A Prodigal October
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 1 November 2009
Number 10 – Still ugly but you have to admire it: Rolex Deepsea – In which we begrudgingly admit that, even though we still deplore its looks, the Deepsea is a mightily impressive piece of engineering.
Welcome back Nokia: The N900 – In which we welcome Nokia’s latest internet tablet, finally a device worthy of the term ‘flagship’.
Omega’s new Liquidmetal Seamaster Planet Ocean continues the brand’s impressive renaissance – In which we celebrate Omega’s new limited edition Seamaster and its absolutely beautiful bezel.
- In which we explain why the Deepsea’s gorgeous predecessor was a classic in every sense of the word.
– In which our man, Straight-Six, explains what drove him to trade his entire watch collection for three very similar vintage pieces.
– In which we showcase a video showing the N900′s impressive new Maemo operating system.
Pure watch pornography: Jake’s Rolex Watch Blog – In which we use one little word it the title that seems to be consistently pulling in high numbers of visitors from the search engines. We’re baffled.
Nokia E75: A tangible step up from the E71 but it’s marred by quality problems – In which we love the many enhancements that the E75 QWERTY slider business phone enjoys over the E71 but bemoan the corners Nokia has cut on quality.
At number 2 – A Prodigal team member trades in his entire watch collection for two vintage Subs and a Swatch: Admirable or insane? – In which our man, Straight-Six, exchanges his diverse watch collection for just three vintage pieces that closely resemble each other. We wonder whether he’s lost the plot.
And the most popular post of October…
Why the N86 is the best phone Nokia currently makes - In which we explain why we think that Nokia’s best device is currently the N86. At a time when most devices are trying so desperately to be all things to all people. the N86 holds its focus and genuinely excels in one or two key areas. We’re not saying it’s for everyone but anyone who values image or video capture in their device shouldn’t look anywhere else.
A Prodigal October
Here’s our monthly roundup of what we’ve been writing and you’ve been reading. The top ten most popular posts in October were: Number 10 – Still ugly but you have to admire it: Rolex Deepsea – In which we begrudgingly admit that, even though we still deplore its looks, the Deepsea is a mightily impressive [...]
