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LG’s new 42.5-inch monitor
LG’s latest monitor is a big beast aimed at pro customers used to juggling multiple displays. It’s 42.5 inches wide, and has enough ports to show four screens at once from different sources. Oh, and it’s available for preorder for… Read More ›
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Tissot PR50 Le Locle Gent’s Watch Review
The Tissot PR50 Le Locle is a throwback to a time when watches were designed to appeal to men who wanted elegance and traditional style. Indeed, it isn’t so much a throwback as a very impressively designed watch which straddles… Read More ›
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The Apple Watch series 2 experience (part 2)
I think Apple is in the best place to move smart watches to a point that traditional watch wearers will consider these devices to be acceptable. I laughed when the Apple Watch Edition was announced and scoffed at the price…. Read More ›
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The Wingback Cash Wallet
The Wingback Cash Wallet is at the evolutionary midpoint between your regular old-school wallet, and your mobile that now has the ability to make payments. Small enough to fit in any pocket, and unbelievably handy, the Cash Wallet holds up… Read More ›
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Are we addicted to consuming information?
In an annual contest at Coney Island, participants vie to see who can eat the most hot dogs in 10 minutes. It has seemed in recent years that US adults bring a similar spirit to their consumption of media, cramming… Read More ›
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The City
Such a typically Apple advert. Does the job.
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Absolut Hangsmart
We all dread it. You’ve finally found the right artwork, the right frame, the right spot – only to realise the art doesn’t fit there, the frame is wonky and your wall is littered with dusty holes. There must be… Read More ›
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Five Trillion Photos Every Second
Everything’s cooler in slow motion, but high frame-rate photography is an essential tool for scientists studying phenomena that occur in the blink of an eye. Researchers at Lund University have just revealed the fastest high-speed camera ever developed that can… Read More ›
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What apps sell your data?
But Unroll.me (which USA TODAY writers have previously recommended) stands apart from other data-driven services because it needs access to your entire inbox. The travel-management app TripIt (also covered here) will also make the same request so it can find… Read More ›
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Food banks vs soundbites
The video above is remarkable for so many reasons. Listen to the questions the interviewer asks and how the response do not in any way tackle what is being asked, almost to the point of completely ignoring the plight of… Read More ›