The Importance of Being Idle Arnav's Armchair Analysis

Watch Chronicles 1: The One with the Pebble

I got my Pebble in May 2013 and it changed my life. At that point, I had not worn watches for over 2 years (thanks, phone clock) and I was not sure how I’d adapt to having a watch on my wrist again. Here’s how that went down. As an iPhone user, in the initial phase of my ownership the Pebble, it’s utility was fairly limited because only system notifications came through on it. For other notifications, the infamous Notification Centre dance had to be performed per app. On some days, I’d be either too lazy...


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To Encase, or Not to Encase, That is the Question

To encase or not to encase... That is the question. I've had my black/slate iPhone 5 for over a year now, and for most of that period, I've had a case or bumper of some kind. Most recently, I used the iPhone 5 Neo Hybrid case by Spigen and it was probably the best case I've had, with the AL13 coming in a close second. However, now I go case-less and I don't think I'll be able to go back to using a case anytime soon. (Now that I've said this, I expect Fate and it's good friend, Gravity...


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