“All I need is free because I’m a factory.” -Ben Folds Five, Jackson Cannery MIT’s Technology Review has a new article up about the manufacturing processes that go into making Audi vehicles in Ingolstadt, Germany, and we are impressed. The article focuses on just how automated everything is from the sensing of what vehicle is […]
In the classic TV show “Seinfeld”, George is acting like a cool guy. He brings a vintage American muscle car to impress a woman, and all is going well until she sees the front seat. “Is that your orthopedic back pillow?” “Maybe.” “Well is it or isn’t it” “…guess not.” That’s what we could call […]
Ah, Mr. Spielberg, perched so daintily atop your E.T. money, we suspect that you never foresaw the rise of the GoPro camera. A manageable, smartphone-sized video camera capable of recording high-definition video while suction-cupped onto nearly any surface imaginable—Indiana Jones could have used one of these in the Temple of Doom, eh? Well, we’re not […]
There’s a moment in the 1992 film “Sneakers” where Ben Kingsley says to Robert Redford, “The world isn’t run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It’s run by little ones and zeroes, little bits of data. It’s all just electrons.” Redfords responds, of course, with his trademark smirk, squinty eyed expression and a withering […]
Sustainability is a big topic in business today. It asks not only what a company makes and how well it makes it, but also how it impacts the earth. To that end, we are pleased to see Audi take the top prize in a recent study conducted among German consumers. As Audi is headquartered in […]
