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• Turn your traditional watch into a smart watch

  By Shaun on April 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  For people like me, the idea of not wearing a traditional watch is not something I would even consider. I do, however, like tracking my movement and sleep so I guess the only option is a fitness tracker on the… Read More ›

• Gadget Magazine: a publication for the future

  By Shaun on April 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I’ll be honest, when I first heard of Gadget Magazine I was sceptical because I don’t particularly like the word ‘Gadget’. It feels geeky, childish and far from serious, but it is also a word which sums up the content… Read More ›

• U.S. iPhone owners are cheapskates

  By Shaun on March 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “App marketing firm Sensor Tower estimates that Apple had 110 million active iPhones in the U.S. by the end of 2015. The fact that games were the top app category isn’t a shocker, but the difference between how much users… Read More ›

• Juicero: the worst business idea ever?

  By Shaun on March 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “The founder of Organic Avenue, a now-bankrupt restaurant chain that sold stale wraps and overpriced juices, is launching a $699 Wi-Fi connected juicer that can’t actually juice produce you’ve brought home from the store. Instead, the company, called Juicero, wants… Read More ›

• Are phones killing the watch?

  By Shaun on March 31, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “Is time passing the watch industry by? Sales of timepieces — from pricey six-figure jewel-encrusted baubles to less-than-$100 ticktockers — have been slowing down over the past year as consumers increasingly rely on their smartphones to keep track of time…. Read More ›

• Apple screwed up the Music app, Cesium fixes it

  By Shaun on March 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Apple screwed up the Music app when the Apple Music service was released. It became busy, difficult to navigate and generally made finding tracks very difficult. You may not agree, but almost everyone I know agrees on this topic and… Read More ›

• Long-term effects of virtual reality?

  By Shaun on March 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “With a handful of virtual reality (VR) headsets on the market already, and more on their way with Sony announcing this week it will release a PlayStation set in October, the impact of such devices on eyesight, the brain and… Read More ›

• LG G5 : UX 5.0 detailed in new video

  By Shaun on March 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I played with a Galaxy S7 edge recently and was impressed, but not to the level that I actually wanted to use it for more than a few minutes. The LG G5, however, offers something new and the video above… Read More ›

• Casio’s Smart Outdoor Watch now available to buy

  By Shaun on March 26, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I always felt that Casio was well placed to create a smart watch when the genre first started to grow and now the Smart Outdoor Watch is finally available to buy, albeit for $500. You do, however, get a lot… Read More ›

• Have we passed peak Apple?

  By Shaun on March 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The Apple event last week was admittedly not the best, but it wasn’t half as bad as some would like you to believe. I admit that releasing a new iPhone that is the size of the one before the big… Read More ›