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What if we replace almost all tactile objects?
I wrote yesterday about the various objects we use being replaced by computers and it got me thinking more about the subject. With the potential for so many of our day to day objects becoming computerified we could easily end… Read More ›
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Satechi Aluminum Stand and Hub for iPad
Also, while the Aluminum Desktop Stand is designed to leave on a desktop, the Aluminum Stand and Hub’s weight and overall design are geared toward mobility and use on the go. Not only is it light enough to carry around… Read More ›
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Wacky Moments from Olympic Games Past
Subsequent marathons didn’t go off quite as smoothly. In the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, Cuban runner Félix Carvajal saved up enough money to travel to the Games. But on a layover in New Orleans, he gambled away… Read More ›
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Computing replaced everything
We used to write with pens that we had to fill up with ink and we then moved to ball point pens because they were much more convenient. And then came the typewriter which was followed by the computer keyboard,… Read More ›
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macOS Mammoth
With Mammoth, we’d like to see a dynamic flexible menu bar that can shrink and grow at will. It reserves more space for windows at the top of your display and hides a giant section of the menu bar that… Read More ›
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Apple only needs to improve one Apple Watch feature and in a big way
The above video highlights just how versatile and impressive the Apple Watch is, to the point that you could get away with not taking your iPhone with you. Only one area lets it down and it does let it down… Read More ›
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The Ancient Olympic Computer
Submitted as evidence: the enigmatic bronze device known as the Antikythera Mechanism. It doesn’t look like much – a few badly corroded lumps, nearly unrecognizable after two thousand years in Davy Jones’ locker. The mechanism was discovered by Greek sponge… Read More ›
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Overdesign
Everyone gets greedy from time to time, and that includes designers. When designers try to pack too many features into a product or push design principles too far, the product can end up being harder to use, more expensive, and… Read More ›
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The government’s climate spokesperson is holding on to her diesel car
Allegra Stratton told Times Radio that she doesn’t want an electric car just yet because she needs to drive to her children to their grandparents from time to time, “who are mostly 200, 250 miles away.” She said: “Right now,… Read More ›
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Turn an AAA battery into an AA battery instantly
Your wireless mouse has died and you’re on deadline. Or you kid’s toy stopped working and they’re not happy. If you’re out of AA batteries, did you know you can use a smaller AAA battery by folding up a small… Read More ›
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