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Apple now sells more watches than the entire Swiss watch industry
The Apple Watch wasn’t just the best-selling smartwatch last year, but also put the Swiss watch industry to shame, according to new sales estimates compiled by Strategy Analytics. The report estimates Apple shipped nearly 31 million units in 2019, a… Read More ›
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Apple now sells more watches than the entire Swiss watch industry
The Apple Watch wasn’t just the best-selling smartwatch last year, but also put the Swiss watch industry to shame, according to new sales estimates compiled by Strategy Analytics. The report estimates Apple shipped nearly 31 million units in 2019, a… Read More ›
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App subscription fatigue
Unfortunately, that seems to no longer be a sustainable business model, much to my disdain. From the user’s view, paying once for an app and getting free updates for life (or at least a few years), is the ideal situation…. Read More ›
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The Speedmaster Racing Co‑Axial Chronograph 40 mm
This model features an opaline silver dial covered by a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and graced by a date window, a small seconds sub-dial, 30-minute recorder and 12-hour recorder; each of the silvery sub-dials has a textured “Clous de Paris” pattern…. Read More ›
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Create your own Google Maps traffic jam
With its Geo Tools, Google has created a platform that allows users and businesses to interact with maps in a novel way. This means that questions relating to power in the discourse of cartography have to be reformulated. But what… Read More ›
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The incredible time-bending power of your brain
Ever wondered where the last year of your life went? Neuroscientist David Eagleman sheds some light on the time-bending power of your brain… More here. Fascinating.
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Who wears a watch like this?
When you look at a watch it is not difficult to imagine who would be the likely customer. You can guess age ranges, financial position and so much more just by looking at a watch, but here we have something… Read More ›
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Oppo: oops
We can’t take too much else from the design for now – it appears there’s a microphone recess on the right hand side and two buttons for interacting with the user interface, but that’s about it. Whether the Oppo smartwatch… Read More ›
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No more dive watches
I bought an Orient Mako the other day and it concluded some thoughts I had been having for some time. It wasn’t only the size of the watch which is admittedly too big for most people (45mm) or the orange… Read More ›
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When the ‘house’ comes tumbling down…
Some of you may or may not be aware that I recently came into issues with the sale of a replica watch.I feel stupid, sick, numb, upset, and frustrated that I’ve potentially passed this on to a buyer.After a few… Read More ›
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