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• Verification = subscription

  By Shaun on November 5, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Repurposing the verification system as a means for subscription revenue replaces the intended function of confirming identity with confirming that the user has $8 – or however much it costs. Ignore the cost aspect for a moment and consider the… Read More ›

• The Crinkle Paper X CLOCK

  By Shaun on November 5, 2022 • ( 0 )

  With no markings and with hands that are exactly the same color as the clock’s body, the only way the Crinkle Paper X CLOCK tells the time is by using dramatic lighting. The timepiece comes with an aggressively textured body… Read More ›

• The Seiko TV Watch 

  By Shaun on November 5, 2022 • ( 0 )

  I first saw the Seiko TV Watch at the Seiko headquarters in Japan on display as part of the company’s personal museum collection. The watch is an incredible item because it didn’t have a clear consumer purpose when it was released. At… Read More ›

• From Tum to Mum

  By Shaun on November 4, 2022 • ( 0 )

  My wife, Joanne, is starting a new business called From Tum to Mum which is designed to help pregnant women understand and feel more reassured about the process they are going through. The website is not quite finished as yet,… Read More ›

• Read your daily news in 5 minutes

  By Shaun on November 4, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The Knowledge is a daily newsletter that makes news manageable. It takes just five minutes to read, bringing together the things that matter, along with a few things that don’t, from all the best news sources… More here. There are… Read More ›

• The Mecascape ‘Sublimation One’

  By Shaun on November 4, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The result of reflection upon the representation of time and space, the Mecascape centers precisely around our raison d’être: pushing the limits of watchmaking, taking risks and being the stuff dreams are made of for our community. 12 years after… Read More ›

• The genius of the Apple Watch strap system

  By Shaun on November 3, 2022 • ( 0 )

  It has been 7 years since Apple introduced the Apple Watch and the strap mechanism rarely gets a mention these days. It has become a feature that we are so familiar with that it is invisible, even when changing a… Read More ›

• Time to say goodbye to the fax machine

  By Shaun on November 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The fax machine is about to be pushed closer to the dustbin of history. The device – formally known as a facsimile machine – was once a regular feature of British offices. But now the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom is… Read More ›

• Then hoofprints appeared in the sand…

  By Shaun on October 31, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The wild horses all have names. Ronald, for example, and Becky and Clyde. The names sound mundane, even for horses, but each is something like a badge of honor. For years now, the people of Cedar Island, North Carolina, have… Read More ›

• Caviar’s Rolex Daytona iPhone 14 Pro🤣

  By Shaun on October 31, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The Rolex Daytona (functional, might I add) isn’t the only detail on the back of the iPhone – clearly doubling down on the racing-inspired theme, the phone also comes with decorative dashboard dials modeled to look like a speedometer and… Read More ›

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