It is ironic that toy todo apps are a favorite way for programmers to learn a new toolkit, but I can’t find the perfect real app, and may end up building it myself. I’ve been daydreaming on the ideal app… Read More ›
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Schools are removing analogue clocks from exam halls
Schools are removing analogue clocks from examination halls because teenagers are unable to tell the time, a head teachers’ union has said. Teachers are now installing digital devices after pupils sitting their GCSE and A-level exams complained that they were… Read More ›
Oris Divers Sixty-Five first thoughts (reference 01 733 7720 4055-07 8 21 18)
If there is one watch that has floated around in my subconscious for some time, it is the Divers Sixty-Five from Oris. It ticks all of the boxes for what I want in a modern watch- Decent lume (not too… Read More ›
Final Versa final thoughts and the future of smart watches and I need three wrists, and…
I didn’t expect the arrival of the Fitbit Versa to cause so many conflicting thoughts in my mind, but I am a fickle character so am left pondering much more than just a simple fitness tracker. The Versa is a… Read More ›
Two watches, no more
I am lucky. I own a watch that I absolutely love. The design is fantastic, it has a splash of colour that makes it stand out, it is very accurate and it is just the right size for my wrist…. Read More ›
I’ve decided to reclaim my life
Of course it should have been obvious long ago, but on that revelatory night, I realised I had lost control. The reach for the phone had become involuntary. A bulbous chunk of my brain, sucked up by phonethink. Where’s the… Read More ›
Smart watches, hybrids, vintage and modern watches
But what of Swatch? The company is a watch-making stalwart which capitalised on the quartz movement, and is working on its own smartwatch OS. Burheim is surprised the company hasn’t been more active in the smartwatch game already “It’s a… Read More ›
Technology is nothing, it is just us
The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything that allows us to connect more people more often is de facto good. It is perhaps the only area where the metrics do tell the true… Read More ›
Our mission to buy a fake Rolex on Facebook
Facebook has a major problem with scammers and fake designer goods on its popular Marketplace platform, contributing to a global counterfeiting industry that is worth an estimated half a trillion dollars a year, or around £358 billion. Marketplace lets users… Read More ›
“I have yet to meet anyone who owns an Apple Watch who’s passionate about the product.”
“I have yet to meet anyone who owns an Apple Watch who’s passionate about the product,” Zerella said, adding that Watch sales mainly piggybacked off iPhones sales. Ouch. Apple doesn’t spill the beans on sales figures of its smartwatch, but… Read More ›