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From strength to strength and honour upon honour
Life, Published on 27/03/2026
» Bovet 1822's strong track record at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) began with taking home the coveted Aiguille d'Or trophy in 2018.
Robots get smooth moves
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/03/2026
» The subject of the week is robots. The amount of news on these keeps growing and growing. South Korea is first up here with their KAIST Humanoid. In the field test, the robot was shown running across a soccer pitch, jumping, taking shots on goal, and even doing dance moves akin to the Michael Jackson moonwalk. Many robot demonstrations still look a bit stiff but these moves were quite smooth. The robot can run at about 12kph on flat ground with the next goal at 14kph. It can climb a ladder with 40cm steps and the knees can generate 320 Newton metres of peak torque so it can push heavier objects. The current model is based on the lower human half but the goal is for a full humanoid form that can work with people in industrial environments.
Samsung enables Android-to-iPhone file sharing via Quick Share
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 23/03/2026
» Samsung has enabled file transfers to iPhone devices through Quick Share, starting with the Galaxy S26 series as the first to support the feature.
SCB 10X launches AI YouTube series
Life, Published on 23/03/2026
» SCB 10X has launched "AI-Volution The Series 2026", a year-long online content series for executives, entrepreneurs and anyone interested in the future of AI.
Apple patches security flaws for older iPhones and iPads
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 21/03/2026
» Apple has released new iOS updates for older iPhone and iPad models that are no longer eligible for the latest software versions, aiming to address security vulnerabilities and protect user data.
Ponder the nature of digital life at 'The Garden Of Humans'
Life, Published on 11/03/2026
» Uncover the truths behind the development of technological civilisation at "The Garden Of Humans", which is running at Tang Contemporary Art until April 19.
Caveat emptor is undefeated in online shopping
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/03/2026
» It is becoming more common to buy things online. The majority of my shopping, not counting groceries, is now done that way. In the past I've warned about prices that are too good to be true, like a 4TB thumb drive for a few dollars from sites like Temu and AliExpress. There is now a kind of middle ground where the price could be correct and it's coming from, say, Amazon. Recently, even though I had some doubts, I bought a 5TB SSD drive from Amazon for around half of what I'd expect it to be. I did this knowing I can easily send things back to Amazon.
Panasonic ends era of Japan-made TVs in deal with Skyworth
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 10/03/2026
» Panasonic has announced it will end television production in Japan, partnering with Chinese electronics maker Skyworth in a strategic move that effectively closes the chapter on domestic TV manufacturing by the Japanese brand.
Triumphant triumvirate
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/02/2026
» After Rolex launched the Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller in 1967, there was indeed a long gap before the release of the ingenious Sky-Dweller in 2012.
AI learning versus human creativity is a real battle
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/02/2026
» If you’ve been reading these columns long enough, you’ll probably know that I write music and I’ve written some books. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the concept of copyright and private property has blurred. The standard rule was, what you have worked hard on to create, belongs to you. As musicians and authors, ideally, we create, we write and we invent. In the world of AI, it will draw a picture, write a book and create music for you based on a simple text prompt that itself may have also been written for you by AI.