LeKiosk New Magazine Mobile App

Hi guys and Happy Sunday! I think I will cry if this lovely weather does not continue when I am on leave in a couple of weeks so fingers crossed. Today I have a post for you reviewing the LeKiosk New mobile app. Diffusion PR asked if I would take a look at this magazine app to see how I liked it and write a review with an overview of how it works. Diffusion PR gave me 10 free credits so that I could access the magazines I wanted to look at. So let me show you how the LeKiosk New app looks and works.

Here is the 3D Newsstand as it appears on your phone. There are more than 100 UK titles and 70 Italian. You can swipe left or right to turn the stand as it has four sides displaying various magazines. The top row of magazines that is set back slightly rotates too so you can spin through this using the same swiping motion if you swipe your finger over that area. As you can see here I am on the Women's Interest section. You can search for particular types of magazines if you wish by entering key words in the spy glass search tab (top right).

If you tap the Newsstand button (bottom left) again this page comes up as an alternative way to view the magazines.

 

When you find a magazine of interest you tap on it and a description of the magazine comes up with a summary of what's inside that issue and other related magazines. I purchased this magazine which is why it now says read, but prior to this it said sample so that you get to flick through the first pages to see if you want to make a purchase. The price of the magazine is shown too. I have been using credits so I made my purchases with those. It asks if you would like to proceed and if you do press proceed.

Here is my library of magazines that I have picked up so far. The ones with the number 1 I have not yet read. I am not sure what the pins mean. Any magazines that you have read remain in your library so if you want to go back to an article or read the whole magazine again you can. Here I have picked up Vogue UK, Red, Elle UK, Marie Claire UK, Elle Canada, Women's Fitness, Harper's Bazaar UK, Women's Health & Feel Good You. I wanted to try a variety of magazines that I don't usually buy so that I could see if I liked them. There are magazines from different countries too that you may not usually be able to pick up over in the UK so that's nice to see.

The reading button on this screen shows you the last magazine you were reading. The Me tab is your LeKiosk account information. In the Other tab are your purchases, regional store (UK or Italia), customer service and settings.

Half way through trialling out the LeKiosk app I was asked to try out the LeKiosk New. To be honest I have not noticed a difference in the way it works and the screens look the same. So here is how it looks on my phone.

LeKiosk and LeKiosk New are available for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Web. It requires iOS 5 or later. App payments are made to Apple so no need to disclose your credit card information. Back issues of magazines are also available. Both the LeKiosk and LeKiosk New are free apps. I would personally suggest getting the LeKiosk New simply beacause it has more titles. There are bundle options or you can make single purchases of magazine titles.

The pages of the magazines are very clear as you can see. You can double tap once to zoom or twice to zoom further. You can also use your fingers to zoom in on certain areas more specifically.

I do think this app is a great idea for those on the go. Although there are handbag size versions of some magazines now it does save you carrying something extra around. Handy for the fashionista who wants to carry her dainty clutch, but still read her favourite magazines on her travels.

Personally I prefer picking up a magazine and flicking through the pages. I am the same if I read a book though. My full time job means that I use a computer 9 hours a day and obviously thereafter at home I am on my laptop in the evenings and weekends so a paper magazine or book are my preferred options.

Here are the magazine's on offer:

Find BBC Good Food Magazine, BBC History Magazine, BBC Knowledge Magazine, BBC Lonely Planet Magazine, BBC Top Gear Magazine, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Countryfile, Easycook, Focus UK, Gardeners'World, Gardens Illustrated, Homes & Antiques, Junior, Olive Magazine, Practical Parenting & Pregnancy, Prima Baby, Sky at Night, Who Do You Think You Are, You and Your Wedding, Brides, Conde Nast Traveller, Easy Living, Glamour, GQ Style, GQ, House & Garden, Tatler, The World of Interior, Vogue, Wired, Wired Annual, Classic Trial, Trial Magazine, Auto Express, Bizarre, Computer Shopper, Custom PC, Digital SLR Photography, Evo, Fortean Times, Health & Fitness, Land Rover, Mac User, Men's Fitness, Micro Mart, Octane, PC Pro, The Week, Viz, Web User, Women's Fitness, 442 UK, Autocar, Autosport, Classic & Sport Car UK, f1 Racing UK, Motorsport News, Practical Caravan, Practical Motorhome, Stuff UK, What Car ?, What hifi UK, 25 Beautiful Homes, Amateur Gardening, Amateur Photographer, Beautiful Kitchen, Country Homes & Interiors, Country Life, Cycle Sport, Cycling Active, Cycling Fitness, Cycling Weekly, Decanter, Essentials, Golf Monthly, Homes & Gardens, Horse & Hound, Ideal Home, International Boat Industry, Living Etc, Marie Claire UK, Motor Boat Monthly, Motorboat & Yachting, Mountain Bike Rider, NME, Nuts, Girls of nUTS, Practical Boat Owner, Rugby World, SuperYacht World, The Field, TV & Satelitte Week, TV Times, Uncut, Uncut Ultimate, What Digital Camera, What's On TV, Woman & Home, Woman & Homes Feel Good You, Woman & Home's Feel Good Food, World Soccer, Yachting Monthly, Yachting World, The Spectator and much more… (Note: the list is subject to change. Check magazines availability from the application).

I have enjoyed trialling out this app so thanks to Diffusion PR.

Have you tried out the LeKiosk and/or LeKiosk New apps? If yes, what are your thoughts on them? If no, are they something that appeals to you and why? Let me know in the comments below.

Love to you all

 

Shopcade & Asos Blogger Competition!

Hey there beautiful people. How are you today? I am so sad that the weekend is almost over, but I guess we all are. Today I have a post for you about the website Shopcade. So what exactly is Shopcade?

Shopcade is a personal shopping app. You can search for items within the website and purchase them there and then or add them to your personalised wish lists for later. I think these lists would be really handy when gift shopping, especially around Xmas time as I would make one for each person that I buy for and add present ideas to their list. I can't count the number of times I have found an item on a website and forgotten where I found it and never bought it when I had the money becuase of this.

You can also install a Shopcade Add button to your bookmarks bar easily so that when you shop on a website you just click the button and it adds it to your Shopcade lists. You can make these lists as detailed as you would like. It's really up to you.

When items you have chosen are reduced in price Shopcade will send you an alert. Shopcade also give rewards of gift cards and free products. Now that sounds good to me.

Shopcade is free to sign up. You can do this online via Facebook, Twitter or email. You can sign in with Facebook on the mobile phone app.

So here is what the Shopcade trending page looks like. There are tags on the top left for easy searching. When you hover over the photos displayed there are WANT, TAG & SHOP NOW options. WANT means you can add the item to your want lists/wish lists. TAG to alert someone about the product/deal via Facebook, Twitter or email. SHOP NOW takes you to the website to purchase the item. There is also information displayed about what the product is, where it's from and the price.

This is the Your Feed page that shows the latest products, deals and rewards based on the brands, categories, people and friends you follow. This way it is tailored to you.

This is the page called Your Shopcade. It shows all of your lists with items added. As you can see I have already started adding my wants :) You can add a little bio about yourself and edit the theme when you collect points which is why I now have a spotty background. I have collected quite a few points already just from visiting the site, searching for items and adding them to my want lists.

You can discover brands to follow by using the A-Z listings and simply clicking follow. You can also type the brand name into the search bar to find them. There are categories to search by like fashion, travel, media etc. 

There is a Trendsetters page where can follow bloggers, influencers and style leaders. You can get in touch with Shopcade if you are a blogger so go for it of you are.

This is the rewards page so you can get an idea of the great rewards on offer.

This is the deals page with categories for easier searching options. The search bar is at the top of the screen if you prefer.

You can add products by copying and pasting the product link from a website you are shopping on using the Add button on the Shopcade website or from your bookmarks bar once you have installed the button. You can add lists to Your Shopcade page at any time using the Add button on the Shopcade website too.

Notifications will pop up in your Activity from time to time. This is in the envelope at the top of the screen. 

You can see your name and points displayed next to the envelope when you log in. There is a drop down menu where you can find friends, view your points and your settings. 

There is an option to install a widget to your website or blog too. I have already done this. It's very simple. You just choose how you want products to be displayed on your site and copy and paste the code. When someone clicks on something through your site you earn commission. You are alerted via email when you earn. The funds go into your Shopcade account and then you transfer the money into your PayPal account simple. As a blogger it can be hard sometimes when I desperately want to review products, but sometimes I just don't have enough money to buy them. Even if I only end up earning a few pounds a month from this widget I can't moan. 

In the more tab Shopcade tell you more about themselves and they have a blog as well as lots of other info. 

I have always been a shopaholic, but I am always very good at finding deals and saving too so if I can have fun and find the best prices with a little help from Shopcade then I say yes. Here is a link to the Shopcade website where you can sign up today for free!

  

Now for the exciting part. etail PR have teamed up with Shopcade and Asos to bring you this blogger competition! If you are a blogger you could win a £200 Asos voucher PLUS a £200 voucher for a retailer of your choice on Shopcade.

For more details about this competition and how to enter check out this link. Make sure you enter by 2pm on Friday 28th June! Good luck to all who enter :)

So I hope you have found this post helpful. I always love to shop and this shopping tool has me a bit addicted already. Have you been using Shopcade? If yes, what do you like or dislike about it? If no, will you be signing up? Let me know in the comments below along with links to your competition entries.

Love to you all

I Made Face App

Hey Again Beauty Addicts. Wow this Sunday looks dreary. If you haven't tried it already here is an app which will hopefully entertain you if only for 5 minutes. It's called the I Made Face App. You can choose your face, eyes, lips & hair etc.

I tried to make mine look like me as much as possible and I think it's pretty close.

I also showed it in black and white on Instagram which looks cool too.

Let me know if you try it out and link me up in the comments below so I can see yours :) The app is free so have some fun!



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