Category: iOS

A new App that will allow you control your entire smarthome. #Apps #Tech #Smarthome #Yonomi

Our homes slowly are getting tech slowly everywhere from the likes of Nest,Kettles,Fridges,Door locks and even bulbs and soon all this will talk to each other,we have all heard of IoT which is the internet of things,this app cuts the needs for hubs and acts as a central unit and all in one place. Yonomi was founded in 2013 and recently have just launched this app which is a cloud and mobile only platform.This app can control your connected house whilst your away,save you money and more,it is a simple system to manage the things most of us will hate not requiring a need for multiple hubs and it just runs in the background on your smartphone..

Connect all of your favourite connected home devices and wearables like Sonos speakers, Philips Hue lights, Nest® products, and Jawbone UP with the free Yonomi app and without an additional hub. Quickly set up automated and triggered “routines” so your devices respond to each other to make your home more comfortable and your life easier.

 

 

A full list of supported devices below with more to follow..

 

 

 

Prepare for Impact. A new gaming app to learn Aircraft safety. #Gaming #Aircraft #Safety

This is a pretty cool idea although for some it could be a bit morbid but however its a good idea,Whenever we hop on-board a plane on our holidays we always get the drill from the cabin crew but how many of us actually pay attention to them?? This app is akin to that but you can learn from home from the comfort of your device be it a mobile phone or tablet,Within the app you can be asked questions on what to do when something goes wrong and then you can act out certain incidents that can happen. On starting up the challenge you will have to go through a tutorial on navigation with your device to get comfortable with the tasks ahead.

The object of the game in short is to brush up on knowledge should such an incident arise and it is a great idea which may spawn more similar apps. Incidents which feature on the app are Boarding the plane,Runway Overrun,Water Landing,Ground collision and crash landing..

Description.

This 3D game has been developed in the context of an international, aviation safety research project (http://hcilab.uniud.it/aviation), aimed at exploring possible new approaches to safety education.

The game reproduces the experience of real-world aircraft emergencies from the passenger’s viewpoint, with the highest fidelity allowed by today’s mobile devices. In each virtual emergency experience, the player can try first-hand right and wrong actions that a passenger can take, and see the positive or negative consequences those actions have.

Your goal is to take all the right decisions to come out from the plane unharmed as fast as possible.

The game also offers the option of publishing your best evacuation results on world leaderboards.

The different levels of “Prepare for Impact” depict major types of emergencies, such as in-flight decompression, ground collision, runway overrun, water landing, and crash landing. Moreover, they are able to simulate the different threats that can make aircraft evacuation more complex, such as fire, smoke in the cabin, water, unusable exits, and others.

Emojitones – Emojis with sound. #StartUp #Apps #Emojis #iOS #Android

Emojis are fun and people love them we are now seeing more and more appear on a regular basis and we still cant get enough of them we always want more but they are slow to arrive,But how about emojis with sound? Yes that is correct,emojis with sound.. Emojitones  just launched which is the brainchild of Dublin-based entrepreneur Guy de Bromhead who also says that texting is emotionless even with the option of emojis and sound is the missing link. He is right come to think of it,Personally I have never used them much but now do so daily and yes they are just a little static icon be it a smiley face or sad one…This is different it brings life to the conversation and I love it.

Guy also goes on to say.

“The Emojitones product is unique in that the delivery of the emoji icons-plus-sound is instantaneous. Simply send a text message, photo or video and add your favorite emoji as usual. When the receiver swipes open the message the cloud-hosted sounds play back inline — automatically — to create a dynamic and often hilarious new mode of messaging.”

Emojitones is a fun and zany way to send sounds in all your text messages through emojis. Emojitones combines the best of standard text messaging and sound! Finally the new generation of text messaging is here! Every emoji icon now has its own unique sound. Emojitones combines text, images, and animation and now sound to emoji icons that can be shared with friends, family and anyone else who you want to share your feelings, emotions intents with across all smart devices. Now, you can insert your own personal touch through sound with emojis adding fun and animation to all of your text messages. Best of all – the tones play automatically once a text message is opened.

Emojitones is for everybody to enjoy. With 182 free emoji-tones, and up to 534 premium tones available, you can literally convey any emotion, feeling, intent and sound effect to get your point across in any text message. Additional special emoji-tone sound libraries will be added regularly to keep you up to date on fun holidays (Valentine’s Day, Easter, Christmas) and crazy pop culture noises (farts, laughs, applauses and other great sound effects), events and people.

In order for the app to work both sender and receiver will need to  have the app installed. If you start a conversation and they have not the app installed you can invite the user and they will be sent links to download the app..

Features

Standard Emojis – Native every day emojis
– Auto Playback – Automatic playback of tones
– Extra Tones – New tone libraries updated regularly with special pop-culture emphasis

Create professional logos on your mobile phone in minutes with #LogoFoundry #Apps

If you are in business or own a company you should have a logo,there is plenty of free tools to do so on the web and there is also apps that can assist in creating logos too or you can go the pro route and pay big fees for a logo to be created,With this app from Logo Foundry you can create a logo for free and not only do you have the obvious basics to pick from which are pre-loaded the app has layer management built in.There is over 6000 icons and logos to pick from in total so there is an abundance of choice here.What also is different here is that not only do you have the plain horizontal or vertical text layouts we see in other image editing apps, you can have curved and waved too..

App features include..

3000+ Symbols, Shapes & Icons categorised by Industry
– Easy search function that lets you search for symbols by keywords
– Advanced text editing tools that let’s you create beautiful typography for the logo
– Support for advanced text layouts such as Circular Text & Wavy Text
– Professional layer management functions that let’s you work on logos at ease
– Export to Transparent PNG or Flat JPG files
– Ability to Save, Restore and Reuse logo templates along with their layers

Logo Foundry say.. Logo Foundry is designed with ease of use in mind and hence can be used by both professional designers and people without prior design experience to create custom, creative and beautiful looking logos in a matter of minutes.

It is a really neat app and its now free on Android and iOS get them below.. The app is quite big at 69 MB so ensure a Wi-Fi connection rather than data if you are limited to allowance.There is IAPs and ads and you can unlock buy paying €7.92 or remove the ads only for €3.39.Not a bad price to pay in fairness.

 

 

 

Masquerade – A face swapping app thats addictive,Facebook Just bought it. #MSQRD

I’ve have used some similar face swap apps over the last year,However I just came upon this app called MSQRD or Masquerade which is on Android and iOS and its pretty cool and fun too..

Facebook have recently acquired this app to keep up with the times and this app can be used to create videos and use other faces on your own,the video aspect though is quite cool which then you can share to social media when done..The app is simple to use which is similar to snap chat Once turned on there will be an indicator on screen to help you place your mush in the best position.. and all you need to do is use your front facing camera and either take a snap or video,There is two icons to pick from at the bottom of of your screen,The app also allows you to use your rear camera so you can catch your mates and have some fun without them knowing. The app would suit those who like selfies and want something more than the norm..The app is a little short on selection but they said they are improving the app.. We have done a sample on our new Facebook Page,come say hi there too..

Eugene Nevgen CEO of MSQRD said..

Video communication is exploding. At Masquerade, we’ve worked hard to make video more fun and engaging by creating filters that enhance and alter your appearance. Now, we’re excited to join forces with Facebook and bring the technology to even more people. Within Facebook, we’re going to be able to reach people at a scale like never before. For starters, we’ll be able to bring our technology to Facebook’s audience of nearly 1.6 billion people. This is a scale of audience we never imagined was possible.

 

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St Patrick’s Festival 2016 App on Android and iOS. #StPatricksDay #StPaddys #Ireland

St Patrick’s Day is almost upon us and we surely will want to enjoy the festivities that are on offer,and I’m pretty sure all our visitors will that will flock to Ireland to celebrate the occasion.Thankfully there is now an app to use which is free on Android and iOS which does all this for you and its quite a nice app too and looks rather well.The App is called St Patrick’s Festival 2016 and we will leave direct links below for you to download onto your device..There is also a website to check out too so pop over there and have a look check the source link below.

 

 App description. 

This St. Patrick’s Festival app provides all the information you need to enjoy the four days of festivities from March 17th to March 20th 2016. Covering all the major events happening in Dublin..

– full event listings,
– a live feed of the parade,
– an interactive map
– twitter and Facebook integration
– and new for 2016, the St. Patrick’s Festival Photo Gallery and Photo Competitions – be part of the St. Patrick’s Festivities and share your fun. Upload your own photo through the St. Patrick’s Festival App and appear in the Gallery and be in with a chance to win some fabulous prizes.

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Discover bars in the US with #Barzz app. #Apps #Beer #Drinking #Travel

Lets be honest the Irish like to have a beer and we like to travel too and when we travel we have a few beers,be it a holiday or a business trip. At some point in our lives we will travel to the United States and there plenty of Irish people there today but if you are travelling and do not know which places to frequent this app is here to help and the app has a nice ring to it called Barzz. Not only does it cater for pubs its also gives event listings,search function, amenities, location and bar type…

The app currently caters for the areas Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington DC and updated regularly.

Features:
Discover Bars – A list of bars in your area are displayed with priority given to those with specials, events, or posts. Filter by bar type or amenity to find bars that meet your criteria or search different locations. Selecting a bar provides a detailed profile of the venue.

Buzz Up – If you see a bar that you like, click on the Buzz Up link to give it priority in the list of bars that everyone in your area will see. This count is reset each day.

Favorites – Create an account to save a list of your favorite bars.

Map – View bars in your area on a local map.

Share – Connect with Facebook or Twitter to share bars on our app with your friends.

eCab – There is a new cab service in town with an app and a 50% discount #eCab #Dublin #Apps

There has been a few of these new cabs spotted around and currently they are offering a discount if you use its app.  If you sign up you can avail of a discount a 50% discount that is but there is an apparent  €2 booking fee… eCab are said to have the largest cab fleet in Dublin.. So with all goings on with the LUAS etc  that want more money for pressing a button it might come in handy.

 

  • NRC, Xpert and VIP Taxis are the selected companies in Dublin
  • 1 500 taxis at your service for an excellent availability
  • Minimal waiting time (5 minutes on average)
  • Super friendly drivers with perfect knowledge of the city and tourist sights

Thank you for signing up! We’re glad you’re joining our eCab community!

To try eCab and receive special offers :

1.  Download the eCab application on your Smartphone. Free, no commitment.

2.  Click on « Create an account », and fill in your details, and you’re ready to go.
3. To get 50% off your first ride*, choose eCab+ or eCab VIP and use promo code NEW50
* offer limited to a maximum of €25 discount

CONTACT US: We are here to make sure you have the best eCab experience ! Please do not hesitate to contact us and give feed-back : customers@e-cab.com   

eCab, the smart city move.

Available in 10 cities in Europe: Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Lyon, Lille, Rennes, Bordeaux, Reims, Aix-en-Provence and Douai. More cities around the world will be soon available.

 

With eCab:
– Order in 1 click with your smartphone.
– Pre-book your vehicle up to 15 days in advance
– Estimate the price and duration of your trip
– A professional and thoughtful driver in 5 minutes
– Track your eCab in real time
– Pay from your smartphone
– Evaluate your driver

Check out the apps below or Check out their website at  eCab

A new app called “Shorts” Lets others see your camera roll.#Mobile #Apps

Shorts is a new app which allows other look at your images from your camera roll,this is certainly something for the brave folk out there but you can have some control over the app which is comforting to say the least. So this app effectively can allow other people see ALL your images be they good bad or indifferent so you might want to be careful..

People tend to post nice pictures on social media and hide the ugly things,as an example you could have images on your device attempting to take the perfect selfie or whatever the case maybe and like us all we always dont get it right… In the app you have control of who sees what by inviting friends and within the app you can decide to share or hide the image by a simple swipe. Math Camp inc say it was designed to make sharing easy..Of course we can send images via email or via social media but the idea of the app does allow others see a bit more to you than you are prepared to show others elsewhere.

 

It’s pretty magical using Shorts with the people closest to you. Suddenly you go from talking with old friends every few months to feeling like you’re continuously with them — going along on their morning runs, seeing them make dinner in the evenings, and watching them hang out with friends on the weekends. You see the little moments that weren’t published elsewhere and the memories they’re capturing, as they capture them.

The app is only on iOS for now and its said to Arrive on Android soon..