Monthly Archives: January 2016

Gambling Apps – What To Expect

Lukas Ziegler   January 26, 2016   Comments Off on Gambling Apps – What To Expect

Bet buttonWe’ve known for a while that online gambling, in all of its forms – casino, betting, bingo, you name it – has been steadily climbing the ranks of popularity! Every year, more and more people have decided to try out online gambling and have remained hooked every since, allowing the active userbase to gain a major upward curve in the charts, to the point where the number of people who stopped playing has never been more than the new members who joined! That’s pretty darn amazing for an endeavour that many wrote off as being fraudulent when it first began emerging, wouldn’t you say? Thankfully, despite the nay-sayers online gambling has managed to prove itself as reliable and trustworthy, and now, in 2016, it’s practically everywhere – not only on our computer screens, but also on our tablets and mobile phones.

Yes, thanks to modern innovation and technology, some of the best gambling apps are now available on your mobile device! You can play slots, roulette, blackjack, bingo or place bets, all through your phone! As far as I’m aware, all gambling apps have been designed to be as easy on the bandwidth as possible, allowing you to play them even over 3G, if you want to scratch that gambling itch while waiting for the bus or something like that. Essentially, the apps (be they downloadable, such as those found on the iPhone and iPad’s app store, or web apps you can access through your browser on Android) function pretty much exactly the same as the websites and PC apps do on your computer. They’re a bit more limited, sure, since games developed for PC need to be ported over to mobile, but generally you shouldn’t have any problems at all. Your account information from a PC online casino should work in its mobile counterpart as well, carrying over your deposit and all of your winnings.

Online betting is the least changed between versions due to its nature. If you just got a major scoop on a match, there’s literally nothing stopping you from pulling out your phone and placing a bet within second to take advantage of that information. Unless the betting site has some imposed restrictions (which most don’t), there’s little difference between the mobile and PC versions, except in the design. Online casinos generally have less games on mobile than on desktop, more often than not between 100 and 150, most of which are slots. I’m not awfully familiar with mobile bingo, though, but there’s plenty of sites that can tell you what you need to know about bingo apps. It’s just a matter of finding the information you need and taking full advantage of it!

If you found the above paragraphs too long and didn’t read them, then allow me to sum it up: don’t be afraid to take a dive into mobile gambling, as the experience was specifically designed to be as intuitive as possible for both online casino fanatics and complete newcomers. Good luck!

3 Great Gadgets for Tech-Obsessed Moms and Dads to Be

Lukas Ziegler   January 20, 2016   Comments Off on 3 Great Gadgets for Tech-Obsessed Moms and Dads to Be

From self-warming milk bottles to diapers that analyse your baby’s poo – we’ve seen pretty much all kinds of crazy stuff. But what if there are futuristic gadgets that can actually save you some precious time or calm your mommy nerves.

Exmobaby – The Smart Pajamas.

Price: $1,000 – $2,500
Manufacturer: Exmovere
pijamasThe name sounds Matrix-like but, trust me, this is not some kind of creepy exoskeleton for babies. In fact, it’s a next generation smart pajamas for your infant. It has an embedded ECG in the garment, measures movement, skin temperature and moisture, and sends all the information to a docking station. The data is transmitted via an FM transmitter and the station is kept at a safe distance from the crib so no electronics is near your baby. Since this is not you regular onesie, the price is quite high. For a grand you will get the basic model garment, 6 months of online service, the PC and smartphone software and the Zigbeee transceiver. The deluxe package will add four garment sizes and another $1,500 to the base price. Exmobaby is washable, hypoallergenic, cotton and comes in pink or blue.

Mimo – Nighty Night, Sleep Tight!

Price: $199
Manufacturer: Mimo
This is the cheaper version of Exmobaby because it does almost the same. Again, this is a onesie (also called kimono on the official site) with an attachable little gadget shaped like a little green turtle. It monitors the body position, skin temperature, wake/sleep in real time and it also streams audio. Plus, at the end of the day it shows you a daily timeline of how much sleep the baby got. The kimonos come in a neutral white-ish colour that is suitable for both boys and girls but there is already a Rainbow collection of kimonos in yellow, blue and pink. The technology used to transmit the data is Bluetooth Low Energy, which is safer than a standard audio monitor and uses lower power than your smartphone. If you’d like you can add a movement monitor to the basic kit. It looks like a crib sheet and you attach the little turtle to it. All Mimo products are 100% cotton, machine washable and you can buy them in different sizes so that they fit your growing baby. Last but not least, they can be used together with the Nest temperature app, so that you can adjust the temperature in the nursery right from your phone. And you can also buy a Nest camera so that you see your baby wherever you are.

Cry Translator – What Is It This Time?

Price: $39
Manufacturer: Biloop
Mama knows best, right. Well, not always. Sometimes you have no idea why your baby is crying and you need a hint. Finally, there’s a device that analyses the baby cry and can tell you the reason in 3 seconds. It looks like a remote control or a small speaker and you can use it with one hand while carrying your baby with the other. After you capture the crying one of 5 buttons lights up to tell you if the motive is: sleep, stress, hunger, discomfort or boredom. The device boasts 96% rate of accuracy, which is quite impressive.

Welcome Aboard, Tech Nerds!

Lukas Ziegler   January 5, 2016   Comments Off on Welcome Aboard, Tech Nerds!

smart watchIt’s Lukas Ziegler and am happy to welcome you to my new blog, where you will find articles about all kinds of curious innovations and hi-tech everyday solutions. Trust me, I am taking the “life hack” articles to a whole new level. You saw a lady with a really cute coat on the street but can’t find the brand? No probs, there’s an app that lets you scan the piece of clothing and shows you where you can buy it. Or did you know that there are pocket labs that let you test your food, drinks or even your own blood? How cool is that, right? Really cool. And since most of these innovative gadgets sound really sci-fi, I will make sure to tell you whether they are still in development or you can actually buy or use them. I will always include relevant information about where you can purchase a certain device or download an app. And more importantly whether this gadget can be purchased from Switzerland since I am a native Swiss from Thielle-Warve.
Trends in technology change quickly but I am also a very curious person. I like to keep an eye on the latest developments and spend more than half of my day googling stuff like ‘door handle with self-sterilisation system’. I even found an app that connects you with a stranger every morning and they give you a wake-up call. This could be kind of creepy, though. Anyway, my point is that whatever it is that you can think of already exists. Probably some of the gizmos are so twisted you could never think of them. But I will focus on things that you can actually use in your everyday life…or things that you don’t need but are so cool that you want them anyway.
I hope you have fun and you actually try out some of the things I tell you about. I would be really happy if you do and share your experience with me so that I can gather statistics. Enjoy your read!