My daughter made the mistake of putting Eurovision 2021 on the TV last night and I was immediately transfixed in the worst of ways. The Icelandic entry popped up (above) and my first words were “What the f*ck is that?”… Read More ›
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Tech companies don’t understand watch design
The design meetings for many smartwatches today must all go something like this: Step 1: Choose round or square case.Step 2: Choose leather strap for “classy” or silicone strap for “sporty.”Step 3: Add titanium/sapphire crystal/other material for “luxury” version.Step 4:… Read More ›
What should we reasonably expect from Apple?
Look at the image above and ask yourself what is wrong with it? To me it is obvious because there is a big advert in the centre of the screen that looks like it was just dropped there. Even if… Read More ›
When companies decide to work from home for good
She tells us: ‘I need to have a strong routine to manage it ‘A lot of the ways that I manage it is structurally, forcing myself to have to leave the house and making plans with people that I can’t… Read More ›
$89.6 billion
iPhone 11 ProApple Watch series 6 (44mm stainless steel)iPad Air (2020)Apple Pencil 2MacBook Air M1Apple TV 4th generationiPhone XApple Watch series 6 (40mm stainless steel)MacBook 2017iPhone 7iPhone 7AirPods ProAirPods ProAirPods Pro The above is a list of the Apple products… Read More ›
Buy the product, not the idea
“Ad Maiora is an automatic watch integrated with a number of superb smart functions suitable for day-to-day life.” If you pre-order the Ad Maiora you will pay €539 with the future retail price quoted as €1100. It is an intriguing… Read More ›
The Casio Calculator Watch: a ‘huge’ dose of nostalgia
If you want to purchase a new product today to experience a genuine hit of nostalgia from your youth (if you are around 50 years of age in my case) it is very hard to do because so few products… Read More ›
Why people do not move from the iPhone?
If you go to this link on your iPhone you can experience what a Samsung Android smartphone feels like to use. It is a clever interactive website that attempts to offer a representation of how it would feel if you… Read More ›
How we are taught to measure success is so wrong
I was struck by the above image in this tweet. This is something I have been hoodwinked by my whole life. I have always measured success by my job title and the associated salary, and with this the material objects… Read More ›
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Quadriptyque: this is why analogue trumps digital
It is not easy for many of us to appreciate luxury objects and to understand why they cost so much. We look at expensive watches, jewellery and branded clothing and perceive that it is just the branding and a whole… Read More ›
