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• Fitbit chosen for US health study

  By Shaun on November 9, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  The Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) runs part of the All of Us project and it selected Fitbit products for the program after reviewing the wearables market and, importantly, the biomedical research field. A recent study found that Fitbit products… Read More ›

• Budget Apple Watches

  By Shaun on November 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Macy’s has posted the best Apple Watch deal so far at $179 for a discount of $70 from the normal $249. Best Buy has also shared its Black Friday deals, with the Series 1 for $199 available now. I think… Read More ›

• Edge Computing

  By Shaun on November 9, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The ‘edge’ refers to computing infrastructure that exists close to the origin sources of data. It is distributed IT architecture and infrastructure where data is processed at the periphery of the network, as close to the originating source as possible…… Read More ›

• 6 tech companies that aren’t evil

  By Shaun on November 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ll just say this up front. If you’re trying to ditch the prevailing technologies in favor of those that are more secure and less exploitative, you’ll have to accept a level of inconvenience. Convenience is a powerful motivator to keep… Read More ›

• Vintage Marlin

  By Shaun on November 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The Gentleman’s standard – then and now. This reissue of a 1960s timepiece pairs the purity, precision and pleasure of a hand-wound mechanical movement with the timeless sophistication of a sleek design. As Seen in Esquire Magazine, November issue… More… Read More ›

• Rubika B601

  By Shaun on November 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Now that is a bookcase I would love to own. More details here.

• 72 hours with the iPhone X

  By Shaun on November 7, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  Well it has been quite a ride so far and I find myself internally echoing a lot of what I have read online about the iPhone X so far. The screen, speed and form are unquestionably great so there is… Read More ›

• Apple sold this many devices per day in the last quarter

  By Shaun on November 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Those numbers appear to be quite healthy. Phew! Tweeted by Neil Cybart.

• Samsung Galaxy: Growing Up

  By Shaun on November 7, 2017 • ( 2 )

  Good advert actually and the guy’s haircut in the queue near the end is very funny.

• The Man Behind Meat Loaf

  By Shaun on November 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  So playfully constructed is Steinman’s work that the Wikipedia entry for the Meat Loaf classic “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” from the “sequel” album Bat Out of Hell II features a lengthy subsection on the… Read More ›

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