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Loren Naish

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/ 18 March 2005

Bored? Then get on board

If you’ve cast a weary eye round Jo’burg on more than one Saturday afternoon, lamenting the lack of a different form of outdoors entertainment for your kids, you’ve probably glanced over the many old mine dumps that pimple the city’s horizon. But, in doing so, you’ve also overlooked one of Joburg’s best-kept secrets and most unusual playgrounds …

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/ 1 March 2005

Incredible inks

If you thought that digital killed the printed photo, you’re mistaken, says Hewlett Packard (HP). Following poor performance and upheavals in management recently, the IT consumables giant has unveiled its latest strategy in capturing the imagination, and the dollars, of the image-capturing generation: the Vivera ink range. The inks give colour photos a new lease on life — around 108 years, according to HP.

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/ 30 April 2004

Nifty, but tough on the thumb

While I’m all in favour of innovative and intelligent design evolution, I’m utterly baffled as to what the Siemens designers were thinking when they put together the new SX1 cellphone. First impressions rouse a few oohs and aahs, but upon closer inspection, there is absolutely nothing practical, nor ergonomic, about this little number, and one runs a real risk of dislocating one’s thumb trying to punch out an SMS in a hurry.

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/ 15 January 2004

Don’t say cheese! Say trees!

Smiling into the camera, a bright-faced little girl of about four dressed in her Sunday best shouts "Trees!", instead of the customary "Cheese!" Tiny, sandal-clad feet stomp the freshly stirred earth around a newly planted acacia tree. Loren Naish looks at a project that’s breathing new life into barren, depressing urban environments.

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