Something that has happened to almost all of us at least once, has been sitting in the airport, bus terminal, bar or even at the gym doing nothing when something on the TV caught our attention.
There’s just one tiny little problem, most of TV’s are muted or with a really low volume, what makes impossible for us to hear… Until today!
Lets welcome Tunity
This app does something so simple but yet so useful that is incredible no one has done it before.
Following a similar path as Shazam, the app with give you the info you need about something in TV.
All you need to do is “scan” the program you want the audio from with your camera and the sound will be sent to your phone’s headphones for your hearing pleasure.
The only catch in here is the fact that only works with live broadcasting (like an urgent news, the Oscars or a live football match) and you need to use GPS to know where you are in order to give you the correct audio stream.
This means, the app will not work on every single channel, but at least that random but “important” things we wanted to listen for a moment will be available for us.
As of today, Tunity works with approx. 100 channels including ESPN, TBS and even TNT(so Oscars are an option) among others.
Right now the app is available on Android and iOS and only in the US but is aimed to reach other countries soon.
What do you think of this? Do you see yourself using this app at some point? Let us know in the comment section below or joint the twitter conversation.
Sirin labs is a Israeli startup that’s aiming to play the same game as Vertu by offering luxury smartphones with outstanding security suites.
This is the case of this $16.000 (aprox. £9,500) smartphone, that promises “experience out of this world”.
The phone’s look is specially design to create a mixture between been nice looking and resistant.
Fist of all let’s take a look at some of the internals:
Display: 5.5 inches, IPS
Resolution: 2560×1440 pixels
OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
GPU: Adreno 506
Memory: 128 GB (No SD) / 4 GB RAM
Camera: rear 23,8MP, laser/phase detection autofocus, four-tone flash; front 8 MP, front facing flash
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh
At first glance its nothing we have not seen before (for twenty times less money hahaha) but what makes this device “unique” is the security suite, which is said to meet the high military standards called Zimperium, which protects the smartphone against advanced devices attacks, applications and network.
Also comes with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit chip-to-chip. technology used at army grade by its simplicity, all you need to do, is move the switch located on the back of the device al your ready to go.
The devices itself comes with a one of a kind design, in multiples colours, but as you change the colours, you change the price, for you to have an idea this would be the price tag of each:
Colors: Fire Black Carbon Leather with Titanium $ 13.800 + taxes, Fire Black Carbon Leather with Diamond like Carbon $ 14.900 + taxes, Fire Black Carbon Leather with Yellow Gold $ 17.400 + taxes, Crystal White Carbon Leather with Diamond like Carbon $ 15.900 + taxes.
So, what do you think about this? Do you think it is the most secure smartphone? Would you pay the price for been “annonymous”? Let us know in the comment section below, or join the twitter conversation.
Cyril Plassard and Stéphane Escandell are two independent French developers who have published an application for tracking Euro 2016 on Windows and Android.
It provides all the essential information of the competition, receiving the evolution of real-time scores and track social feeds of teams through exclusive social walls.
Initially created to overcome the lack of official app to the Windows Store,they decided to make it available on the Play Store to offer an alternative to commercial apps and full of advertising. Their target are fans, only.
Technically it is developed using Xamarin framework and based on a MS Azure back-end .
As of now they have no business model as they do this for fun outside of their professional lives.
However, they propose a original method of remuneration, based on the gift. Users can offer us a virtual glass via an in app purchases on Android, The Windows Phone app also is unofficial, non-commercial, independent, 100% free and without any advertising.
For the moment, the app is only available on Android & Windows Phone but a Windows 10 version is coming. App features include Push notifications, live games, teams, results, calendar, statistics … find all the useful information to follow the competition. Download from the respective stores below.
During the weekend we received some awesome news from the people of Samsung, as now they’re rolling out the Android 6.0 update to their Galaxy A series phone.
More precisely, the A9
The Samsung Galaxy A9 is a China only device (at least the official way) so, the reason why this comes in handy for people like us in the other side of the world, is simply because this is the first A series model to be updated to Marshmallow.
Which means that the A5 and A7 are probably next in line to get the update.
This update in made to give the A9 all the features a Samsung flagship has, but Always on Display, (this can be achieved by an app on the Play Store).
The 6.0 update brings everything to the table, from DOZE to Now on Tap and promises a bump in performance with the devices as seen in other models.
Owning a pet is for life,this is one thing we often hear especially coming up to Christmas we hear this message for the obvious reason but it is not only this time of year when people get new pets,nor is it restricted to any age either. Having got your new pet you should cherish it and and adore it which most of us do but there is always the risk of a pet such as a cat or a dog escaping which is bound to happen and it can lead the owners in some distress too. Happened to me once years ago when I was a kid and my pet rabbit escaped and that was the last I seen of it..
Back then there was no apps,no social media and just the humble phone but not so many ways to contact people like you can today particularly with social media,it is one way to spread news fast and the general public can also help too which is great.
Lost & Found Pets Ireland app is here to help should that unfortunate moment arrive where you can search listings in your area using geolocation services on your mobile phone..
App description
On the pet details tab, you can view all the details for that particlar pet as well as a photo if one is available. You can expand this photo to fullscreen by clicking on the little expander button at the top right of the photo.
The contact tab provides the contact name of the person who posted the listing as well as buttons to allow you to easily directly call that contact, pre-populating your dialer with their number, email them via a simple form or send them an SMS which we also pre-populate for you – all you have to do is add your own personal message.
The sharing tab features a single button which launches the standard Android sharing dialogue from which you can choose an app (email, Facebook, Twitter or Google+ etc) to share a listing with family, friends or colleagues.
Finally, the app features facilities to send us feedback via another simple form and to share the app with others – obviously, the more phones we are on, the more chance we have of getting pets reunited.
The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) have now just launched a new VR app and its quite cool,You can use the app on either Google Cardboard or other VR headsets that are now widely available,We have just tested it out on our latest VR headset and it works a treat… Stated though in their description it is optimized for Google Cardboard but it works otherwise as mentioned above,also to note its best to use some headphones if you have any to immerse yourself some more in the experience.Download the new app today and see what these amazing folk do. VR Craftworkshave worked with the RNLI to bring you this VR app.
Designed entirely in-house by an experienced team of RNLI engineers, the RNLI has harnessed cutting-edge technology to ensure the Shannon class lifeboat meets the demands of a 21st century search and rescue service, building on systems developed for its big sister, the Tamar class.
Peter Maddalena,Director says..
Collaborating with RNLI was one of the best decisions we have made so far. The RNLI team had clear ideas of what they wanted to achieve and what their target audience would be. Having a stand at one of their site Open Days allowed us to test the app on 100s of people of all ages and then take those findings and implement into the final app.
From the upper steering position, to the engine room and jet space below deck, take a look around the RNLI’s new Shannon class of lifeboat, the most agile and manoeuvrable all-weather lifeboat in the fleet using your Google Cardboard headset.
Explore every space in the lifeboat in 360 photo-spheres allowing you to see all the detail as though you’re there in person!
To learn more about the RNLI’s lifesaving work, please visit their website at http://RNLI.org.
Instructions
1. Use WiFi if possible its a 70 Meg download
2. Install
3. Run the app “VR Tour”
4. Crank up the sound or use headphones
5. Relax you have time to insert your phone into your case
6. You have two choices – training mode or free roam (if this is your first time using the app we recommend starting with the training mode to learn how to move around)
7. Once in the app, look down to return to the pontoon
8. When you’re at the pontoon, look down to exit
VRCraftworks, working closely with the RNLI’s internal Innovation Team, took their vision of enabling supporters to experience the Shannon in VR and created a hands free, easy to use mobile VR application.
Luke Williams, Social Media Innovation Manager said:
“Visitors to our lifeboat stations told us they’d like to be able to see inside our latest Shannon class of lifeboat, and as part of our goal to create more immersive content we worked with VR Craftworks to re-use existing 360 degree photos into a virtual tour. We’ve taken this to events and had great feedback from the public so have made it available for free to anyone on the Google Play store”
RNLI VR Tour, for Cardboard is available now for FREE on the Google Play Store. To find out more about the charity that saves lives at sea, please visit RNLI.org.
VRCraftworkswas established 3 years ago to create business focused VR apps for the mobile platform.
VRCraftworks have produced over 20 commercial apps covering 4k 360 video, tours, product placement and branding support. Their free apps are available on both the Apple and Google Stores have been downloaded over 500,000 times and have been included in “Top Ten Apps for Google Cardboard” articles across the web.
If you’re in college or school, or even at work you probably are in at least one Whatsapp group, that’s a good thing, as you can keep contact with classmate or colleagues.
That bad thing though is that in most cases those groups filled with junk images you precious storage, but now there’s a solution for that! Discover Magic Cleaner
Memes and funny pictures are really common in those groups, the problem is that even when WhatsApp has a separate system folder all those files end up in your photos library and what’s worse. Eating up your memory.
App’s own investigator, Professor Kleen, will take care of that for you.
How? Once you open the app, all you need to do is upload your photos to the server for a few seconds and there, using “deep learning” it will identify those junk files and delete them.
Once the analysis is done, you can check the files just in case there’s something selected that you want to keep.
Being somehow recent, the app can misinterpret some photos, but the more you use it, the better it gets.
Totally free in the app store all you need to do is give it a try, and you can do that HERE
But let us know! Do you suffer from infinite memes due to WhatsApp groups? What do you think of the app? Let us know in the comment section below.
Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock has launched a brand new app which is a motivational app from Project Rock. Sure we can all do with some motivation and this take might just help those who have no mojo right now.. Fans of the Rock will certainly appreciate this idea and for those who are motivated might want to check it out,with custom tones created by the man himself can you bear the though of listening to him every morning?? I could think of worse.. If you cant self motivate maybe this is something you can try for yourself..This app contains a NO SNOOZE feature which is something I kind of like to use every day,bad habit..
The app is simple to navigate and you name your own challenges within the app or pick from the selected challenges listed,there is also a sleep mode clock which looks neat..You can also pick from the stock alarm tones provided in the list,The app is available now available free on Android and iOS.
“We all have hopes, goals, dreams and aspirations, and I’ve officially made it my project to help as many of you get after your goals as possible. Let’s get after it and chase greatness… together.”
App features
Rock Clock Features:
– Exclusive video messages from The Rock, sent from his phone to yours.
– 25 custom alarm tones created by The Rock himself.
– No snooze feature. The Rock is not a fan of that button.
– Rock Time. Syncs your alarm with The Rock’s. You get up when he does
You can preview some of the built in tones HEREfirst if you want to check them out or go ahead and hit the store icons below and download it straight away.
Music fans will love this one. Google cardboard has launched a new app which is free on the playstore,this is where the likes of The Beatles, Oasis, and Coldplay have recorded their music. Fear not if you have no headset you can also watch this on the web too.. The app is also coming to iOS in the coming weeks.
Description
The experience begins with a nine-part guided tour narrated by Giles Martin who shares some of the secrets and history of the studios from 1930s to current day. After the tour, quite literally move around the studios at your own leisure to see hidden treasures like Studio 3’s Mirrored Drum Room where musicians such as Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse have recorded. Uncover one of Abbey Road’s Mastering Suites, where a record gets its finishing touches before a release. In Studio 1, experience what it actually feels like to be in a recording session with the London Symphony Orchestra with surround sound.
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