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• Wonderful Acts of Kindness

  By Shaun on November 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Following a biking accident, Welshman Dan Black was paralyzed from the chest down at age 22. He spent four years raising £22,000 in the hopes that a future stem-cell treatment might help him walk again one day. But then his… Read More ›

• Touché: download your own Mac Touch Bar

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Touché lets you assign a global keyboard shortcut for easy toggling of the simulated Touch Bar window. Leave Touché running, and when inspiration to see the Touch Bar strikes? Just press the keyboard shortcut… Download it here, but you must… Read More ›

• Obama vs DSLR shutters

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 1 )

  President-elect Trump met with President Obama for the first time this week, and the short press conference afterward can be seen in the 3-minute video above. But politics aside, the video has people talking for a different reason: everyone’s pointing… Read More ›

• Amazon offers unlimited music streaming

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Amazon has brought its music streaming service to the UK for £7.99/month (Prime members price). A 30 day trial is also available.  Why does £7.99 feel ‘so’ much cheaper than £9.99 to me? Odd.There is a seperate, even cheaper, deal… Read More ›

• How mirrors made us individual

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Polished metal and obsidian mirrors have existed from ancient times, and because of this, historians have usually passed over the introduction of the glass mirror as if it was just another variation on an old theme. But the development of… Read More ›

• Amazon’s Japanese Kindle

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Japanese comics, called manga, are hugely popular. Although you probably knew that, you probably don’t know the extent of it. In 2015, Japan’s bestselling manga series, One Piece, sold more than 14 million copies. It helps that the format runs… Read More ›

• UMG Makes $4.48 Million a DAY from Streaming Music

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Universal Music Group reported $1.1 billion in music streaming revenue alone between January and September of this year. This marks a 64.3% increase from the same period last year. Vivendi’s 3Q 2016 report shows that its Universal Music Group unit… Read More ›

• eBook vs physical book

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 4 )

  eBook all the way for me and that has been the case since the Psion PDAs. How about you?

• The Christopher Ward C1 Grand Malvern Power Reserve

  By Shaun on November 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Christopher Ward C1 Grand Malvern Power Reserve is the new flagship dress watch for the British company, and it features the new automatic power reserve version of its in-house movement, the Calibre SH21. The movement allows for five days… Read More ›

• Marc Hagan-Guirey‘s truly amazing Star Wars kirigami

  By Shaun on November 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  One of Star Wars‘ greatest legacies is how it has inspired fan creativity and expression. There are fan films, paintings, and action-figure photography. Homemade costumes and comics. In other words, we feel such a connection to these characters and their stories that… Read More ›

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