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The Seasons Turn, and the Turntable Stops

Technics’ SL-1200, the laptop of record-players, announced the end of its thirty-eight year production run last week.  Combined with Pontiac’s official death yesterday, this news might send some old school types into a nostalgic funk. DJ’s love this turntable because … Continue reading

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The Danger of Betting On Technology: Watching “The Hangover” on Blu-Ray

Remember the Newton?  It was a PDA intended to ‘reinvent the notion of personal computing,’ largely through a primitive tablet window, a stylus pen, and handwriting recognition software.  It went on to begat other useful devices–the iPod and iPhone foremost … Continue reading

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