Snapcast mode in the Rocketbook app takes the digital whiteboard even further, enabling collaboration in real-time. To start, open Snapcast mode, and share the unique URL provided in the Rocketbook app. A private, real-time page is then updated each time users scan the whiteboard. Users can also prop up a phone to face the whiteboard, and set the app to auto-scan every five seconds for easy, ongoing sharing of live, easy-to-read content.

Review and setup – The all new TILE range. Never lose a thing again. #TILE #Tech #tileit

TILE recently launched a few new products to the market and we have checked them out and now they are more affordable,come in packs and multiple options at hand for users to choose from.

All four products are available at Tile.com and major retailers; including Amazon, John Lewis, Curry’s and Argos.

  • Tile Sticker: Available in Black, starting from £34.99 for a 2-pack, £54.99 for a 4-pack
  • Tile Slim: Available in Black for £24.99
  • Tile Mate: Available in White, for £19.99
  • Tile Pro: Available in Black and White, for £29.99

The credit card styled tile is ideal for those who still carry wallets including myself from time to time and fits nicely in any wallet or again can fit in a purse too for the ladies, One suggestion with any of the tiles is I would do my best to hide them underneath the stitching if possible and the same applies to any tile i would hide them as best as I can to stop thieves removing them as they will be aware of such products in this day and age but you will get the idiots that just dont think.

Tile Sticker is a handy one, can be placed anywhere and ideal for the likes of bikes or any kind of small transport like escooters. However you would again need to be clever where you place the tile and keep it out of sight and out of water too and there is plenty of places on bikes and mopeds you can place them if you think of it out of our weather conditions. The sticker would also be handy at home for keys and remote controls which is what we commonly misplace the most.

Tile has made it easier to find items by consistently expanding the Bluetooth range and volume level of its hardware devices. But the technological leadership does not stop there. For those moments when an item is truly lost or left behind, it’s the Tile Community that steps in to help. Once an item is marked as lost, if any member of the Tile Community spots the missing item, the owner is automatically notified with its location. Tile’s ever expanding Community, comprised of all customers with the Tile app as well as access points, finds more than 90% of items marked as lost.

The regular tile can be attached to bags, coats, laptop carry bags and so on but again it is visible, I have mine under the stitching via a cut I made so it will not stick out like a sore thumb. Also with TILE you can find your phone if you misplace it too by a double tap on either of the units and it will ring your phone. The app still remains community based for lost tiles and if you add it to the system other users can pick it up and as i show you in the review there is plenty of TILE users in Ireland and even in my locale there was over 2000 users.

Great gift idea..

  • Pro Combo: 2-Pack at £49.99 and 4-Pack at £89.99
  • Mate: 4-Pack available at £59.99
  • Tile Essentials: 2 Tile Stickers, 1 Tile Slim, 1 Tile Mate available for £64.99
  • Tile Mate/Slim Combo: 2 Mates and 2 Slims, available for £69.99

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For more information on styles, pricing and general availability, please contact your local retailers or visit Tile.

 

 

First look at the C9-DV personal security camera. #Tech #Security #Cams

The C9-DV is a personal security camera of sorts from BANGGOOD but has more functions on offer than you might first think, It is indeed a personal camera yet can be used in other scenarios such as home security,go pro type use and more and it is small. This is a good idea in fact and it is very flexible as to what you can get done with it and again affordable which is an important factor for many people out there today.

We will be checking this out in the coming weeks and if you have any questions feel free to ask in the interim in on our usual spots.

Features:
1. Special design Wearable Body Camera, clip on your bag, stick on any surface.
2. Capture Video HD 1920*1080P MP4 H.264.
3. Three modes of video recording, timing photography and mobile detection
4. Automatic video recording.
5. Alarm recording and continue recording.
6. Mobile detection sensing.

AirFly Pro – connect wireless headphones to wired headphone jacks. #AirFlyPro #Tech #Audio

Following on from its success with the AirFly, Twelve South today announces the AirFly Pro – a Bluetooth adaptor that allows wireless headphones to be used in situations where only wired headphone jacks are available. AirFly Pro becomes the first and only Bluetooth adaptor for wireless headphones (including Bose, Sony, AirPods and Beats) at Apple stores. See all their other products HERE 

Having incompatible wireless headphones and earbuds on the plane or in the gym is now a thing of the past. AirFly Pro transforms the headphone jack, allowing up-to two users to easily connect their wireless headphones via Bluetooth, to the media system whilst flying or working out on a treadmill.

 

New for AirFly Pro:

•    Share audio with two people using any brand of wireless headphones or earbuds

•    Use as an AUX IN adapter for a car, boat or non-Bluetooth speaker

•    Built-in battery lasts 16+ hours and recharges via standard USB-C


AirFly Pro is a must-have travel accessory meaning users don’t have to choose between their ultra-quiet headphones and in-flight entertainment. With AirFly Pro, they can connect to and enjoy both.

 

With the flip of a switch, users can also send music or directions wirelessly from an iPhone or smartphone to a car’s AUX IN – making an old stereo system Bluetooth compatible.  Users can also enjoy the AirFly Pro with gaming devices such as the Nintendo Switch, allowing them to play with others.

 AirFly Pro is now available exclusively at all Apple stores worldwide and online at twelvesouth.com for £49.99.