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The end of the Lightning connector?
On September 15, Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, iPad Air 2020 and iPad 8th Generation. That last product retains the Lightning connector, but only because it’s based off the same system architecture used in 2018’s… Read More ›
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Explaining the cost of US healthcare to British people
In the UK, an ambulance callout costs you £0 in medical bills. The birth of your child costs you £0 in medical bills. In the USA, it’s a different story. We asked members of the public to guess how much… Read More ›
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You have to look at this holistically…
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The Moke is back
If you’re a fan of advanced automotive engineering and cutting-edge technology, you can look away now. But anyone with even a passing interest in quirky British classic motoring will probably be amused to learn that you can now buy a… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 10 (what if covid-19 happened 50 years ago?)
Idea for Jo’s podcast … You could chat about covid in respect to how it would have effected our generation as kids.. no mobiles, iPads, social media, 4 channels on TV .. would have been very different. Simon I ignored… Read More ›
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Vinyl Sales Surpass CD Sales
Physical sales overall dropped by 23% in the first half of this year, likely because fewer people are leaving their homes, nevermind to visit music stores. However, CD sales declined by 48% whereas vinyl sales started to climb, particularly during… Read More ›
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A snake is not a mask
A passenger who was spotted wearing a snake as a mask while travelling on a bus has been warned it is not a legitimate face covering. The man was seen with a light brown serpent with diamond-shaped markings on its… Read More ›
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From 4 to 6 does not go
The Apple Watch 6 replicated that moment when I watched one of the iPhone keynotes and thought that the upgrade was not worth it. The SP02 monitor is useful of course, and will help sell the product in a covid… Read More ›
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My weird quest to find a lost game
Although the name of the game escaped them, both had a clear memory of how it looked. In the game, you played as anthropomorphised fruit, interacting with other players in a garish 2D environment. The game, they remembered, was linked… Read More ›
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The Helvezzia Tipo-6
The Helvezzia Tipo-6 exists in a parallel universe where electric vehicles were commonplace back in the 1940s. I wouldn’t be surprised though, if the world, plagued by the 2nd World War and the need to have an efficient way to… Read More ›
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