The modern world is full of electronic devices, from air purifiers to espresso machines. As smart IoT devices become more and more common, we’re expecting a lot more of them. We like to be able to activate our devices remotely, and control them through an app. But not every device is capable of these kinds …
Digital technology has changed many things in our lives, including how we think of photographs. Not long ago, snapping a photo represented an investment. Admittedly, this investment was small – a single frame of cheap film – but it made you think twice. Let’s say you were going on vacation, and you planned on taking …
When you’re trying to prepare a perfect piece of meat, getting the right temperature is key. And unlike other types of food, it’s not always easy to tell when meat is done. With bread, for example, you set a timer, and see if it’s golden-brown. With meat, you can’t know just by looking. You have …
A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. If that’s the true, some people on Instagram have written tens of millions of words worth of pictures. But most of us are taking more pictures than we did 10 or 20 years ago. With the ubiquity of high-quality smartphone cameras, there are just so many …
The past couple decades have revolutionized the way we think about pictures. Before social media and digital photography, pictures went in an album. And if you had a few pictures you were particularly fond of, you’d order large prints for your walls. But the number of pictures was limited by the amount of film you …