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• Are You An Echo?

  By Shaun on March 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In 1966, while leafing through an obscure book, a 19-year-old Japanese aspiring poet by the name of Setsuo Yazaki discovered a poem that stopped him up short with its staggering generosity of empathy and existential truth conferred with great simplicity:… Read More ›

• George W Bush’s unlikely friendship with Michelle Obama

  By Shaun on March 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  He is the former Republican president, mocked and vilified by the left throughout his presidency for his right wing policies and perceived ineptitude. She is the former First Lady, married to Democrat president Barack Obama, whose politics and personality seemingly… Read More ›

• A year of air traffic

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2010, there were roughly 30 million commercial flights around the world, carrying a total of about 2.8 billion passengers. This air traffic is visualized here as 1.4 million flowing particles — one for every 2,000 air passengers… More here…. Read More ›

• Man turns himself into a Genderless Alien

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Vinny Ohh, a makeup artist and part-time male model from Los Angeles, California, has so far invested over $50,000 into 110 cosmetic procedures in an effort to turn himself into an asexual alien. People have many reasons for turning to… Read More ›

• No headphone jack, no screen

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Made for a future dominated by Siris and Alexas, the Alo phone comes without a screen and relies solely on voice communication. The phone’s body is made of a gelatinous material wrapped around an aluminum unibody, and its form designed… Read More ›

• We are upgrading our phones less often

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Add it all up, and you get this chart from Statista, which shows how smartphone buyers across America and Europe are holding onto their phones for longer periods of time. According to a recent report from analyst firm Kantar Worldpanel,… Read More ›

• The Nokia 3310 Supremo Putin

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Despite being announced only a few days ago, a luxury version of the phone is already available. A company called Caviar announced a limited-edition of the Nokia 3310 called Supremo Putin, which is inspired by the “most popular person” in… Read More ›

• Is the camera the next big product category to fail?

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  40 years ago, Bob Khoury and Warren Steinberg started selling used photo equipment out of a showcase in an Atlanta, Georgia, flea market. Soon they moved to a brick and mortar store which, to incorporate their earlier experience, they called… Read More ›

• The New 10.5 Inch iPad Pro (lose the bezels!)

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Apple are expected to launch three versions of the iPad Pro this year, a 12.9 inch model, a 9.7 inch model and a new 10.5 inch model. The new 10.5 inch version of the iPad Pro will apparently have the… Read More ›

• Watches, watches, watches…

  By Shaun on March 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Following the initial launch of four models, each with two versions, DH has brought out a new pair of chronographs, the 1939s. These multi-scale chronographs are based on the highly technical models by the likes of Tissots, Omegas, Breitlings, Eberhards… Read More ›