Craig Slagel, Founder & CEO, talks about @rungoapp #Apps #Running #Navigation

There is a multitude of apps out there today for people into fitness and jogging,all of them do their job and seem to thrive with users,we all have our own special requirements though and want that something different others might not want,We all have our own taste and we have plenty of apps to chose from but this one is different and we speak to Craig Slagel who is founder and CEO of RunGo app..

Craig tells us about the app below.

RunGo is the first voice navigation app for runners, unlike other running apps that just track your run and record your stats, RunGo will also guide you on popular running routes with turn-by-turn voice navigation, much like navigation systems used for driving. RunGo is also great for travelling and guides you offline using GPS only, so you don’t have to worry about data roaming.
RunGo has a library of over 20,000 routes around the world and curated featured routes in popular running cities around the world including Dublin, London, Barcelona, San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, Sydney and many more. If you can’t find a good route in your area, RunGo has a in-app route creator that allows you to build your own voice guided route in seconds.

 

The features,there is plenty, more than you can shake a stick at.

DON’T GET LOST
• Shows you where you are, and announces your next turn so you can focus on enjoying the run.
• Tells you when you are off-course.
• Start using it at any point during a run: RunGo can locate and guide you even if you decide to use it halfway through a run.
• Share your location, by clicking on your location and share your GPS coordinates so people can find you.

WORKS OFFLINE
• Once you download the route you want, RunGo guides you without using data.
• Works in remote areas, such as trails, up and down mountains.
• Great for travelling.

GLOBAL ROUTES
• Curated runs all over the world.
• Find amazing runs in Vancouver, San Francisco, LA, Boston, New York, Chicago, London, UK and Sydney, Australia.
• More added daily.

PLAN YOUR OWN ROUTE
• Create your own guided runs with voice navigation by drawing on RunGo’s route creator right on the iPhone, and RunGo’s software will automatically add all the turns. Or, track your run with RunGo and then you can save it as a route– private or public– once you’re back home!
• Convert GPX files into a route with directions, by opening any GPX mail attachment with RunGo and convert to navigated route.
• Share runs with friends, with option to make routes public or private and send the link to friends.
• Add Photos to routes

TRACK STATS & LOGBOOK
• Track your kilometres/miles run, pace, calories, elevation, and elapsed run time.
• Save your run history and stats to your iPhone.

TRAIN FOR UPCOMING RUNS
• Pre-run your favourite race routes whenever you like by adding them to RunGo.
• Interval trainer, so you can do Run/Walk intervals and build up to your goal distance.

BATTERY OPTIMIZED
• Only uses GPS when running or actively using RunGo.

USE WITH MUSIC
• Listen to your music while still getting turn by turn voice navigation!
• When you use with music, RunGo lowers the volume of your music to announce directions, and then resumes to your music volume.

LOG-IN OPTIONAL
• No registration necessary — just download and start using RunGo if you want.

APPLE WATCH SUPPORT
• Get turn by turn directions on your wrist with RunGo’s Apple Watch app!

USE WITH YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
• Share your runs on twitter, facebook, or email.
• Option to add a photo to your post, or a link to the route you ran.

PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION

VERIFIED ROUTES: GLOBAL GUIDED ROUTES
• The best road, trail, and adventure runs all over the world.
• Created by local runners to highlight their favourite runs, in safe & scenic areas.
• Find amazing runs in Vancouver, San Francisco, LA, Boston, New York, Chicago, London, UK and Sydney, Australia.
• Runs act like a city guide, announcing points of interest and interesting information along the way.
• More added daily!
• Export GPX files

Chimo – Send anonymous sms messages to vehicle owners. #Chimo #Motoring

Some will think this is a stupid idea or it is a genius idea,here in Ireland I think the latter. Chimo is a new app that allows users to send sms to vehicles registered on the app,As its just launched it is in its infancy so it will take time to create a user database or reg- plates,however on setting up the app you must pick a valid one but this could be anyone’s reg plate which is a concern. To sign up you can either use your Facebook profile or phone number so it will curb bogus account to an extent.

The app though can be use for good things,such as if your car is stolen or if their parking is about to expire,the other way you could use it is entirely up to you,for instance if you have an annoying driver in front or behind you,you can capture their reg plate,see if they are registered and send all the profanities you like,of course not when driving..Overall this app can be quite useful and beneficial and you can send sms to those that annoy you,it works both ways and once it gets traction it could be a winner..

Description

Chimo is the world’s only mobile app that allows you to directly and anonymously message the owner of a vehicle!

Install the app, register your license plate number, and instantly have access to the fastest growing mobile network of vehicle owners. Just search for the license plate you’d like to message, and if that user is also on the app, you’ll be able to send direct messages to their device.

Notice someone’s meter about to expire? Chimo them with a heads up!

Someone blocking your parked car? Chimo them and ask for a move!

Is something suspicious happening inside or outside of another vehicle? Chimo them with a warning!

Did someone pay for your coffee in the drive-thru? Chimo them and say thanks!

Samsung’s new app stops kids from being to close to devices screen. #Samsung #Kids

Be it a tablet or mobile phone our kids these days are more tech savvy than we would like to think and they are now spending a fair bit of time on either the parents mobile phone or even their own tablet ,One good thing is these devices keep them quite,but the downfall to that is spending too much time on them and having their heads buried into the screen which is by no means a good thing,this new app aims to change this and so far it works well but on tablets the choice is limited from what I have tested and it wont download direct from the store but Samsung have provided an APK which you can side-load onto your device,it works fine so far but there is some differences with speed at times on how it reacts..

Setting up the app takes seconds where to parent can enter a name and password,you can keep this short if you like and this allows you to turn on and off the feature and stop the child disabling it.

This Samsung Safety Screen app operates in the background so you can open other applications at the same time. It uses facial recognition technology by using the front camera on the device to calculate the optimal distance. When the child’s eyes are too close to the screen, the app will block a big part of the screen and advises the child to move back using a friendly animation.

Download the app below or use the APK provided beneath,its official and safe.

 

 

 

 

There is a social app for book lovers called #Litsy #Books #App

There is apps for almost anything these days and when it comes to social media apps we have plenty,probably too much some might say but it aint going to stop anytime soon with more apps already in Beta and to what is already available now.This app is somewhat different and it is basically a social media app for those bookworms out there,Litsy is an app where you can join up post reviews,comment and search what others have in the community..Also in the app you can use the “Litfluence” scoring system which will make your profile stand out..

 

Description

The Litsy community is a groundswell of passionate readers, authors and influencers creating short posts about their “reading moments.” These posts are made of blurbs, photos, quotes and reviews, and each post is linked to one book.

Since enjoying a book has no end, Litsy is 100% mobile and allows you to capture whatever bookish thoughts you have, whenever you have them. Litsy also makes it easy to “go down the rabbit hole,” browsing your feed while on the go. When you find your next book, it’s easy to add it to your stack for future reading.

 

 

 

Brapp – A social app for the music lover. #Apps #Social #Music

Social Media is a powerful tool and there is plenty of apps now to communicate with others worldwide,the social aspect though is moving to particular interests now rather than sticking to the usual mainstream which allows people with the same interests hop on and stick to that topic at hand, Instagram for example is for taking pictures which now seems to be more of food than being social and snapping nice pictures and sharing them,its gone off on a tangent which annoys many and people post what they have for breakfast ,dinner and tea. This app called Brapp is one of the newer social apps that are topic at hand only,in this case its music.

Brapp is a social platform that puts a powerful studio in your pocket. Producers can upload beats and anyone can record a 1 minute video on top, mix down the audio with powerful studio effects, add video filters and instantly share with their followers.

CEO-Co Founder Niki Mukhi..

Niki’s focus is on the overall vision for Brapp, developing new features enabling people to discover, collaborate and connect globally.Niki has worked as a guitarist, MD and composer performing in over 50 cities worldwide. In 2011 he started creating concepts focused on bringing people together though our universal languages (primarily music). In 2014, whilst developing a writing tool for musicians he put together the concept and team for Brapp.

Artists and music lovers in over 80 countries are using Brapp to:
⁃ Upload their beats
⁃ Record videos on beats by producers around the world
⁃ Mix their recordings with the free and powerful audio effects (EQ, Pump, Delay and Reverb)
⁃ Enhance videos with built in video filters
⁃ Share videos and beats on and off Brapp
⁃ Discover, connect and keep up with new musical collaborations as they happen.

 

 

Ink Hunter – An app that lets you see your tattoo before you get it. #AR #Tattoo

UPDATE.. Now also on Android.

The Tattoo,Some like them some hate them and some think that people that sport them are not part of modern society and make you look dirty,Yes there is still a taboo with the subject along with many other things today. Anyway even if you dont have a tattoo and considered getting one this is the place to go and see what it looks like before you even hit the tattoo artist..The app is on iOS only for now but it is coming to Android and Windows Phone..The app actually uses augmented reality and is in real time so its pretty cool indeed. Say hello to Ink Hunter 

The app simply works by using your mobile phones camera and you then scan the desired area you wish to have your tattoo placed,This is then when the AR comes into effect and it will relay the image back to your device and that is all there is too it.You can pick designs or chose your own too which is good rather than been left with specific templates.

App features

You can try on your own tattoo or choose one from the gallery.
– Observe your tattooed body from different angles!
– Take nice shot and make it looks like real in advanced editor.

 

 

 

Explore Mars on your mobile phone with Hello Mars App. #Science #Space

There is alot of talk about a mission to Mars and for humans to settle,this will not happen anytime soon but until then you can take a look a what is going on on Mars with the fantastic app,If you are into what is going on in space this new app is for you which is called Hello Mars created by Lockheed Martin. The app has some really nice graphics and sound effects and works really well.The app is now available on Android and iOS and its totally free.

Hello Mars from Lockheed Martin provides a beautiful experience as you search the stars, travel to distant orbits and reach Mars with real-time weather data.

On opening the app you will asked to move certain directions until the target is found,on doing so you will be able see other planets in the solar system,Once you have found Mars you will be then given options to calibrate your compass,with toggles for sound on/off and which measurement system to use.

FEATURES:
– Get real-time weather direct from Curiosity Rover.
– Discover where the planets are with accurate planetary tracking.
– Share your experience on Twitter and Facebook.

Shop directly from Instagram with Project September. #Shopping #Fashion #Instagram

Instagram is very popular worldwide for sharing images albeit lots of those images be of food,but there is plenty of us who upload the nicer things in life such as holiday snaps family and more,Clothes is one other thing that is hugely popular with plenty of brands showing off what they have and we will often spot something in our timeline that stands out and looks nice then we want to know some more about it and ask questions,this would not only apply to the average Joe soap but celebs too post images of clothing and of course get paid to do it..

With Project September users can get involved and make commission on their uploads too which is making the app tempting to say the least and its an incentive to use the app and get involved..Project September is the worlds first visual shopping app created by Alexis Maybank 

Description

Browse and shop images directly from leading editors, stylists and fashion icons. Simply tap on something you see in a photo that catches your eye to discover what it is and where to buy it instantaneously. It’s the world’s first visual shopping app.
Join now and you too can be a fashion influencer. Anyone can join Project September and share signature styles with followers, transform images into shoppable, magazine-like spreads, and earn commission.

Features

* Explore your feed daily to find new inspirations
* Follow friends and icons
* Know immediately where to buy fashion and design products you love
* Create your own editorial by uploading original work or importing images from other social networks
* Share your shoppable posts with friends on Project September and anywhere else you have followers

VIA  See more at projectseptember.com

Fashionistas rejoice as @Missguided launch new app. #Fashion #Apps

Fashionistas can now shop on Missguided with their all new app on iOS which just launched. Missguided are an empowering, bold and forward thinking online fashion brand that created products for you created by you and others such as influencers,celebs and other bloggers,Already I like the sounds of this as they listen to what others have to say and have hundreds of new styles arriving every week.

App features 

Access to every single piece on the Missguided site; shoes, dresses, party dresses, tops, jumpsuits, swimwear – you name it
– The wishlist so you can add all your faves to buy later
– Push notifications with first access to deals and discounts
– Swipe to hype your favourite looks (think fashion Tinder!)
– Super quick and easy checkout and pay

The Missguided App is powered by the Poq platform https://poqcommerce.com/