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Looking Back at Apple’s No-Button Music Player
With the 2008 iPod Shuffle, the company which made touch screens mainstream tried to get rid of on-device controls.
Preserving the Impact of Compact Disc Publications
Digital archivists are saving cultural works stuck on computer CDs. How are they doing that—and whom?
For Some Software, “There’s No Clearing House”
Media preservation musings of a top hat-wearing Internet Archive historian.
Wii Was a Celebration of TV’s Visual Culture
Nintendo’s mid-2000s motion control sensation was inspired by television in more ways than it might have seemed.
History of Logitech’s Now-Discontinued Harmony Remotes
In light of Logitech’s decision to stop making universal remotes, here’s a brief look at 20 years of their Harmony line.
Windows’ Little Brother, Bearer of Microsoft’s Grand Ambitions
From handheld devices to car stereos, Windows CE was supposed to power everything but the PC. But its identity was seen as a threat to Windows proper.
Magic Film Killed Polaroid. The Same Film Brought It Back to Life.
When Polaroid fans looked for respite from the digital, a grassroots effort to build new instant film packs succeeded.
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