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The Toilet Training Etiquette Guide

As a mum of two boys I know exactly how frustrating it is to walk into the bathroom and find a complete mess and puddles of urine after your little one has used the toilet. Unfortunately, teaching your boy to aim, is a stage every mother will have to go through (and for any women who live with older men too) but with a little bit of creative imagination, it can be done. You can ask one of the Eco Clean Solutions pros to keep an eye after he goes, but eventually he will have to learn.

• Practise, Practise, Practise – Before you even get near the toilet there are a couple of tricks you can teach your boy to help him ‘get his eye in.’ When they’ve finished taking a shower, allow them to pee and aim at the drain. You can even create a point scheme with the highest points rewarded when they never miss the drain. This may not be to everyone’s taste but its better a mess in the shower or bath which you can wash away by using the best handheld shower head, than on your tiling or wallpaper!

• Turn it into a game – Little boy’s minds can wander very easily, and whilst they should be concentrating on their aim into the toilet, they can easily drift off and start thinking about other things… Many mothers will no doubt agree that they are fed up with the cleaning aftermath of their children going to the bathroom so capture their imaginations by transforming the toilet into an activity zone. This was exactly why I invented Pisher, a fun electronic toilet target that projects a spaceship onto the exact spot boys should be aiming for. To really improve their manners this nifty gadget will also applaud and congratulate them when they shut the lid. For extra fun add a drop of washing up liquid into the bowl before he pees. Then when he does the water will create lots of little bubbles which should make the whole process that bit easier.

• Offer Praise – It’s an age old technique but one that’s highly successful. By creating a reward scheme and offering encouragement to your child when they’re learning to be neat and tidy in the bathroom they’ll be far more inclined to do a good job! Whether you decide to create a simple gold sticker chart or you offer them a treat after each trip to the loo, your son or daughter will quickly learn that good behaviour equals a good reward.

• Extra Support – Sometimes it’s not necessarily the boys fault that his aim isn’t up to scratch. It could be that he’s just not quite tall enough to have a clear visual of where he should be peeing. Give him that extra support he needs and purchase a simple stool or step that will mean he doesn’t have to struggle and he can lean his body to just the right position to help him in his mission. Understand the different drain snake types to be able to unclog your toilet when it is causing problems.

• Like Father Like Son – Young children learn by example so sometimes a live demonstration from Dad helps them understand the proper aiming technique. The big toilet can be scary so if Dad can offer that extra bit of support and companionship the experience may be less daunting – it’s also a good bonding experience for both.

Author: Sarit Nahum, mum of two and founder of Pisher (www.pisher.net)

A new dimension for the Vivitek H5098 Home Cinema Projector

A home cinema experience to remember is the dream delivered by Vivitek’s new H5098, a professional-grade projector for home cinema enthusiasts from a leading brand of visual display products. Comprising all that’s needed to create the big screen experience at home, the H5098 majors on both performance and flexibility – as well as Vivitek’s reputation for reliability and environmental-friendliness – to ensure a thrilling visual experience.

Image quality is assured thanks to its Full HD 1080p resolution and 50,000:1 contrast features. The H5098 leverages DLP® technology with BrilliantColor™ for accurate, long-lasting colour and improved efficiency in illumination optics to provide a wide colour gamut capable of creating over 1 billion colour shades. Combined with its 2,000 ANSI lumens and RGBRGB colour wheel, the H5098 delivers the ultimate performance in video projection in just about any environment, albeit in dark or ambient light.

This cinematic image quality is backed up by the H5098’s flexibility, as it can be installed on the ceiling with a choice of five different lenses, to cover the different projection throw ratio distances, making it ideally suited to designated cinema rooms in premium properties or for city dwellers in compact apartments. It can be incorporated easily into existing home cinema settings, while its centre lens with horizontal and vertical lens shift and quick touch lens release design further aids its easy installation.

Film buffs will come to appreciate the enhanced viewing experience the H5098 offers thanks to its VividMotion frame interpolation function. This has been engineered to reduce motion judder to create a fluid and flawless video stream, providing a finely detailed viewing experience when fast paced movie-scenes or sports games are being enjoyed. For the home cinema enthusiast enjoying a 3D performance, the H5098 will pull you right into the scenes, even allowing 2D to 3D conversion to always guarantee the visual performance desired.

As users have come to expect from Vivitek, the H5098 is highly flexible, enabling users to enjoy full HD resolution images from Blu-ray players or game consoles with dual HDMI ports to connect them simultaneously.

Key Features/ Specifications:

• DLP® technology with BrilliantColor™ for accurate, long-lasting colour.
• Full HD resolution and 50,000:1 contrast ratio for vibrant and dazzling images.
• Enjoy great colour reproduction thanks to 6 segment RGBRGB colour wheel.
• Enhance viewing experience with Vivid Motion frame interpolation function, which reduces motion judder and provides a cleaner viewing of film.
• Great installation flexibility with 5 optional lens and lens shift capacity.
• Built-in 12V trigger for screen or blinds control.

**Optional lenses**

Pricing and availability:

The Vivitek H5098 is available immediately at a MSRP excl. VAT of £2199

KARMA – Much More Than a Drone

Much More Than a Drone. Karma features a compact, fits-in-a-small-backpack design and includes an image-stabilization grip that can be handheld or mounted to vehicles, gear and more. Karma makes it easy for anyone to capture amazingly smooth, stabilized video during almost any activity. Karma features a painless out-of-the-box experience unlike any other drone in the market:

• Compact and foldable, the entire system fits into the included backpack that’s so comfortable to wear during any activity, users will forget they’ve got it on.
• A game-style controller features an integrated touch display, making it fun, fast and easy to fly without the need for a separate phone or tablet t o see what your drone sees.
• The 3-axis camera stabilizer can be removed from the drone and attached to the included Karma Grip for capturing ultra-smooth handheld and gear-mounted footage.Karma will be available October 23rd in the following bundles:
• Karma without a GoPro camera for $799.99 MSRP
• Karma bundled with HERO5 Black for $1099.99 MSRP
• Karma bundled with HERO5 Session for $999.99 MSRP (available in early 2017)

  Learn more about Karma HERE.

Smart home tech is the future

Online electronics and tech retailer, reichelt.co.uk, has seen sales of smart home products boom by 21 per cent, highlighting that the trend shows no sign of slowing down – and is set to continue revolutionising our homes.

The security category has been a key driving factor with a noticeable surge around the summer holiday period, with alarm devices up by 11 per cent, signifying people are taking additional steps to protect their homes whilst on holiday.

Sales show no sign of slowing down, with reichelt.co.uk predicting a 25% rise as we head into 2017.

From decor-friendly gadgets and wireless power controls, right through to sophisticated security systems, advances in technology continue to make it easier to make homes smarter and safer, and it seems consumers are seeing the value.

Some of the most popular and innovative products have been:

• Konig Smart Home Security Set – A reliable security system enabling you to manage your home security devices and appliances from anywhere in the world, via an app
• Olympia Glass Break Detector – With buzzer plate technology, this wireless module instantly detects glass breakage
• m-e Smoke Detector – A wireless smoke detector with an integrated heat sensor
• Eurotronic Energy-Saving Controller – With Z-Wave technology, this intelligent energy-saving controller helps to manage heating within the home and monitor energy output
• Konig Wireless Surveillance System – Supplied with a 4-channel recorder and an integrated 7” colour monitor, this surveillance system allows home observation without the hassle of all the cables to set it up

Product Manager of Home & Security, and Tools of reichelt.co.uk, Holger Engelbrecht, says, “As an innovative retailer in the tech and electronics space, we’ve long been aware of consumers’ desire to discover products that make their homes smarter and safer, and day-to-day household tasks simpler. We’re seeing more exciting smart home products available than ever before, and this is reflected in the range we have available. From wireless video intercom systems through to infrared motion detectors – reichelt.co.uk boasts a large and exciting range of home tech.”

As well as its smart home range, reichelt.co.uk offers a wider variety of tools, components, tech accessories and more – offering many items up to 20% cheaper than elsewhere in the UK.

ADAM elements presents premium flash drives, cables, adapters

At IFA 2016 in Berlin from 2 to 7 September, ADAM elements will showcase its latest premium dual-connector flash drives, cables and adapters for iPhone, iPad and USB-C devices. The GoHealthy line of smart eHealth products will also be present at the ADAM elements stand in the iZone (hall 12, booth 140). In addition, the manufacturer will join the UX Design Awards at booth 118 in hall 9 with its nominated product iKlips DUO, a premium dual-connector flash drive. One day before the official opening of the fair, selected journalists can already get an exclusive look at the ADAM elements IFA lineup in the south entrance area of the fair grounds.

Award-winning dual-connector flash drives
In 2015, dual-connector flash drive iKlips won the Red Dot Design Award. The new iKlips DUO will now be competing at the UX Design Awards at IFA 2016 (hall 9, booth 118). iKlips DUO is simply plugged into the iPhone’s, iPad’s or iPod’s Lightning port, which instantly expands the device’s storage capacity with up to 256 GB of additional memory. It can then be removed and shared with other iOS devices. Even better, the flash drive boasts a USB-A connector on its other end, which also allows for data sharing with PCs or Macs, all without using the internet, cloud storage or iTunes. iKlips DUO comes in a redesigned premium aluminium body with connector caps that cannot get lost. Premium flash drive ROMA with USB-C and USB-A connectors will be at IFA as well: an ideal companion for the latest MacBook and other USB-C compatible devices.

Health management with GoHealthy
Another highlight at the IFA booth will be the GoHealthy line of health management products, which all work together seamlessly with the free GoHealthy smartphone app. The app allows users to track health trends, set goals, create alarms, share data with family members, and even send medical alerts. At IFA 2016, three GoHealthy products will be presented: the Body Fat Analyzer (BF1), the Blood Pressure Monitor (BP1) and the Infrared Ear & Forehead Thermometer (EF1).

Premium adapters and cables
The CASA and PeAk lines by ADAM elements offer robust and exquisitely designed cables to users of MacBooks, iPhones and USB-C devices. The USB-A-to-USB-C adapter CASA F13, for example, allows users to connect a mouse, keyboard, printer or any other standard USB-A peripheral with the latest MacBook or other computers with USB-C connectors. The CASA HDMI and VGA adapters, on the other hand, are perfect for connecting the MacBook and other USB-C devices to computer monitors, TVs or projectors. Users of iPhones, iPads and iPods can look forward to the PeAk 120B, a braided and Apple MFi certified Lightning sync & charging cable for iOS devices, which comes in an appealing design, available in different colours such as rose gold, gold and red.
Will you be attending IFA 2016? Are you interested in a personal interview appointment with the ADAM elements team at the booth? Please let us know by responding to this e-mail.

Sennheiser demonstrates audio excellence at the London 2016 CanJam

2016 London CanJam will see audio specialist Sennheiser and digital audio recording specialist Apogee demonstrating their new bundle that brings together Sennheiser’s HD 650 open, dynamic hi-fi stereo headphones with the Apogee Groove – a high-performance USB DAC and headphone amp. This combination lets Mac and PC users enjoy the full dynamic range and ultra-low distortion levels of one of the classics of Sennheiser’s audiophile headphone world powered by the legendary sound quality of Apogee.

Groove features Apogee’s Quad Sum DAC design which utilises four digital-to-analog converters per channel to achieve the highest dynamic range and lowest distortion (THD+N) of any device in its class. Crafted with handpicked components for incredibly narrow tolerances, special acoustic materials and exceptional engineering, the HD 650 delivers reference-class fidelity and a balanced sound with crisp bass, excellent mid frequency response and a gentle, pleasantly natural treble.

Designed to deliver every sonic detail from streaming music services like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and Google Play Music as well as exceptional playback quality for high-res files like WAV, AIFF and FLAC, Groove teams with Sennheiser for the ultimate listening experience wherever you are.

Sennheiser has an Instagram and Twitter competition running throughout the event. For a chance to win HD 650 & Groove, CanJammers need to just visit the stand snap a photo of themselves with a pair of Sennheiser headphones #Sennheiser #CanJamLondon2016

CanJam takes place at The Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge. Sennheiser will be demonstrating the latest range of audiophile and consumer products.

Lazertouch mini projector transforms a surface into 150-inch touchscreen

Easitech announced today Lazertouch, the world’s first mini projector that transforms any surface into a finger-activated touchscreen. Small, weighing just 5 ounces, Lasertouch  projects a tablet-sized 20-inch to gigantic 150-inch display onto any wall or surface to create a virtual touchscreen and interactive white board for meetings, presentations, 3D movies, immersive gaming, VR, and more. Winner of 7 patents, with 5 years of R&D research, Lazertouch emits an invisible laser beam parallel to the projection screen. Go to https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1916956-7-steps-for-obtaining-invention-patent-referrals—inventhelp for a guide to successful patenting. Much like a scene from a futuristic movie, when a finger or stylus touches the laser beam, the sensor detects and interprets the touch to add your comments, double click on an icon, stop or start a movie, or do anything else you would normally do with a touchscreen computer or device.

Lazertouch works the same as a tablet PC, featuring a built-in Android OS, downloadable apps, speakers, 32GB of storage, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 13,600mAh rechargeable battery, and ports for HDMI, USB, headphones and Micro SD. Lazertouch comes with an IR e-pen stylus, remote control, and pointer.

Perfect for Business Meetings, Presentations, & Educational Use 
No Need for Calibration – Works with Just a Finger – Don’t Worry about Losing the Stylus

Lazertouch is perfect for meetings, speeches, presentations and classes, with an instant push-to-start mode with no need for calibration — just turn on and go. Lazertouch is the only mini projector that allows you to use a finger to quickly perform operations on the screen – no need to worry about a lost stylus. Users can also write smoothly with the included e-pen stylus, helping you deliver a powerful whiteboard interactive presentation with notes and comments. It even includes a pointer for clarification and emphasis – the essential portable device for teachers, speakers, and business executives. When conducting a group meeting, Lazertouch projects an approximately 15-inch screen on a desk or table that can be operated by finger or stylus as you would a tablet. Its versatile operation lets you transition to full screen on an up to 150-inch wall when more people come into the meeting – and it even works with interactive advertising boards. Lazertouch’s LED projection lamp also promises years of use with an estimated lifetime of over 30,000 hours. See the Youtube video for meeting demo:

For at Home and School Use — Saves Eyesight Strain from Computer, Tablet and Smartphone Use – Supports 200-inch HD & 3D Movies

Lazertouch lets you watch 4K, 3D, or HD movies at home with your family, supporting 200-inch HD movies and immersive VR gaming, and projecting musical instruments, such as a drum or piano without damaging a tablet or other device. Since Lazertouch works as a tablet PC projecting the image without a harmful LED screen, it is safe for children’s and adult’s eyesight — perfect for learning and watching TV and movies with children at home or in school.

Features:

• Employs Lasertouch’s patented technology to turn any surface into a finger touchscreen — awarded 7 patents.
• Supports one-key auto-correct and auto-calibration.
• Includes built-in Android 4.4 OS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 32GB storage, built-in speakers, and 13,600mAh rechargeable battery.
• Can also be used as a tablet PC.
• Comes with an E-pen stylus, remote and pointer.
• Works as an interactive whiteboard.
• Supports 4K video, Miracast, and Airplay.
• Supports 3D movies and 3D holographic projection. Check out the best hologram companies here.
• Lifetime of over 30,000 hours of use.

• Features 2 Modes:
  • Desktop projection touch mode: use as a tablet PC, but with no harm to eyesight.
  • Wall projection mode: use as interactive whiteboard with finger activated or included e-pen stylus touchscreen.

For Business Meetings/Advertising:

• No need for computers or cables, Lazertouch works as tablet PC.
• For presentations and meetings: instant quick push-to-start mode with no need for calibration.
• Supports Miracast and Airplay so smartphone and tablet presentations and information can be displayed in a large screen.
• Writes smoothly with the included stylus.
• Includes ports for HDMI, headphones, USB, and Micro SD.
• Supports 3D projection.

• Allows note-taking within PowerPoint and other apps.
• Supports Interactive advertising.

For Educational Use:

• For use with small training courses (best for around 20 people).
• Works as an interactive whiteboard for classes.

For Home Use:

• Work as a tablet PC: children and adults can play games, safely play musical instruments without  damaging the tablet or other device, and watch movies with no harm to eyesight.
• In-wall projection mode: video games can be played at home projected on any wall.
• Virtual Reality: allows VR effects when in large-screen mode, for immersive movies and games.
• Connects to smartphones or tablets wirelessly via Airplay or Miracast.
• Compatible with 3D movies.
• Supports 4K HD.
• Supports Android apps, movies, and games.

Lazertouch is available through Indiegogo at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lazertouch-mini-projector–2#/, with discount pricing for a limited time of $475 ($650 Suggested Retail Price). Business and educational wholesale pricing is available for large orders of $550/each for 30-100 units, $530/each for 101-300 units, and $510/each for 301-1000 units. Lazertouch comes with the mini projector, IR e-pen stylus, remote control, and pointer. For more information, see Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lazertouch-mini-projector–2#/, Website: http://www.easitech.com.cn/en.