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• Photographing Solar Power Mirrors in a desert

  By Shaun on December 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Reuben Wu first saw the sprawling solar farm a few years ago flying from Chicago to San Francisco. “I was startled by how bright it was,” he says. “It looked like a fake sun.” He finally visited the place in… Read More ›

• The goal used to be to make the best computers in the world

  By Shaun on December 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  What happened at Apple, to be honest, over the years was… the goal used to be to make the best computers in the world. And.. that was goal one. Goal two, we got from Hewlett-Packard actually which was ‘we have… Read More ›

• 2016

  By Shaun on December 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I don’t really know what to say about 2016, a year which has already been written off as one of the worst ever for many people. I guess the only thing I can do is write about how it has… Read More ›

• Consumer gadgetry from the 1990s

  By Shaun on December 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  In this article, we’re going to take a look at three iconic pieces of consumer gadgetry from the 1990s, and analyse what it was about their user experience design that made them so popular. We’ll examine the Psion Series 3… Read More ›

• Here’s to 2016

  By Shaun on December 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  As the possibly apocryphal Chinese curse has it: “May you live in interesting times.” The past year has been many things—we can start with astonishing, bizarre, and confounding—and interesting is certainly somewhere on that long list of adjectives. So whether… Read More ›

• Mac losing focus of Jony Ive?

  By Shaun on December 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  In recent years, the design team led by Jony Ive has been making fewer visits to see early concepts at the Mac labs, and that change is said to have become even more pronounced after design leadership was rearranged last… Read More ›

• How to make a Gingerbread Star Wars AT-AT Walker

  By Shaun on December 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I so want to try this.

• Sticking Apple AirPods in your ear

  By Shaun on December 21, 2016 • ( 2 )

  Are your wireless Apple AirPods already falling out of your ears? Are you trying to commit to Apple’s glorious proprietary future, but keep having to fork out for single earbuds to hear the other half of your music? You could… Read More ›

• Why Seiko?

  By Shaun on December 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Someone asked me recently what the best watch they could buy was for less than £500 and I was taken aback. Firstly, I know a bit about watches, but realise that buying a watch is a very personal decision and… Read More ›

• What do you want for Christmas?

  By Shaun on December 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  It has been a long time since I asked a question on this site so today’s will be easy. What do you want for Christmas? Is there something special you have been pondering or something that you are hoping a… Read More ›

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