Author Archives
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Real books up, eBooks down
Figures released today by the Publishers Association shows that 2016 was a record breaking year for the publishing industry with sales of books and journals reaching £4.8bn, their highest ever level. Highlights include: Overall digital sales up 6% to £1.7bn… Read More ›
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The Xiaomi Hey S3
Named the Hey S3, this wearable is the most advanced from Xiaomi to date featuring a 1.28inch display , built-in GPS + Glonass and weighing in at only 38g. One of the big issues with smartwatches is there battery life,… Read More ›
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The Beauty of Handwriting
The eighteen offerings on this page inspire me to want to take more time with my handwriting. They are so satisfying to look at.
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Why Poverty Is Like a Disease
From one perspective, epigenetics offers a compelling narrative of life experiences feeding back directly onto the basic programming that makes us who we are. But the field also has some foundational controversies. In June of last year, a team of… Read More ›
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Parents build mini-Blockbuster store
His father, also called Hector, told the Huffington Post that he and his wife have been taking their son to their local Blockbuster since he was 13. When they heard the store would be shutting down, they bought up some… Read More ›
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17 Record Stores To Visit Before You Die
We here at THUMP thought we’d take the opportunity to remind you of the many wicked places you can find your wax during the remaining 364 days of the year—that way you can actually support the independent industry, you know?… Read More ›
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Google built an app that takes perfect nighttime photos
To learn what was possible with a cellphone camera in extremely low-light conditions, I looked to the experimental SeeInTheDark app, written by Marc Levoy and presented at the ICCV 2015 Extreme Imaging Workshop, which can produce pictures with even less… Read More ›
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Finally! Good e-Reader 6.8
The Good e-Reader 13.3 inch e-reader was the first product we ever released and many users wanted something smaller and more affordable. This was the reasoning behind our new 6.8 inch Android e-reader! It has a WACOM screen, so you… Read More ›
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Fake News
The problem, as I see it, is not the news itself, but how we get our news. There are still lots of dependable journalists and media out there, while keeping in mind that almost all news is slanted, even slightly,… Read More ›
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Keyboards are so 2017
Designed with designers in mind, this MacBook Pro 2018 concept explores the integration of a full-size touchpad in place of the traditional keyboard. It relies on Apple’s own Taptic Engine system to give the user the feel of physical buttons… Read More ›
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