Monthly Archives: April 2012

Samsung Implies iPhone Users Are Sheep, But Perhaps Goes To Far In Australia

Samsung has a long history of needling iPhone users through their ads, and it is generally fairly amusing. Even iPhone users find them funny if they have a sense of humor about the more extreme fanatics. They’re still at it … Continue reading

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ASUS Launches The Transformer Pad TF300

Announced back in February, ASUS has launched their new mid-range Android tablet, the Transformer Pad TF300. It slots into their range between the original Transformer and the Transformer Prime. Like all Transformer models there is an optional keyboard dock that … Continue reading

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A Look At XFINITY On Demand On TiVo

A couple of weeks ago XFINITY On Demand support finally started rolling out on the TiVo Premiere for Comcast customers in the SF Bay Area. Today TiVo released a video look at the new feature. There are no surprises here, … Continue reading

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Buildings And Bridges Are Made To Bend In The Wind

What’s that image? That’s a cross section of the main suspension cable for the new Self Anchored Span (SAS) on the new San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. The SAS main cable is made up of 137 individually pulled segments, … Continue reading

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Lockheed Martin: 100 Years Of Innovation

In 1912 the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company was founded, and later renamed the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company after the founding brothers, Allan and Malcolm Loughead. In 1926 the company became the Lockheed Aircraft Company – using the phonetic spelling. Also founded … Continue reading

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