tech history
AOL’s 1995 Chat Rooms Were the Original 'Ask Me Anything'
It was once a big deal for Jay Leno to hang out with a virtual audience of plebs, but these days, we call that a Tuesday afternoon.
The Story of the AC Adapter, Thomas Edison's Revenge on the Power Grid
They’re big, clunky, and annoying, but AC adapters are a fact of life in consumer electronics. Why? Let’s just say Thomas Edison’s getting his comeuppance.
The Story of WebTV, the Smart TV of the 90s
WebTV's dream of couchsurfing the internet on your TV with a remote never really took off... but it never really died, either.
The Astonishing Failure of the Toy Company That Made Teddy Ruxpin
Staffed by former Atari employees and with a big hit on its hands, Worlds of Wonder tried to ride Teddy Ruxpin to the promised land. They failed, fast.
The History of the Call Center Explains How Customer Service Got So Annoying
It seems like we’ve been dealing with frustrating call centers forever. But, as it turns out, customer service via phone is a relatively recent phenomenon.
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