Acme had a similar format to A New Look at Modern Weapons, but it extended its coverage of science and technology to cover all aspects of human life. It also greatly raised the public profile of its presenter Chien Yu-hsin, so that when he later stood for election to the Legislative Yuan he gained the highest number of votes of any candidate in his electoral district.
《尖端》的節目架構和《新武器大觀》類似，只是將科技層面擴大到人類的衣食住行，並且大幅度提高了主持人簡又新的知名度，使得他當年參選立法委員，得到最高票。