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• The Less Ugly One

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 2 )

  This is the first time I’ve seen one of these in the wild. I was surprised how small it was, and also by how flimsy the side panels were. Why would I buy one of these when I have an… Read More ›

• Apple reactions old and new

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The widespread belief is that the 2017 iPhone will be all glass, at least in the front, which would give off the visuals of a bezel-less phone (too bad, Apple, Xiaomi beat you to it). Well, over the weekend, a… Read More ›

• Naked Case: World’s 1st iPhone 7 Scratch-Resistant Skin

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Back the Naked Case™ & NEVER WORRY about scratching your iPhone 7 body and screen again. Now available for ANY iPhone 7/7+… More at kickstarter. I’m not totally convinced by the idea, but it is shipping now. So why kickstarter?

• Seiko SRP775K1 thoughts

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I recently picked up the attractively named Seiko SRP775K1 for review which is one of the most traditional watches that Seiko makes. It is a remake of the classic Seiko 6309 and also one of the most accurate remakes I… Read More ›

• Just Husbands

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Superb marketing from Fossil.

• Make an Indoor Water Garden

  By Shaun on November 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Install your planted jar somewhere it will get bright, indirect light. The indirect light will allow the plants to grow, while preventing algal blooms direct light can cause. Initially, your plants may shed a few leaves as they get adjusted… Read More ›

• Benjamin Button Reviews The New MacBook Pro

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The new MacBook Pro shows that Apple is finally becoming serious about developers. Gone is the gimmicky TouchBar, gone are the four USB-C ports that forced power users to carry a suitcase full of dongles. In their place we get… Read More ›

• The best Halloween light show ever!

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Now that is amazing.

• The Statue of Liberty Almost Got a Glowing Wrist Watch

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  It was 1926, and the trio of watchmakers—Benjamin, Oscar, and S. Ralph  Lazarus—had opened a shop on Beekman Street, in Lower Manhattan. Their business was a short walk from the Battery, where they would have been able to stand on… Read More ›

• All We Need Is Love—and Leonard Cohen

  By Shaun on October 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I’m turning 40 in a few weeks. I wasn’t expecting it. Like most of us, I’ve spent a lifetime learning a vocabulary fit to describe only the thrusts and pleasures of youth. I have many words for hope. I have… Read More ›