STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Comes to Bitmoji

These are the ones I created with my avatar!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens teams up with Bitmoji to create a spectacular new free theme pack. This unique collaboration immerses your Bitmoji avatar in the Star Wars universe.  Each stunningly hand-drawn Star Wars bitmoji features your avatar in a setting inspired by the new movie, dressed in a custom outfit and saying a phrase that can easily be shared in everyday messaging conversations.

- Dress like Rey and roll with BB-8

- Don a Jedi robe 

- Co-pilot the Millennium Falcon 

- Go lightspeed through hyperspace 

- Take the controls of your own X-wing

- Wield a lightsaber in a timeless movie poster-style bitmoji

The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens theme pack is available for free within the Bitmoji app. Get it in the App Store and Google Play. For more information on Bitmoji visit Bitmoji.com. Connect on Twitter @Bitmojiapp and on Instagram @Bitmoji.

ABOUT BITMOJI:

Bitmoji turns people into their own set of personal emojis that can be shared in any chat app. Infinitely more expressive than standard emojis, the free Bitmoji Android and iOS apps make messaging more personal, visual and fun by representing YOU in your own conversations.

DISNEY AND myLINGO BREAK LANGUAGE BARRIERS FOR MOVIEGOERS

DISNEY AND myLINGO BREAK LANGUAGE BARRIERS FOR MOVIEGOERS

myLINGO to Provide Free Spanish Language Audio Track for Disney’s “McFarland, USA”

LOS ANGELES (February 12, 2015)—Walt Disney Studios has unveiled a new collaboration with myLINGO, a smartphone app that allows moviegoers to experience a film in the language of their choice discreetly through personal headphones.  For Disney’s upcoming release of “McFarland, USA,” moviegoers can enjoy the film in Spanish right along side their bilingual family and friends when the film hits theaters onFebruary 20.

The myLINGO app uses the microphone on a moviegoer’s smartphone or other device to “listen” to the audio, once the movie has begun.  The app, through a proprietary algorithm, then matches the unique audio signature to its precise place in the movie, and plays back the alternate language audio through headphones in perfect sync with the film. The audio file will only play if it hears the movie, and once the movie is over, the file self-deletes from the app.

“We are delighted to bring the magical world of Disney films to a broader group of Spanish-speaking viewers and multicultural families at select theatres with this new technology,” said Paul Holliman, Vice President, Strategic Planning at Walt Disney Studios.  “myLINGO provides a rich and customized cinematic experience, where bilingual families and friends can share the same emotion, laughter and excitement together in a whole new way.”

The Spanish audio track for “McFarland, USA” will be offered for free via a promotional code throughout opening weekend February 20 – 22.   Following the opening weekend, filmgoers can access the audio track for $1.99.

“The Walt Disney Company is one of the most iconic and respected companies in the world, and  myLINGO is thrilled to be working together on such an important film about bringing people and communities together,” said Adam Polak, co-founder of myLINGO. Co-founder, Olenka Polak added, “myLINGO is dedicated to creating authentic and inclusive experiences that are accessible to all moviegoers no matter what language they speak.”

Cinemagoers can enjoy their customized audio experience in three easy steps:

1.       Download the myLINGO app for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

2.       Before going to the theater, choose the Spanish audio file for McFarland USA and download it - either at home, or someplace with a strong Wi-Fi signal.

3.       Be sure to bring your smartphone and good earphones that seal the ear canal.

Thumbs Up Wine Mobile App and Villa Alena Moscato d'Asti Review!

Are you one of those kind of people who stand in front of a large display of wine and wonder what you should you get? You look at all the bottles until you find a bottle and a price point that you like and that is the one you purchase? Well, the new Thumbs Up Wine Finder App is going to change all that! Take a look at the video below for a demo on how the app works!

It's literally that easy to use!

The app is available for both Android and iOS as a free version or a premium $4.99 version! In the free version you can search for wines while in a store or browse when you aren't. When you find a favorite you can save it and have it at your fingertips when you need a wine.

The search allows you to search for a wine by the store you are in, what you want to pair with it, pricepoint, country of origin and more! Once you have discovered a wine you like, you can take a look at it's rating (either two thumbs up or all the way to two thumbs down), tasting notes, suggested food pairings, value and the average retail price. The value is great because it tells you if the wine is worth more or less than it's suggested retail price. You will also find a summary of the wine, a video review for many of the wines, a place for you to rate the wine and an easy way to share the wine you find with friends! You can also see where to buy the wine and also see a great high resolution photo of the bottle to make it easier to find while at the store!

I was also sent a bottle of Villa Alena Moscato d'Asti to try. This wine is listed as two thumbs up on the app! I am a big fan of Moscato and couldn't believe that this wine costs only $7 a bottle or less but the value is listed as a $16 bottle of wine!

It is a delicious sweet wine that tastes like crisp apples with brown sugar. It tasted like Fall! I already saved it to my wine list on the app! Yes, it is that good! I checked and the app tells me that I can find it at Trader Joe's! You better believe that I will be on my way there soon to pick up another bottle or two!

Download the Thumbs Up Wine Finder App
iPhone
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 *Disclosure:  I was sent a bottle of wine and a premium download code to purchase the Thumbs Up Wine App. This is my personal opinion of the product.*