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Irish Research Council announces new podcast series to showcase “best of Irish research” #podcasts

The Irish Research Council has today announced details of a new research-focused podcast. Podcasts are back and now a big thing in the tech world so check this out today and if you want us to talk about technology on your show you can also contact us directly with the social links above and below.

The ‘Cool Science & Curious Minds’ podcast will be produced by East Coast FM, with support from the Irish Research Council.

It will be fronted by seasoned science journalist Sean Duke, with episodes published on a weekly basis on the www.eastcoast.fm website and available for download nationally.  The first episode airs today, Thursday, 26th April 2018 and is available online now: https://bit.ly/2JvSYOF

Each episode of the new podcast will profile the work of cutting-edge researchers in Ireland, including those funded by the Irish Research Council, as well as focusing on wider issues of relevance to science and innovation.

Commenting today, Peter Brown, Director of the Irish Research Council, said: “There is excellent and exciting work being done by researchers around the country every day.  However, this work is not always on the public radar.

“At the Irish Research Council, we are constantly striving to promote the great work being done by researchers and to profile Ireland’s research achievements.  We have run our successful #LoveIrishResearch campaign for the past two years, with this objective.  Today, we are delighted to be launching the new ‘Cool Science & Curious Minds’ podcast as yet another means of engaging the public in excellent Irish research.”

Commenting on behalf of East Coast FM, Sean Duke, presenter and producer of the new podcast, said: “As someone with a longstanding fascination about all things science and the humanities, I’m really excited about this new podcast.

“I’m looking forward in this podcast to talking to lots of brilliant researchers, who are driven by an insatiable curiosity to better explain the world. 

“This podcast will be aimed at anyone who has a natural inquisitiveness about the world around them, and likes to be informed as well as entertained.”

The Nokia 3 is now just €99.99 with eir. #Nokia3 #eir

The Nokia 3 is now reduced to €99.99 with eir. This device has been on sale some weeks now and we a running into the festive season we are begining to see some discounts from the networks with their Christmas ranges, The Nokia 3 would be ideal for someone for their first smartphone using the Android OS and this will get the latest updated including Oreo in the coming weeks so you will be up to date no matter what.

See more HERE

First Look and Unboxing of the BuzzBee Nano Drone. #Drones #Drone #BuzzBee

Our good friends over at Mobile Fun have sent us over this wee little nano drone to check out so today we will just have a quick unboxing and check out the features and specs of the BuzzBee Nano Drone which is said to be the Worlds smallest quadcopter. Now before you purchase one of these you do require 2 X AAA batteries for the remote control and the flight time is said to be 5- 8 mins and charge time 20-30 mins..

Check out the image gallery and unboxing below and if you have any questions fire away below or on social.

  • Channels: 4
  • Gyro: 6-axis
  • Flight time: 5-8 minutes
  • Charging time: 20-30 minutes
  • Remote control distance: 25 metres
  • Controller batteries: 2x AAA (not included)

BUY HERE   

 

This Virtual Reality App wants to help you quit smoking. #MindCotine #VR #Kickstarter #Smoking

Want to give up the smokes and cant well this app might help…. Well there is a number of ways that claim to help and they do help some but not all and willpower is the vital component in wanting to give up the cancer sticks.  I myself have tried many of the offerings out there and none have worked and I have not tried my own plan to cut down and its working so far but will it get me off them completely,well that’s a matter of time… However many people try vaporizers.

Virtual Reality has been stagnant of late with not much action going on and hopefully that will change in the coming months but we have also to consider AI too as another tool to get things done, As a VR fan Its been rather quite with new things coming so i am optimistic about what lies ahead but I do think things will improve in the coming months and here is one idea that fits the bill now on kickstarter which hopefully gets backing and releases before next year as slated.

 

 

Their ultimate goal is to reach as many smokers as possible around the world, to form a smoke-free community for the future, and want you to be a part of it! And if you quit smoking before our delivery date, or if you’ve never smoked at all, become a mentor or a volunteer, they will have interesting content for everyone, and we want you to be part of our community.

For me I hope this gets the funds it requires as it is another tool to help people quit the dam smokes and be healthy so I will be watching this one closely in the coming weeks…

You can read more and support them over HERE on Kickstarter…

Blackberry aint dead yet. The Blackberry KEYone is announced. #MWC17

With 52 keys you can assign a task too, its for the corporate folk. BUT a 4.5 inch screen…

Blackberry has had some really decent phones over the last two years such as the oddly shaped Passport which I actually love and the Priv. You just cant beat those keys full stop and with their new device which is a mash of both the price better be right here which Blackberry have failed to address for some time. it is tipped to be around €500.Dubbed as the Mercury the company have announced the KEYone.. This time around its no Alcatel looking device they have went back to their old looks….

The device has lots to offer such as a 3505 mAh battery USB-C, Dis convenience key, rubber backed finish which is excellent, Android 7.1 out of the box and the space bar doubles as a fingerprint scanner. I think this one will be on my list this year…

 

 

Specs

  • Fully Android
  • Access to over a million apps on Google Play
  • 4.5” scratch-resistant display
  • Convenience Key
  • 8MP front camera with flash
  • 12MP auto-focus large pixel rear camera
  • Fingerprint Sensor
  • BlackBerry Security software

Register HERE