Kevin Bacon is disgruntled. He’s disgruntled that memories of the 1980s are fading away, especially among the iPhone-toting and Starbucks-guzzling Millennials. To make sure the ’80s don’t disappear into oblivion, Bacon has put together an ’80s awareness video to open Generation’s Y‘s eyes to the difficulties of life before “OKTwinder,” Google and personal cell phones,… Continue reading Actor Kevin Bacon Explains the ’80s to Millennials
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RadioShack Parodied Its Own Stores, but Maybe the Joke Really Is on Them
RadioShack announced that it will be closing 1,100 stores in response to a lackluster 2013 holiday season. The 93-year-old electronics retailer suffered $400 million dollars in losses in 2013 compared to $139 million in 2012, according to the New York Times. As if hemorrhaging profits weren’t bad enough, Radio Shack has lost something else that’s… Continue reading RadioShack Parodied Its Own Stores, but Maybe the Joke Really Is on Them
Microsoft’s New Bing Voice Recognition Ad Claims It’s Twice as Fast, But Looks It’s From the 80s
If you happen to be using a Windows Phone in the US, you may have noticed that the voice recognition capabilities on your phone have grown a whole lot faster recently. Over the last several weeks, Microsoft has been rolling out a series of updates to improve the speed and accuracy of voice to text… Continue reading Microsoft’s New Bing Voice Recognition Ad Claims It’s Twice as Fast, But Looks It’s From the 80s