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What future products make perfect sense to build? A folding Kindle and iPad? A 4G Garmin?
I would like to see a folding Kindle from Amazon. This is so obviously possible with the current width of a Paperwhite, which is even not the thinnest available, that we could have a folding Kindle able to display two… Read More ›
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They Might Be Giants (the app)
A different song every day! They Might Be Giants’ official and totally free song app includes new Dial-A-Song tracks and songs from the band’s vast catalog. The app holds five tracks at all times… More here. I love the personality… Read More ›
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🎶It’s not fun to play with the DMCA🎶
My podcast Better off Read has been down for the last 24 hours. This is because a DMCA takedown service reported I had breached copyright for making an episode of my podcast about 2666 by Roberto Bolaño because they have… Read More ›
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The Commodore PET smartphone
It will only mark the attempt of a small company to buy an off-the-shelf smartphone from China and ship it with a white casing and a slightly weird looking take on the Commodore logo. To justify selling under the Commodore… Read More ›
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Smartwatch Wars Part Two: Garmin Instinct Solar vs Casio G-Shock (any of them)
One of these is not a smartwatch by the true definition of the word, but for many it offers all of the smarts they need. The following Casio G-Shock GW-M5610-1ER, for example, is definitely smart- 1/ Satellite time keeping makes… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 71 (Marriage, brands, pay rises and being woke)
Questions- I got married last year and am looking forward to many years of happiness. What’s the secret? You two seem very happy together. Lucy (I think we missed that Lucy was already married in the discussion while wishing her… Read More ›
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We have the worst UK government in history
In case you didn’t know – and I didn’t till a senior government official told me – the daily tally of infections seriously understates the actual number of infections, because if you are sick with Covid19 today but had it… Read More ›
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No one will notice your watch, absolutely no one.
I would bet good money that the majority of luxury watch purchases are done so, at least in part, to impress other people. People I know who own brands such as Rolex, Omega and even Tudor have a tendency to… Read More ›
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Day of Rage: please never let someone like this be President again
As part of a six-month investigation, The Times synchronized and mapped thousands of videos and police audio of the U.S. Capitol riot to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened — and why. Quite incredible footage of… Read More ›
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2021 iPhone Photography Awards
Today, we proudly announce the winners of the 2021 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS). The 14th Annual Awards recognize photographs taken over a remarkable year of grief and loneliness, but despite a global pandemic, the winning images all glimpse moments of… Read More ›
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