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The Top Features to Look for in a Smart Health Watch
The Top Features to Look for in a Smart Health Watch
Digital Healthcare is an up-and-coming industry that is projected to only grow further, with the NHS and other health organisations looking to streamline patient care. Remote healthcare is an obvious... Read more...
How To Make The Most of The AUDAR Smart Health App
How To Make The Most of The AUDAR Smart Health App
AUDAR Smart Watches are continuing to innovate in the remote health market, and the AUDAR app that can be used alongside the Smart Fitness Watches and Wristbands is a powerful... Read more...
What does IPXX Rating Mean? IP Rating FAQ
What does IPXX Rating Mean? IP Rating FAQ
Many products stocked on Daffodil use IPXX ratings. For an explanation of these products and their resistances see our complete guide to headphones and earphones IPXX Ratings. However, more than... Read more...
UK Freeview TV Glossary 2023
A Guide to terms Daffodil uses to describe Set Top Boxes, Freeview Technologies and Aerials. Understand what you are buying and make an informed decision by reading up on these handy definitions. Difference between DVB-T and DVB-T2? What a "High Gain" Aerial is? It's all here. DVB-T - DVB-T Signals Are the Standard Definition Freeview Signals in the UK DVB-T2 - DVB-T2 Signals Are the High-Definition Freeview Signals in the UK Digital TV - In the UK, Analogue TV broadcasts were overruled in the early 2010’s. Digital TV doesn’t mean... Read more...
Why You Should Add an Air Mouse to Your Presentation Tools Set
Why You Should Add an Air Mouse to Your Presentation Tools Set
Giving presentations, updating clients, submitting proposals or even lecturing a class are moments that put our performance and communication skills to the test, but they can also be a technical... Read more...
10 Incredible Audio Cues in Videogames
10 Incredible Audio Cues in Videogames
…and the best ways to hear them Gaming has become a pinnacle of interactive media, with audio-visual information able to be processed faster and at a higher quality than ever... Read more...
First-Time Streamers Checklist 2023
First-Time Streamers Checklist 2023
There was a time when streaming was a technical mess, and needed no small amount of coding, hardware knowledge and luck! Luckily August are making accessible, plug-and-play tech that can... Read more...
How to Set Up OBS with Capture Card for VGB500 and VGB300
How to Set Up OBS with Capture Card for VGB500 and VGB300
Recently bought a VGB300 or VGB500 Video Capture device and unsure how to properly set it up? This short how-to will explain both products and how to add them to... Read more...
What is DAB & DAB+ Digital Radio?
Looking at buying a new radio, then you stubble across all those different names, FM, DAB, DAB+ and wonder what all the difference is all about? Is it something you need? Well, let us explain everything you need to know that will set you on your way to picking the best radio suitable for you. Differences between DAB & FM? FM Radio, short for Frequency Modulation Radio signals refers to the ways the audio signal is encoded on the FM frequency. FM stations operate between 88 and 108 MHz in... Read more...
Our 7 Best Outdoor Gadgets for a Happy Easter
Our 7 Best Outdoor Gadgets for a Happy Easter
There can be no denying the change in the weather, the warmth of the sun and the inevitability of the rain! Spring is definitely here, and with it comes a... Read more...
How to Watch Regional HD Channels on Freeview?
Don't you just hate it when you're watching BBC one, the regional news comes on, and you get hit with a nice countdown explaining that this segment is not available in HD and therefore you must wait for national broadcast to come back?         Well not anymore, from the 22nd March 2023 5 regions in England including East Midlands, West Midlands, East Yorks & Lincs, London, Channel Islands & Yorkshire regions will enjoy full BBC One HD for both National & Regional transitions without the need to... Read more...
The Best of August in the Amazon Spring Sale 2023
The Best of August in the Amazon Spring Sale 2023
It’s a hectic 2 days while the Amazon Spring Sale lasts, encompassing every category and running until the 29th of March. The sale is too much to sift through alone, so... Read more...