Sitting squarely in the firing line for news announcements heralding the ‘next breakthrough application update’ is a tiring business sometimes. So many improvements, augmentations and enhancements ...

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In an era before planned obsolescence and disposable tech, some automakers took pride in building cars that could outlast generations. These weren’t just vehicles—they were feats of over-engineering, ...

Over the past decade, broadcast technology has undergone one of the most profound architectural shifts in its history. IP-based workflows, software-defined production tools, cloud connectivity, and ...

I recently did an editorial about over-engineering and got quite a few responses. Some were from the American branches of German companies that got a chuckle from the over-engineering mentality that I ...