Search results for: “SSD”

  • DuPont plastic & more news

    DuPont plastic counterfeited Chinese “counterfeit” DuPont plastic prompted Aston Martin’s giant recall – Surely physical testing would have shown that the counterfeit Dupont plastic product wasn’t to spec? It makes me wonder about the inbound quality control at Aston Martin on materials. It makes sense that counterfeiters would go after a brand like DuPont plastic.…

  • Happy & more news

    Happy Pharrell Williams – Happy – despite the insanity of having a 24-hour video, Happy just works. Happy as a song works uniquely well as a loop In addition the time visualisation is lovely. Simple flat design that feels a bit like HUD (head up display). My favourite clip kicks in at 4:20PM. Happy was…

  • Dominic Mohan + more news

    Dominic Mohan Dominic Mohan severs staff ties with Rupert Murdoch | guardian.co.uk – it’s weird I forever think of Dominic Mohan and the the Bizarre column. The Bizarre show business column gave Dominic Mohan is public profile in the UK. Dominic Mohan had moved to The Sun from the News of The World. When Dominic…

  • Mercedes Benz G63 + more

    Mercedes Benz G63 AMG Mercedes Benz G63 AMG 6×6 « Gear Patrol – I can’t work out if the Mercedes Benz G63 AMG 6×6 is amazing or stupid. It is based on the G Wagen which is a proper off-road vehicle. The 6×6 platform used was developed for the military like Germany’s KSK special forces unit.…

  • Cleantech + more news

    Cleantech Insight: How cleantech tarnished Kleiner and VC star John Doerr | Reuters – when thinking about cleantech it is worth remembering that Doerr also made crazy bets on Netscape. It may have been the wrong thing to do from a finance point-of-view but the direction was right. Robert X. Cringely described technology as being…

  • Jamie Hewlett + more news

    Jamie Hewlett Jamie Hewlett was not someone that I would have associated with luxury menswear brand Dunhill. Dunhill have been creating interesting content for a number of years, that used to be accessed through an iPad application and their own site. This interview with Jamie Hewlett is brilliant. Hewlett’s talent as a comic creator developed…

  • Hurun listings & more news

    Hurun Money slipping through China’s wealthiest fingers: Hurun|WantChinaTimes.com – Hurun is like the Forbes or Sunday Times rich lists. In other countries being on the rich list brings scrounging letters from charities and assorted liggers, possibility heightened security risks due to kidnapping attempts. Being in Hurun also means immense government scrutiny. Even the most politically…

  • BMW Zagato coupé

    This is a BMW Zagato coupé. It’s very unusual for me to pay attention to, let alone write about cars. Living in London means that I have a car-free existence. So the last time I really paid a great deal of attention to car design was prior to the summer of 1998. As shapes got…

  • Lean web development + more

    This is more of a wish list of what changes I’d like to see in technology and related areas in the next 12 months. This is based around a number of concepts, a few of which are lean web development, security, SSD pricing, better product design and service breakouts. Lean Web Development Lean web development.…