Is there anything better than a warm summer day on the beach with a good book? With the summer officially here, many of us will spend some time lying on the beach or by the pool side. Of course, there’s always the simple and old-fashioned way to go about it — lying on a towel. [...]
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What’s more important to you with a new gadget — style, look and feel, or ease of use? The Apple iPad is shaping up as a fascinating case study of form vs. function. People are absolutely wild for it — sales passed the 1 million mark twice as fast as they did for the original [...]
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The iPad is beautiful and does a lot of cool things, but it’s an ergonomic disaster. Remember the “Blackberry Thumbs” of the 90’s? We might be on the verge of a new medical diagnosis — the “iHurt.” Don’t get me wrong, I can see the appeal of the iPad, but here’s what I find problematic: [...]
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Even in this era of Kindle and all the other digital book readers, I find myself preferring to read a book the old-fashioned way. But the simple act of holding a book can cause problems for your wrist and hand, and especially the base of your thumb. I was excited when I came across the [...]
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I first discovered My Page Up when travelling through Belgium with my father in 2001. We were in a boutique looking for small presents and souvenirs to bring back when these cute paper-holding gizmos caught my attention. There they were in all sorts of colors: little document holders! They make adorable presents, very useful and [...]
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