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• A wearable air conditioner

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  The Saiga wearable changes our perception of the temperature in two ways. First, it provides cooling by conduction onto specific locations on the neck. Second, it allows the wearer to breathe cold air when they need a boost of relief… Read More ›

• Squarespace: a $10 billion valuation

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Squarespace has raised $300 million in a round of funding that values the company at a staggering $10 billion valuation. New backers include Dragoneer, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T…. Read More ›

• Bonfire Diving in Anilao

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  4K Bonfire diving in Anilao, Philippines with the Sony A7SIII, shooting 4K, either 60fps or 120fps, all SLOG3, ISO12,800. We place lights on a downline from a buoy at approx 5m depth near the reef with max depth of only… Read More ›

• iOS (Old School) icon set

  By Shaun on March 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Retrofy your iPhone with this pixel perfect icon and wallpaper set featuring more than 110 Mac OS ’84 inspired icons. Each bespoke icon has been lovingly hand crafted using old school techniques – Steve Jobs would be proud! More here…. Read More ›

• The Twelve South SurfacePad gets better the more it breaks

  By Shaun on March 18, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Back in December I reviewed the Twelve South SurfacePad and I concluded by saying the following- It has taken me a very long time to try the SurfacePad, but I am glad I did and my iPhone 11 Pro currently… Read More ›

• A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16

  By Shaun on March 18, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  I didn’t expect it to be that quick. While I was on a Google Hangouts call with a colleague, the hacker sent me screenshots of my Bumble and Postmates accounts, which he had broken into. Then he showed he had… Read More ›

• Retrofuturism: The Future That Never Came

  By Shaun on March 18, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  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

  By Shaun on March 18, 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  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

  By Shaun on March 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  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

  By Shaun on March 18, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›