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  • The Apple Watch and longevity

    One criticism if the Apple Watch is that it does not have the same longevity of a real watch and that is a perfectly logical argument. You cannot deny that it is designed to only last for a few years… Read More ›

  • The Reon Pocket

    The Reon Pocket is a fairly slim palm-sized white plastic device that charges over USB-C and connects to your iOS or Android phone with Bluetooth. It definitely looks like a Sony gadget. There’s a silicone pad on the back that… Read More ›

  • Hostage siege ends…

    A gunman in Ukraine armed with an automatic rifle and grenades has surrendered to police and released 13 hostages after the country’s president consented to his demand to recommend the 2005 animal rights documentary Earthlings, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. The… Read More ›

  • Russia won the EU referendum for Boris, presumably…

    The Intelligence and Security Committee’s long-awaited report into Russian activity in the UK said the government was “playing catch-up” and needed to take “immediate action”. The report also claimed the government made no effort to investigate Russian interference in the… Read More ›

  • BIGSOFTI

    Created by Australian film professionals and based on these lighting principles, BIGSOFTI is a mobile, high quality, bi-colour LED soft panel that delivers stunning diffused lighting for better photos, videos and video calls on all your devices… More here. Love… Read More ›

  • Taking the Plunge

    Daring was not enough however, “It may be there is a herb growing at the bottom of the river just above the pool at Granchester,” he wrote to his friend Geoffrey Keynes (later to become a well-known Blake scholar), “and… Read More ›

  • A simple fix for always feeling tired

    Working from home isn’t much fun in my opinion. Besides the isolation and the boredom of spending most of my time in one place, I have found myself feeling tired most of the time. I have put on some weight… Read More ›

  • Anyone would be better than Trump. Almost anyone…

    In the first rally of his last-minute presidential campaign, rapper Kanye West delivers rambling remarks at a South Carolina convention centre. The venue appeared to lack audience microphones, so West repeatedly told the crowd to be silent. ‘Quiet, quiet, quiet,… Read More ›

  • Ireland’s contact-tracing app success

    Since launching on 6 July, the Covid Tracker app was downloaded 1.3m times in eight days – the fastest-downloaded app per capita in Europe – and has started picking up cases of infection. “We’ve been delighted by the take-up rate…. Read More ›

  • Value is everything and nothing

    Warning: this article contains watches which is a subject I know that many of you have no interest in, but the main focus is about something much more generic. I should add that when I merged Lost In Mobile and… Read More ›