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Technology is more than computers and silicon. These articles cover everything from VHS tapes to minimalist phones.
A couple of regular dudes have made a career from collecting eccentric VHS tapes. I'm a nostalgia freak. There was a lot in the 90s I only saw but never fully experienced and that decade was the happiest of my life. VHS tapes played a major part of that and I love hearing about collectors, …
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Can we have a black Light Phone please? Designed by Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang, the Light Phone is the sleekest burner you'll ever have. It's minimalist in every sense of the word and allows users to be connected but only when necessary - breaking ties with the age of the smartphone. Their intentions are …
Podcasting is a curious digital artform that has changed the way audio (and sometimes visual) media is broadcasted. Episodic in nature and distributed via web feeds, one could argue that podcasts have become the ‘talk radio’ of the internet age. Great podcasts are addictive and can often be a nightmare organising subscriptions for these delectable …
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Before DVDs, Blu-Ray discs and even VHS tapes, there was the Betamax. I was born after the Betamax came and went. In fact, I heard more about it in terms of its demise than any kind of praise for the technology. VHS was my life right up until 2006 (although I still use it to …
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