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• 1.7m Fitbit Ionics recalled (don’t wear them from now)

  By Shaun on March 3, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The fitness-tracking device maker Fitbit is recalling 1.7m of its Ionic smartwatches after reports of the battery overheating and burning some users. The company, which was acquired by Google in 2021, had sold about 1m of the model in the US and… Read More ›

• I need to make the Garmin epix (Gen 2) too big for me

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  After one whole day with the Garmin epix (Gen 2) I am left with some very short initial impressions- The display is superb and easily the best I have seen on any smartwatch. The strap pins are effectively fixed in… Read More ›

• The Voyagers

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  It was a lonely existence. Oleg didn’t have friends with whom he could play fox and geese—a game of chase—out in the snow. His father, Oleg later said, was “like a shadow. He was there, and then he wasn’t.” At… Read More ›

• Build your own Peloton

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Peloton currently sells two smart stationary bikes, including the original $1,495 Bike and the newer $2,495 Bike+. The main difference is that the Bike+ has a rotating screen and an Auto-Follow feature that saves you from having to adjust the… Read More ›

• 💙 💛

  By Shaun on March 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The next 24 hours feel more crucial than ever. The resistance of the Ukrainians has been so inspiring and I just hope that they can win in any way they can. They have already won our hearts.

• The Epic Garmin Epix

  By Shaun on March 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I have some time with the new Garmin Epix, a fitness watch that finally brings a decent AMOLED screen to the Fenix-style range. It also has touch control now as well which makes it feel closer to the Apple Watch… Read More ›

• The BMW Motorsport-branded Iqoo 9 Pro

  By Shaun on March 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Remember when phones were fun? Recently, I’ve slotted my SIM into a bunch of high-end models that will never come to the US. The latest, the BMW Motorsport-branded Iqoo 9 Pro, is a ridiculous, over-the-top smartphone that can’t help but… Read More ›

• Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 review

  By Shaun on February 28, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  You can buy the Smart Band 6 for £33.99 at this time on Amazon, but the price does vary somewhat. It can drop below £30 or nudge up a little, but wither way we are talking about a budget tracker… Read More ›

• Putin’s demise

  By Shaun on February 28, 2022 • ( 1 )

  All strongmen build “inner sanctums” to manage day-to-day governance. Composed of flatterers, family members and cronies, all of them chosen for their loyalty rather than their expertise, they shield him from any unpleasant counsel — and share handsomely in the… Read More ›

• Video of people trying to avoid drowning will now not be sold for profit

  By Shaun on February 28, 2022 • ( 0 )

  After significant backlash, the Associated Press pulled plans to offer a video of a boat overcrowded with migrants as an NFT. The situation has called into question the ethics of selling photojournalism at all… More here. This was an unbelievably… Read More ›

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