Tag: flop
Three reasons why The Beatles have bombed on iTunes
Well don't say that the cynics on Twitter didn't warn you. It seems like The Beatles on iTunes is nowhere near as big a deal as Apple (inc) and Apple (corps) expected. Yesterday Beatles fans were predicting that the…
Old Japanese people bored of robots already
The novelty of $4,300 “communication robot” Ifbot wore off after about a month of active service in a Kyoto nursing home, with elderly residents preferring the silent, unconditional love of teddy bears.
Most old people “see robots as overly-complicated and unpractical” says Ruth Campbell, a social worker in…