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With schools and colleges opening up back soon this will be a handy one to check out and having apps at hand are great benefit for anyone. James logan who is managing director at Go4prep writes about Business, Education & Social Marketing and has sent us this useful infographic. Check it out.
The BenQ Screenbar e-Reading LED Task Tech Lamp is specially designed for monitor users, featuring its lighting in a computer environment. This space-saving device, a small tubular lamp mounted above your monitor, is not only about functionality but also about style. The design avoids creating any screen glare shinning directly into your eyes, making it particularly beneficial to people whose jobs require to sit and stare at computer all day in a rather poorly illuminated environment. Out of the box it looks really well and is a solid looking product with easy to use functions.
Check out the unboxing below and if you have any questions do as always ask below or on our social media accounts.
Global audio specialist Brainwavz, established in 2008 with a focus on offering high quality products at competitive pricing, today announces the availability of its ZETA IEM In-Ear Earphones. The ZETA in-ear earphones are the latest in the Brainwavz range of over 25 earphones and headphones and represent exceptional value at just £15.69/$20 from www.brainwavzaudio.com.
Users can experience amazing wide range sound with these Brainwavz ZETA in-ear monitors. The dynamic drivers deliver a deep thumping yet smooth detailed bass with crisp, realistic, high fidelity vocals to make music sound like you are sitting alongside your favourite musician.
Designed for everyday use, whether at work, exercising or relaxing at home, the ZETA in-ear earphones are very lightweight and come with a choice of 3 sizes of ear tips (S,M,L) to give a perfect sound quality and a custom fit for comfortable all-day wear. The tips are made from 100% premium quality silicon so are long lasting, safe and incredibly comfortable. Bonus extras are also included, such as a Velcro tie to keep cords neat and a shirt clip whilst walking, running, or involved in other strenuous activity.
Add to that, the upgraded copper cable and gold-plated plug to give better connectivity and sound reproduction, the Brainwavz ZETA ear phones truly strive to deliver the best possible user experience.
The ZETA earphones have numerous advanced features to give users all the functionality they could wish for. Complete with in-line remote control and microphone, ZETA is perfect for voice calls and media control on phones or other mobile devices.
ZETA also supports a TRRS connector and is compatible with both Apple and Android devices including iPods, iPhones, iPads, MP3 players and essentially any other device with a 3.5mm earphone socket. The ZETA earphones offer easy plug-in-play operation straight from the box so great sound can be enjoyed from the off.
Brainwavz’s confidence in the build quality and performance of the ZETA ear phones is clearly shown as it will also be covered in a new premium warranty. Should the ZETA stop working for any reason (other than damages caused by a user) within the first 12 months after it was purchased, it will be replaced for a new unit.
Brainwavz continues to add to its following of loyal fans with its reputation for affordable audio products of great quality, value for money and superb after sales service. The ZETA IEM in-ear earphones hope to increase this fan base further in the UK.
The Brainwavz ZETA earphones are available for £15.69/$20 from Brainwavz.com
HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC), a fully-fledged fixed-line operator and ICT service provider commanding extensive local and international network coverage and infrastructure, today announced a strategic collaboration with Blue Face Limited (Blueface), a leading Unified Communications-as-a-Service Provider to launch HGC UC Anywhere Service. The result will be the delivery of an integrated, feature-rich and dynamic cloud-based unified communications (UC) solution to suit corporations of all sizes.
One-stop UC solution enables corporations to communicate efficiently while extending their business reach
Corporations are opting for digital transformation to make their business processes more efficient to support their growth. A cost-effective, efficient communication and collaboration tool connecting internal and external parties has therefore become essential to day-to-day operations to meet the future trends of digitisation and interconnection.
Group shot of Blueface and HGC
HGC’s advanced local network and extensive international infrastructure will be integrated with state-of-the-art Blueface technology to deliver a superior global UC solution. This is a cloud-based application that integrates various means of communication such as web portals, desk phones and mobile apps. As a result businesses can be reached regardless of their location via a designated office number through any means of communication.
UC Anywhere comprises a full suite of easy-to-use, portable and comprehensive service features including simultaneous ring (SIM-ring), which enables an office phone, mobile and desk phone to ring simultaneously. Other features are voicemail-to-email, document sharing, video conferencing and multi-party audio conferencing – all to help businesses stay connected on a single platform.
This hassle-free UC solution from HGC is also able to accommodate a corporation’s future expansion, thanks to abundant scalability and flexibility. Another major benefit is that this leading-edge UC capability is available without the need to make any hefty CAPEX investment. All these plus-points compare most favourably with the limited functionality of a traditional voice arrangement and private branch exchange (PBX) system.
Diverse features enable businesses to reach the next level of communication
Choose the way you want to communicate – HGC UC Anywhere delivers communications in multiple forms to suit a customer’s diverse and changing needs.
Local access, global reach – HGC UC Anywhere is carried by a global UC network ring running on highly-secure and reliable networks. Businesses can enjoy a smooth delivery of uninterrupted voice and video transmission on an international scale, with exceptional service quality anytime, anywhere.
Multi-country Phone Numbers in ONE Device – HGC UC Anywhere consolidates a variety of overseas numbers – subscribed to by customers – in one mobile app. As a result, businesses can be reached via numbers in different countries wherever they are. In addition, business counterparts calling from overseas no longer need to pay IDD charges.
Call management at your fingertips – HGC has taken a traditionally-complicated IVRS call-flow design to a refreshing new level of simplicity. Our Advanced Call Flow (ACF) Management Module is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use built-in call-flow management facility that enables customers to build and customise their own IVR system call-flow capability in simple drag-and-drop steps.
HGC CEO Andrew Kwok said: “The collaboration with Blueface enriches our business portfolio and proposition locally and internationally and enables us to deliver advanced market-driven solutions to meet the needs of all organisations, whether small, medium or large. Riding on our international backbone infrastructure, strong presence throughout markets in Asia and extensive global footprint, as well as our reliable hosting and comprehensive voice services, Blueface can now extend coverage from Europe and the US to Asia without having to go through a complicated service-provisioning process. We can also customise solutions to make them compatible with a variety of applications. Our customer-centric approach will enable customer organisations to improve their business operations by harnessing the power of digitisation. ”
Alan Foy
Alan Foy, Group CEO of Blueface and Star2Star, said: “The collaboration means HGC’s corporate customers can now enjoy a best-in-class unified communications experience in Hong Kong and globally, as well as genuine localisation throughout international markets. This will be achieved via our global UC cloud sites, multilingual self-service web portal and localisation of all communication elements. With HGC’s extensive connectivity, it also facilitates Blueface’s business deployment and expansion in Asia. ”
Going to any concert or festival is fun but when it comes to buying items at events it’s not, There is massive queues and only recently I got caught up in one myself and was rather pissed off by the time I got to the till. I have adopted contactless payments a long time ago and it speeds up the process for everyone so if you have not tried it yet and are attending this event now is the time to check it out.
AIB is partnering with Visa to announce that cardholders will be able to leave cash at home and enjoy contactless payments across Electric Picnic. Contactless payments will be available at all the festival’s bars and at many of food vendors and merchandise stalls too, meaning that everyone at Electric Picnic can spend less time worrying about cash and more time enjoying the weekend.
To help drive adoption of cash-free payments, AIB will bring the contactless theme to life via interactive ticket giveaways pre-festival, and a dating-themed contactless experience at the festival itself. Full details of the #EPonTap campaign will be revealed on AIB’s social channels during the build up to the big weekend.
Speaking about the Electric Picnic partnership, Mark Doyle, Group Brands Director at AIB said:
“We are committed to helping customer spend less time manging cash and more time doing what they love, so we’re excited to partner with Visa and Electric Picnic to drive usage of contactless payments at Ireland’s biggest festival. The quick and easy payment solution can be enjoyed by everyone attending Electric Picnic.”
Melvin Benn, Electric Picnic Festival, added:
“We are delighted to be working with AIB and Visa to drive contactless payments across Electric Picnic for the first time.
We constantly strive to improve the experience and convenience of our festival goers, and we think this is the perfect partnership to encompass that ethos.”
Guest Post. In the current busy and stressful age finding some time to lay back and enjoy is really hard. Video games are a great way to let off some steam after a long day, and they have many benefits if they are played responsibly. Gaming can improve the coordination of your brain and enhance your memory.
Fortnite
Developed by epic games and released in 2017 Fortnite is an amazing and exciting survival game. It started as an ordinary co-op survival game with a touch of fantasy, but it really became popular when it released the battle royale mode. In this mode of the game, you play against other people in a multiplayer last man standing battle. The concept of this mode was very similar to PUBG which is the main competition of the game, but Fortnite adds more features like building and potions which make the game more exciting. Of course, both games have their fans who keep arguing over which game is better, but if you are truly game-obsessed, then you should try both.
Grand Theft Auto
The grand theft auto franchise has made some amazing games, and every gamer who is a fan of open world games has grown up playing the GTA games. And the franchise had presented with the masterpiece of open-world gaming in the form of the franchise’s latest installment GTA 5. The game has introduced many new features into open-world gaming and has made the game very realistic.
Call of Duty
Call of duty is one of the best first-person shooter games around. It has many parts that fans have enjoyed over the years .the franchise has made games based on history and modern warfare. It has also made futuristic games like infinity warfare and advanced warfare. But these days all the hype is around the recently released Call of Duty WWII, Which is of course based on the Second World War. The games have always had exciting and exhilarating campaign missions, and it also has an online multiplayer mode where people can play against each other.
EA Sports games
EA (Electronic Arts) is a company that has developed many games, but for people who are fans of sports they have made many amazing and realistic games.” EA sports” has turned sports like basketball, Football, Soccer, cricket, boxing and even MMA into games. Games like NBA 2k18, NFL 18 and UFC 3 are really popular among fans these days. So, if you enjoy playing sports, then you should check out the games made by electronic arts.
Poop simulator
These days’ crazy online games are getting a lot of attention. These games are not too big and cannot be compared to the previous games on the list, but they have their own place. And if you start playing these games, you will find them very entertaining. A great example of such games are poop simulator games. Even the name of the game makes it seem really tacky and tasteless but trust me these games are quite fun. Poop simulator is a game like muddy heights that you must check out if you’re are obsessed with games.
About the Author: Catalina Smith is a young digital marketer by profession and is utterly obsessed with the growing technology. She is now entering her 7th year of reporting on the online gaming world. She regularly posts at Dimble Games.
The importance of mobile phones in our everyday life is increasing day by day. These days everyone is using mobile phone to make their life easy like if they want to visit some place they can use the navigation app to reach their destination. Mobile apps are available in large number that covers all the age group and more and more people are installing these apps to make their lifestyle easy.
Apps are now widely used and can be seen in areas such as education, technology, cooking, shopping, banking etc. The below infographic from Swift Tech Buy highlights the most important apps those are required from morning to evening.
Aidan Murphy has sent us this Infographic and is the content manager at Swift Tech Buy, a company that is determined to help you get the most value out of your phone. Their goal is to help their customers get top dollar for their devices in a few clicks from the safety of their home.
Our smartphone cameras have vastly improved over the years but are they good enough? For me Yes I only use smartphones for my imaging and it means something less in my pocket to carry around.But what about going microscopic style with images, This is a different game.. We have seen attempts with similar kits for your smartphone floating around before and most failed but this new kit from Smart Micro Optics aims to change how things have been done in the past and done correctly. Check it out below and if you have any questions feel free to ask.. If you ask me its a pretty cool kit..
The special set of mini lens-lenses for smartphones and tablets that allow you to see deep within the microscopic world
Up to 4 mini-objectives on flexible film that can be applied quickly and easily to your smartphone or tablet; with Blips, the microscopic world is within everyone’s reach. They are so thin lenses that you can keep them on your device, even in your pocket, without worrying about losing them. Blips works on all models of smartphones and tablets on the market.
Ireland’s most connected building outside of Dublin is set to become host for a new digital radio venture bringing a range of interesting and exciting new radio services to Cork.
Cork Internet Exchange (CIX) is the big success story of Ireland’s IT sector, delivering lightning speed Internet connectivity to more than 100 companies from a state-of-the-art data centre at the city’s Hollyhill Industrial Estate. Now it has been selected by digital radio specialist, Viamux, as the operations centre for a DAB ‘multiplex’ (digital radio transmitter) operating under a test and trial licence issued by ComReg.
Viamux Managing Director, David Duffy says CIX was the obvious choice for the operation: “We’ll be bringing radio services into Cork from around the country over the Internet so a high level of resilience was essential. No one comes close to CIX thanks to a mesh of different providers which ensures a safe, secure and uninterrupted service allowing us flexibility to scale our needs”.
The DAB antenna is located on the CIX tower which offers robust coverage across the entire city and surrounding countryside.
CIX Managing Director, Jerry Sweeney, is delighted to welcome Viamux to the data centre: “Cork Internet Exchange is committed to being Cork’s ‘Edge’ data centre. We see DAB as a logical extension of that mission. We want to make sure that Cork leads in all areas of communications. We are delighted to be able to offer Viamux, the infrastructure they needed to bring DAB to Cork.”
DAB extends listener choice and provides existing analogue and new digital stations with the opportunity to increase audience reach. Viamux aims to bring together partners from local commercial, community, institutional and online radio with their wide range of formats that cater for ethnic, lifestyle, specialist as well as general audiences.
Listeners in Cork can receive the new services by simply running an ‘autoscan’ on their DAB set which will detect the new multiplex which is labelled ‘eirdab’. Currently UCB (United Christian Broadcasters) Ireland and Radio Maria are available with more services joining in the coming months.