Author Archives
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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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John Amaechi speaks
When John Amaechi OBE was a boy, his white grandfather would lean out of the car window to shout racist abuse at other drivers whilst he sat in the back. He went on to become the first British NBA star… Read More ›
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The Apple Watch is getting squarer
Some of the renders in the above video look scarily realistic. If this is the ‘shape’ of things to come for the Apple Watch I must admit that I am not keen. Apple would do better to make the watch… Read More ›
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Have our eyes finally opened to tech intrusion?
The news that Apple will scan iPhones for child abuse imagery has naturally caused a stir. Before an image is stored onto iCloud Photos, the technology will search for matches of already known CSAM.Apple said that if a match is… Read More ›
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Time for your compulsory home camera installation
Hello! We’re here to make some upgrades to your home. No, you have no real choice. Yes, we’re fitting cameras to every room, but we’re only using them to monitor for Bad Things which we define and can add to… Read More ›
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We need more Alfreds
(Flight Attendant Speaks) Passenger Taped To Seat After Attacking Flight Attendants On Flight. Fair to say that Alfredo is brave, funny and unbelievably likeable. We need more Alfreds in the world.
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A round Apple Watch with unlimited faces?
Titled the Apple Watch Loop, this concept by Felipe Duarte does two things – it brings variety to Apple’s smartwatch offering and adds a beautifully-basic ‘Air’ variant in Apple’s watch lineup, just like with their other products like the iPhone… Read More ›
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