Archive for March, 2008

Mar26th

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations have the noble goal of reducing the amount of electrical and electronic equipment ending up in landfill

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations have the noble goal of reducing the amount of electrical and electronic equipment ending up in landfill, requiring instead that it be collected, treated, recycled and environmentally disposed of. (more…)

Mar19th

Embedded systems are everywhere

Embedded systems are everywhere. From big ticket items like aircraft and cars to less expensive products like microwave ovens, embedded processors run the software that makes them work. And the development of that software has now become one of the most important, and one of the most expensive, aspects of the design process. (more…)

Mar12th

Move over Ricky Gervais

Move over Ricky Gervais. Your reign as the King of Comedy appears to be nearing its close. All thanks to researchers at Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen Universities, who have developed some new software that can turn anyone - even me - into a stand-up comedian. (more…)

Mar5th

Last year

Last year, the elderly hot water tank in my airing cupboard developed a nasty hole resulting in a minor flood in the pantry below. It took two plumbers a whole day to install a new one. (more…)

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Engineeringtalk and this Editor's Blog is now edited by Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson

Dave was the Editor of Digital Design, Electronic Systems Design and The OEM Integrator in the US between 1980 and 1990. More recently, he founded e4engineering (now The Engineer Online) at the start of 2000 and Technology Horizons in 2006, both for Centaur Media. His mood varies with the fortunes of the NASDAQ and Nikkei indices.

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