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  • He Shrinks Things

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    There’s a collecting community out there for figurines that rivals even the watch world. Great detail is paid to the sculpting and creation of figures based on characters from pop culture, but Jones noticed a massive void in this community… Read More ›

  • Unnecessary Smartwatch Alerts

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    Getting an alert about a heart rhythm, then, doesn’t help the typical Apple Watch user’s overall health, says study author Josh Pevnick, co-director in the division of informatics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “It can cause anxiety for… Read More ›

  • OpoLua: the return of Psion!

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    View MBM image files, OPL scripts, and AIF resources, listen to sound files, and run OPL scripts and programs from Psion and Psion-compatible computers on iOS and iPadOS… More here. It’s not perfect and it takes some time to understand… Read More ›

  • King

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    Every now and then a song falls into my Apple Music and I end up playing it over and over again. This is one of them and the video is just as good. Time to explore more Florence who I… Read More ›

  • The Lorier HYDRA Series II

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    Maximum functionality and sporty details give the Hydra its edge. An internal rotating bezel with military-style markings allows for easily tracking minutes or hours, while a keystone date window complements the diver’s aggressive lines… More here. This is exceptional for… Read More ›

  • Detection of Covid 19 using a wearable device

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    We developed an algorithm to identify COVID-19 onset using data collected by a commercially available wearable device. The resultant algorithm had high sensitivity (82%), with moderate specificity (63%). In developing this algorithm, we placed greater emphasis on sensitivity than on… Read More ›

  • The Art of LUCA

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    Well worth checking out the art and the screenplay, both are excellent.

  • 1.7m Fitbit Ionics recalled (don’t wear them from now)

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    The fitness-tracking device maker Fitbit is recalling 1.7m of its Ionic smartwatches after reports of the battery overheating and burning some users. The company, which was acquired by Google in 2021, had sold about 1m of the model in the US and… Read More ›

  • I need to make the Garmin epix (Gen 2) too big for me

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    After one whole day with the Garmin epix (Gen 2) I am left with some very short initial impressions- The display is superb and easily the best I have seen on any smartwatch. The strap pins are effectively fixed in… Read More ›

  • The Voyagers

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    It was a lonely existence. Oleg didn’t have friends with whom he could play fox and geese—a game of chase—out in the snow. His father, Oleg later said, was “like a shadow. He was there, and then he wasn’t.” At… Read More ›