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• Using a Frame Within a Frame

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  First of all, a frame within a frame occurs when you use a visual element in the image to frame the primary subject. The purpose of using a frame within a frame is to help move the viewer’s eye toward… Read More ›

• Siempo phone: brilliant or silly?

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We felt overwhelmed by our phones so we built a better one. Smart technology re-imagined for a less distracted life… More at kickstarter. Silly.

• Stuck in the middle, in a place I don’t want to be

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 9 )

  This is far from one of life’s big problems, at least not in comparison to other things I am dealing with. It is, however, something that is bothering me and possibly something that others will have to deal with in… Read More ›

• Eye: the iPhone case that gives you Android

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Add to your phone a: 5 inch display, battery power, up to 256GB storage, SIM slots, an IR blaster & wireless charging! More at kickstarter. That is a clever idea, it really is, even though it is effectively an Android… Read More ›

• There’s a home screen for everyone (on Android)

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  From the way it looks to the way it works, you can make Android your own. Start by taking the #myAndroid Taste Test. It’s a quick, fun way to find the right home screen for you… More here. Smart move… Read More ›

• Narro turns your reading list into a podcast

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Use Narro’s Android app, Chrome Extension, iOS app, or bookmarklet on any article. Don’t worry about ads or formatting – Narro filters out everything but the text. The extracted text will be transcribed to audio in a clear voice. You… Read More ›

• How A New Zealand Bug Collector Helped Make The World Lose An Hour Of Sleep

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  You will sometimes read that DST was originally Ben Franklin’s idea. Franklin did publish an anonymous pamphlet, in 1784, suggesting that Parisians could cut the cost of lighting homes at night by getting up earlier as the days lengthen in… Read More ›

• Very High Precision

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  High precision is, in fact, exactly what this new Longines Conquest VHP is all about: it is accurate to ± 5 seconds per year. Let’s keep in mind that COSC requirements for quartz movements are ± 0.07 seconds per day,… Read More ›

• The colourblind photographer

  By Shaun on March 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I am colorblind. And I am a photographer. In my particular case, and in the majority of those that are “color challenged”, being colorblind doesn’t actually mean we cannot see colors. Or at least, without borrowing your eyes and brain… Read More ›

• Pandora Premium

  By Shaun on March 13, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  The first thing you’ll notice with Pandora Premium is that it takes fewer clicks to actually start playing music compared to Apple Music and Spotify. The app launches into My Music, which features a carousel of recently played albums and… Read More ›