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...tape movies shown on TV would bankrupt the studios. "We are going to bleed and bleed and hemorrhage unless this Congress at least protects one industry ... whose total future depends on its protection from the savagery and the ravages of this machine... I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public," he fulminated, "as the Boston Strangler is to the woman alone...
...VCR. It 1981, CD players debuted. Satellite radio was the story in 2000. So what are the coolest new tech toys bowing in at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show CES, this week's digital smorgasbord? Here's a breakdown of the most interesting novelty gizmos...
...automobile culture. The drive-in era peaked in 1958, with nearly 5,000 theaters across the U.S. But in 1966, daylight saving time led to summer showings at 9 p.m., making the screenings less appealing to families. Air-conditioned theaters trumped steamy summer nights, and by the 1980s, the VCR and cable TV dealt another blow to the ailing industry. By 1995, fewer than 500 drive-ins were left...
...Palm has also tossed in a few sweet features for you to manage calls. By now, lots of people are abuzz about the fact that there's a simple VCR-style control for managing voicemail with your stylus. The forward, back and repeat commands, along with the necessary save and delete, are represented by tiny icons, so you don't have to wait for the voicemail lady to tell you what to type. It's a simple innovation, but a brilliant one. How about another one? Some people's calls are easy to ignore, but when it comes to spouses...
...Walsh stares at the television in the interview room of Harvard’s Bright Hockey Center. It’s one of the few places to boast a VCR these days, and once the tape begins, the senior defenseman is asked to identify the images dancing across the screen.“Well,” he says, “here we have Coach Donato with about five hairs—which is four more than he has right now—hugging some crazy lady on ‘The Price Is Right...