When I thought we had reached “peak gadget”
Oh, the things I worry about. Like many of you, I was born at a time when it took a large crate full of stuff to do what we now do with our phones. You’ve…
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When DIRECTV receivers stopped showing YouTube videos (and no one cared)
Remember YouTube videos on DIRECTV? Yeah, I don’t miss them either.
When I picked on cable companies for their HD channel numbers
Take a look back at the days when we all fussed about channel numbers.
When I talked about multiple Genies
People complained about it in 2015. They’re still complaining.
When I said streaming TV would fail
Six years ago I thought we’d all be reading books by now, I guess.
A brief history of ad-skipping
It was one of the most-read articles in the year we relaunched and it still holds up today. Ad-skipping was big news in 2012 thanks to the Hopper. When Hopper launched it had a feature called…
When I talked about zombie brands
Something to think about while you watch that Magnavox TV.
The day I went without a DVR
Try actually watching TV. You might be surprised.
When I said movies should be dead
Back in ’14 I predicted movie theaters would die. Was I right? Obviously not… but there’s more to the story.
Ugliest Phones Ever
The days of the multicolored flip phone are gone… luckily.
When smart watches were definitely not a thing
Smartwatches seem to finally become something. It sure took long enough.
Y2K Websites (oh dear)
Take a trip back to the world of dialup.
The phablet craze
It’s a silly sounding word and I’m glad no one says it.