Author Archives
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The Seagate BACKUP PLUS 5TB PORTABLE HD
$169 for a small 5TB hard drive is very impressive. I do, however, worry about drives that do not use external power in preference to USB. I have had multiple problems with USB-powered drives in the past.
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Historical Overview Of A Diving Legend
Water resistant watches were already in the Rolex collection since the early 1930s. In 1935, the Rolex catalog showed a 47mm cushion-shaped Oyster-case watch with reference 2533. It had a pocket watch movement inside, a Lépine hand-wound movement with a… Read More ›
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Cutting an SLR Camera in half with a 60,000 PSI Waterjet
Why? Apart from the fact it is kind of impressive I suppose.
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PhotoScan by Google Photos
Photos from the past, meet scanner from the future. Get the new PhotoScan app by Google Photos, available now on Android and soon on iOS. Well worth a download (Android / iOS)
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“Designed by a bloke from West Sussex”
Crawley, West Sussex — Shaun McGill today announced the release of a new hardbound book chronicling 14 years of Lost In Mobile, expressed through lots of words put together in sentences. “Designed by a bloke from West Sussex,” which covers… Read More ›
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“Designed by Apple (who have lost the plot) in California”
Apple today announced the release of a new hardbound book chronicling 20 years of Apple’s design, expressed through 450 photographs of past and current Apple products. “Designed by Apple in California,” which covers products from 1998’s iMac to 2015’s Apple… Read More ›
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Is the Kindle Paperwhite perfect?
My Kindle Paperwhite died last week after a long period of faithful service. A period in which it was used almost every day, in which it was charged about once a month and a time in which it never failed… Read More ›
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My son, the green bubble friend
My son’s iPhone 6 bent at the exact point that a lot of iPhone 6 phones bend and so we took it to Apple. It is 18 months old and Apple’s view was that they would give us a new… Read More ›
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Chris Porsz tracks down people he photographed decades ago
REUNIONS by Chris Porsz is unique. Chris has spent the last few years tracking down hundreds of the amazing people he photographed in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Some were easy, some were hard, some were impossible to find. When… Read More ›
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The Jacob & Co. Epic SF 24
Understanding a bit about the brand might help to explain where something like the Jacob & Co. Epic SF 24 watch came from. It isn’t really inspired by anything Jacob & Co. has in the past – which is actually… Read More ›
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