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[Link] 'Not allowed': Naomi Osaka ban comes to light after Australian Open

Read: 6/2/2022 au.sports.yahoo.com

Details have emerged after the Australian Open about how Naomi Osaka was banned from wearing a new watch from sponsors TAG Heuer. Osaka teamed up with Tag Heuer just weeks before the Australian Open, designing a limited-edition watch with the Swiss luxury brand.

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[Link] Apple’s new AirPods are greater, but girthier

Read: 27/10/2021 www.smh.com.au

The new AirPods 3rd Generation ($279) are curious devices. On the one hand, they’re much more impressive than their older siblings thanks to added sensors and spatial audio.

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[Link] PineTime Smartwatch And Good Code Play Bad Apple

Read: 17/10/2021 hackaday.com

PineTime is the open smartwatch from our friends at Pine64. [TT-392] wanted to prove the hardware can play a full-motion music video, and they are correct, to a point.

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[Link] Sunglasses Have Terms of Service Agreements Now, Thanks to Facebook

Read: 9/9/2021 www.vice.com

They are without a doubt the most iconic sunglasses in the world. They are a cliche symbol representation of cool, and yet, somehow still cool. They are decades old, and have been popularized by cartoonishly suave celebs, from Muhammad Ali, to James Dean, to Bruce Willis. 

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[Link] Wristwatch PCB Swaps Must Be In The Air

Read: 8/8/2021 hackaday.com

Are we seeing more wristwatch PCB swapping projects because more people are working on them, or because we saw one and they’re on our mind? The world may never know, but when it comes to design constraints, there’s a pretty fun challenge here both in fitting your electronic wizardry inside the c

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[Link] Xiaomi's next smartwatch might have a wraparound screen – but is it a good idea?

Read: 1/8/2021 www.techradar.com

Xiaomi may be planning to launch a new fitness tracker with a 360-degree wraparound screen – which would make it the first commercially available watch of its kind.

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