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• The Secret Shame of the Cracked Phone

  By Shaun on April 10, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  I polled Twitter recently after a rash of complaints about my phone, asking exactly how ashamed I should be of my shattered screen on a scale of 1 to 10. “11,” one friend said. “Ten billion,” known jerk David Pierce… Read More ›

• Espresso spread

  By Shaun on April 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  If you work 9 to 5, it’s pretty much a given that you simply can’t make it through to midday without sitting over your keyboard with a steaming cup of coffee. Well, now someone has made the morning rush to… Read More ›

• Samsung: We no longer produce and sell digital cameras

  By Shaun on April 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  “We no longer produce and sell digital cameras,” said a Samsung official on condition of anonymity. “But we will create a new camera product category to continue the business.” The new category may include cameras for smartphones and other mobile… Read More ›

• Timex: the best value watch you can buy?

  By Shaun on April 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Some of us have always known Timex to be, in cultural terms, the best watch money can buy. Historically, the brand has stood for no-nonsense, all-American classicism, offering an escape from the status-watch game. George W. Bush wore one as… Read More ›

• This is where TomTom goes wrong

  By Shaun on April 9, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  TomTom Traffic is the best by far, until it isn’t. The breakdown of the service is happening too much these days, and don’t even get me started on GO Mobile.  How can you have something so good and screw it… Read More ›

• Will your children thank you for everything you have tweeted or posted about them?

  By Shaun on April 9, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Some interesting points within this: a.) think before you post; b.) consider deleting your posts after a while; c.) once it’s on the Internet, it is very hard to remove it; d.) but there is something resembling a “right to… Read More ›

• Rocking Scooter

  By Shaun on April 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  This vintage style children’s Rocking Scooter adds an Italian feel to your modern nursery. Offered in classic cream, mint blue, pink as well as a graphic Italian flag edition. Long runners provide excellent stability, helping little ones to improve their… Read More ›

• The Vertu Constellation

  By Shaun on April 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  The iPhone 7 is a bargain isn’t it.

• The isolated vocals of Marvin Gaye

  By Shaun on April 9, 2017 • ( 1 )

  This is unbelievable.

• New York 2140

  By Shaun on April 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Over the course of his career, Kim Stanley Robinson has written some of the best known — and most plausible — works of science fiction: Red Mars, 2312, and Aurora, just to name a few. Robinson’s books are incredibly detailed,… Read More ›