World leading dash cam company THINKWARE is pleased to announce its participation for the second year running, at the renowned Automotive Aftermarket Industry and Tuning Trade Fair [AAITF] in Shenzhen, China. The show takes place from 15th – 17th February and with 3,500 automotive companies from around the world exhibiting, it is known as Asia’s No 1 automotive aftermarket trade fair.
THINKWARE will be showcasing its revolutionary connected dash cam, the F800 Air, which received the “2017 Innovation Award” in the car audio/video category from the world-renowned Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Visitors will also be able to test THINKWARE’s new IOT [Internet of Things] technology called ‘THINKWARE CLOUD’ and its extensive night time video recording technology ‘Super Night Vision 2.0.’ Also on show, the HX700 dash cam features a 3.5 full touch LCD, 2 channel Super Clear HD and Time Lapse Photography and can be viewed alongside the QX800 dash cam. Both dash cams will be available in the Chinese and Asian markets.
The Korean company entered the Chinese market last year, with its first branch opening in October servicing its B2B customers and its first ‘Global Premium Store’ opening in Shenzhen where consumers are able to install the THINKWARE dash cams on site. This enables the company to extend its B2C offering and further extend its presence in the Chinese market amongst consumers and the automotive industry alike.
THINKWARE stated: “As many of Asia’s automotive industry experts attend AAITF to gain new insights into developments within the industry, THINKWARE believe this trade fair is a great opportunity for THINKWARE to expand awareness of its brand and product technology. Through this trade fair, THINKWARE will showcase its product as well as promoting its brand within the Chinese automotive industry.”
We have two pairs on new headphones from the great guys over at Jabra. Myself will be reviewing the Pulse and our new blogger Brendan has shared his review on the Sports Pulse.Both packages are really well presented and look really well and we look forward to testing these out in the coming days,Stay tuned for our thoughts..
Overall these have been quite good,for me they look well a work well and coming in a superbly presented package it ads to it. If you have not noticed Jabra and complyfoam have collaborated and these buds come with both packages and we tested these out some time ago and for those who dislike buds due to them constantly falling out will complyfoam tips will soon fix that but as a whole Jabra have fixed this issue too and with the bundled wing tips you cant go wrong and over the last year I have grown to like in-ears but over ears are still my preferred choice but outdoors I use the range of Jabra that I have… See what we think of the complyfoam tips here
Jameson is pleased to share its first NFC enabled bottle in Ireland – by tapping the crest on the limited edition design label with an NFC enabled Android device, users will be led to exclusive content and competitions.
To date I find NFC technology underused and for the length of time its been actually here we are a bit behind like cast your mind back to 2014 when the Nokia Lumia 730 came out,this has NFC and it kicked off really from there but even before this in 2006 we had an NFC capable device called the Nokia 6131, This technology can make life simple and in recent times with the introduction of Android Pay we now see it in some banks but not all and hopefully in the coming year this will grow across the board with the banks and we will see more ideas come to life taking advantage of this technology..
Every year Jameson celebrates St. Patrick’s Day by commissioning an artist to create a piece of original art for its Limited Edition Bottle, and this year Jameson has taken this creativity a step forward by introducing the brand’s first ‘connected’ bottle. When the Jameson family crest on Steve McCarthy’s limited edition label is tapped with an NFC-enabled Android device, the user will get access to exclusive competitions and content.
Jameson is leading the way in the Irish market by incorporating this playful technology which, until now, many consumers would only be familiar with as a payment method built in to phones. By bringing this technology out of hiding and capitalising on the development of the Internet of Things, Jameson is engaging with customers in a new way, reflecting a customer-led desire for experiences from brands and products. The campaign has been developed with an ongoing partnership between Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard and SharpEnd – the UK’s first Internet of Things agency – and follows research done at the Absolut Company’s innovation lab in Stockholm. The Limited Edition Bottle is Jameson’s first NFC enabled product in Ireland. There is an ease of use with NFC technology when compared to other methods of product interaction such as QR codes; there are no scanning apps to download and launch to gain access to the content.
This should serve to increase completions of the user journey which will allow consumers to receive valuable content from the interaction, for example, the opportunity to win instant prizes. Engaging with the NFC enabled bottle will allow users to enter competitions and win prizes in two ways:
Instant Win – Complete the simple user journey for the chance to instantly win a pair tickets for a tour of the soon to be reopened Jameson Distillery Bow St.
Ultimate Jameson Experience – Complete the simple user journey to be in with the chance to win the Ultimate Jameson Experience in Dublin for St Patrick’s Day. The prize includes tickets to Bow St Sessions on March 16th as well as overnight accommodation and transfers.
The Limited Edition Bottle 2017 will be available worldwide, but the NFC technology will only be enabled for Irish users. With this local targeting, Jameson can connect with its customers in a meaningful way by tapping in to consumer behavior and trends and work towards the goal of celebrating St Patrick’s Day – the Jameson way.
Catherine Casserly, Jameson Marketing Director for Ireland, comments:
“We are thrilled as a brand to be leading the way in using NFC enabled products as a marketing tool in Ireland. Jameson continues to grow all over the world and we are always looking for new ways to engage consumers in a meaningful way. This Limited Edition Bottle is the first Jameson ‘connected’ bottle and we are delighted to be able to debut this innovative technology in our home market.”
Cameron Worth, founder of SharpEnd comments:
“Bottles are now able to drive localised content, providing an entirely new way to communicate with consumers and bringing the brand directly in front of their target audience, presenting the opportunity to drive brand loyalty through service delivery. The Jameson connected bottle is another step in the right direction for the Pernod Ricar
The Jameson Limited Edition Bottle is available now at €29.99 RRP.
Meteor Mobile have extended their “More than you can eat data ” offer on their 4G Simplicity plans..This is excellent news if you are a heavy user of the likes of YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp & Viber messaging.. OH and PokemonGo…….
This is now how we use our phones mostly for social and messenger apps,Also we are now using our mobile phones to browse the web and most likely shopping online as e commerce continues to grow year on year.. This effectively gives you more time to browse without worrying about your data being consumed on social…
To check out how you can get this deal if you are not already in head over to meteor.ie and check out which plan suits you best..
Recently there was a scam via SMS or email going around telling people that they are entitled to some kind of tax rebate, this though was not true and Revenue have also been proactive about the matter unlike others when these scams come to light..
Revenue have commented about this on their site saying……
This week the Revenue Commissioners have become aware of fraudulent emails and SMS (text messages) purporting to come from Revenue seeking personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund or seeking credit/debit card details.
These emails and text messages did not issue from Revenue.
Recently I spoke to Joe Duffy on #liveline about the latest scam about Super Valu and its vital that people read up and become a bit more savvy about these because there is vulnerable people out there still…
Subject: [News] We may need some information in order to process your claim.
We have successfully recalculate your fiscal activity
Our team will be reviewing your application after your sign-up.
Please be advised the evaluation process may take some time.
We have sent you a document , please read and fallow the steps.
Best regards,
Irish Customs % Tax Team
A second example of this email is as follows below..However the image attached in this mail is identical as seen before.
From: Irish Tax-Customs <test@idrottensspel.se> Date: 28 January 2017 at 23:10:00 GMT To: ” Subject:Refund on pending , account sign-up process needed.
Your temporary sign-up link is in your notification.
It will remain valid for 1 week.
To use and benefit just open your pdf notification
and navigate to the page on the Revenue website.
Select ‘Sign-up’
Enter and confirm your details.
You will then be asked to set a new password.
You are now signed in and ready to use and recive your pending claim.
Important
Your password allows access to your records, so be very careful with it.
This has been a long long tiresome battle and will eventually see out those nasty charges we face but this have been a major revenue generator for telecos for years so what will replace this huge loss? Yet to see how we will fair out here here is what has been outlined given wholesale caps have been agreed.. As is we have seen free calls and so on within the EU region also we have seen data ad ons being introduced some time ago which allowed data to be used but this has been mostly capped and little on offer too.. Data hungry customers often come home to bill shock after a trip and the main usage now on mobile is in fact data and our traditional SMS is dying year on year thanks to messaging apps and the likes of Facebook messenger..
Wholesale price caps define how much telecoms operators can charge each other for using their networks to carry cross-border “roaming” calls.
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (S&D, FI), who is steering the legislation through Parliament, said:
“People all over the EU have waited for us to drop roaming charges in June 2017. Now all the negotiations are ready and we can deliver what was promised. Like consumer organizations all over Europe, we, too, see this as a great victory for the European consumers.”
“The agreed caps ensure cost coverage for efficient operators throughout Europe but are low enough to sustain competition on the European telecom markets”, she added.
“Consumers will continue to benefit from competition and will be able to use more data when roaming than with the original proposal from the Commission. I’d like to thank political groups and the member states for constructive co-operation and flexibility”, she concluded.
Parliament and council have agreed on the following caps outlined below…
€0.03 for voice call, instead of the proposed €0.04,
a gradually decreasing cap, from €7.7 (15/06/2017) to €6 (01/01/2018), €4.5 (01/01/2019), €3.5 (01/01/2020), €3 (01/01/2021), €2.5 (01/01/2022) per gigabyte instead of €0.0085 per megabyte (or €8.5 per gigabyte), and
Unfortunately, no more details on what to expect so far (so, hold on your horses if you want a new gaming smartphone for the summer), but we know the company will continue working as an independent department inside Razer.
“In order to reach a wider audience and continue our mission, we decided to join with a larger brand,” –Tom Moss, Nextbit Systems Inc. Co-founder and CEO
That’s what the company is aiming for after the deal was closed earlier this month.
And even when phones nor accessories are no longer being sold on the official channels, Nesbit promised to fulfilled warranties for 6 more months, and software updates and security patches until February 2018.
There’s a lot to expect from this deal, but What are your thoughts? What would you like to see on the next Nexbit smartphone?
Sound off below or join us over Twitter, stay tuned for more info and what to expect for the rest of the year.
Only a few weeks into the new year and a new scam. Well perhaps not new nonetheless you need to watch out for it. In typical form the SMS will be sent to your device and telling you that you have won a nice €750 voucher. Its simply no true and nothing to do with Super Valu. We just got this text a few moments ago.. The SMS will have MW Media 2405 and claim to be smart shopping dot com and then telling you that you have received a photo message. See the image below and watch out for this and DO NOT attempt to open the SMS no matter how tempting. These ultimately rope you into either a subscription service or just steal credit from you.
We have spoke to Super Valu about this and they will also alert people about this scam..
Drew Burstein is the owner and director of a company called Frame Your TV. He regularly writes about interesting topics in relation to television and has created this infographic on ‘The Rise of SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) , Is Online TV Killing Traditional TV?’
Online TV and video services are forecast to generate $42 billion / £30 billion in global revenues by 2020.
Over 50% of consumers state that they watch streamed on-demand video content at least once a day, up from 30% in 2010.
While traditional TV still remains strong, it is linked to age and one in four consumers completely cut or pared back their traditional TV services in 2015.
