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• TheParallaxView: why would you not download this?

  By Shaun on March 2, 2018 • ( 5 )

  Novelty maybe, but so so impressive. Available soon (hopefully) on the iOS App Store.

• The dream of just a screen

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 2 )

  Every now and then I catch myself using the iPhone X and realising just how impressive a device it is. When I look back to the early iPhone, the Palm Treo and even the Psions, the iPhone X is a… Read More ›

• Casio goes ‘Full Metal’

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Steel, or any metal for that matter, is the least G-Shocky material I can think of and that is one of the two reasons that makes these two watches get on my “want” list. The first G-Shock, technically, was what… Read More ›

• Smug Android users

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 4 )

  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

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Shaun on February 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Shaun on February 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Shaun on February 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Shaun on February 26, 2018 • ( 1 )

  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

  By Shaun on February 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  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.