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• The Story of ‘Cool’

  By Shaun on March 3, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s hep, it’s groovy, it’s outta sight. It’s the word “cool.” Unlike those other words, it doesn’t sound dated at all. Slang hardly ever manages that trick. How did “cool” stay cool?

• Luciano Bluetooth Speaker

  By Shaun on March 3, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Luciano is a Bluetooth speaker designed by Paolo Cappello for NEWBLACK®. Ceramics and electronics, two contrasting elements, come together in a work of art that is the expression of purity of sound, subtlety of form, and the excellence of Italian… Read More ›

• Fossil Q Crewmaster review

  By Shaun on March 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A hybrid watch on paper sounds like the perfect solution for those who prefer a traditional looking watch, but who also want notifications and fitness tracking as extras. For many men in particular a watch is the only jewellery they… Read More ›

• iOS 12 concept

  By Shaun on March 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Some interesting ideas I guess, but some more ambition would be nice. Then again, concepts rarely come to the real world.

• TheParallaxView: why would you not download this?

  By Shaun on March 2, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  Novelty maybe, but so so impressive. Available soon (hopefully) on the iOS App Store.

• The dream of just a screen

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Every now and then I catch myself using the iPhone X and realising just how impressive a device it is. When I look back to the early iPhone, the Palm Treo and even the Psions, the iPhone X is a… Read More ›

• Casio goes ‘Full Metal’

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Steel, or any metal for that matter, is the least G-Shocky material I can think of and that is one of the two reasons that makes these two watches get on my “want” list. The first G-Shock, technically, was what… Read More ›

• Smug Android users

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  I often hear people criticise iPhone users with a huge degree of ignorance. The presumption that we are all sheep and do not know what we are buying seems commonplace. Steve, however, sent me the video below which takes an… Read More ›

• The Radium Girls

  By Shaun on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  1917. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous – the girls themselves… Read More ›

• Fitbit’s new ‘mass appeal’ smartwatch – no lugs

  By Shaun on February 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The leak over at Wareable of the new smartwatch from Fitbit is surprising because of the amount of detail on offer. It is less surprising that the design seems to lack imagination and especially so because the company bought Pebble… Read More ›

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