Oculus Rift goes on Pre-Order,Its cost is #Ridoculus #VR

Facebook bought  Oculus  back in 2014 and for those who have been waiting for the ultimate in VR experience got good news yesterday and bad news today,the bad news is on the price it commands which $599 or if you are in Ireland or the UK this cost mounts to €699 and will be available to order from Ireland and the UK which is good news I guess since us Irish dont the the cream first on most things technology..

Not only that you will need a computer that can run rift and the requirements are as follows

 

  • graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater
  • processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
  • memory: 8GB+ RAM
  • output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
  • input: 3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port
  • operating system: Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer
  • Compatibility tool  

For more see their BLOG POST.. Will you be picking this up??? Samsung are doing some great deals on their VR Headsets costing around €110 all in with shipping..For me any many alike this need some real high end machines to run which for starters at launch is not good,Samsung VR FOR ME…..

And if you are wondering our main Laptop does not cut it.. LOL…

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Or as our friend Pat says

 

The Blackberry Priv becomes more available. #BlackBerry #Priv.

The BlackBerry Priv,the first device running Android from BlackBerry has been talk of the town for some months now and impressions of the device are mostly good,one thing though that was an issue was the availability factor of the slider sporting a nice keyboard tucked under the hood..

The Priv can now be ordered from more countries from today which are The Netherlands, Italy and Spain.. Sadly no news for Ireland and it is highly unlikely at this stage we will not see it in retail just as the Passport,Leap and Cassic which can be bought sim free from Currys/PcWorld

We have been using the Priv some months now and to date its been a solid device and stands out from the crowd especially when you show off the keyboard hidden underneath…

Check out our unboxing and walk-through after the break..

To our readers not in Ireland here is the links you need,if you need any assistance and living in Ireland drop us a mail… For reviews and unboxings of the Passport /Silver Passport /Leap and Classic see related articles.

United States, Canada, the UK and Germany.

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Samsung unveils the Galaxy Tab Pro S at #CES2016 By @VicenteA_George #Samsung #Windows

Samsung’s keynote was one of the most unexpected yesterday at CES and they did what they do best, impress everyone with something unexpected.

The Galaxy TAB line is really well known by now, keeping Android on the tablet market for a while. But this time though the Galaxy line has seen a step in other direction.

Meet the Galaxy Tab Pro S

And as you can see its looking like a Surface Pro.

The new slate from Samsung runs on Windows 10 OS and they claim to have a “truly powerful 2-in-1”

The device itself is 6.3 mm thin and has 693 gm  making it easily portable, also the TAB Pro S comes with a full sized keyboard cover with a built in kickstand and touchpad.

Packs a gorgeous 12 inch 2K Super AMOLED display which will boost the 5,200 mAh battery lasting, one accordingly to Samsung should go up to 10.5H  and can be fully charge in just 2.5H

Also it comes with the Intel Core M processor with 4GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of storage, and is the first Windows tablet to come with LTE Cat 6 support.

This is just one of the many announcements we’ll see this week, so stay tuned for more #CES2016 coverage

 

Blast from the past with #Nokia – The Nokia 1680 classic from 2008. #Unboxing

Our last lookback and some old Nokia devices was the 1800 from 2010 this goes back two more years to 2008,again featuring a coloured screen the 1680 classic was dubbed a feature phone and had little going for it compared to what you can get now for the same money,the colour screen though was the in thing back then and no matter how small the screen,we all wanted coloured screens…

The 1680 had similar options to the 1800 even with the 1800 two year older..A 1.85 inch screen,radio even a camera this time round albeit a VGA 0.3 MP,the 1680 even had internet via WAP and a staggering 11MB of internal memory with NO sd card option,so we had to be careful of storage…

Check out the unboxing and image gallery below…

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Blast from the past with #Nokia – The Nokia 1800 from 2010. #Unboxing

A few Nokia devices landed at our office and these are untouched and have never been used so we decided to do a little feature,beginning with the Nokia 1800 which was announced late November 2009 and launched in 2010 and for a cheap small phone it had several features that sufficed many people back then,in fact the same suits many today,,

The 1800 was a feature phone with a colour display,stated as large on the packaging today you would laugh at that term considered how far we have come since then and how fast technology has changed and a small screen like this simply would not cut it for a main daily driver today..

The 1800 has features like a 1.8 inch screen with 114 ppi,and a radio,it had no camera,no sd card support and basically it was the colour screen that the 1800 had going for it…Ohhh and not forgetting it had a flash light which then was cool…

Check out the unboxing and image gallery below and watch out for more soon…

LG introduces the K Range to its line up. #LG #K7 #K10

LG have announced to mid tier devices and perhaps not what some where hoping for but looking for follow ups to the likes of the G4 and so on…However LG have turned a corner in the last two years and delivered some fantastic devices which shadows their former years,one thing though is availability and with Irish networks ignoring such devices we just have to rely on third party sellers and so on…

LG K Series smartphones will be the first to offer LG’s glossy pebble design language, a contemporary, stylish look with a curved, modern finish aimed at a younger audience. The glossy pebble design is complemented by LG’s new 2.5D Arc Glass for a smooth and seamless style that could only be made possible due to the sides of K Series smartphones being free of button clutter. With design cues borrowed from nature, the K10 and K7 look far more expensive and exclusive than they really are.

The LG K10

  • Display: 5.3-inch HD In-cell Touch
  • Chipset:
    LTE: 1.2GHz or 1.3GHz Quad-Core / 1.14GHz Octa-Core
    3G: 1.3GHz Quad-Core
  • Camera:
    LTE: Rear 13MP / Front 8MP or 5MP
    3G: Rear 8MP / Front 8MP or 5MP
  • Memory:
    RAM: 2GB / 1.5GB / 1GB
    ROM: 16GB / 8GB
  • Battery: 2,300mAh
  • Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop
  • Size: 146 x 74.8 x 8.8mm
  • Network: LTE / 3G
  • Colors: White / Indigo / Gold
  • Others: 2.5D Arc Glass / Gesture Shot / Tap and Shot / Gesture Interval Shot*

LG K7

K7 Key Specifications:*

  • Display: 5.0-inch FWVGA In-cell Touch (LTE) / On-cell Touch (3G)
  • Chipset:
    LTE: 1.1GHz Quad-Core
    3G: 1.3GHz Quad-Core
  • Camera: Rear 8MP or 5MP / Front 5MP
  • Memory:
    RAM: 1.5GB / 1GB
    ROM: 16GB / 8GB
  • Battery: 2,125mAh
  • Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop
  • Size:
    LTE: 143.6 x 72.5 x 8.9mm
    3G: 143.6 x 72.5 x 9.05mm
  • Network: LTE / 3G
  • Colors:
    LTE: Titan
    3G: White / Black / Gold
  • Others: 2.5D Arc Glass / Gesture Shot / Gesture Interval Shot / Tap and Shot

Full Press Release

Nokia gains control of Alcatel-Lucent through successful public exchange offer. #Nokia

Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent which was approved last April aims to position the company to better compete with market leader Ericsson  and low-cost Chinese powerhouse Huawei, by forging a strong number two in mobile with a more complete product line.

Rajeev Suri, President and CEO of Nokia, said: “We are delighted that the Offer has been successful, and that Alcatel-Lucent’s investors share our confidence in the future of the combined company. We will move quickly to combine the two companies and execute our integration plans. As of January 14, 2016, Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent will offer a combined end-to-end portfolio of the scope and scale to meet the needs of our global customers. We will have unparalleled R&D and innovation capabilities, which we will use to lead the world in creating next-generation technology and services.”

See full press-release HERE

Face Swap Live – A new fun app that swaps faces on iOS. #Apps

Most of us like to try out new apps and see whats new in the world of apps and daily we see something different and unique.From then on we see several attempts to copy these apps one at a time with some offering more or claiming to do so,true it is that there is some out there better than the first instalment but often the case they lack the same features too..

A new app called Face Swap Live is one such app which is quite cool and fun,sadly just on iOS for now and hopefully there will be an Android and Windows Phone option later on,this app is fun..

This app is not like others that use static photos to make small videos,we have seen this done several times,this app is different and uses your phones own camera and the fun begins..

To use the app…

1. Position: Don’t tilt or rotate your head, or move around too quickly.
( Make sure both faces are angled in the same way for better results )
2. Good lighting: Make sure your faces are not too dark, also avoid very bright lights coming from behind.
3. Brush back any hair that might be around your eyes.
4. Remove glasses if possible; large beards can also cause some shaking.

Face Swap Live lets you switch faces with a friend or a photo in real-time. Record videos or photos of yourself swapping faces with a celebrity, friend or any fun picture from the internet or your phone. Unlike other apps that only can use static photos, this app switches faces live right from your camera’s video feed. Ever wanted to see your talking face on Marilyn Monroe’s photo. Be amazed putting your moving mouth onto a pic of your favorite pet.

Download on iOS

 

BlackBerry Passport Silver edition unboxing. #BlackBerry #Passport

The BlackBerry Passport was released last year and there was much talk about it,myself included found it rather an odd design and I gave it a scoff,This was one a few devices scoffed last year and some recommended ignoring a few devices which is just bad form and mainly trying to make a point,dont scoff something until you actually have held or used the product people…The older passport was one such device that had an interest in and I actually used it for longer that expected as a daily driver,typically I use two/three devices a day which is becoming rather cumbersome…

There is just mainly cosmetic changes to the silver edition and make it a worthy update which makes it more solid and pleasing to hold,the corners for example on the Original Passport where sharp,this is not the case here and the same applies to the surrounding housing which is chamfered and feels much better than the old.

Take a look at the image gallery and unboxing below and if you have any questions fire away….

You can see the Original Passport Unboxing HERE and our review of the same device HERE