Author Archives
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Families That Still Rule the World
Look up in New York City and you’ll no doubt see a wooden water tower topping a roof. Resembling rustic grain silos, the towers are an iconic part of the cityscape and quietly keep millions of people alive. (Normal pipes… Read More ›
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The Ultra-Light “Rafael Nadal” Tourbillon
Made of Quartz TPT, a carbon composite, the case gets its colour from the resins used to bind the carbon fibres inside the material. The case measures 40.3mm wide and 47.77mm long, while standing 12.75mm high, making it slightly wider… Read More ›
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The Instax Square SQ10
Where most instant cameras simply allow you to shoot and print your photo, the SQ10 lets you edit your photos on screen and store them in the internal camera roll to print at a later time. If you shoot a… Read More ›
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Man Spends 10 Years Illustrating His Book With MS Paint
Author and now illustrator Pat Hines wrote a book called Camp Redblood and the Essential Revenge which he felt needed illustrations, but he sucked at Photoshop and other digital art programs. So Pat spent 10 years mastering the “classic” PC… Read More ›
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Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned
A Stanford inquiry into the accuracy of seven wristband activity monitors showed that six out of seven devices measured heart rate within 5 percent. None, however, measured energy expenditure well… …“People are basing life decisions on the data provided by… Read More ›
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ticwatch2
Ticwatch 2 helps you beat your previous times and track your acheivements, all without a phone. Track various activities, set your workout goals, and start. Fitness watchface displays your current health information like heart rate, steps, calories burnt, and many… Read More ›
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The best sat navs you can buy
Sat navs are sometimes dismissed as old technology, but they do offer substantial advantages over just using your smartphone for directions. Sat navs keep your hands free while driving and removed from any temptation to fiddle with your smartphone even… Read More ›
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Brik Book MacBook Pro case
Founded on Kickstarter in 2015, this brilliant Brik Book laptop case is designed to test the limits of your imagination. Compatible with LEGO™, Mega Bloks and KRE-O, you can create your own 3D, fully customized designs, and then make a… Read More ›
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Swiss Alp Watch Zzzz, A Mechanical Watch In Standby Mode
A watch with a rectangular case, with rounded corners, featuring a glossy black dial. At first glance, it could be mistaken for a smartwatch on standby. But look a little closer, and it reveals itself to be a living watch,… Read More ›
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Coke Habit
The Summer after 10th grade Mike spent two solid weeks with horrible horrible migraines, dizziness, blind spots and tunnel vision—he didn’t know what it was… This is the story of his Coke Habit. Scary, very scary
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