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  • Retrofuturism: The Future That Never Came

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    I love this video and it amazes me how rarely we get the future right. Then again, I never come up with any ideas so I can’t complain…

  • A controversial web snooping tool

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    For the last two years police and internet companies across the UK have been quietly building and testing surveillance technology that could log and store the web browsing of every single person in the country. The tests, which are being… Read More ›

  • The Standsome Double Crafted

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    Heart and soul & craftsmanship: The Standsome Double Crafted with two levels from the Crafted edition with exclusively lasered lettering “As long as you stand, stand by me”. Hand flattering, clear varnished birch plywood for real wood lovers. Grown in… Read More ›

  • Samsung — The Frame: it’s in the detail

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    Because it looks like a real frame, The Frame enhances its surroundings, wherever it is. Its big screen offers a grand display for art, making it a striking sight—on or off. The Frame has always intrigued me, but it wasn’t… Read More ›

  • Homeschooled pupil ‘in limbo’

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    A homeschooled pupil has been left in “limbo” by the decision to drop GCSE exams this year, her mother has said. Mainstream pupils will be judged on predicted grades, but for Rebecca Gouge they do not exist. The 15-year-old said… Read More ›

  • From watch to Apple Watch and back to watch

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    This is an excellent video from Marc Goldberg in which he details his experiences with the Apple Watch. It is interesting to see a serious watch person praise the Apple Watch so much and to be so impressed by what… Read More ›

  • Hybrid Work

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    Hope your magic Mary Poppins, go-back-to-the-office bag is ready. Let’s see, you’re going to need your laptop, your laptop’s power adapter, your headphones, your headphones’ power adapter, your ring light, your ring light’s power adapter… Oh, and you thought this… Read More ›

  • Red phone boxes on sale for £1 each

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    Thousands of the UK’s iconic red phone boxes are to be given a new lease of life by being transformed into mini museums or art galleries. BT has said 4,000 of the street boxes are being offered to communities as… Read More ›

  • The Accutron Legacy

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    The “R.R.-O”, first launched in 1970, has been reimagined as part of the Legacy collection from Accutron. The uniquely faceted stainless steel railroad case design has a crown placement at 4 o’clock, features bold Arabic numerals, a bright white dial,… Read More ›

  • Widgerido‪o‬

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    Create your own custom widgets with just a few taps!In Widgeridoo you combine different blocks into widgets for your mac.There’s a block for almost everything: Calendar events Birthdays Text and Images Date and countdown Health data like steps or distance… Read More ›