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The flexi disc
The flexi disc has, for a physically flimsy format, an incredibly diverse background, and its story incorporates everyone from the Beatles, David Bowie, and ABBA, to Alice Cooper and heavy metal. In terms of retail it cropped up with National… Read More ›
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What is necessary?
Smartwatches are still in their infancy. Wait a few years as components get smaller and batteries get better. There’s a big distinction between useful and necessary. Smartwatches are or could be useful for most people but they’re not necessary. I… Read More ›
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Let’s Watch It!
The app, has been around since early March, but recently added support for turning on the front-facing camera and the microphone in the app, giving it more of a social, real-time feel. But these features are optional – you can… Read More ›
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Google Photos for Android Adds Video Stabilisation
Video stabilization has been hiding in the background of Google Photos for a while, as pointed out by Android Police, but in this new update, it’s live for all. This feature is pretty straightforward. To use it, open up a… Read More ›
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Sell Your Photo Books
Photographers can now earn royalties from their work by selling photo books straight from their iPhones. Booxie, an iOS app for creating custom photo books, today announced the launch of a royalties program for selling photobooks to followers. From chefs… Read More ›
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15 Idiotic Internet of Things Devices
Humans contain multitudes. We have a demonstrated ability to work hard, sweat and toil for our daily bread, and, as a society, achieve magnificent feats of science and technology. We’ve literally reached the stars! However, we can also be incredibly… Read More ›
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Don’t think of relaxing as doing nothing
I think part of our problem is that we have been given this idea that doing nothing is the equivalent of lazy and that’s not viewed as good. Add to that job psychology which still says that more work is… Read More ›
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Pure Comedy
So many things I dislike expertly torn down through brilliant lyrics, a wonderful voice and some splendid visuals. Magnificent.
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Moments: I don’t need a camera
The old adage that the best camera is the one you have with you has proved true time and time again for me. Almost without exception, my favourite photos are the ones I have taken with my iPhone and I… Read More ›
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Stop Pretending Smartwatches Are Useful
Cut to the present and Pebble is deader than the ashes of a burned up Galaxy Note7. Fitbit, the most popular wearable brand, can’t get its first real smartwatch out the door (and, by all accounts, it’s so ugly no… Read More ›