Apple has its own #VR headset now on the App Store By @VicenteA_George #iPhone #Apple

Every day more and more companies are joining the VR wagon, but some of the most promising ones like Oculus are too expensive, some others just go an choose the Google cardboard which is way cheaper.

But today we have just discovered that now Apple has its own VR headset, the View-Master Virtual Reality Starter pack (hope the name changes )

Putting the name aside, this is and actual step into the right direction from the fruit company.

This headset was created following the same principles as he Google cardboard, using your iPhone’s screen, you’ll get two split images that when seen through the cristal on the device will simulated the 3D impression on your brain.

Unlike the former, this model is made of plastic, but with a strong resembles of those little toys we use to have when kids, the ones that came with a reel of different images. It even comes with a lever to control your phone.

Well, actually is practically the same as this device works with the same kind of mechanism, the app to control everything on your phone is totally free on the store, but its just a sneak peak of the entire content, such as Space and NATGEO wildlife and destinations.

Something that we did see coming, was a way to charge more for something that should have come ready, in order to unlock the full VR experience, customers will have to buy a separate reel that will free the true power of the app.

And although the device is compatible with iPhone 5 and up running iOS 8.1 or later, there’s a warning saying iPhones 5 and 5c may have issues as the app is not totally optimized.

The View-Master Virtual Reality Starter Pack it in pre-order stage at $29.95

And you can have yours HERE

Stay tuned for more info

 

 

Taking photos from Google is piracy @PatrickHWalsh from @pickit is on this weeks #techshow to tell us more.

Before we go into the details we have a very special guest on this weeks tech show and also a giveaway to boot. We have the backpacker that sold his supercar to travel the world Author Patrick Hamilton Walsh AKA the Phoneographer  from Pickit in studio this Wednesday to talk to us about eradicating photo piracy.

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Spotify eradicated music piracy.  Now Pickit are eradicating photo piracy. Many people don’t realise that using Google Images to take photographs that they don’t have the rights to use, is piracy.  However, Pickit is making it possible for photo users to download high resolution images that can be used in any way.

As a special offer to the listeners to the #techshow on @AllCharityRadio, Pickit are giving us all the chance to sign up for a one year premium subscription for free, saving you $109.

 

To avail of this offer, please follow these two steps:

1  – Sign up at:  www.Pickit.com

2 –  Send an email with the word ‘FRIEND to: friend@pickit.com

… and one more thing: don’t forget to have fun.

Website: www.Pickit.com

Get us on TuneIn by searching for Charity Radio to listen in this Wednesday from 8-9PM.

 

MoodooApp is a new Social app to do more together. #MoodooApp #Social #Apps

There is probably enough social apps around now and we are fed up with some of the ideas. Having said that some will wither and die and we move on to the next. Moodoo is a new app that helps you meet up with friends,or make arrangements and more,something that you can already do via sms/email or current social media favourites such as Facebook or whatever the choice maybe.But being honest it has not stopped us using Apps either to engage with others has it or do you do it the old fashioned way? One thing here is though Moodoo does all the typing for you and takes the hassle out of organising and event shall we say.

Lets look at Moodoo in probably one of the strangest promo videos I have seen..But who am I to judge,take a look…

 

Use moodoo when you want to:
– Figure out who’s free for an impromptu dinner plan
– Understand in a glance what the rest of your friends are up for doing right now
– Organise Sunday brunch with a group of friends
– Coordinate a game of footie

 

Key features:
– Intelligent status lets you know which of your friends are nearby and what they’re in the mood for
– Venue discovery
– Interactive map to vote on where you want to go
– ETA update
– Messaging for any meet-up related chit chat
– Ability to quickly share and get your friends on moodoo too from within the app

Want to get out of something with ease? Gotta Go is here to help. #Apps #GottaGo

Lets face it,we all get caught with things we rather not be involved in or something you may have walked into without realising.It happens to me quite often and at times would fail to come up with a genuine excuse but now there is help with a new practical app called “Gotta Go” Sadly for now it is just on iOS and hopefully we will see it soon on other platforms as this could become quite useful.The app was created by Chelsea Handler

Gotta Go is a way to generate excuses and set them as alarms. Its the perfect solution for bad dates, awkward convos with your in laws, boring meetings and whatever else you might want to hit the eject button on.

Creating an excuse is easy! Choose an emoji and craft a story by adding messages and calls. Add the special contact number to your address book and set the alarm. Your excuse will be delivered to you as actual text messages and phone calls from your newly created contact, all the proof you need to smoothly exit an awkward situation. Via ProductHunt

 

Google adds “Smart Suggestion” to #GoogleCalender by @Tiwaash #Android #iOS

With the new update rolling out for Google Calendar, Google has just updated its Google Calendar with a smart yet unique Smart Suggestion feature for event tiles, places and people in as many as 30 different languages.

Wondering how does it work? Well it’s pretty simple, all you have to do is start typing and the Google Calendar will start giving you suggestions, you can choose to select one or keep typing to refine the suggestions or manually input one fully. You can tap “at” to add the location and tap “with” to add people to the event. Further tapping “on” will allow you to specify the exact date, time and duration of the event and so on. This is done with the aim to improve productivity and save some valuable time.

This new feature is available for both Android as well as iOS devices.

Below are the list of supported languages:

Arabic (ar), Chinese (Simplified) (zh-CN), Chinese (Traditional) (zh-TW), Dutch (nl), English (UK) (en-GB), French (fr), German (de), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Polish (pl), Portuguese (Brazil) (pt-BR), Russian (ru), Spanish (es), Spanish (Latin America) (es-419), Thai (th), Turkish (tr), Bulgarian (bg), Catalan (ca), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), Danish (da), Farsi (fa), Filipino (fil), Finnish (fi), Greek (el), Hebrew (iw), Hindi (hi), Hungarian (hu), Indonesian (id), Latvian (lv), Lithuanian (lt), Norwegian (Bokmal) (no), Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-PT), Romanian (ro), Serbian (sr), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), Swedish (sv), Ukrainian (uk), Vietnamese (vi)

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

Project Skybender is Google’s new aim to #5G internet By @VicenteA_George #Google

The internet giant known as Google, develop its business through the internet therefore they are the most interested on having more people using it.

There is where this new project comes in, meet Skybender

Something that you may not know is the fact that even in 2016 only 40% of world population have internet access, reason why, enterprises like Nokia (before and now) and Google are doing their best to improve this situation.

Recently “The Guardian” found out they are testing Solar powered drones to deliver internet access all over the world is a secret project codename “Skybender”.

Building their own prototype transceivers and drones Google experiment with millimetre-wave radio transmissions, this technology can THEORETICALLY transmit up to 40 times more data than current 4G/LTE networks.

This idea was born under the same roof as Project Loon which have the same principle but with self powered balloons, thing that has cause some inconvenience as they enter restricted air zones ending in a not so nice situation.

The improve idea has also newer carriers, in this case the responsible for delivering the data will be a drone and no a common one, Meet the Solara 50, a solar powered drone that’s almost as big as a plane, literally speaking.

This will granted better data transfer rates, as the technology use at the moment has a short range compare to normal cellular signals.

The testing is being held at New Mexico’s desert in Virgin Galactic’s Gateway and we expect to have more details about this new project as well updates about Project Loon in the coming months.

What do you think of this? Are you agree on having drones flying all over? Leave your thoughts on the comment section below.

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#TheNextGalaxy to be unveiled on February 21st By @VicenteA_George #Samsung #Android

It’s finally happening!

For all of those who have been waiting for the new Samsung Galaxy device, the wait is over.

With a single video with no sound Samsung give us a sample about the next “Unpacked” event that’s gonna be held during MWC 2016 in Barcelona, to be more precise February the 21st

Something we can imagine thanks to the video is that Samsung is going to have the event with VR compatibility as the person in the video is using the Gear VR-

But without further add, here’s the video:

As you can see is pretty straight forward, with zero to none about anything, but the device itself had have lots of leaks by now and for all of them we can tell almost no differences between the current model and new upcoming one.

Maybe and if we’re lucky an SD card slot, but apparently removable batteries are dying as manufactures already realized how profitable is selling power banks (Samsung has plenty offers in that department).

Now let us know! Will you get the next big thing from Samsung? Or are you going to skip this version and wait for the S8? Sound off in the comment section or tweet us using @jimboireland or @VicenteA_George 

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Boxing Clever – The new story creation app from Alan Peat Ltd.#Apps #iOS

‘Boxing Clever’ is a game designed to help pupils to develop ‘story sense’ and understand the structural conventions of a simple linear story. The idea was first published in non-digital form by Alan Peat in the 1990s. This app is the first digital version of the now internationally popular game.

 

App features:

– A new story creation app from Alan Peat Ltd.

– The official digital version of the internationally popular story-making game, ‘Boxing Clever’.

– A way of quickly generating the key ingredients of a linear narrative in an engaging manner.

– The ability to create your own custom ‘packs’ of images as a visual stimulus for storytelling and writing.

– The ability to easily import images from your gallery or use photos to build unique banks of story making resources.
IMPORTANTLY, pupils/teachers can then use the images to write or orally record their stories in-app

– Includes the function to print and/or save written notes to Dropbox.

– There are over 3.5 billion possible story combinations!

– A clear and concise “User Manual”.

Blackberry Hot Winter Promotion now on get free goodies. #BlackBerry #Sale

BlackBerry is  now offering some nice deals on the BlackBerry Passport, Passport Silver Edition and PRIV, in time for Valentine’s Day,so if you have not purchased your new BlackBerry yet now is the time to do it and scoop some goodies in the process.

From January 28 through February 24 via ShopBlackBerry, customers will receive a free accessory bundle worth up to £74 when they buy a BlackBerry Passport or PRIV smartphone, plus they get extra savings on the BlackBerry Passport they’ve been looking for as the smartphone is £369.

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