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  • WorldClock_proto

    This World Clock is something that every global citizen needs today. The simple yet incredibly clever device quickly tells you what time it is anywhere on the planet… More at Inhabitat. How has no one thought of this before?

  • The most emotional of objects

    A few months back I asked my son why he did not wear his watch anymore and the answer surprised me. He said that it brought him bad luck and that things got better when he stopped wearing it. Crazy… Read More ›

  • BeatsX: long term

    I have been using my BeatsX for a few weeks now and can safely say that they have become my most used accessory. In my initial review I was impressed, but as time has passed that positivity has grown which… Read More ›

  • 2 days

    Going to drop the site updates down to alternate days for the foreseeable future as I need to sort a few things out that are taking more time that I expected. Nothing else will change.

  • RED’s Hydrogen One

    Obviously, the 3D stereo function is not even the main feature of this display, as the Hydrogen One is also deemed to be holographic (H4V), virtually-augmented and mixed-reality-ready smartphone. The panel can “switch seamlessly between traditional 2D content, holographic multi-view… Read More ›

  • Flex 2 Battery Life

    I fully charged it when I first received my Flex 2 and find that the battery lasts about 2-3 days if I’m lucky. It also takes forever to charge even if it’s already at medium. I’m upset I had to… Read More ›

  • How to Sell a Billion-Dollar Myth

    Some of these articles are written with a dash of knowing humor, because our French Girl obsession has become something of a joke. (Last year, The Cut skewered its ubiquity in a post titled “97 Things You Can Do Like… Read More ›

  • LeVar Burton Reads

    Lose yourself in a great story with LeVar Burton Reads. In each episode, host LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek, Roots) hand-picks a different piece of short fiction, and reads it to you… Subscribe here. Excellent.

  • Are Pop-Tarts Ravioli?

    Even though the great “is a hot dog a sandwich” debate is far from settled, another grand food comparison has entered the eatery arena: Pop-Tarts are most possibly, or definitely, related to ravioli. At least, that’s the latest ridiculous food… Read More ›

  • Your phone is a dæmon

    The podcast above made me think a little. In the film The Golden Compass, the characters have dæmons that are animals who are always with them. They share pain, emotions and everything else and must always be together and protect each… Read More ›