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• The Leica L1 & Leica L2 watches (not cameras)

  By Shaun on February 15, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Handcrafted foreverness and engineering excellence focused on the essential: Leica L1 and Leica L2. The first Leica watch collection is the perfect combination of more than 150 years of Leica’s brand culture, visionary design and unmatched quality. Clear and distinctive… Read More ›

• Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical (42mm) watch review

  By Shaun on February 14, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  I have never owned a field watch and never understood why. They offer a lot in terms of pure functionality, but not so much when it comes to endurance and features. If, however, you can step back and understand that… Read More ›

• First Photos of Venus’ Surface

  By Shaun on February 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  NASA reports that in two recent flybys by the Parker Solar Probe, it was able to use its Wide-Field Imager, otherwise known as WISPR, to photograph the entire night side of Venus in wavelengths ranging from the visible spectrum through… Read More ›

• ‘Miracle’ Fog

  By Shaun on February 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  “This photo was taken intentionally,” Inagaki tells PetaPixel. “The moonlight made the Tateyama Mountain range look beautiful. In addition, there was fog in the city, so I moved to a high place overlooking it and took this picture… More here…. Read More ›

• ZYLCH, a zero-waste cup

  By Shaun on February 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  ZYLCH is the reusable stainless steel cup that folds down to pocket-size and later expands into a 100% leakproof premium-grade cup. It is designed to bring style, innovation, and joy to sustainable living. ZYLCH’s thermo-insulating heat sleeve doubles as a… Read More ›

• Sleeping With a Fan On?

  By Shaun on February 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The combination of cracking open a window and running a fan at night might sound like a smart strategy to keep you cool while you sleep, but it could be doing you more harm than good. If you live in… Read More ›

• The iPhone has the photographic capability, just need the talent

  By Shaun on February 13, 2022 • ( 9 )

  

  We asked listeners to our new iPhone Photo Show podcast to submit their best work to us for our initial January photo contest, and the results are just spectacular. What’s possible with just an iPhone camera? The old limits no… Read More ›

• Only 8 to 10% of people have blue eyes, and they are not really blue

  By Shaun on February 13, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  So just how many people have blue eyes around the world? World Atlas estimates that approximately 8 to 10 percent of human beings are blessed with cerulean peepers. Of course, plenty of folks who don’t have blue eyes can fake… Read More ›

• (Almost) Anti-Smartwatch

  By Shaun on February 13, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Dive watches are no longer the primary timing tool for professional divers. Most pilots aren’t required to wear mechanical watches as a backup for flight instruments. Duly noted. But divers (and the rest of us) do still wear dive watches…. Read More ›

• She Tracked Her Husband’s Every Move

  By Shaun on February 12, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  When my colleague and I reported on this, experts we spoke with were of two minds about Apple’s attempts to prevent nefarious use, with some saying the alerts were inadequate and others praising the company for unearthing a larger problem:… Read More ›