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Net-stalgia: Apple's first clothing collection from 1986 – in pictures

1 Aug 2014

Bright colours, brash logos, clever styling – this is Apple’s first clothing line, which was released in 1986, but feels oddly current, while providing a hefty dose of ‘net-stalgia’
From Prince's keytar to Bing Crosby's sash window: celebrity patents in pictures
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13 Jul 2014

They're celebrated as singers, actors or even politicians but their talents don't end there. We delve into the patent archives to discover the inventions of famous people, past and present
Tech Monthly readers' photography project: scale

8 Jul 2014

Tech Monthly asked readers to join in the GuardianWitness photography project and share their scale photos. Here are some of our favourites

Picture this: Inventions of the ancients
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13 Jul 2014

From earthquake sensors to computers
MySpace to Sega: unfortunate tech-themed tattoos – in pictures

2 Jul 2014

From the Google logo emblazoned on knuckles to a MySpace love letter right across someone's stomach, here are some of the weirdest, grossest and most creative tech tattoos
Tech Monthly readers' photography project: forces

3 Jun 2014

Tech monthly asked readers to join in the GuardianWitness photography project and share their photos of forces

Barack Obama meets a robot giraffe at the Maker Faire – in pictures

18 Jun 2014

At the first White House Maker Faire, Barack Obama celebrated American innovators and met a mechanical camelopard
Pictures of the week: Drones photograph US public spaces
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7 Jun 2014

Tomas Van Houtryve sends drones to photograph US public spaces
Huaqiangbei: the mega market with every smartphone part – in pictures

30 May 2014

Huaqiangbei is a gigantic electronics and parts market in the middle of Shenzhen, the Chinese city just an hour’s drive from Hong King. By Charles Arthur

Dr Strobe: the man who stopped time and electrified photography – in pictures

12 Jun 2014

A bullet being shot through an apple, an egg being cracked into a fan, or a play-by-play of Pancho Gonzales's famous serve ... MIT professor Harold Edgerton invented the strobe flash in the 1930s – and his stroboscopic photography captured amazing moments that would otherwise be missed in the blink of an eye
Rubbish city: China’s e-waste epidemic – in pictures
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10 Jun 2014

Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon documents a village outside Beijing that is home to a large electronic-waste recycling centre for a look at life amid the digital ruins
Taxi drivers across Europe protest against Uber app - in pictures

11 Jun 2014

Taxi drivers in London, Paris and other European cities are protesting against unregulated competition from private companies and apps such as Uber

Innovative sustainable parking designs - in pictures

9 Jun 2014

The newly released parking design handbook outlines the best practices in sustainable parking. Here are a few of the most innovative examples from across the globe
Crash, Spyro and Pac-Man: favourite video game characters - in pictures

30 May 2014

Whether they are heroes, anti-heroes or somewhere in between, here are some of the most memorable over the years. By Hannah Jane Parkinson and Shiona Tregaskis
How to have a fashionable Instagram account

2 Jun 2014

The first ever Instagrammer of the year is self-proclaimed 'man about town' Patrick Janelle, whose feed is full of artful shots of food, coffee and street style. Here's how to spot the posts of a true industry insider