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Confessions of a watch flipper
Admitting you have “flipped” a grail watch to the watch-collecting community is a fast-track route to becoming a social pariah. But get found out by the maker of that watch and things get much, much worse. Why? Because now, according… Read More ›
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Steve Jobs Worn Shirt in an iPhone…
This is the iPhone 11 Pro Superior Steve Jobs. Yes, it has an actual piece of Steve Jobs’ shirt embedded in it. Thanks to vboelema. This may seem crazy and a bit of a stunt, but there are only 9… Read More ›
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Apple Is Designing for a Post-Facebook World
Take the new Notes. In iOS 13, you’ll still be able to make a standard Reminder or To-Do list. But since Notes knows your contacts, now you can mention people inside the app to tag them (it seems to work… Read More ›
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Non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm
At the end of last week, the Internet Society (ISOC) announced that it has sold the rights to the .org registry for an undisclosed sum to a private equity company called Ethos Capital. The deal is set to complete in… Read More ›
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Fossil’s Hybrid HR smartwatches
When you click into one of these apps, the watch hands move to point to 9 and 3, so they’re horizontal, and then the information displays above and below them. It works, but it’s awkward. Worse: it means that very… Read More ›
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What would happen if Rolex went to space?
Omega is known above all else for the Speedmaster and the fact that it went to the moon. The brand has made a big deal of this fact, a huge deal and arguably without this the company would be significantly… Read More ›
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Sweet Child O’ Mine on iPhone
Wow! You need talent to do this, but it shows what is possible in GarageBand.
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Time to say goodbye to Leonard
So, this is it. The final Leonard Cohen album has arrived and while this is a sad moment the album is a genuine surprise. It sits up there with his very best and it would appear that, like many other… Read More ›
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An Alarming Discovery in an Astronaut’s Bloodstream
A NASA spokesperson says the agency is now drawing up plans for a formal ultrasound program to monitor all of its astronauts while they’re in orbit. It has also made sure that the ISS “is equipped with appropriate treatments in… Read More ›
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Lizzo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Just brilliant! If bad language offends you may want to avoid, but don’t do that.
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