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What you can’t miss in ‘26 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
14 Jul 2026
Whether it's your first visit or continuing a long-standing tradition, here’s what you won’t want to miss at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026:
What is Outdoor Maps+? And why you should use it for hiking
14 Jul 2026
Whether you’re on a local trail or in the backcountry, Outdoor Maps+ provides hikers premium mapping across the globe. Learn more:
How to increase situational awareness on the water
02 Jul 2026
Garmin has a lineup of award-winning marine electronics that can help increase boaters’ situational awareness on the water.
inReach device leads couple back to their abandoned sailboat
02 Jul 2026
After having to abandon their sailboat, Jeanne LeBlanc-Streiff and Dan Streiff left their inReach device powered on and tracking on the boat.
Yes, Garmin smartwatches work with your phone
02 Jul 2026
Any notification you get, such as texts, calls, calendar reminders and emails, will go from your compatible phone straight to your watch.
Garmin Health glimpse: Biometrics and mental well-being
19 Jun 2026
Wearable data is a part of new approaches to mental health interventions.
Chasing the outdoors with Sidney Smith
19 Jun 2026
From precision hunting to competing in the ultimate race, Sidney Smith has a passion for the outdoors and keeps Garmin by his side.
The beat on bikes: The latest global trends from Garmin cyclists
03 Jun 2026
From how far they’re riding to how that mileage affects FTP and VO2 max, these are the latest trends of Garmin cyclists.
Trends in running: New data shows how Garmin runners hit their stride
03 Jun 2026
For Global Running Day, we looked at data from Garmin runners all over the world to find the latest trends, from mileage to VO2 max.
How to use Garmin Connect to track your health and wellness
21 May 2026
From wellness tracking to training tools, Garmin Connect is your one-stop shop for health and fitness data.
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
