Author Archives
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30 years of PDA and smartphone OS…
If you haven’t heard of David Wood before then you need to catch up a little. One of the creators of the Psion palmtops in the 1990s and then one of the architects of Symbian OS in the 2000s, he… Read More ›
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Taking more than 8,000 steps has no added benefits (possibly)
Walking just 6,000 steps a day could reduce the risk of early death in people over 60, a study has found. Taking more than 8,000 steps, however, has no added benefit in reducing this risk, according to researchers from the… Read More ›
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AirPods vs the world
That is an amazing graph and I am presuming that it is accurate, but if it is Apple seems to be a juggernaut that is unstoppable at the moment. Originally tweeted here.
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Pockit
A demo of modular electronics with Pockit as of early 2022, after several upgrades in the recent months based on everyone’s feedback. One for the true nerds, not sure about everyone else.
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Living in a Simulation
In other words, yes, and with sincere apologies to Tonelli and most of his fellow physicists, who hate it when anybody suggests this: The only explanation for life, the universe, and everything that makes any sense, in light of quantum… Read More ›
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Garmin Epix (gen 2) and a bunch of phantom steps
I thought this problem had gone away with the older Fitbit devices, but it appear to not be the case. My wife and I were driving back from Norfolk today and I noticed something strange happening. When we left I… Read More ›
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FloxJam is here
Get it while you can! Thanks to Simon.
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Lose the stand ring…
“That can be a little bit of unnecessary noise,” he says. If you’re in the middle of a project or focused, the buzz to stand up can make you lose focus and even create a little anxiousness to close that… Read More ›
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Space 2081
Giving spaceships back their spotlight, Dalakishvili set out to design a watch that encapsulates the futuristic aesthetics and fine-tuned, technical details of spaceships. Space 2081 takes on subtle detailing to hone in on the watch’s futurist look and incorporates an… Read More ›
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Don’t forget Covid
Daily cases: 67,159 (up by 23,142 from last week) Hospitalisations: 11,639 (up by 827 from last week) Deaths: 123 (up by 49 from last week) The original source is here (scroll down a bit). The fact that there has been… Read More ›
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