The low profile case comes with more on offer than the TPU case offering two credit card slots for your cards of choice also on board is a media stand built in without the need to remove your device from the case to top it off its got a nice feel and grip and has a metal closure thats magnetisedto keep your device from harms way,Check out the image gallery and video below for more and where to buy.
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Our last case from Terrapin Accessories is the Genuine leather wallet case for the Nokia 7 plus, This case will offer again more for the consumer but it is also bulky due to extra features and being leather but having said that its going to protect your device no matter the situation. Offer a cash slot and credit cards slots it will fill the needs for most,these cases are popular however not a case I would personally use due to opportunist criminals who snatch and grab mobile phones. Overall it looks great and professional check out the images and video below for more.
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Google Lens features are now available within the Sony Xperia XZ2 camera app. This is an interesting feature you might recall back in the Nokia days if you remember City Lens where you point your device up in front of you and it will give you back information as seen below..
Ohh Google. By the way. Cast your mind back to 2012 Nokia City Lens. #AR then Nokia HERE livesight in 2013. Thanks #Maps pic.twitter.com/NbNgXDuiao
— Jim O Brien Tech 👨💻techbuzzireland.com (@techbuzzinfo) May 13, 2018
Regardless it is a good feature to have and you can now avail of it on your Sony Xperia XZ2. In short Google Lens helps you browse, and interact with the world around you. Find products online, copy and paste text, learn more about landmarks, add events to your calendar, look up movie posters, identify popular plants and animals, and more.. The update rolls out today.
In an exciting Dragon’s Den style pitching session, Bespoke Choice, the interactive wedding venue sales platform, fought off tough competition to take the One2Watch crown at FutureScope, Founded by Cavan brothers, Ronan, Niall and Cillian Kelly, Bespoke Choice is an innovative sales platform specifically for the wedding venue sector.
The company was deemed to have best expressed the market need and scalability of its concept by a distinguished panel of judges, including Alison Cowzer, RTÉ Dragon’s Den investor.
Joe Healey, Divisional Manager, High Potential Start Up, Enterprise Ireland presented founder, Ronan Kelly with the award. Bespoke Choice will receive a €2,000 cash prize, space in Dublin BIC’s award winning Guinness Enterprise Centre and a range of consultancy services from Dublin BIC to support its growth.
Founded by Cavan brothers, Ronan, Niall and Cillian Kelly, Bespoke Choice is an innovative sales platform that helps venues to increase their annual number of wedding bookings and the average revenue per wedding. Designed and built by wedding planning professionals, the application enables couples to build a unique package via an interactive journey of the services the venue has to offer. Once booked the software uses AI to maximise upsell revenue for the venue while also ensuring couples have the best wedding they can afford.
Michael Culligan, CEO, Dublin BIC, said: “The One2Watch competition seeks to find Ireland’s most scalable business idea and award the winning company with supports to enable it to scale and grow. The calibre of entrants this year was extraordinarily high with each of the four finalists bringing to the stage a business concept with transformative potential for its sector. Bespoke Choice is a well-deserving victor and with support services from Dublin BIC, the sky is the limit in terms of business growth and development”.
Ronan Kelly, founder, Bespoke Choice, said “We’re absolutely thrilled to win the One2Watch competition, especially in a year with such strong competition. It’s a very exciting time in the Bespoke Choice journey, as we have just launched our service this week and are seeing a number of high-profile customers already signing up.”
“Securing a dedicated desk at The Guinness Enterprise Centre, along with the cash prize and the invaluable mentorship of Dublin BIC will go a long way in helping us expand into export markets and develop new products. One2Watch has been an amazing experience and we are brimming with excitement at the possibilities now awaiting us.”
With all the tech I have here and not just me the average Joe, cables are something we can’t avoid and they are also annoying. For me it is more so due to my line of work and they are everywhere. Not a bad thing in one sense should I need one but they make a mess also they get lost or people just take them when here in the house but that’s life.
There is some solutions out there right now to keep cable management easy but this cable here in particular solves many scenarios in one swoop for those who have phones and tablets and anything that takes the standard connection ports today such as micro usb and now the ever-growing USB-C
Anchor Cable aims to sort this out with one package and three port connections which are all magnetic and cover most of todays current tech, the package comes simply presented showing all the goods which consist of 1 cable and three ports, the cable is no cheap cable either its the worlds strongest cable according to the company.
The cable also offers fast charging which today is the norm particularly with Mobile phones, We all like a quick charge to kill the battery anxiety attack. Data transfer is also something not ignored here and falls in line with current capacities now available so this is something people will be glad to see and many have asked this question already to me personally.
My only concern here with this prodcut is loosing the tips but I am sure you can probably buy them again at a later date, A cable is a cable the end of the day,most also think the same and there is many cables out there today at various pricepoints but they do vary with quality and connectivity and this cable solves many issue for people with one prodcut, its also constructed well and will last and comes with a lifetime warranty too which is a welcome move.
This cable offers simplicity and if like me you have multiple devices in the house you can switch easily between devices that have micro usb and USB-C ports and for those who transfers a lot of data be it images or files hotspwapping devices here is great and also not forgetting this is a tangle free cable thank god.
Following the news that the company’s largest (256GB) storage variant of their flagship model OnePlus 6 went out of stock just a week after its launch in multiple regions including the US, the UK and Canada.
Avi Greengart, Research Director for Consumer Devices at leading data and analytics company GlobalData, says:
“As smartphones mature, storied brands such as Sony, LG and HTC are struggling to compete against Apple and Samsung. However, OnePlus has found a niche of value-oriented buyers who are willing to buy a flagship phone online at a discount.
‘OnePlus is offering a significant discount to rival its large-screen flagships competitors whose current retail pricing ranges from $800 to $1,000. It has all the latest technology and a nearly stock version of Android. The company has added the latest design language alongside Qualcomm’s most powerful processor, while still maintaining a price point hundreds of dollars less than the iPhone X or Samsung Galaxy S9+.
Part of the savings comes from OnePlus’ business model; it designs and sells just a single phone at a time, it does no advertising, and it only sells direct online. Selling premium phones direct is not unique to OnePlus; Huawei’s Honor and Xiaomi also sell this way, though both of those companies have many low-end phones in their lines, too.
The OnePlus 6 has top-of-the-line specs starting at just $529/€519/£469. It sports a large, 6.28-inch AMOLED display with a notch design. The company has added the latest silicon and imaging capabilities: a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 6 or 8 GB of RAM, and a dual camera rear setup for depth effects. OnePlus 6’s software OxygenOS is close to stock Android, and the model supports Google’s Android P beta at launch. While OnePlus has kept the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack, it is also selling its first wireless headphones and Bullets Wireless, which are also well-priced at $69.
While the OnePlus 6 is excellent value, there are compromises. In the past, OnePlus was a step or two behind the leaders on camera quality and design. The latter is no longer true: the OnePlus 6 looks like every other glass-on-glass-with-notch flagship we have seen this year. However, while the camera has gotten better, it still lags the very best from Google, Apple, and Huawei. Those competitors offer their phones in two sizes, while the OnePlus 6 effectively only comes in extra-large. The OnePlus 6 does not have wireless charging, and it is only water resistant, not fully waterproof.
Remember Cosmic Watch? They have not gone away and if you have not seen this app now is the time to do so. The Cosmic Watch is a high quality simulation app that renders the earth and the sky in real time. It shows the positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars from the earth’s point of view, telling the time according to the motion of the cosmos,not only that it has fantastic graphics and brings AR to the table.
Today there is great news for the app and Jeevan Ram is here to tell us about it..Jeevan explains what is new.
– New Sky View: Point your phone or tablet to the sky and get a real-time look at the constellations, stars, and planets in space.
– Events and Notifications: the Cosmic Watch calculates the next astronomical and time related events and sends notifications. Rise, transits and set times for the Sun and Moon, lunar phases, equinox and solstice, lunar and solar eclipses, daylight saving time
– New Solar System View: see the complete solar system, change between heliocentric and geocentric views
– New equatorial clock face: a contemporary and comprehensible visualisation of the 24 hours of the day.
ABOUT THE APP
Using it as a clock reminds us that we are on a planet surrounded by a fascinating universe. Furthermore, the actual lunar phase, planets and constellations are shown to observe in our local sky.
The user can switch between the Sky, Earth and Solar System view, traveling in time and watching planetary movements in the past, present and future. Informative layers like names, equatorial coordinates, clouds and interstellar dust can be displayed. The new Sky view is an augmented reality experience.
VERSION HIGHLIGHTS
The Cosmic Watch 2.0 has many improvements towards usability.
The new sky view to watch the sky in augmented reality helps you locate planets and constellations from your location. The reworked solar system view can be zoomed and switched between heliocentric and geocentric for increased educational value. The Cosmic Watch calculates important astronomical and time related events and informs via notifications which the user can customise.
The Cosmic Watch is a milestone in the history of astronomical instruments as it is the worlds first and most advanced 3D interactive astronomical clock of the digital age.
Unique features are the clock’s ability to show the concept of the celestial sphere and display the geocentric movements of the planets. The app is designed with exploration in mind, while stunning visuals fuel the imagination and provide inspiration to search even further.
More info: http://www.cosmic-watch.com
Just a quick heads up for those who ordered a Nokia 7 Plus and has been expecting (where applicable) them they have started shipping via Exertis and being delivered via Nightline today so you should have yours in the coming days ours arrived this evening and I have heard other users have also got delivery.
Also top this off a 2 part update has came through this evening for the Nokia 7 Plus which users have been eagerly awaiting for and it brings the latest features for your new device. Listed in the 590.2MB and 441.7MB update new features include. If you have not received notificaiton for your update head to the settings menu on your device THEN System then system update and try there.
Fazup have launched an extra thin anti-radiation patch for smart phones with a passive antenna that regulates and reduces the radiation emitted by the mobile phone towards the head when a call is made and towards the body when a person carries a phone on their person.
This is a subject which has always been surfacing around mobile usage and Fazup believe they have developed a solution that works.
Although back in 2011, mobile phone radiation was classified by OMS as ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’ there is currently no global scientific consensus on this subject. This lack of clarity and regulation, means that nothing is being done to protect mobile phone users.
Fazup was created, because its co-founders, Antoine and Mathieu, knew that it might take many years for scientists to get to a consensus whilst there are millions of people today who are degrading their health totally unaware they are constantly overexposed to mobile radiation. After 13 years of research and testing, FAZUP has finally achieved a practical and effective anti-radiation solution, which is scientifically proven to reduce SAR levels of mobile phone, making head and body less exposed to harmful electromagnetic waves.
How does it work?
When in operation, mobile phones emit more radiation than necessary, especially while establishing communication. It gets even worse when the network signal is weak or when traveling at high speed (the “expected emission strength” standard is old and network coverage has been improved widely). The exposure to mobile radiation varies from 1 to 1000 depending on network reception quality. The less network a user has, the more they are exposed when communicating (1 minute in the worst conditions = 5 hours in the best conditions).
FAZUP deals with this “excessive emission”. The patch includes a passive antenna in conductive silver ink, which is precisely and specifically applied to the back of each compatible mobile phone (close to its antennas). The passive antenna allows for optimisation of the power control of a mobile phone and significantly reduces the amount of radiation emitted towards the user. As a result, the user is always protected. The protection is higher when in poor network conditions and lower when there is a perfect signal.
How does the patch optimise the power control and what is a specific position?
The majority know from physics that metal objects interfere with electromagnetic waves. FAZUP makes this process controllable through 2 solutions:
For the patch to be effective, it must be placed in a specific position for each phone model. To make this easy for users, FAZUP has developed and patented a smart positioning tool included in each product kit, which helps users to install the patch to its optimal position with millimetre precision.
The proof
Everything that FAZUP does to verify and adapt its patch for numerous cell phone models is grounded in science. NFR tests were not enough for Antoine and Mathieu, although they are conducted in a laboratory according to conventionally used methodology. The co-founders have produces a series of other tests for the product to be more exhaustive.
SAR reduction up to 99%
SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) is the only international standard applicable for all cell phones in the market. It quantifies the maximum amount of energy absorbed by the user’s head and the body when communicating (energy = heat). Safe levels of SAR for head and body must be < 2W/kg. In the laboratory tests, the SAR is measured in the worst network coverage conditions, when your mobile phone works at maximum emission power.
FAZUP delivers the average SAR reduction of 80%, increasing to 99% for certain cell phone models and frequency bands. All SAR tests were conducted byEMITECH, French COFRAC accredited laboratory (French Accreditation Committee) used by French Radiofrequency Agency (ANFR) and French Sanitary Agency (ANSES) for their SAR measurements.
Real Network – Real Time measurements
To prove that FAZUP is effective in real network conditions (vs. laboratory conditions), an Outdoor NFR Pattern Measurement was conducted. The major difference between the indoor NFR test is that the phone is constantly changing the band (2G, 3G, 4G) and the relay antenna, which helps us to see the real picture of exposure from an average mobile phone.
The test consisted of measuring the mobile radiation on a smartphone with and without FAZUP while using the device. The exposure graph superposes GPS coordinates with measurement probe data.
Independent consumer test on 1000 people
After all the encouraging results obtained in the lab, the FAZUP co-founders decided to assess the impact of the patch on the everyday life of frequent users of mobile phones. This test had to reflect real life conditions. The results were striking: 85% of testers who suffered from headaches or other feelings of discomfort have seen real improvements or total disappearance of negative symptoms such as sleep disorders, tinnitus, tingling, heating of the phone / or ear, etc.
Consumer reviews have been collected by the independent site TesterTout.com in accordance with the NF Z74-501 standard which guarantees independence, completeness and accuracy of the collected reviews.
More information at www.fazupreviews.com
Fazup is available for 34.90€/£30.99 from http://www.fazup.com/gb/
