There is no shortage of pockets at this time of year and the very pocketable camera that I carry alongside my phone at the moment is the Sony DSCRX100M4. It was in the camera shops of Singapore that what started as curiosity into the latest camera tech, turned to fascination and then the sudden need to upgrade my then every-day-carry (EDC). It's form factor many have left behind. In a time … [Read more...] about My Sony DSCRX100M4 is already old.
Technology
The Pro-Ject VC-S Vinyl Record Cleaner
This is my new favourite gadget. The Pro-Ject VC-S record cleaner. I got it from Henley Designs and for £299 it handles like a serious industrial cleaning machine. The silver arm you can see in the photo both sucks up the debris and also dries the record in the time it takes for a full revolution. It's nosy for a few seconds but there's a hell of a lot of suction power. Your vinyl is ready to … [Read more...] about The Pro-Ject VC-S Vinyl Record Cleaner
Rebalancing my relationship with technology
There's been eight newsletters since my last blog post. If you subscribe to my newsletter you will have recently read me wondering how I might manage without my iPhone and Apple Watch for a week. The more my mobile devices can do, the more they seem to want me to do. I was considering a dumb phone to try and experience 7 days with fewer distractions. Yes it's a drastic step when all I … [Read more...] about Rebalancing my relationship with technology
Augmenting Reality since the year 2000
The world is crazy for ‘AR’ right now. 'Augmented Reality'. The real time integration of digital information with a user's environment. Some say we're on the edge of mass adoption. The focus is on the visual. Yet audio is a key component of both augmented and virtual reality. As interested as I am by today's limited offerings, little has impressed me as much as when my own reality was … [Read more...] about Augmenting Reality since the year 2000
Electromagnetic Field 2016
Two years ago I only managed to experiance Electromagnetic Field for half a day. This time I was equipped to stay a little longer. View the story HERE (The old Storify link below does not work.) https://storify.com/documentally/electromagnetic-field-2016-57a880db9be78a6f01eaf426 … [Read more...] about Electromagnetic Field 2016