Archive for April, 2009

Apr29th

I’m not a fan of competitions

I’m not a fan of competitions. I’ve entered a few in my time and never won a thing. So this week, you might be rather surprised to hear that I’m going to encourage you, dear reader, to enter one! (more…)

Apr22nd

A couple of weeks ago

A couple of weeks ago, I popped down to the UK headquarters of Hewlett Packard in Bracknell to learn more about a raft of new Designjet printers that the company has recently launched onto the market. (more…)

Apr15th

When the Government discovered that automobile sales were plummeting

When the Government discovered that automobile sales were plummeting, it decided to take immediate action, offering a GBP2000 reward to any owners of cars over nine years old who traded them in for new, or nearly new, models. (more…)

Apr8th

When my friend bought me one of those new fangled Gillette Fusion Razors last Christmas

When my friend bought me one of those new fangled Gillette Fusion Razors last Christmas, I was overjoyed. With its numerous blades and gently vibrating action, it provided the closest shave I have ever experienced. (more…)

Apr1st

The new system was nothing short of genius

The new system was nothing short of genius. And researchers around the world all applauded the engineers that had developed it. It was, simply put, the world’s first robot that could be controlled by human thought alone. (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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