Info Freaking

It was introduced back in 1993. and is considered to be first PDA (Personal digital assistant) ever. With its handwriting recognition screen, auto rotating display for usage in horizontal and vertical mode, and some AI features Apple Newton was device way ahead its time. Many of the iPhone’s icons are reminiscent of the Newton soft icons at the bottom of the screen. When introduced, in 2007. iPhone, was described by wired.com as “surprisingly close to what a current-generation Newton might look like if Jobs hadn’t killed the line in 1997″.

Although it had many advanced features Newton did not become mainstream gadget. Some of the reasons for this were high price tag of $1000 and large size (it failed the ‘pocket test’). Another factor which limited the Newton’s appeal was that desktop connectivity was not included in the basic retail package, a problem that was later solved for iPods and iPhones with the iTunes software.

According to paper from Serbian car manufacturer Zastava, factory is going to close production of one of the world’s most infamous cars - Yugo.

First Yugo cars were delivered to US in 1985. and until 1990. company sold 141,511 Yugo cars to Americans.  Car very quickly developed a very poor reputation for reliability, there were occurrences with even new car’s headlights drop away if you push the brake too quickly.

That, and many other manifestations of poor quality pulled a numerous jokes with the Yugo as main actor. One of my favorites is “- Why do Yugos have heated rear windows? - To keep your hands warm while you are pushing them in the winter!”. Yugo was driven by Bruce Willis in Die Hard, and due to its charisma and low price it inspired works of many conceptual artists and car enthusiasts,

To not be all that negative for Yugo, there were and still are car enthusiasts who appreciates Yugo’s responsiveness and breezy starts, when the semaphore turns green. There are yugo fan clubs, and virtual clubs on flickr, facebook and other social communities. Yugo is now officially gone, but it still lives in hearts of many!