Every New Year’s Eve, Sydney plays host to an amazing display of fireworks over Sydney Harbor as the clock strikes midnight, but this year the city will be injecting even more technology into the proceedings. According to PhysOrg, an app will be made available for attendees with iPhone and Android handsets that will synchronise the smartphones for a light show. The phone displays will show different colors at designated times throughout the night, with officials hoping that viewers will hold their handsets in the sky to help aid the spectacle.

If you're struggling to visualize what that might look like, you need only look at a similar tactic used by Coldplay. The band handed out LED wristbands on their Mylo Xyloto tour that were designed to light up in time with the music and event lighting, which made for a spectacular sight. It’s impressive to see such simple technology so dramatically enhance such events, and if Coldplay’s demonstration is anything to go by, Sydney will be putting on quite a show come New Year’s Eve.

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Sydney's Smartphone-powered light show during New Year's Eve Fireworks

Every New Year’s Eve, Sydney plays host to an amazing display of fireworks over Sydney Harbor as the clock strikes midnight, but this year the city will be injecting even more technology into the proceedings. According to PhysOrg, an app will be made available for attendees with iPhone and Android handsets that will synchronise the smartphones for a light show. The phone displays will show different colors at designated times throughout the night, with officials hoping that viewers will hold their handsets in the sky to help aid the spectacle.

If you're struggling to visualize what that might look like, you need only look at a similar tactic used by Coldplay. The band handed out LED wristbands on their Mylo Xyloto tour that were designed to light up in time with the music and event lighting, which made for a spectacular sight. It’s impressive to see such simple technology so dramatically enhance such events, and if Coldplay’s demonstration is anything to go by, Sydney will be putting on quite a show come New Year’s Eve.

Amazon has just rolled out its Appstore in five European markets. The store is a rival to Google Play, and sells Android apps for phones and tablets. Hopefully, we will start to see exclusive titles on the store. The store is now live in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. With its Ecosystem now in place, in the largest markets, there is very little stopping Amazon from brining its kindle Fire tablet - or its rumoured smartphone - over to Europe.

Amazon is holding a press conference on September 6th where we hope to see the new Kindle fire tablet kitted out with all the latest and greatest hardware, so stay tuned for more Amazon news soon.

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Amazon Appstore launches in UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain

Amazon has just rolled out its Appstore in five European markets. The store is a rival to Google Play, and sells Android apps for phones and tablets. Hopefully, we will start to see exclusive titles on the store. The store is now live in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. With its Ecosystem now in place, in the largest markets, there is very little stopping Amazon from brining its kindle Fire tablet - or its rumoured smartphone - over to Europe.

Amazon is holding a press conference on September 6th where we hope to see the new Kindle fire tablet kitted out with all the latest and greatest hardware, so stay tuned for more Amazon news soon.