How to Listen to Something Besides Local Radio on Your Never-Ending Road Trip
Fall is a great time for cross-country sojourns. Nothing is better than grabbing a gaggle of friends, loading up on individually-wrapped snack foods, and hitting the open road. Unfortunately, nothing is worse than being on said open road and being forced to listen to the Bible Belt-musings of Pastor Jim on WKOR. Fortunately, if you…
The Real Meaning and Future of Apple’s Mantra: Designed in California
Apple is a hardware design company. It owns ideas not factories. And because it runs its own operating systems, an intrinsic part of the design of its products is software. But this crucial area is showing signs of weakness as competitors copy its innovations. 1. Design is not hardware. Announcing the launch of his hardware…
Tune in Tokyo-style with This Vintage Space Age Tube Radio
This vintage Japanese Space Age radio, for all its clean lines and stylish details, might seem limited today. The thing is, it only gets AM stations. But you could say it just has firm roots in its late-1950s origins—FM, you know, didn’t take off until the 1960s. But this little guy, available for $40 on…
