Category Archives: Gadgets

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A short and subjective review of the Pioneer SC-LX85

The review is in German. If you do not master German or want to keep the story short: Buy the 85 if after all those years you still have fun writing Unix shell scripts or you use your smartphone as … Continue reading

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The new iPad brand

Apple has reverted its naming scheme for the iPad. What should, after the iPad 2, consequently be called iPad 3 has become the “new iPad”. This is excellent marketing! You move the focus from the version to the product itself. … Continue reading

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Aliasing effects on iPad Retina display

iPad’s Retina display is not artifact free. The pic shows how the two r differ from each other. From the distance the effect is even larger.

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The new iPad

My new iPad arrived today. I have never bothered to upgrade the first version to iPad 2 and the first impression of the hot new item confirms how sensible this was. Even in its new release, it is still remarkable … Continue reading

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