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• Meet Sphinx

  By Shaun on February 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Named the Sphinx Station, with ‘Sphinx’ in Russian serving as an abbreviation for Short for Super Functional Integrated Communicative System, the system was designed by Azrikan in 1987 in collaboration with A.Kolotushkin and V. Goessen, following an assignment from the… Read More ›

• A Call For Transparency

  By Shaun on February 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I get it, you are immensely proud to have created your very own watch brand. You are an entrepreneur, you might have lived out of your car and slept on the office floor for months. You invested your own money,… Read More ›

• The best MP3 players

  By Shaun on February 9, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  Yes, your smartphone is very smart indeed. But while it’s a great camera, a useful GPS, an excellent internet portal and a decent telephone, let’s face it: it’s almost certainly a rotten music player. Even if you discard the appalling… Read More ›

• Omega Geneve calibre 1012 (1974) review

  By Shaun on February 9, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  I haven’t reviewed a new watch for a while so I though I would review an old one. A watch that is 45 years old in fact. It was spotted in a vintage watch shop I know and I spent… Read More ›

• The Circular™ Smart Ring

  By Shaun on February 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Circular is the smart ring that combines style with cutting edge technology to empower you to be more energetic and productive. On the outside, Circular is sleek, seamless, and discreet. On the inside, it’s powered by advanced mechanical customization and… Read More ›

• Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones

  By Shaun on February 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers. The fine was imposed by France’s competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF, which said consumers were not warned. In… Read More ›

• The Timex M79 Automatic (Batman)

  By Shaun on February 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The most obvious update is the colour scheme. The red and blue, Pepsi combination of the Q is gone and it’s been replaced with black and blue instead. This new combination is fondly referred to as ‘Batman’ in the watch… Read More ›

• Coming out…

  By Shaun on February 7, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  A popular TV presenter in the UK, Phillip Schofield, came out as gay today. For those of you who do not know him, he is hugely popular in the UK and the go to guy for new shows of a… Read More ›

• App subscriptions- we have no clue!

  By Shaun on February 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A lot of people, including some recent switchers, think it outrageous that they should be required to pay a subscription at all. For them £1.99 is more than enough to fund unlimited free updates and support. They are unwilling to… Read More ›

• Stabbed for a £115,000 watch

  By Shaun on February 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  “They tried to cut through the tendon in my arm to disable me and stop me fighting back. They knew what they were doing. I chased after them because it was so out of order. All I can think about… Read More ›