7 awesome bits of tech that just freakin’ disappeared

Dec 12, 2011 | HPIO

Recently, my husband and I were arguing about TiVos, and it’s not just because we like to argue. He says that our homegrown MythTV system is a customizable, open-source way to record television, and I say that I miss the chirpy little noise a TiVo remote control made...

6 products that became technological roadkill

May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

We all know about the Newton, the Apple handheld computer that was supposed to become a game-changing PDA. The Newton’s failure almost obliterated the Cupertino company. But it’s far from the only crushing financial disaster in computer industry history. Many products...