FLASHBACK ‘71: As part of J&R’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, we are looking back to the technologies and product wizardry from bygone epochs (like the, uh, ’70s and ’80s).
In 1971, virtually no desk had a computer upon it. Many had a typewriter. Most typewriters were electric and had changeable type styles using replaceable balls or [...]

FLASHBACK ‘71: As part of J&R’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, we are looking back to the technologies and product wizardry from bygone epochs (like the, uh, ’70s and ’80s).
Sony establishes solid grounding as an innovative manufacturer with tight patents and trademarks. Their products often rely on Sony dedicated parts to help assure integrity and quality control. [...]

FLASHBACK ‘71: As part of J&R’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, we are looking back to the technologies and product wizardry from bygone epochs (like the, uh, ’70s and ’80s).
The audio cassette ravaged the old 8-track cartridge. Customers were seeking a compact alternative for portable recording off of music sources. The cassette deck became a component you [...]

There’s a saying that “Too many cooks spoil the soup”. Yet, in movies, for example, some classics like Wizard of Oz and Gone With The Wind had many directors on hand. Collaborations have produced many successes. Advancing the technologies and uses of networks are opening new doors and paths of communication that make us realize [...]

What if someone screams and no one can hear it, does it make a sound? For three decades horror movies were silent. Like the mystique of Halloween, through the silence, people’s eyes were magnetized to horrific images that spoke thousand of words and emotions without making one sound.
The piercing screams and monstrous roars that fill [...]

Today, the Google Doodle paid homage to a rather flexible green clay fella. If you were growing up and watching television around 60 years ago, you would know that this character is Gumby. Long before Pixar, Gumby was the first Claymation star. October 12 is the creator’s 90th birthday.
Art Clokey, born October 12, 1921, was [...]

Until the 1980’s, a baby stroller was a slow-speed parent powered baby vehicle (PPBV) intended for small strolls with a baby, especially on trips to the supermarket, among other errands. Strollers had small wheels and were intended for slow speeds. During the 1980’s, parents developed more active lifestyles. Stroller wheels were enlarged and baby strollers [...]

Science students have grappled with the periodic table of elements as abbreviations. English teachers once taught the using of abbreviations were impolite. When author, Damon Runyon, wrote about street thugs of the 1930’s, abbreviations and contractions were removed from dialog. Now language is shifting to a position where abbreviations are more the rule than the [...]

The charismatic founder of Apple, an icon to generations of Apple fans has passed away, according to a release from Apple on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was a co-creator of one of the first personal computers. Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976. He left eight years later, returning in 1996 to reinvigorate Apple and [...]

The rumors were going this way and that. Toward the conclusion of the anticipated Apple announcement on 10/4, the winner is the iPhone 4s. It’s an iPhone 4 with a better camera (8 megapixel stills and 1080p video) and certain other features. Fans were hoping for 4G to allow speedier downloads. They’ll have to wait [...]