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The first smart watch dates back to 1927
In 1927, we didn’t have global positioning systems or micro LCD displays. But we did have the Plus Four Wristlet Route Indicator. A map that fit on your wrist, a driver could turn the knobs to scroll up their route… Read More ›
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Picking up a coin with a forklift
Too smart.
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The incredible (unknown) iPhone 8 battery life
This year seems to have spawned more silly rumours than previous years when it comes to the next iPhone and now we have random thoughts concerning how the battery will perform. It would be nice if Apple did something great… Read More ›
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What Bullets Do To Bodies
The first thing Dr. Amy Goldberg told me is that this article would be pointless. She said this on a phone call last summer, well before the election, before a tangible sensation that facts were futile became a broader American… Read More ›
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Vietnam War Photos
Over the course of about two weeks in April 1970, I shot several rolls of Kodak Ektachrome slide film (ASA 64) time exposures using a cable release and resting the camera on sandbags in one of our compound’s guard towers…. Read More ›
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The APOLLO 1 smartphone
The above image is merely a design concept and perhaps not particularly practical, but it does remind me that modern-day smartphones are largely all the same in terms of design; a thin slab of glass which is evolving into a… Read More ›
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Worlds Apart
Very clever advert which explores so much of what divides us at the moment.
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Apple must replace broken iPad with brand new one
The case involves a woman who bought an iPad Air 2 with AppleCare back in 2015. After just four months, the iPad began having problems with the tablet’s WiFi technology, which prompted Apple to give her a remanufactured iPad as… Read More ›
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Look how much space we give over to cars
An amazing illustration by Karl Jilg which cleverly highlights how much more space cars get than people.
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The potential adverse effects of caffeine consumption
Caffeine is generally recognized as safe by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at a use level not to exceed 200 ppm (0.02%) in cola-type beverages for the specific intended use of flavor (21CFR§182.1180). Caffeinated beverages, like coffee, have… Read More ›
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