Richard Trenholm

Richard is a former CNET writer who had a ringside seat at the very first iPhone announcement, but soon found himself steeped in the world of cinema. He's now part of a two-person content agency, Rockstar Copy, and covers technology with a cinematic angle for TechFinitive.com

Joined: 25 May 2023
Articles: 48

Innovate

Dinosaurs de-extinct! DNA and cloning in Jurassic Park

In this edition of TechFinitive x Flashforward, Richard Trenholm checks out Jurassic Park and talks about the obstacles in the way of bringing back lost species.

The Rocketeer 1991 - Jetpacks and Rockets

Hardware

How you can be a real Rocketeer in 2023 (but probably shouldn’t)

In this edition of TechFinitive x Flashforward, Richard Trenholm takes off to explore The Rocketeer and its jetpacks and rockets in 2023

Innovate

Oppenheimer delivers an ethics lesson for Silicon Valley

Film fanatic Richard Trenholm got far more from Oppenheimer than three hours of entertainment: he saw it as a valuable lesson for Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

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Dreaming of electric sheep – artificial animals in Blade Runner

In this edition of TechFinitive x FlashForward, Richard Trenholm dreams of electric sheep... or, maybe, doesn't dream, but rather, looks into what's happened since Blade Runner introduced us to "artificial animals".

Hardware

Alien’s Motion Detector – how’s it tracking in 2023?

In this edition of TechFinitive x FlashForward, Richard Trenholm looks into the iconic motion detector from the Alien franchise and tracks down whether anyone is developing it in 2023.