Over at Wired’s video gallery you can watch some amusing tech vintage commercials. While I find the ones for the old Mac, the Vic-20, and the Commodore chuckle worthy, my vote for the funniest – and the most creative – goes to the 1980s ad for the Atari 5200′s Pole Position. Back in those days, […]
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Skid marks on your soul
January 10th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Are iPods losing their ‘coolness’?
February 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off
There is no denying that the iPod has become part of our popular culture. What started as a neat toy for Mac users blossomed into a fashion craze for young urban hipsters. These cool urbanites identified each other not with secret handshakes but by the white ear-buds that had become the icon for ‘coolness’. The […]
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What does your business card say about you?
February 21st, 2007 · Comments Off
Business cards are so ubiquitous these days, but not many people consider how much of an impression their card really makes. Well, with the exception of some Asian cultures (In Asia the exchange of business cards is ritualistic – The reciever takes the card respectfully with two hands and studies it carefully before placing it […]
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