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Pros and cons of the TAG Heuer Connected Bright Black Edition
This TAG Heuer Connected Bright Black Edition is dressed in a refined black DLC sandblasted titanium case that fits its polished gold-coloured ceramic bezel with 5N Gold lacquer & PVD details. This version brings an elegant dimension to the luxury… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 78 (the iPhone 13 isn’t bad, but the iPhone 11 is too good)
Why I won’t be upgrading to the iPhone 13 or Apple Watch series 7 for two very different reasons… Why I shouldn’t really be thinking about upgrading any device. Why Biden and Johnson are talking nonsense… Music by Tom Munch.
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How much more better can the world absorb?
Just recently, the 2 billionth iPhone was sold. Unlike the 1 billionth, there was no announcement, no celebration. Partly this is because Apple stopped reporting unit shipments, but partly it’s because it’s not as interesting to talk about 2 billion… Read More ›
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Mind bent
TikTok user Beatonthebeeb was able to break down the illusion by taking the cars out of the context of the photo and lining them up next to each other, revealing that they were in fact all the same size. The… Read More ›
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Remembering the Palm Centro
I remember the Palm Centro very well and after the Trio I was not impressed. I liked the Tree a lot, despite the well known memory problems, but the Centro was a plastic attempt to make the Tree more friendly…. Read More ›
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Consoles of the ’70s
As the first home console ever, the Odyssey ran on batteries and games came on removable circuit cards, not cartridges. The Odyssey tragically lacked sound capability, but that was later rectified. Also looks uncannily like a defibrillator… More here. I… Read More ›
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Everything You Need to Know About the Camera Market In One Camera
Like many of the stalwart manufacturers, Nikon has a long history with integrated cameras that dates back to the birth of digital. Compact and bridge cameras came long before DSLRs and many of the design standards we take for granted… Read More ›
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The iPhone has a notch?
The new and improved notch is still a notch. A big notch, too, compared to the hole-punch cameras and teardrop cutouts that competitors like Samsung or OnePlus have been offering on their flagship phones. Naturally, we here at The Verge… Read More ›
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Cosplay and watch wearing
Cosplay and its sibling, LARPing, are byproducts of the universalization of otaku communities, which are groups of people brought together by an unhealthy obsession with people and places that never existed. Otaku is a Japanese term that started out referring… Read More ›
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Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police.
Lately, delivery workers have found safety in numbers. On a humid July night, his last dinner orders complete, Cesar Solano, a lanky and serious 19-year-old from Guerrero, Mexico, rode his heavy electric bike onto the sidewalk at 125th Street and… Read More ›
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