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  • 20 Gadgets From The 1970s

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    Discover the innovations in “20 Gadgets From The 1970s That Were AHEAD of Their Time!” This video explores tech gadgets and items from 1970s USA that were incredibly advanced for their era. See how these pioneering inventions paved the way… Read More ›

  • The Grifter In Chief Phone

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    Experts have cast doubt on the Trump Organization’s claim that its proposed smartphone can be entirely manufactured in the US. One industry analyst told the BBC it would be “virtually impossible” for the gold-coloured handset – which will retail at… Read More ›

  • What is the iPad?

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    I have no idea what the iPad is supposed to be and neither does Apple. The device is a combination of contradictions squeezed into hardware that is far more powerful than it needs to be. The Home Screen is somewhat… Read More ›

  • YACHTINGRAFF SECONDE / SECONDE

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    Meet the Yachtingraff (yeah, with two F’s because rules are made to be sprayed over). A historic 1960s sailing chronograph turned canvas for the most charming watch vandal in the game… More here. There is something about this dial and… Read More ›

  • The Wargame Podcast

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    A top team of former government ministers and military and security chiefs have taken part in a wargame that simulates a Russian attack on the UK for a new podcast series by Sky News and Tortoise Media. Among the line-up,… Read More ›

  • The iPod Nano Ultra

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    The concept feels almost rebellious in 2023, when devices seem engineered primarily as attention-harvesting machines rather than tools that serve discrete purposes. This iPod Nano Ultra would measure just 7.8mm thick – credit card compact but packing up to 4TB… Read More ›

  • Garmin has done a good thing, the Venu X1

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    Venu X1 fuses practical features you need in a smartwatch with lightweight materials and advanced health and fitness features. When it’s time to train, recover or explore — trust this smartwatch to take you there… More here. This looks comparable… Read More ›

  • Inside America’s Death Chambers

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    Maybe everyone dreams of dying, even if not in quite this way. I once had nightmares about being a victim of crime, but after I began witnessing executions, I came to imagine myself on some subconscious plane as the perpetrator… Read More ›

  • CW&T Solid State Watch

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    This project begins as a celebration of the Casio F-91W wristwatch. Initially released and unchanged since 1989, this affordable, reliable and accurate timepiece is a beautiful feat of engineering. You seriously can’t find another piece of technology that’s so ubiquitous… Read More ›

  • When was the worst time to be alive?

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    If there’s one lesson from history that might get you through such woes, it’s the fact that however bleak things are for you now, chances are they would have been worse if you’d had the misfortune to be alive in… Read More ›