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• Smartphones as we know them will be dead in five years

  By Shaun on March 2, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  Right now, we use the phones to send messages, make calls, browse the web and watch things. That’s still going to be the case but the real innovation in the future is going to come from software and a large… Read More ›

• These strawberries are not red and neither are the pixels

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  Uhhh… they all came out gray. That just makes me a little angry! It’s putting my brain in for a complete spin. Try it out for yourself, take it into Photoshop and use your color picker… More at Retouchist. How… Read More ›

• Is the Sony Xperia XZ Premium for humans?

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve finally figured out Sony’s mobile strategy. The proud Japanese company understands that its competitiveness in the mobile sector is over. It knows it will never again speak the same language as US carriers, and it’s aware that European consumers… Read More ›

• Please Knock on My Door

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Please Knock on My Door is a simple game about a person living with depression. The protagonist, a blocky, inky-black character, lives a fairly standard life: Wake up, go to work, come home, repeat. The days are punctuated with mundane… Read More ›

• Timex Weekender Watch Review

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The Timex Weekender is unique because it is so completely derivative. If you think of a basic watch, the Weekender likely comes to mind and this is what makes it so unbelievably cool. When you wear a Weekender, you are… Read More ›

• When organisations don’t bother validating email signups

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I received 3 emails overnight saying that I had signed up for offers, deals, newsletters and various other crap that I did not need or want. At first I thought it was just normal spam, but then I looked a… Read More ›

• A Fingerprint Scanner That Can Be Placed Beneath the Display. And so it begins…

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 9 )

  

  Apple has just been granted a new patent over at the USPTO. Much like the previous patents, this one too is pertaining to the iPhone fingerprint scanner. As per the filing, Apple wants to devise a way wherein the fingerprint… Read More ›

• Why Nothing Works Anymore

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  “No… it’s a magic potty,” my daughter used to lament, age 3 or so, before refusing to use a public restroom stall with an automatic-flush toilet. As a small person, she was accustomed to the infrared sensor detecting erratic motion… Read More ›

• The Raspberry Pi Zero W

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 5 )

  Today is Raspberry Pi’s fifth birthday: it’s five years since we launched the original Raspberry Pi, selling a hundred thousand units in the first day, and setting us on the road to a lifetime total (so far) of over twelve… Read More ›

• The best 50 Apple Watch apps

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Choosing the best Apple Watch apps is the best way to bring your Apple Watch Series 2 or first gen Apple Watch to life. One of the most impressive things about Apple’s ecosystem is the selection of apps compared to… Read More ›