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• The Toymaker Who (Actually) Saved Christmas

  By Shaun on December 3, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Alfred Carlton Gilbert was told he had 15 minutes to convince the United States government not to cancel Christmas. For hours, he paced the outer hall, awaiting his turn before the Council of National Defense. With him were the tools… Read More ›

• The most coveted cartridge ever

  By Shaun on December 3, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  None of this would’ve happened had Jennifer Thompson not gone thriftin’. This was in April 2013, and she was browsing clothes and $1 DVDs at the Steele Creek Goodwill in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, when she noticed it behind the… Read More ›

• SMARTDUVET: no no no no no no!!!

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 3 )

  We could make more efforts to solve hunger. We could put more money into curing cancer. Or, we could give money to a company that believes that making a bed each day requires an app and a gadget to solve… Read More ›

• The Waterfall Desk

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Waterfall Desk. Originally designed for the architect William Itzen, we instantly fell in love with this adaptation of our Agent Desk. A more minimal and asymmetrical design keeping all the key features of the Agent Desk. A continuous grain… Read More ›

• Echo/Google Home infinite loop: this could go on for some time

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 2 )

  I couldn’t put up with that for long.

• Gooligan

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Nicknamed “Gooligan,” the malware uses a phishing scam to steal authentication tokens for Google accounts, allowing it to download fake apps to the users’ Android phones and tablets without their knowledge, according to Checkpoint Security. Gooligan’s primary motivation appears to… Read More ›

• The most impressive quartz watch in the world

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I don’t think I’d be the only person reading this who could be accused of writing off quartz watches as cheaply made, mass-market accessories unworthy of our attention. Well, Seiko’s 9F movement quickly proved me wrong. It’s not just that… Read More ›

• Add the Swiss touch to your Apple Watch

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  What happens when you cross building blocks with a self-gripping band? The LABB: short for The Loopless And Buckleless Band. #welcometothefuture. More here. I’m not sure if this is a good idea or not?

• Nokia is back

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Nokia-branded mobile phones are on sale, once again, on the Finnish company’s website. For now, the range is limited to some pretty basic models, but that should change when Android-powered smartphones and tablets are added soon. It’s thanks to a… Read More ›

• Bre & Co. Origami Watch

  By Shaun on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  While the Origami watch itself has no 3D printed components, it was prototyped using 3D printing (which is fast becoming an industry standard in modern watchmaking in general). To make the model a reality, however, he needed people who could… Read More ›

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