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• The Watch That Went to the Moon. Oh really?!?

  By Shaun on July 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  That watch, the Omega Speedmaster Professional—also known as the Moonwatch—retails on the Omega website for $5,350, and has the words the first watch worn on the moon engraved on the case back, along with the reminder that the Speedmaster is… Read More ›

• Apollo 11 in Real Time

  By Shaun on July 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Just click this link on a laptop and off you go. Seriously amazing.

• Jooltool: she destroyed a Daytona!

  By Shaun on July 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  She removed the ink on the bezel. OMG!

• All-new Kindle – £49.99

  By Shaun on July 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Meet the all-new Kindle, now with a built-in adjustable front light so you can read indoors, outdoors and at more times of day. Purpose-built for reading, Kindle features a glare-free touchscreen display that reads like printed paper, even in direct… Read More ›

• Jony Ive’s Mistakes

  By Shaun on July 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Yet what’s almost universally overlooked in the paeans to Ive’s design legacy is that the fabulous iMac design also included one of his worst mistakes: the “hockey puck” mouse, whose round shape was so unfriendly to the human hand that… Read More ›

• White dials

  By Shaun on July 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m thinking that my next watch should have a white dial and unconsciously I am finding myself picking out white dials from a sea of dark faced watches each time I browse. This possible stems from the Oyster Perpetual 39,… Read More ›

• Has Rolex gone too far?

  By Shaun on July 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I visited a couple of authorised Rolex dealers today to check on the situation regarding a white dial Oyster Perpetual 39. The end result was expected, but still disappointing. Having just visited a Watchfinder store where I spotted a GMT… Read More ›

• Insults, lies, gaslighting, authoritarian threats. He’s your president.

  By Shaun on July 11, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  After insulting Buttigieg, Trump demeaned Elizabeth Warren by describing her as “a very nervous and skinny version of Pocahontas.” Trump went on to compare Warren unfavorably with himself, describing himself as “so great looking and smart, a true Stable Genius!”… Read More ›

• Bye bye to the best Mac ever

  By Shaun on July 11, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Apple cleaned up its MacBook lineup this week with updated hardware, better prices, and one casualty: the 12-inch MacBook. While the MacBook Air and entry-level MacBook Pro saw changes (and Mac storage prices dropped), Apple killed off its lightest notebook… Read More ›

• Apple disables Walkie-Talkie

  By Shaun on July 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Apple has disabled the Walkie-Talkie service on Apple Watch this morning, due to an unknown exploit that could have allowed a stranger to eavesdrop the Apple Watch microphone without consent… More here. I tried to get Walkie-Talkie to work many… Read More ›