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The Extraordinary True Story of the First Camera Phone
Phillipe Kahn invented the first camera phone on June 11th, 1997, the day his daughter was born. He had his jerry-rigged system, a mobile phone plus a digital camera, in the delivery room and was able to capture little Sophie… Read More ›
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Magic Photo Cube Album
Here’s a DIY to make one out of cardboard. I’ve seen one from the Dali museum, and what’s amazing is a detail that these featureless sides must lack: the sides came together to make a surprising number of distinct images… Read More ›
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The Samsung Gear Sport looks better than any Apple Watch
Get motivated to move more, eat better, and live a healthy life. The Gear Sport tracks your fitness and diet, keeping you on the right path to reach your goals. It’s as stylish as it is functional. Change the… Read More ›
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Head Case
You’ve tied on a little piece of coloured ribbon and you’ve spent a load of money on that mad clingfilm machine… only to discover that everyone else has done exactly the same thing. Prevent ‘Baggage Reclaim’ drama and make sure… Read More ›
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I’m going to adopt her
Simon sent me the above video and said that the girl in the light blue top should be my daughter. She is so enthusiastic about Queen (as everyone should be) and her personality just shines through. My wife and I… Read More ›
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Machine Era | Field Pen
The Field Pen is specifically designed to be your everyday pen. It’s reliable, perfectly balanced, sports clean lines, solid construction, and is piece of EDC you’ll love to carry. It’s compact and durable with a solid in-hand feel. The shape… Read More ›
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Arrest of University Hospital nurse
No words.
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Are robots persons?
Sounds like a science fiction theme. Recall the Star Trek The Next Generation episode about whether Data was a person. I saw this article at CBC News about robots paying taxes. Not directly, but the idea was that if a… Read More ›
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Palm is making a comeback next year
It isn’t clear exactly what sort of gadgets we can look forward to, but TCL’s marketing manager Stefan Streit said that the portfolio will be designed to appeal to fans of the brand and their much-loved palmtop organizers. I’m hoping… Read More ›
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No backups here
The manager of Terry Pratchett’s estate says he’s honoured the late fantasy author’s wishes by destroying a hard drive containing his unpublished works with a steamroller. Rob Wilkins posted a picture of himself near a steamroller and tweeted: “About to… Read More ›
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