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  • Apple iPhone 7+ Retro

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    Painting the past is back! Colorware is pleased to announce the iPhone 7 Plus Retro Edition. If you love the vintage look of the original 1980’s Mac then why not have it on your phone! Great attention to detail is… Read More ›

  • Confessions Of A Watch Geek

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    One day in February, I took a ride on the subway. This was a rare occurrence. Since turning forty, I’d started to suffer from a heightened sense of claustrophobia. A few years ago, I was stuck for an hour in… Read More ›

  • Russia is twice the size of the US

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    Some surprises there. tweeted by Amazing Maps.

  • Atari PONG Coffee Table

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    Daniel Perdomo’s DIY analog PONG table is now an officially-licensed Atari product. It preserves the original game’s control scheme but on a larger, physical form. The knobs can be covered when you want to have a normal table. Available in… Read More ›

  • A few days

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    Sorry, got tonsillitis. Back soon.

  • Your apps (Bob and vboelema)

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    Since I’ve retired, I spend much more time on my desktop Mac than on my iPhone or iPad. And some of my Mac apps are reflections of the apps I use on my iPhone, and vice versa. To specifics: Todo… Read More ›

  • S-Town Podcast

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    How to ascertain if a new network offers decent coverage and what are your rights if not? John despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks a reporter to investigate the son of a wealthy… Read More ›

  • In praise of cash

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    In the economist’s imagining of an idealised free market, rational individuals enter into monetary-exchange contracts with each other for their mutual benefit. One party – called the ‘buyer’ – passes money tokens to another party – called the ‘seller’ –… Read More ›

  • Lens vs. Lens

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    Lens vs. Lens is an app that allows you to compare different kinds lenses and filter photos pulled from flickr by aperture and focal length… More here. What a clever idea.

  • Your apps (Neil)

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    Much of what I do uses Apple’s own apps, and I can’t think of many, if any, cases where I have replaced a default app with something else. I’ve limited this to iOS, in line with Shaun’s post. Mail: it… Read More ›