Samsung Space monitor
Not only does it save space, but it looks very practical too. I saw this earlier today but didn't realise that the arm would allow the monitor to effectively sit on the desk. Apart from a small chin, it's practically bezel-less, offers a nice cable tidy and effectively has no base.
Posted 4th Jan 2019 @ 16:13
Shoppers earn £30k in supermarket plastic bottle return trial
British supermarket, Iceland, has trialled the return of bottles bought from it's store in return for 10p vouchers with over 300,000 bottles recycled so far. That is astounding given the reward is quite low.
Children were "particularly engaged" with the deposit machines and even educated and encouraged their parents to use them, the supermarket said.
I guess for youngsters it's a bit of fun and the reward is (probably) greater than the effort required, but unless I had a bag of them, would I go to Iceland over popping it in our home recycling? Perhaps, knowing that not all recycling gets recycled due to contamination.
Posted 4th Jan 2019 @ 14:26
Technology, Ranked
Who knew what we call corn today was 'created' by humans?
Back then, it had just a few kernels on a cob. But it was “invented” to be what we know today—a food that's literally killing us.
Via kottke.org.
Posted 4th Jan 2019 @ 11:26
The Next Nokia Smartphone Will Feature Unique 5-Camera Setup
Over the years, not only do Android smartphone makers seem to post from iOS devices (celebrities endorsing said phones are guilty too), but they've faked photo quality in promotional material by using photos taken with DSLRs instead of actual camera footage.
I've embedded the video below, and if the sample photos were really taken with this setup then they truly are stunning.
Posted 3rd Jan 2019 @ 16:58