Tag: RCA
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Planned Obsolescence
Planned obsolescence does exist and is an evil that is hid in jargon such as optimum lifespan and product cycle…but certainly some products are designed to break. John had one of those iPods with the dodgy battery, and yes it failed just over year of constant use when I borrowed it – eventually started leaking…
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Apple ‘amateur hour’ – old media vs new media
When Apple launched podcasting as part of iTunes in February 2005 (creating the second wave of podcasters, fact fans) it seemed a victory for user-generated content, the new media vs gatekeeper approved old media – Hollywood and the big broadcasters. Soon though it became clear as independent podcasts got shoved off the homepage and then…
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I Present to You: Raygun!
Yes their amps may not go to 7 let alone 11 and about as rock as David Hasselhoff but there is something severely odd in the state of Denmark (St). Yes this is as ‘edited’ by the wonderful BracesTower (is that what he’s doing now?) – but the originals are as jaw droppingly bad but…