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To The Point

Will.i.am's Puls smartwatch is the worst product I've touched all year

Will.i.am's Puls smartwatch is the worst product I've touched all year - The Verge

"Objectively"

LG G Watch R review - The Verge

Round watches are objectively better than square ones

Circular face clashes with square Google Now cards

OK Vlad, thanks for bringing your 19th century thinking to 21st century design.

Between The Sea and The Sky

sculpture by Byeong Doo Moon

Steel Animal Sculptures by Byeong Doo Moon at 'Sculpture by the Sea' - Colossal

Love It

Microsoft Band

Wearing the Microsoft Band, the next big thing in fitness tracking - The Verge

Scrunchy

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge review - The Verge

I would very much like a flexible smartphone that I could scrunch up like paper and stuff into a pocket. I don't quite know why I would like that, but it feels like something that the future should create.

I don't know why, but this makes me smile.

An Actual and Understandable Apology

Bono apologizes for putting U2's new album in everyone's iCloud library - The Verge

I had this beautiful idea. Might have gotten carried away with ourselves. Artists are prone to that thing. A drop of megalomania, a touch of generosity, a dash of self-promotion, and deep fear that these songs that we poured our life into over the last few years might not be heard. There's a lot of noise out there. I guess, we got a little noisy ourselves to get through it.

Remote Controlled Flying Paper Airplane

PowerUp - Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane

PowerUp 3.0 – Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane by Shai Goitein - Kickstarter

Video

Halfbike

Halfbike

Halfbike by Kolelinia - Kickstarter

Alternate Apple Universe

Apple prototype

Apple's lost future: phone, tablet, and laptop prototypes of the '80s - The Verge

Bold

The Information reports that Page started up a Google 2.0 project inside the company a year ago to look at the big challenges facing humanity and the ways Google can overcome them. Among the grand-scale plans discussed were Page's desire to build a more efficient airport as well as a model city.

Larry Page wants a Google 2.0 that will build cities and airports, report says - The Verge