Necessity is the mother of invention. Once upon a time ago, someone invented the Swiss Army Knife so people could have a variety of tools with them in one convenient tool. Now that idea has been taken even further, resulting in basically having a Swiss Army Knife crammed inside an iPhone case.
The not-so-humble selfie has been elevated to an art form, becoming a standard part of social media. Unfortunately, most selfies give a too-close view up the subject’s nose because the phone is so close to your face. Now, you can add a little distance to your selfie.
We can only guess what the conversation was like on the day someone came up with this little gadget. Hey, let’s create a product which can tell you what the air quality is like before you get out of bed, so you can make the decision whether to risk life and limb by getting up.
Just stumbled across this very cool web app which is something a lot of writers could really use to improve their prose. The app, called appropriately enough Hemingway, is designed to point out readability errors, and help you make your writing more punchy.
There are many many people who would like you to register for their web app or service. And lots of reasons why you should think carefully before doing so. One of the reasons is the fact that some of these sites don’t give you any option to unsubscribe, so once you’re hooked you’re theirs for ever.
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Whether you’re looking for some mental stimulation or just a little mindless activity to take your mind off the clock’s slow crawl to quitting time, this paperweight offers the challenge or escape you’re looking for.
The only thing better than new gadgets is new gadgets that are pretty, which is why it’s now possible to stand out from all those other people wearing Google Glass.
Every now and then, something comes along that seems to be telling us maybe it’s time to unplug for a little while. This is one of those things.
