Author Archives
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Widgets Swidgets
I have spent some time recently playing with WID:GET, an app that is currently in beta and which, in my opinion takes the idea of iOS widgets to a whole new level. It is highly customisable and if you have… Read More ›
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Today’s news as seen on iPads in 1995
In October 1995, Wired magazine had an interesting special issue: “Wired Scenarios 1.01: the Future of the the Future.” One part that really stuck in my mind was “A Day in the Life”, four two-page spreads with first person perspectives… Read More ›
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Sneakerheads etc
Starting with the invention of vulcanised rubber by Charles Goodyear in 1839 and including Jesse Owens domination of the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Dasslers, Bill Bowerman’s infamous experiments with his wife’s waffle iron, the invention of AIR technology by NASA… Read More ›
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How Not To Be Wrong
Two years ago today, in the midst of an awful family crisis, I started therapy after finally admitting that I wasn’t providing people I love with the help & support they needed. I did it more in desperation than in… Read More ›
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A Man & His Car
Man-about-town and NYC men’s style fixture Matt Hranek is back with his second book, A Man & His Car. Here is a beautiful homage to an object of men’s obsession, told in firsthand and original interviews. Jay Leno, a major… Read More ›
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What do you get if you cross Dvořák with The Wombles?
That is beautiful.
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Confused by the iPhone 12… Pro… Mini…Max
From a personal perspective I am very confused by the iPhone 12 line up. I own an 11 Pro and my wife owns the X which would normally mean that there has to be something special to make either of… Read More ›
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One time telling dot
You won’t find any hour, minute, or second hand on this watch, in fact, the watch is named after the French word for “without.” Sans is a stainless steel concept watch that offers a relaxed alternative approach to telling time,… Read More ›
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Pump Up The Volume
Mark Hunter, a high school student in a sleepy suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, starts an FM pirate radio station that broadcasts from the basement of his parents’ house. Mark is a loner, an outsider, whose only outlet for his teenage… Read More ›
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The Q Timex HODINKEE Limited Edition (received)
When Hodinkee posted details of the new Q Timex I found myself making a purchase within 2 minutes of reading the article. The real strange part is that I owned a Q Timex a year ago and soon got rid… Read More ›
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