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• The Fears Archival 1930

  By Shaun on August 14, 2021

  

  Created to coincide with the 175th Anniversary of the founding of Fears, the Archival 1930 Small Seconds is a proportional recreation of an art deco watch Fears made in 1930. True to the original, each watch features an original vintage… Read More ›

• Don’t shrink the AirPods too much!

  By Shaun on August 13, 2021

  

  There is a limit to how small objects we interact with can be. If you go too small you will find them difficult to use and even worse they are easier to lose. The concept above, more here, is an… Read More ›

• Samsung ditches iOS support for the Galaxy Watch

  By Shaun on August 13, 2021

  

  Most smartwatches compatible with Android smartphones usually offer support for Apple’s iOS platform too, but that tune might be changing. With its Galaxy Watch 4 series, Samsung has quietly dropped support for iOS. If you dive into the specs of… Read More ›

• Postcard from Chile arrives in Dorset after 30 years

  By Shaun on August 13, 2021

  

  A postcard sent from South America has been delivered to its intended recipient 30 years after being posted. Neil Crocker sent the card from Chile in 1991 when he was serving with the Royal Navy, returning from the Falkland Islands,… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 74 (Fweedon Fighting Uneducated Maskless Working From Home People)

  By Shaun on August 12, 2021

  

  There is no misspelling in the title of this podcast. Fweedom Fighters are real. How do we fix education to make it suitable for 2021? It appears that a lot of what we teach children, and how we do it,… Read More ›

• Led by Corrupt Donkeys

  By Shaun on August 12, 2021

  

• The Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic

  By Shaun on August 12, 2021

  

  Today we’re getting our first look at the fruits of Samsung’s smartwatch collaboration with Google: the new Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. It’s a big deal in wearables, because after years of trying to go it alone… Read More ›

• What if we replace almost all tactile objects?

  By Shaun on August 11, 2021

  

  I wrote yesterday about the various objects we use being replaced by computers and it got me thinking more about the subject. With the potential for so many of our day to day objects becoming computerified we could easily end… Read More ›

• Satechi Aluminum Stand and Hub for iPad

  By Shaun on August 11, 2021

  

  Also, while the Aluminum Desktop Stand is designed to leave on a desktop, the Aluminum Stand and Hub’s weight and overall design are geared toward mobility and use on the go. Not only is it light enough to carry around… Read More ›

• Wacky Moments from Olympic Games Past

  By Shaun on August 11, 2021

  

  Subsequent marathons didn’t go off quite as smoothly. In the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, Cuban runner Félix Carvajal saved up enough money to travel to the Games. But on a layover in New Orleans, he gambled away… Read More ›

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