iTune’s dominant position atop the digital music market is not happenstance. Donald A. Norman discusses how, through the integration of its products, design and service, Apple became a media distribution juggernaut. More »
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Here’s a video we captured of a FedEx guy “dropping off” a package at our home. Hopefully the packaging on your iPhone is protected enough that this doesn’t happen to you. More »
Package-tracking sensors aren’t super new, but Senseaware is one that’s unique because it tracks multiple criteria – temperature, location, drops and light exposure – and updates those to the web constantly. Useful when you’re transporting organs and not MP3 players. More »
Mail hoarding is a fantastic phenomenon. Slate explains it as the cases where postal workers stockpile mail/packages in their trucks, then act like they delivered them. I discovered that this happens with Fedex too.
It’s rare to catch a commercial plane crashing on video, but Japanese TV NHK has aired yesterday’s spectacular crash of the FedEx aeroplane in Narita Airport. Sadly, the two dead pilots didn’t have ejection seats.
