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The Apple TV show For All Mankind is one of the best science fiction shows of the past decade. It’s set in an alternate version of history where the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union never stopped, resulting in technological advancement being far ahead of schedule. We have video calls by the 1980s, electric cars are widespread by the ’90s, and we have a manned base on Mars by the early 2000s. Each season of For All Mankind skips forward in time, which gives the series a wonderful sense of scale. However, the show has lost…
How’s your brain doing? Mine’s fried. Shot. Kaput. Positively pickled. Between never-ending WhatsApp notifications and unwanted AI slop, I’m done. I can’t even relax on Reddit anymore – it’s just angry bots arguing with other bots and an algorithm that’s been sterilised beyond recognition. But I’m not here to talk about that. I’m here to talk about Lego. Or, more specifically, Lego and its impact on adult mental health. Today, it’s impossible to stroll through any Lego section without seeing shelves dedicated to intricate (and eye-wateringly expensive) models aimed squarely at grown-ups. Formula 1 cars, typewriters, cameras, bonsai trees, famous…
The annual car tax bill on my Honda S2000 is now well on the way to being £500; hardly good value considering the thousand or so miles I do on it during the summer months. I’m looking for something cheaper and the Honda Super-N might just be it. The boxy little electric car may not look like the obvious alternative to a two-seater roadster, but it offers similar levels of fun – and crucially is affordable to run. At £18,995 (given some American SUVs are more than four times the Super-N’s size, it’s unsurprisingly not sold in the US) it…
If Hamilton had an IMDB page it would be big enough to rival Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson or Zendaya (who seems to be in literally every movie released this year). Since Marlene Dietrich glanced at a hidden photo inside a Hamilton watch case in 1932’s Shanghai Express, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-born brand (now proudly Swiss-owned) has clocked up appearances in more than 500 movies, TV shows and, more recently, video games. Nobody else comes close to the “watchmaker of filmmakers” tag, and with 14 standout appearances below, it’s easy to see why. 1. Interstellar Watch: Hamilton Khaki Field Murph Worn by:…
My home music setup grew with the constant march of technological innovation until it dawned on me just how complicated things had become. My music streaming devices include a smart speaker, streaming dongles, a Bluetooth soundbar and subwoofer, and a project studio linked to a computer. Moving music from one room to the next meant disconnecting one device and connecting to another, hoping Bluetooth pairs correctly and cueing up my audio again. Of course, there had been a better solution staring me in the face. Now, through proper use of Spotify Connect, I can control playback across almost every streaming…
Summary Built-in Libby: borrow library ebooks and audiobooks natively—big win over Kindle. 7-inch E INK Carta 1300, IPX4 splash-proof, Bluetooth 5.1 and text-to-speech; reader-focused. Launch $149.99 — cheaper than Paperwhite; runs Linux, so no Android apps or Kindle app. The PocketBook Era Lite is a new 7-inch black-and-white e-reader with an E INK Carta 1300 e-paper display, designed as a reading-focused alternative to the standard PocketBook Era. It’s cheaper and all about reading, going head-to-head with the Kindle Paperwhite, and one huge game-changer for library lovers — it has Libby built in. Related This is the better Kindle alternative that…
Pebble’s reemergence into the smartwatch market brings with it a wearable that takes a slightly different approach. While many other watch makers cram their timepieces with features you might never use and make them so they need charging every night, the latest iteration of the Time – last reviewed by Stuff back in 2015 – covers the basics with a battery life measured in weeks. As such, it’s much closer to the old-fashioned watch-wearing experience, especially as it has an always-on display (though the Pebble Round 2, which you can probably guess the shape of, is even more like an…
There are some TV shows that seem to go on forever. Series like The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Doctor Who have all been running for decades. Far more often, TV shows will run for a few seasons and then retire themselves. And there are some shows that only get to go once around the track. But that shouldn’t imply they aren’t worth watching. In fact, there are lots of great series out there that only lasted for one season. In this article, we’re going to try and avoid miniseries or other shows that were designed to be one-and-done affairs. We’ll…
Your iPhone and iPad are more than just a smartphone or tablet; they hold vital information. Apple provides various authentication tools to safeguard that information, including Face ID and Touch ID and the ability to set a passcode. Passkeys are also gaining some popularity. If you ever need to change your passcode, rest assured that the process is straightforward and can be completed in just a few simple steps. What is a passcode? A passcode is a feature available on iPhones and iPads that allows you to lock your device with a password. This password, or passcode, is used to…
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly working on its first consumer device with Sir Jony Ive – the former Apple design chief who helped shape iconic products including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Depending on which report you read, it’s a screenless AI companion, a smart speaker, or something that doesn’t fit neatly into either category. Whatever it turns out to be OpenAI is likely hoping for an iPhone-level shift in personal tech. The smartphone isn’t disappearing any time soon, mind, but just as it eventually replaced MP3 players, sat-navs and cameras for millions of people, AI could…