A quick piece for RedShark rounding up some of the more significant news from NAMM 2020.
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Sweet and divine, Razr of mine
Folding phones have had an already chequered history, but Motorola’s new Razr phone seems to be both agreeably retro and absolutely cutting edge (and that’s my favourite self-penned headline of the year).
Sony’s 40th Anniversary Walkman has a very cute trick
Nostalgia for the early days of the digital age moves on to Sony’s once ubiquitous music player, the venerable Walkman. Hang on, is that a cassette we see?
These moon landing tapes are worth at least $1 million
$1.82 million as it turned out… The last of the Moon Landing Anniversary pieces (this time round at least) returned to the theme of the lost tapes and some new ones that had been unearthed.
Capturing the first - and last - steps on the Moon
NASA has always known the value of good publicity so, as well as the towering technological achievement of the Moon landings, it also put huge efforts into making sure the American public got to see them happen in realtime.
Behind the Scenes: Apollo 11
A new documentary film about the Apollo 11 Moon Landing features previously unseen 70mm footage that helps provide a whole new take on the mission and its legacy as it nears its 50th Anniversary.
What the Final Fantasy VII remake tells us about the future of CG
A piece for RedShark on the remake of FFVII due out next year.
Examining M&A in 2019
A three-part series for IBC365 looking at 2019 Merger & Acquisition activity in the broadcast sector.
HDR learns to go with the flow
Really pleased with this one; the first article I’ve written for the good people at Televisual for absolutely ages and a great way to reconnect with a load of good contacts in the post industry once more.
The challenges for OTT in 2019
A piece for InBroadcast that does pretty much what it say on the tin, looks at the main challenges facing OTT in 2019.
The problem with toasters (and other technology)
A while back, I had to buy a new toaster. You would think this was a simple process; it’s not. And the problems I encountered along the way tell us a lot about what is wrong with buying technology today.