Had to buy a Google Home mini for a freelance piece and have been very surprised at how it works and feels compared to the Amazon Echo. I own both the budget versions, but the audio quality of the Google… Read More ›
Articles
Fitbit Versa after a few weeks: multiple problems remain
I posted the below on the Fitbit community yesterday in this thread– OK, I wore my Versa on my left wrist (synced to my iPhone as non-dominant wrist) and a Charge 2 on my right wrist (synced to my wife’s… Read More ›
Why would Apple make a round Apple Watch?
There are rumours, lots of them, that suggest Apple is in the process of making a round Apple Watch, but I just can’t buy the idea. It used to be that I believed all watches should be round because that… Read More ›
react’ing to the need for a todo program
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 ›
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 ›
McGST 