For a good while now, we have come to find usefulness in air gestures, eye-tracking, gyroscopes and predictive keyboards. Still, handwriting is considered one of the most natural and personal ways to convey a message. French startup Iskn (pron.: I-Skin), wants to bring handwriting back, and make it natural enough for iPad users to enjoy.

While the Apple Watch is yet to be released, the competition is mounting, as luxury watchmaker Montblanc has taken the first step to embrace wearable tech and add it to its high-end timepieces.

Former Google employee Will Scott had a chance to take an up-close look at North Korea’s own operating system, Red Star 3, which consists of an OS X-inspired version of Linux, which, ironically, very few North Koreans have access to, since the number of users of “Kwangmyong”, the heavily guarded North Korean version of the Internet, as well as the number of residents who own and operate computer equipment, is almost insignificant.

2015 is here! Time to start working on those New Year’s resolutions, and what better motivation than a short list of cool apps that are sure to help getting ourselves right back on track after the Holidays!