Everyone else already used ‘iPad’ name

Oh Apple. First it was Cisco’s iPod name, now this… “Everybody can think of an easy name like ‘iPad.’ It’s not creative.” Indeed several other companies worldwide have had the same idea. Germany’s Siemens uses the trademark “iPad” for small engines and motors. The Swiss-based microchip maker STMicroelectronics has reportedly also registered “IPAD”, short for […]

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Star Trek’s tech “meaningless”

So says Ron Moore (creator of the redux Battlestar Galactica). Moore then went on to describe how a typical script might read before the science consultants did their thing: La Forge: “Captain, the tech is overteching.” Picard: “Well, route the auxiliary tech to the tech, Mr. La Forge.” La Forge: “No, Captain. Captain, I’ve tried […]

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