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• The incredible shrinking computer

  By Shaun on January 17, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  The incredible shrinking computer. Tweeted by Luke Wroblewski. Makes you wonder where we will be in 20 years.

• How Designers Engineer Luck Into Video Games

  By Shaun on January 17, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Fairness is the unspoken promise of most video games. Controlled by an omniscient and omnipotent designer, a video game has the capacity to be ultimately just, and players expect that it will be so. (Designers also have an incentive to… Read More ›

• A One-Handed Shoelace Tying System

  By Shaun on January 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In addition to being convenient for the able-bodied, Knez’s QuickShoeLace should be a boon for single amputees or those born with only one hand. And if he could design an easier way to grasp the looping part, I’d think the… Read More ›

• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Up Close

  By Shaun on January 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  That is a stunning tribute.

• The MB&F HM7 Aquapod

  By Shaun on January 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Something to get out of the way up front is that the HM7 is big. Very, very big. In fact, it’s the largest machine in a collection of large machines. Bezel and all, the watch measures a whopping 53.8mm across,… Read More ›

• The Inside Story of BitTorrent’s Bizarre Collapse

  By Shaun on January 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  BitTorrent had already tried to be the next Netflix, starting long before Netflix had become the next Netflix. The company was founded in 2004 by Bram Cohen, inventor of the open-source protocol that lent the startup its name, and Ashwin… Read More ›

• An Iphone Stand You Can Wear

  By Shaun on January 16, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  As you might’ve guessed from the name, RYST is a clever design that combines the best of fashion and functionality to hold your iPhone! The one-size-fits-all wristband is the most convenient way to ensure you always have a prop or… Read More ›

• Apple AirPods first impressions

  By Shaun on January 16, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  You don’t need me to write a review of the AirPods, but it would be silly to not put some words down regarding what the experience is like. And it is a very positive experience indeed, especially in the first… Read More ›

• When Apple wins, we all win

  By Shaun on January 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  All of a sudden the wireless headphone market is a thing. After years in which wireless audio solutions have been nothing more than a novelty that dispenses with wires in favour of terrible quality audio, we now have the AirPods… Read More ›

• The Twilight Zone returns…

  By Shaun on January 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  After a long absence, The Twilight Zone returns with one of the most ambitious, expensive and controversial productions in broadcast history. Sci-fi writers have dabbled often with alternative history stories – among the most common is the “What If The… Read More ›

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