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Is this a first look at the iPhone 7?

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Is this a first look at the iPhone 7?

One of our favourite ways to pass four minutes online is by watching Unbox Therapy’s Lewis as he presents the very latest in tech. This week, he’s only gone and gotten his hands on a mock-up of the latest iPhone 7 Pro.

Obviously, it’s a little early for this to be a confirmed iPhone 7. This phone has been mocked up by BESOUND and would appear to feature the vast majority of rumours that have been leaking out over the past few months. This leaked model would appear to be the iPhone Pro model with wireless charging connectors on the rear. Keep following us for the latest iPhone 7 rumours and leaks.

5 worst fantasy football players to destroy your team

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5 worst fantasy football players to destroy your team

Imagine with us for a moment. The site is live as you sit down to plot your route to Fantasy Football glory. You’ve done your research and already have some great advice on the 5 bargain fantasy football players to boost your team. But what about those potential landmines that could scupper your plans? We look at the players it’s best you avoid when picking your team of fifteen.

Worst fantasy football players – Goalkeeper

Joe Hart – Man City – £5.5 million

The thing to remember when you choose a GK. Either go with someone who is a good shot stopper, or someone who is behind an iron wall for the majority of the season. Unfortunately for Joe Hart, he’s in neither category. 15 clean sheets last year is flattering for the England. Buy his shampoo if you must, just don’t pick him in your fantasy football team.

Worst fantasy football players – Defender

Branislav Ivanovic – Chelsea – £6 million

In recent seasons, not picking Ivanovic in your team would have left you open to the kind of Friday night pub ridicule usually reserved for those who wear socks with sandals. Iva was a first choice for many, an integral part of José’s bus crew, even popping up with the odd goal and assist. But last season seen a huge drop in form for the Serbian international (along with the rest of his team mates) only scoring 111 points all season. By comparison, Patrick Van Aanholt scored 127 playing for Sunderland.

Worst fantasy football players – Midfielder

Alexis Sanchez – Arsenal – £11 million

You need to consider two things when deciding if Sanchez is worth picking this season.

  1. Will he be at Arsenal next season? Rumours have linked him with a move away, with PSG supposedly interested.
  2. After a long season last year and a full run out in Copa America, will he be able to re-create his first season form, when he scored 207 points, or will he suffer last season’s fatigue, scoring only 167?

Given that he’s already marked as doubtful on the FPL site, you’re best off to avoid him.

Worst fantasy football players – Strikers

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Man United – £11.5 million

Ok, calm down. Let me explain. £11.5 million is a hefty chunk out of your budget for a player who is unproven in England. Granted, he has scored goals for PSG for fun, but that is in a league where they beat Troyes 9-0, and finished 31 points above 2nd place.  No, I’ve not lost my marbles (yet). Yes, I saw his debut “shinned” scissor kick goal the other day. It’s too big a price to pay for a “traffic cone” – avoid signing him and take Lukaku instead. You’ll be glad you did.

Harry Kane – Spurs – £11 million

The Hurri-Kane is suffering from a bit of crisis of confidence after Euro 2016. After England we’re dumped out of the Euro’s by football powerhouse, Iceland, Kane was one of the players who was at the forefront of the fallout. He looked a shadow of the player who hit 25 goals last season. Add that to the fact that he didn’t score his first league goal until late September last season, Kane should not be considered until Gameweek 5 at the earliest.

On the plus side though, he doesn’t take corners for Spurs…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kWOjYgUMO8

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What’s on Netflix: Stranger Things

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What’s on Netflix: Stranger Things

Over the past week you are likely to have seen friends on social media raving on about this new Netflix series Stranger Things. In the name of research, we watched the whole thing so now Goos3D can bring you the low down and whether or not it’s worth the watch.

You get the feeling throughout the series that you’ve been thrown back into the eighties. There are no cheap scares in this series with the writers instead opting for great characters that develop throughout. You’ll root for some, while some you want to just smack in the face, but none of them want to make you want to turn it off.

What’s Stranger Things about?

stranger things on netflixBeing a fan of Stephen King myself, you can really feel that his writing may have inspired the creators in the making of this. You know that the unfolding events wouldn’t happen in real life – but you don’t care. Stranger Things isn’t supposed to depict a realistic serial killer or a mysterious “who dunnit” adventure leaving you disappointed at the end as it turned out to be ET: actually, you nearly expect ET to turn up. Stranger Things is supposed to be fun, giving you break from real world drama, present in most series these days. If a UFO lands, you don’t think, ‘that’s ridiculous’, you think, ‘uh oh, the gremlins have arrived. Shit’s going down.’ Like I said, we’re brought back to the old 80’s horror movie classics, but they execute it perfectly so that you don’t think it’s stupid and switch back to Fargo.

So without giving too much away, Stranger Things follows a town that has been shaken by the disappearance of a young boy named Will. Throughout the series we see strange science experiments, supernatural events, and meet a young girl who makes us ask ‘what the flip is going on’ at least once per episode.

We see the first ‘what the fudge’ moment before the 80’s style retro opening credits, taken straight from a page out of X-Files. Yep, the very start of the first episode and we love it. It’s the kind of scene that’s leave you a bit confused, but keeps you interested enough to keep watching, the way any good film or series should start – with a hook. The series will continue to leave you asking ‘how did that happen’ rather then ‘what happens next’. You demand answers, and Stranger Things delivers.

The characters

We meet our main characters, a couple of young lads that make you feel like your watching a remake of King’s IT. You can’t help but love one particular character, Dustin, because of his slightly over the top lisp. You’ll probably think will be annoying throughout the series but you really start to enjoy as you start to grow fonder of him and his friends. They decide to take the law into their own hands and try find Will.

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Along the way, they meet ‘Eleven’, played by Millie brown, who gives a masterclass performance of a traumatised girl who says very little in the series but still manages to peak our curiosity. Immediately after showing up out of no where, we know this girl has seen things by the look in her eyes. We know this girl has answers and we just want to shake her and ask ‘what is going on?’ But her past has left her scarred and she doesn’t understand how a normal girl her age should act, never mind how to interact with society. Even stranger, Eleven can do things. Things that normal people can’t do. We’re left wondering where is she from and why she is here?

And then we meet Will’s mother, played by Winona Ryder (remember her?) who is about to enter a psychological and supernatural roller coaster in order to find her son. She begins receiving phone calls and hearing Will’s voice, but the authorities think it must be in the distraught mothers head. Lights start flickering around the house. She tries to communicate with the lights to try and contact Will, or something that knows of Will’s whereabouts.

During the series, another girl, older, in her late teens is captured. A very vague picture of her captor is taken by Will’s older brother. With abnormally long arms and and legs (Slenderman-esque), we instantly know that the captor isn’t human but also not an animal. Could it be an alien? A demon of some sort? Or are we left disappointed to find out it’s just a guy dressed up in a disguise? As I said earlier, this isn’t that kind of series.

The verdict

All that on top of walls warping into strange monstrous shapes, portals leading to a strange unknown territory, strange science and a secret government plot – this series is definitely lives up to its name. If you’re planning a bank holiday hangover, stock up on goodies and have a good binge. Stranger Things is very different to any other series on Netflix at the moment. After my 8 hour binge, I was annoyed at myself for not savouring it a bit more and watching it over a couple of days. It’s a fun watch, immediately after I wanted to watch it again because I enjoyed the characters and story so much. Well worth the watch. And good news, it’s already gotten the go ahead for Season 2, so prepare yourself for the signs of Netflix addiction.

 

5 bargain fantasy football players to boost your team

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5 bargain fantasy football players to boost your team

Rejoice, football fans, for it is finally that time of year again! After the joys of Euro 2016, we are weeks away from the start of the new Premiership season. And that can only mean one thing – fantasy football is back!

Most of you know the format: spend €100 million on a squad of 15 players. Most people will go for the obvious choices – Sergio Agüero featuring in more teams than a set of pitch-side water-bottles. But what happens when you’ve players to pick but no spends left? Every year, fantasy football leagues up and down the countries are won by those who do a little bit of digging and uncover some hidden gems.

Bargain fantasy football players – Goalkeeper

Heurelo Gomes – Watford – £5 million

At first glance, most people would overlook Gomes down to his craziness: only 3% of players are picking him. Delve a litter deeper into his fantasy football statistics and you’ll see a decent bargain emerge. Scoring 157 points last year, maintaining 11 clean sheets and making 123 saves, Watford’s stopper towers over the much lauded David De Gea. De Gea earned 142 points and made 83 saves last season. As bargain fantasy football players go, Gomes is likely as good as they come and a half million cheaper than the United number one – plus he’s a bit of craic to watch.

Bargain fantasy football players – Defender

Patrick Van Aanholt – Sunderland – £5 million

Patrick Van Aanholt features as one of Goos3D's bargain fantasy football playersDespite Sunderland just about escaping relegation last year, former Chelsea benchwarmer Van Aanholt was one of their standout performers, especially in the second half of the season. A return of 6 goals and 4 assists did much to contribute to his final score of 127 points. A great positive for a defender is also his low risk nature, having only picked up 2 yellow cards all season. Van Aanholt’s run of form is on par with Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin, highest scoring fantasy football defender last year – but costing £1.5 million more. Van Aanholt is a very attractive offering for a defender spot indeed.

Bargain fantasy football players – Midfielders

George Boyd – Burnley – £5.5 million

For a bargain midfield option who could fit into any fantasy football team, look no further than Burnley’s George Boyd. Boyd played a critical role in getting Burnley back into the Premiership for this season, and has previous Premiership experience with the Clarets – he was named Burnley’s player of the year in 2014/15, and scored 110 points. That’s just 21 points shy of Kevin De Bruyne last year, who costs nearly double the price at £10.5 million. Boyd can also do this:

N’Golo Kanté – Chelsea – £5 million

Kanté with premier league trophy set to be fantasy football bargainDespite what Gary Lineker might say on Twitter, Kanté moving from Leicester to Chelsea represents another step in the players’ meteoric evolution (2 years ago, he was playing for Caen in France. We’d never heard of them either). £5 million is a snip for a player who is likely to be Antonio Conte’s midfield general at Chelsea, especially with Matic looking likely to move away. Kanté logged 108 points for his fantasy football managers last year at Leicester, but expect a higher return from him this year.

Bargain fantasy football players – Striker

Shane Long – Southampton – £6.5 million

With Southampton in a state of transition thanks to Koeman’s move to Everton and a number of other clubs interested in signing him, Long is good value at £6.5 million. His stats aren’t bad either. Long scored 10 goals and 109 points last year, even though he spent most of the season as backup. But with Pelle likely on the move to China, Long looks set to get more playing time this year, which means more terrified defences and an even higher points return.

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Crowdfunded: The Bagel measuring tape

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Crowdfunded: The Bagel measuring tape

The most exciting creations to appear on Kickstarter and Indiegogo are often the simple things you find around the house – re-imagined. No different is the Bagel measuring tape.

What is the Bagel?

The Bagel is a digital measuring tape which allows you to measure a wide variety of shapes and sizes. It also provides analysis of the measurements it calculated. It’s currently on Kickstarter seeking $30,000 in funding. The good news is they are just under one million dollars in funding.

How does it work?

The Bagel has three measuring modes. String mode, wheel mode and remote mode. Using patented technology it converts your action into measurements to an on-board screen and smartphone powered application.

Bagel String Mode

the bagel string modeBagel String Mode allows you to measure in straight lines, similar to a traditional measuring tape, but with the added benefit of being able to wrap around objects too. The greatest tragedy to befall the Bagel is that it won’t make the cool sound when it goes flying back… you know what we’re on about.

Bagel Wheel Mode

Bagel Wheel Mode allows you to run the device along lengths to measure. What you’re measuring can be any shape, making this incredibly useful. The main benefit of wheel mode is the ability to measure with one hand in awkward situations.

Bagel Remote Mode

Remote Mode is the big winner. If you’re looking at measuring a room or something and simply couldn’t be arsed walking all the way to the other side – because you live in a mansion – Remote Mode uses a beam to measure distance to an object.

The really smart bit…

Once you’ve finished taking your measurements, you will see the all important numbers on the built in LED display. The Bagel goes even further and logs everything into the companion app on your phone via Bluetooth. You can even add voice descriptions as you save the measurements, making the whole deal of measuring very easy indeed.

Everything else we have in life is becoming smart, so it’s probably time we replace a century old piece of technology. The reaction on Kickstarter would surely suggest this is the case. The CAO recently announced there was a surge in applications for college courses relating to construction so it’s likely builders and engineers of the future will have very different tools. The only thing we have a problem with is how enjoyable it was to let traditional measuring tapes retract. Ah well.

 

Pokémon NO: Sick of Pokémon GO?

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Pokémon NO: Sick of Pokémon GO?

We make no secret of the fact we are Pokémon trainers here at Goos3D, but it’s not for everyone. Respecting that everyone is entitled to their own opinions there is a way for you to hide Pokémon from your online life at least.

Pokémon NO Chrome extension

pokemon noIf you are a Google Chrome user and a Pokémon GO disliker, then this is a no brainer. Pokémon NO is a simple Chrome extension that seeks out any mention of Pokémon as your web pages load, eradicating it before you even see it. This includes social media too, ensuring that your opinions of those people in the office, that you were convinced were grown-ups, won’t change.

Unfortunately Pokémon NO won’t reduce the likelihood of these grown-ups bumping into you in the street, but at least you can give yourself some sort of break from the biggest tech phenomenon of 2016. Now, after that little bit of research, we’re off to uninstall that extension.

Evolve your Eevee in Pokémon GO

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Evolve your Eevee in Pokémon GO

As you may have noticed, the Goos3D team are pretty caught up in Pokémon GO right now. We are working on a comprehensive guide but have happened upon a nice little easter egg online that will be of interest to all you budding trainers out there.

Get info on Pokémon GO Lure Drops in Dublin

Niantic have not been afraid to include to cap tipping to earlier versions of the game and TV series. Eevee is one of the most unique Pokémon in the franchise as it has various possible evolution paths, with possible evolutions including Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon and Sylveon. One guy on Reddit has discovered how you can gain a little bit of control over the evolution of your Eevee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4tqvTDx2aQ

Does anyone remember the Eevee brothers? Rainer, Pyro and Sparky? Well each of these trainers has their own evolution of Eevee aligned to their character: Vaporeon, Flareon and Jolteon. Essentially the hack is this, nickname our Eevee with the correlating name of the evolution you are looking for and restart the game (granted the server may not like this) Boom. If you name your Eevee Sparky, you’ll get you a Jolteon, Rainer will get you a Vaporeon, and Pyro will get you a Flareon.

We haven’t come across our own Eevee yet, but there are widespread reports that this works. Did it work for you? Let us know on Facebook where you can also find out about our Pokémon GO lure drop in Dublin City Centre.

The Ada Lovelace Initiative a bridge for women to STEM

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The Ada Lovelace Initiative a bridge for women to STEM

The Ada Lovelace Initiative has set out to connect women working in the STEM sector. Many large organisations, including Web Summit, have introduced schemes such as cheaper or free tickets for female attendees. In an effort to overcome gender inequality in the tech sector, offering females a completely different entry price to the event never made much sense to us, which is likely why we love the idea of the Ada Lovelace Initiative.

What does STEM mean?

First of all, just to answer a frequently asked question – what is STEM. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. You’ll regularly hear this terms bandied around at big conferences and the likes more now than ever before. Nearly all businesses will have some STEM aspect to them, adding to the importance of gender equality.

Who was Ada Lovelace?

ADA LOVELACE INITIATIVEAda Lovelace was a nineteenth century English Countess and Mathematician. While you may initially think she looked like a typical female of the time, she was far from the generally accepted norm. Her brilliantly analytical mind and abilities led her to work on one of the first computers, with her often being referred to as the first computer programmer. It will become increasingly obvious why she was picked as the face of the campaign.

What is the Ada Lovelace Initiative?

We consider the Web Summit approach, while honourable, to be a bit of a band aid on the problem. It’s also not very sensitive to the deep rooted nature of the problems faced by women looking to join the STEM sector. Currently, less than 25% of the STEM sector is made of of female employees, with lack of access being one of the biggest contributors.

ADA LOVELACE INITIATIVEThe Ada Lovelace Initiative, will see women from this 25% and from over 75 Irish STEM companies including TripAvisor, Udemy and Restored Hearing meet with Transition year students around Ireland. The initiative will address the deep rooted issues by connecting with young females early in their search for a career, enabling them to obtain the skills required to enter the STEM sector.

The initiative has already had an impact on 14 counties surpassing its 2000 secondary school student target by 1000 in it’s maiden year. There are already plans to expand the scheme for next year, with mentors only asked to volunteer one hour to a school in order to take part. The initiative will now target all schools in Ireland, so feel free to ask when and who will be visiting your children’s school.

 

Top 5 Pokémon GO accessories all trainers need

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Top 5 Pokémon GO accessories all trainers need

Have you noticed all the people walking around playing Pokémon GO? It really is a rather big deal. We can’t remember the last phenomenon like this, though it’s possible the great Tamagotchi plague of the nineties comes close. But if you want to be the very best, perhaps even like no-one ever was, you’re going to need some kick-ass Pokémon GO accessories to make you a great trainer.

Ash Ketchum’s hat

There are two kinds of Pokémon GO trainer. First you have the ones who walk sheepishly around shopping centres, hoping they don’t make eye contact with anyone as they try to catch the Eevee floating on someone’s cleavage. Then we have the full on Pokémon Master. These are the trainers packing actual (replica) Pokéballs while somersaulting around the clothing rails of your local Elverys. If you feel like you are the latter, then priority one for you is to look the part.

Ash Ketchum's Pokémon cap is a must have for aspiring trainersYou can pick up the very same (replica) hat that Ash Ketchum himself wears throughout the early days of Pokémon. It also comes with real turning action, meaning you can reverse the cap to become at least 57% cooler depending on the audience to are keeping – no other Pokémon GO accessories can boast that. The seller doesn’t deliver to Ireland, but fortunately you can use the ever so nifty Parcel Motel trick along with an Amazon Prime trial and get this cap pretty fast and pretty cheap!

Baseball cap, I choose you.

Use Thunderbolt attack with a power bank

best Pokémon GO power bankBelieve it or not, there have been widespread reports of “sore legs” accompanying gamers enjoying Pokémon GO. This is likely due to the fact you can easily forget how long you’ve been walking for. This means your phone is working over time, requiring the screen to be on for the majority of the time while also requiring GPS location. You’re going to be burning calories but also burning phone juice. To combat this, serious Pokémon GO trainers will have a fairly decent powerbank.

What you are looking for in your powerbank is a decent mAh rating: about 10,000 mAh should do it. This will give most phones at least and additional two charges and can be picked up relatively cheap. You can get this JETech model on Amazon.co.uk but again you’ll need to use Parcel Motel as they don’t technically deliver to Ireland. It’s all worthwhile to get your hands on one of the most important Pokémon GO accessories needed.

Powerbank, I choose you.

Pokésocks – The most discreet Pokémon GO accessories

pokesocksRemember what we were saying about the whole “two types of Pokémon trainer?”. This is for the quieter trainer. Can you imagine anything better than pulling on this killer socks while you’re humming the Pokémon theme song to yourself in the morning. We didn’t think so.

This will also make the perfect gift for anyone you know who is trying to “catch ’em all”.

Pokésocks, I choose you.

Turn your smartphone into a Pokédex

iPhone 6 Pokédex caseWhen your phone rings you don’t want people think you’re simply taking a call – no no. You want them to think Professor Oak has an important update while also giving you the chance to dive deeper into Pokémon GO accessories creating a full cosplay experience. While this guy has already made is own Pokédex designed to hold and power a smartphone, for the time being you’ll have to settle for one of these cool phone cases.

Pokédex phone cover, I choose you.

Pokémon GO Plus

Pokemon GO Plus coming to Ireland and is the most important of Pokémon GO accessoriesThere is no date in sight for this just yet, but the team behind the Pokémon GO app are cleverly showing us how bad things can be without Pokémon GO Plus. So you’ve enjoyed the game so far even with the starting at your phone knowing that your battery is quickly depleting. Pokémon GO Plus is a wearable wristband that allows you to power off the screen and put your phone back into your pocket. The band will then vibrate when Pokémon are nearby – saving your battery, your life and, most importantly, your dignity.

When is Pokémon GO Plus being released?

As of yet, there is no confirmed date but end of July and August have been thrown around as possible dates. Keep an eye on out social channels for news as it breaks.

 

NES Classic Edition: The next super console

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NES Classic Edition: The next super console

One of the best selling consoles of all time, the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES, is making a comeback as the NES Classic Edition.

nintendo stock price pokémon goFollowing the incredibly successful launch of Pokémon Go, Nintendo have seen a growth in their stock market value in the past week. You don’t need to be a Jordon Belfort to see where the money is.

NES Classic EditionRe-inventing Pokémon was such a success, why not re-release the NES too as the NEW Classic Edition. Pre-loaded with 30 classics including some of our favourites like Super Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man along with loads more games to read chapter 4. , Nintendo are taking a step back from futuristic gaming which remains the focus of rivals PlayStation and Xbox. Instead, Nintendo are letting us relive our childhood.

You may remember blowing in cartridges being the pinnacle of technical support in the house, but the relaunch promises some more mod-cons for the NES. HDMI connections, the ability to connect Wii controllers and of course the pre-installed games. You’ll even be able to pick up a second “old school” controller for just €10.

While it looks unlikely that there will be further titles added, nor will there be any internet connectivity. But considering the console will cost about €60 it’s a must have under your telly to show the younger generations where their gaming roots are based.

What are the 30 games that come with the NES Classic Edition

  • Balloon Fight
  • Bubble Bobble
  • Castlevania
  • Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
  • Donkey Kong
  • Donkey Kong Jr.
  • Double Dragon II: The Revenge
  • Dr. Mario
  • Excitebike
  • Final Fantasy
  • Galaga
  • Ghosts’N Goblins
  • Gradius
  • Ice Climber
  • Kid Icarus
  • Kirby’s Adventure
  • Mario Bros.
  • Mega Man 2
  • Metroid
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Pac-Man
  • Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
  • StarTropics
  • Super C
  • Super Mario Bros.
  • Super Mario Bros. 2
  • Super Mario Bros. 3
  • Tecmo Bowl
  • The Legend of Zelda
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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