Microsoft Kin was a phone platform "designed specifically for people who are actively navigating their social lives," but was deemed a failure before it even launched. Two Kin phones finally arrived in May 2010, and two months later, the entire platform was shelved.
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Videos:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscAwANF684
• https://www.lightpress.tv/microsoft-kin-basement-party
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwyb7kwlL44
Sources:
• https://news.microsoft.com/source/2010/04/12/microsoft-ushers-in-the-next-generation-of-the-social-phone-with-kin-a-new-windows-phone/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-07-02-life-and-death-of-microsoft-kin-the-inside-story.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20201023040414/https://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/how-much-did-microsoft-pay-for-danger-find-out-here/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-25-microsofts-robbie-bach-j-allard-leaving-as-part-of-broader-sha.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022801/http://www.crn.com/software/217300212
• https://www.theregister.com/2010/04/19/microsoft_kin_ad_boob/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/01/05Apples-App-Store-Downloads-Top-Three-Billion/
• https://www.wired.com/2010/05/pr-microsft-kin/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-05-kin-one-and-two-review.html
• https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Microsoft-KIN-ONE-and-TWO-Review_id2442
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100702062008/http://gizmodo.com/5576764/microsoft-kills-kin
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110113123732/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009013-56.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120813082650/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20023398-75.html
• https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17335634/microsoft-jon-friedman-courier-kin-ultra-mobile-pcs-spot-build-2018
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:10 Development
0:08:42 The Launch
0:18:31 The Reviews
0:26:39 Kin's Death
0:35:46 Outro
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Microsoft Kin was a phone platform "designed specifically for people who are actively navigating their social lives," but was deemed a failure before it even launched. Two Kin phones finally arrived in May 2010, and two months later, the entire platform was shelved.
Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa.
Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com
Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales
Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support
Videos:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscAwANF684
• https://www.lightpress.tv/microsoft-kin-basement-party
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwyb7kwlL44
Sources:
• https://news.microsoft.com/source/2010/04/12/microsoft-ushers-in-the-next-generation-of-the-social-phone-with-kin-a-new-windows-phone/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-07-02-life-and-death-of-microsoft-kin-the-inside-story.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20201023040414/https://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/how-much-did-microsoft-pay-for-danger-find-out-here/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-25-microsofts-robbie-bach-j-allard-leaving-as-part-of-broader-sha.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022801/http://www.crn.com/software/217300212
• https://www.theregister.com/2010/04/19/microsoft_kin_ad_boob/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/01/05Apples-App-Store-Downloads-Top-Three-Billion/
• https://www.wired.com/2010/05/pr-microsft-kin/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-05-kin-one-and-two-review.html
• https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Microsoft-KIN-ONE-and-TWO-Review_id2442
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100702062008/http://gizmodo.com/5576764/microsoft-kills-kin
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110113123732/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009013-56.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120813082650/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20023398-75.html
• https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17335634/microsoft-jon-friedman-courier-kin-ultra-mobile-pcs-spot-build-2018
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:10 Development
0:08:42 The Launch
0:18:31 The Reviews
0:26:39 Kin's Death
0:35:46 Outro
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, helping guide the country through the Civil War and advocated for an end to slavery. Nearly 100 years later, he was resurrected as a robot for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Mason Conrad.
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Videos & Photos:
• https://youtu.be/mvfjvBO2l2Y?t=138
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Audio-Animatronic_(42346731335).jpg
Sources:
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-electric-robots/154380075/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110717093240/http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/070709_NF_FEAT_StoryofHall.html
• https://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2014/04/disney-history-institute-celebrates.html
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-edwardsville-intelligencer-disney-de/154344993/
• https://archive.org/details/IllinoisLandOfLincolnIllinoisPavilionInformationNewYorkWorldsFair19641965/mode/1up
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-live-lincoln-created-by-d/154516626/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-tattler-disneys-lincoln-star-at-fai/154518175/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilmington-news-journal-lincoln-at-1964/154519665/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-review-of-lincoln-figur/154520514/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/mt-vernon-register-news-electronic-abe/154523531/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvfjvBO2l2Y
• https://d23.com/reliving-one-mans-dream-in-this-walt-disney-world-attraction/
• https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/31/disneyland-blinkin-lincoln-animatronic-used-to-go-crazy-and-smash-his-chair-in-a-robotic-fit/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/freeport-journal-standard-animated-abe-l/154552579/
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:26 Abraham Lincoln
0:06:08 Building Robot Lincoln
0:20:25 The 1964 World’s Fair
0:22:33 Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln
0:29:08 Reactions to Robot Lincoln
0:38:07 Lincoln at Disneyland
0:41:10 Outro
Tech Tales
Microsoft Kin was a phone platform "designed specifically for people who are actively navigating their social lives," but was deemed a failure before it even launched. Two Kin phones finally arrived in May 2010, and two months later, the entire platform was shelved.
Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Joe Fedewa.
Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techtalesshow.com
Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales
Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support
Videos:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscAwANF684
• https://www.lightpress.tv/microsoft-kin-basement-party
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwyb7kwlL44
Sources:
• https://news.microsoft.com/source/2010/04/12/microsoft-ushers-in-the-next-generation-of-the-social-phone-with-kin-a-new-windows-phone/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-07-02-life-and-death-of-microsoft-kin-the-inside-story.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20201023040414/https://gigaom.com/2008/02/12/how-much-did-microsoft-pay-for-danger-find-out-here/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-25-microsofts-robbie-bach-j-allard-leaving-as-part-of-broader-sha.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022801/http://www.crn.com/software/217300212
• https://www.theregister.com/2010/04/19/microsoft_kin_ad_boob/
• https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/01/05Apples-App-Store-Downloads-Top-Three-Billion/
• https://www.wired.com/2010/05/pr-microsft-kin/
• https://www.engadget.com/2010-05-05-kin-one-and-two-review.html
• https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Microsoft-KIN-ONE-and-TWO-Review_id2442
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100702062008/http://gizmodo.com/5576764/microsoft-kills-kin
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110113123732/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009013-56.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120813082650/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20023398-75.html
• https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17335634/microsoft-jon-friedman-courier-kin-ultra-mobile-pcs-spot-build-2018
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:10 Development
0:08:42 The Launch
0:18:31 The Reviews
0:26:39 Kin's Death
0:35:46 Outro
