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retro futurism

Three-Pound Mini-Calculators Were The Wave of the Future Circa 1970

Except for that rabid gang of early adopters, most of us hold back on purchasing new technology; it's only going to get cheaper (not to mention less buggy). If you need an example of this, take a peek at the Sharp LC-8 advertised here. One of the first wave of transistorized electronic calculators in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the LC-8 was an exciting advance in handheld technology. More »

12:40 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Lynn Peril
1,076 views, 17 comments

photo leak!

We're Starting To Think Cloverfield Has No Monster

Paramount released another photo from the upcoming Cloverfield yesterday, and it's nothing less than completely pointless. The poster for the movie tells us loads more than the above shot featuring actors Michael Stahl-David and Mike Vogel does. But leaking irrelevant pictures is typical Hollywood behavior. Still, give us a little monster willya? More »

10:15 AM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,889 views, 32 comments

battlestar galactica

Battlestar Galactica Sells Anti-Depressants

The new Battlestar Galactica ads that began airing during last night's Tin Man miniseries have us wondering why they don't have a list of possible side effects running after them. "Possible Battlestar Galactica side effects might include dizziness, headaches, nausea, feelings of inadequacy, delusions of grandeur, and diarrhea." More »

4:00 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Kevin Kelly
274 views, Comment