Word: techs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Tower Records and HMV opened giant outlets in Cambridge everyone worried that the grungy, groovy hole-in-the-wall record shops that give the Square a college town atmosphere would fold under pressure from the big, slick high-tech chains...
...riots, but there is no doubt that they were involved. Several gang members have been charged in the near fatal beating of truck driver Reginald Denny. Last week 22 suspected members of a West L.A. gang were arrested on charges of looting an estimated $80,000 worth of high- tech equipment from a Korean-owned stereo store during the upheaval at the end of April. "Were the gangs involved?" says Reiner. "Of course they were, unless they were home with the flu. Were gangs the instigators of the riot? There's no evidence of that. This was not a gang...
...problem. Things would be a lot more exciting if the implacable crazy were constantly hanging around the neighborhood, turning every shadow, shrub and fast-food joint into a potential menace (see Robert De Niro in Cape Fear). And the film's fascination with the CIA's high-tech capabilities for worldwide surveillance of miscellaneous creeps is not as stirring as its makers seem to think. It leads to lots of shots of people intently staring into computer screens or exchanging testy dialogue in small rooms...
...transform the airplane armchair into a shopping and entertainment center, granting passengers access to everything from the boss's latest memo to computerized shopping catalogs to Nintendo. The difference is digital. The new FCC-approved system allows for safe and continuous operation even on takeoffs and landings. The high-tech electronic gear on the airplanes connects to a series of 80 ground centers scattered strategically across the U.S. and Canada. Whereas now lengthy calls must often be redialed when the plane leaves one area, continuous phone connections will soon be available. Negotiations are under way to link up with similar...
...salesman of high-tech communications equipment, Bill Willoughby needs to be mentally sharp at all times. Unfortunately, his 15-hour shuttles to Europe or Asia often leave him feeling more like he left his brain in San Francisco. "In this business," he says, "no matter how tired you are, if you start talking and sound dumb, it's no deal...