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• Christopher Ward C65 Trident GMT (Black) first impressions

  By Shaun on February 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I was first attracted to the orange-handed version of this watch purely because of the aesthetics and something tweaked in my mind when I saw it. I suspect it was the below vintage Rolex. Like so many watches it is… Read More ›

• An hour with Apple’s support team

  By Shaun on February 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  After an hour or more of scrolling and scrolling, it’s easy to believe that Apple’s devices really aren’t too good. Until you remember there are billions of them now out there, somewhere. Still, there’s something instructive in seeing how vast… Read More ›

• The Garmin Enduro

  By Shaun on February 17, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  There is one area that stands out in the new Garmin Enduro and it is extremely impressive- Smartwatch: Up to 50 days/65 days with solar*Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 130 days/1 year with solar*GPS: Up to 70 hours/80 hours… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 45 (being British, 4 out 0f 100,000 and small vs big)

  By Shaun on February 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What is it to be British? Does the media only blow up the negative? 4 out of 100,000… Small vs big business. Styluses and watches. Music by Tom Munch.

• The Facebook Watch

  By Shaun on February 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  According to the report, the watch would work over a cellular connection, without the need for a companion smartphone. Facebook apparently plans to add connections to hardware like Peleton for health and fitness. The device would reportedly run on Android…. Read More ›

• Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium review

  By Shaun on February 15, 2021 • ( 8 )

  

  In a world where the vast majority prefer low-end watches that can be replaced after a few years and where the vocal section of the watch community like to dote on and shout about their Rolex, Omega or other luxury… Read More ›

• We’re trading with the world. It’s a fantasy

  By Shaun on February 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Reworking reality is preferable to accepting that Brexit has left us ripe for exploitation. Like a conman eyeing a mark, the world can sense our neediness. Last year, a desperate Truss unilaterally suspended tariffs imposed by the EU on US… Read More ›

• Chessformer

  By Shaun on February 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. Each of the pieces moves as expected, but they fall down after moving and can’t move again until they stop falling. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing… Read More ›

• Is Apple looking down upon a slippery slope?

  By Shaun on February 14, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Apple is big about the user experience. But sometimes it falls victim to the exact same nonsense that I see other companies do. Seems innocent at first. I dismissed it, thinking I’d never see it again. Oh on. Apple wants… Read More ›

• Damien Boyd / DI Nick Dixon

  By Shaun on February 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Rock climbers can’t afford to make careless mistakes. But Detective Inspector Nick Dixon’s former climbing partner, Jake Fayter, died doing just that. Or so it seems. Dixon suspects foul play, but his only leads are unreliable accounts of something odd… Read More ›

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