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• I was an iPhone man once, like you. Then Shitphone changed everything.

  By Shaun on March 13, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The overall experience was still acceptable, but had come to be characterized by delay. There were the long delays when you open Google Maps or refresh your Gmail inbox. There were the short delays while scrolling through Twitter or when the… Read More ›

• Was the QWERTY keyboard invented by a hustler?

  By Shaun on March 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Alternate histories have emerged, mind you, including these Japanese researchers who suggest that telegraph operators had more to do with creating QWERTY than is often acknowledged. David notes that finally E. Remington and Sons, the famous arms makers, bought the rights for… Read More ›

• Your children will never know

  By Shaun on March 13, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  I am not sad that my children will never have to deal with such things. tweeted by Vala Afshar.

• Big Keys

  By Shaun on March 13, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  One software developer, Hassan Hattab has taken matters into his own hands (eyes?) and created Big Keys, an iOS keyboard app that not only allows you to resize the characters for easier viewing, but the keyboard app also has emojis!… Read More ›

• The Shape-Shifting Chair

  By Shaun on March 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Is it asking too much for a seating option to be comfortable, stylish and space-saving? Well, that treasured chair that you use as a nightstand might find it challenging to meet those expectations, but this shape-shifting Ollie chair easily hits the mark… Read More ›

• Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 Watch

  By Shaun on March 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  At 42mm, the Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 is very much larger than the Chrono-Matic and Chronograph B watches that it was based on. And because the bezel looks so thin, I suspect the watch would look even larger on the wrist. I… Read More ›

• What’s The Most Difficult Place To Get To In the World?

  By Shaun on March 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Fascinating.

• Were PDA’s more flexible than phones?

  By Shaun on March 12, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  This week I linked to an article by Tom Munch which he wrote 17 years ago. In it he described how he used his Palm IIIc to do many things and Vince popped up with a question- I enjoyed the walk… Read More ›

• LASH CLOCK

  By Shaun on March 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In between a meditation device and a clock, Lash Clock offers a new experience in the perception of time. It ignores the stressful codes we are used to when facing the passing of time. Numbers, clock hands and ticking sounds… Read More ›

• Love You to Bits

  By Shaun on March 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple of days ago, we wrote that the fantastic Love You to Bits [Free] was getting new content at some point this month, and now Apple has made the game its free app of the week, so you should… Read More ›

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