About Jacques-Pierre (JP)
Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas
Reviewer
With a background in media, JP is the definition of a tech nerd. After a stint as a journo, he's moved on to marketing but in his spare time, he still loves deep-diving into the best of tech, games, and films. You can chat to JP about anything from the latest console releases to supercomputer teraFLOPs and he'll be sure to have an opinion.
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Alternative music players that allow you to get the best sound
Wed, 20th Dec 2017
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digital entertainment
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spotify
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itunes
In the era of Spotify and iTunes, the humble music player seems to be all but forgotten, and that's a shame...
Facebook Messenger launches augmented reality extras
Tue, 19th Dec 2017
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
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facebook
Facebook Messenger has launched its World Effects technology on the Messenger camera, allowing people to drop 3D objects in their surroundings...
Learn to play music like a pro with these apps
Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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digital entertainment
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digital music
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music production
Looking to learn a new instrument? Check out these three apps that can help you learn the basics of music and have fun along the way! #musicapps #learnmusic.
Amazon Music Unlimited arrives in 28 countries
Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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digital entertainment
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ai
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amazon
Amazon Music Unlimited expands into 28 more countries, offering a catalogue of over 40 million songs and thousands of playlists to more listeners.
Plantronics aims to fuel your workout with music
Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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digital entertainment
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headphones
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headsets
Plantronics introduces new wireless sports headphones, BackBeat FIT 305 and BackBeat FIT 505, offering comfort, stability and durability.
Three music games that will fill you with nostalgia
Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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singstar
Step into nostalgia with these three iconic music games: Dance Dance Revolution, SingStar, and Guitar Hero—timeless classics that defined a generation.
Three epic speakers we want for summer adventures
Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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digital entertainment
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amazon
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digital music
Get ready for a summer of sun, food, and Christmas festivities with these top three speakers for your holiday season.
Auckland Night Noodle Market goes cashless
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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iot
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apple
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ipad
There will be an estimated 400,000 individual transactions across the events in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington...
The IoT devices we all want for Xmas
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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iot
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star wars
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littlebits
Tech-savvy Kiwis are eyeing IoT devices, such as the Littlebits Droid Inventor Kit, for Christmas, driven by rapid advances and new network expansions.
Editing VR footage is a breeze with new Adobe plug-in
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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martech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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adobe
CyberLink has introduced the VR Stabilizer plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, offering easy, cost-effective tools to stabilise 360-degree videos.
Apple reveals their picks for the most popular apps, music and movies of 2017
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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digital entertainment
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apps
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apple
Apple has announced the most popular apps, music, movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts of 2017, highlighting emerging trends and indie creators.
Huawei's FusionCube hyperconverged infrastructure leads Chinese market
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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network infrastructure
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converged infrastructure
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sdn
Huawei's FusionCube hyper-converged infrastructure tops the Chinese market, showcasing industry recognition and superior cloud platform solutions.
Samsung and Apple struggle to fend off fierce new market competitors
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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ios
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apple
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samsung
Samsung and Apple face mounting challenges as new data show iOS and Windows losing ground to Android in key markets, despite a bright spot in urban China.
The Amazon Prime video app is now available on Apple TV
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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apple
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amazon
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sky
Amazon's Prime Video app is now available on Apple TV, expanding access in over 100 countries to a library that includes Amazon Originals and live sports.
4K content is now abundantly available, but no one's watching it
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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amazon
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4k
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futuresource
The quantity of 4K UHD content that is being created is growing, but there is a limited delivery of it to consumers...
Fitbit delivers revolutionary update for the Ionic
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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wearables
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apps
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fitbit
Fitbit unveils first update to Fitbit OS for Ionic smartwatch users, including over 60 apps and enhanced performance.
Dell Boomi helps enterprises unlock the power of a connected business
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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iot
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it automation
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cloud services
Boomi exists to help enterprises connect everything and engage everywhere across any channel, device or platform...
Spark turns on 4.5G in central Taupo
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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wireless networks
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spark
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4.5g
Spark announced that Taupo has become the 30th site capable of achieving the fastest mobile data speeds in the country...
10,000 Christchurch homes get fibre
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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uc
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fibre
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broadband
Enable leaps ahead in its fibre broadband rollout, reaching 10,000 more Christchurch homes. Many could be connected by Christmas, says CEO Steve Fuller.
Epson Moverio AR smart glasses revolutionise student learning
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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edutech
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wearables
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healthtech
Griffith University's School of Pharmacy has transformed its teaching environment with Epson projectors and augmented reality smart glasses.