Invention of the Backspace Key
This early advertisement for the IBM Correcting Selectric II typewriter appeared on televisions in 1973. It demonstrates a typewriter that made use of a rotating […]
Blu-ray vs HD DVD: Standard Format War
The first high-definition televisions were released in 1998, but they didn’t gain popularity until the 2000s after becoming more affordable. During this time, in response […]
Collaborative Robots
Collaborative robots are designed to be used in “collaborative workspaces” with humans. Collaborative operations offer many notable advantages over other robotics procedures, but they require […]
ISO/DIS 45001 – Occupational Health and Safety
***Update: ISO 45001:2018 has been published. You can get it here: ISO 45001:2018, or read more about it here: ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety Management […]
Standardizing the Singularity
The Internet of Things (IoT) is and will continue to change the world through sensors that can instantly generate information and respond to needs and […]
ANSI Z80.3 – Sunglasses Requirements
ANSI Z80.3, as stated in the standard itself, is meant to “establish standards for noncorrective (essentially plano power) lenses that are intended for attenuation of […]
VHS vs Betamax: Standard Format War
The story of the format war between the VHS and Betamax standards begins in 1971, when Sony invented the U-matic, the first closed case video […]
Playground Safety European Norms
International standards address the safe design and testing of playground equipment, fences, and playground surfaces. For the European Union, a range of related standards or […]
ISO Image and UDF Disk Image
ISO Image is the term that has been used to describe one of the standardized forms of the archive file of an optical disc, and […]