H. Moser’s Swiss-Made Apple Watch Look-Alike

Independent watchmaker H. Moser seems to be taking at jab at Apple (and the rest of the smartwatch industry) with the release of its latest time-keeper. Called the Swiss Alp Watch, the hand-finished, hand-assembled and completely Swiss-made movement is contained within a watch case that looks exactly like an Apple watch—complete with wire lugs that imitate those of higher ends Apple Watches. Only 50 pieces …

Why So Many Devices Want to Talk to You

It seems like every new device wants to talk to you these days, from refrigerators to pillows to water bottles and more. Fast Company has dubbed the trend the “Talkpocalypse” and offers a few insights into why so many companies are obsessed with your ears’ attention. In addition to adding the obvious benefit of convenience, voice-control allows companies a chance at profiting from referral purchases. …

How Zora Neale Hurston Helped Her Readers Understand the World

Today, 7 January 2016, marks what would have been the 125th birthday of American author Zora Neale Hurston. Best known for her book “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Hurston’s words exposed the violent realities of black people in America to the rest of the world. As essayist Roger Rosenblatt explains in TIME, Hurston’s books helped the nation understand the challenges of being an outsider in …