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• 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 ›

• Simplicity is tremendously difficult

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Technically, the new H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Purity remains identical to the previous editions of the Schaffhausen-based Manufacture’s QP. And to be honest, no complaints, as there’s not much to improve on this movement. Indeed, it certainly… Read More ›

• The Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary set

  By Shaun on March 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I received these pictures of new graphite/gunmetal gray color Nikon D5, D500 camera sets and three Nikkor lens sets designed for Nikon’s 100th anniversary that were on display at the CP+ show in Japan. There is no information on pricing… Read More ›

• Gemini PDA: the most exciting mobile product I have seen in 10 years

  By Shaun on February 28, 2017 • ( 12 )

  

  The folks at UK-based Planet Computers want to bring back the idea of a small, clamshell computer. And they’ve partnered with the designer of the classic Psion Series 5 to do it. The Gemini is basically a tiny laptop featuring… Read More ›

• A Bugatti Concept

  By Shaun on February 28, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s a stunning hybrid of old and new with a modern Bugatti front half and classic rear. Our mouths are watering to see more! More at YD. I’m not really into cars or concepts of any kind, but my word… Read More ›