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  • Smug Android users

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    I often hear people criticise iPhone users with a huge degree of ignorance. The presumption that we are all sheep and do not know what we are buying seems commonplace. Steve, however, sent me the video below which takes an… Read More ›

  • The Radium Girls

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    1917. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous – the girls themselves… Read More ›

  • Fitbit’s new ‘mass appeal’ smartwatch – no lugs

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    The leak over at Wareable of the new smartwatch from Fitbit is surprising because of the amount of detail on offer. It is less surprising that the design seems to lack imagination and especially so because the company bought Pebble… Read More ›

  • iOS 11 jailbreaking

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    Jailbreaking seems like something from the past that is no longer needed, but when I look at this list of available tweaks from Cult of Mac a little part of me can see the benefits, despite knowing all of the… Read More ›

  • The complete set

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    How important is the box, paperwork, receipt and evidenced history of a watch to you? I guess when buying a vintage watch it adds a sense of security to the purchase and acts like a mythical guarantee that lets you… Read More ›

  • The ROXON Modular Smartphone System

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    Presenting the innovative ROXON Modular Smartphone System. Starting with a BASEROX smartphone case, accessories snap in place – accessories like the VIBROX portable bluetooth sound engine, and the handy VOLTROX power bank battery pack. Finally, sustainable swappable accessories for smartphones… Read More ›

  • The Bremont 2018 collection

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    Decent new collection from Bremont of which the S501 particularly catches my eye. BE-92AE automatic chronometer with 38-hour power reserve. 43mm stainless steel Trip-Tick® case construction. Water resistant to 50 ATM, 500 metres. Vintage leather strap.

  • Galaxy S9 / Matrix phone / MediaPads

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    The Galaxy S9 will have a 5.8in screen, while the larger S9+ will have a 6.2in screen. Both 8.5mm thick smartphones have curved screens, thin bezels, stereo speakers and reduced top and bottom non-screen elements compared to last year’s models…. Read More ›

  • This is where we are

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    Sometimes I capture a photo and it makes me realise just how far we have come in mobile photography. I am a terrible photographer, but every now and then the iPhone does the work for me.

  • The Seiko SRP775: instant vintage

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    I bought an SRP775 when it was first released and ended up flipping it for a PADI version which was then flipped for something else and so the familiar tale of loving watches continued until I ended up back with… Read More ›