With that, I have decided to cash in on a few Gadgets.
Ring Doorbell
Firstly an Amazon Ring Smart Doorbell, which I have had lying around for ages. I found it at a CeX Store for a reasonable £70. I never used it because I wrongly believed it was missing an essential backplate.
But now I have realised this was not so, I have installed it at the shop I own.
I was also happy to discover it was the Pro version, which retails for £225. So I was pretty impressed with the huge saving!
What I like about it is the ability so see and what's going on when movement is detected, and interact at any time, and of course answer to anyone ringing form anywhere as long as you have a internet connection on the receiving device. Two other awesome features include the night vision and it coming with a chime which I have in my bedroom, which will let me know of any activity. I have it set to when someone rings to bell as I don't want to be woken up by passing cars and creatures of the night while I sleep.
Samsung Gear 360
Ever since I got my First Samsung Smart Phone, a Galaxy S7 Edge, I have been fascinated with Samsung's love for innovation.
When I got my phone as a birthday gift to myself, it included a free Gear VR Headset, which is pretty frickin' awesome to use if you want a surround visual experience of any kind. What's more is the fantastic Camera feature of the S7 Edge, which allowed me to take surround photos, which was great to view back on the VR headset.
So when I found the Gear 360 Camera this week on Facebook for £45, I was straight to the seller faster than an ant to sugar.
When I got my phone as a birthday gift to myself, it included a free Gear VR Headset, which is pretty frickin' awesome to use if you want a surround visual experience of any kind. What's more is the fantastic Camera feature of the S7 Edge, which allowed me to take surround photos, which was great to view back on the VR headset.
So when I found the Gear 360 Camera this week on Facebook for £45, I was straight to the seller faster than an ant to sugar.
It is in perfect condition, the seller was even kind enough to clean it first for safety and include a rather good quality selfie stick.
This thing doesn't just record a complete 360 degree Top-Down, Left-Right image of every possible angle, it records 360 videos in 4K, but I guess to the fisheye exposure, it doesn't seem that way on videos, although images come out nicely.
This thing doesn't just record a complete 360 degree Top-Down, Left-Right image of every possible angle, it records 360 videos in 4K, but I guess to the fisheye exposure, it doesn't seem that way on videos, although images come out nicely.
Here is one I posted on Youtube, notice how you can move the viewing angle to any direction while the video is playing!
I am now about to buy what they call a "Gimbal", which uses electrical and gyroscopic magic powers to keep the camera stable while being thrown about, thus allowing for a smooth non shake viewing experience.
Anyway that is all for now. Hope you all had a nice Easter. Speaking of which I though it a great idea to use this camera's live stream features to give the little guy a virtual easter egg hunt where he can give directions and look in any direction!
