For years now, Apple has dominated the tech and geek world with their best selling iPad tablet. eReaders, like the nook and Kindle, and other tablets have been growing in popularity as well.
But now, after being quiet for seemingly years, Microsoft has just announced their own tablet that will debut with their new operating system Windows 8. The Surface.
Every generation takes their technology for granted. In the 70′s, every household had a television, toaster, and telephone. So when British science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke was interviewed in 1974 by ABC, and was asked what the year 2000 would be like, people couldn’t believe his predictions.
But today we see he amazingly predicted personal computers and The Internet spot on. In the clip that has been trending this month, he says people will all have their own personal consoles at home that connect with a main computer (think Google) to download any information.
He also correctly admits that though people will be dependent on technology more and more, it will enrich people’s lives for the better. The video is featured on LaughingSquid and Gizmodo.
In 2007, Apple’s Mac vs PC commercials were in full force. They portrayed Macs as the ultimate young, cool, hipster, and the PC as old, stern, stiff, and boring. There were countless parodies and spoofs of the commercials. Here’s an outrageous montage of hundreds of awful parodies of the intro. I’m sure glad that’s over with.
