🍿 General Magic
Earlier this week, I attended a screening of General Magic at Austin Film Society. The documentary tells the story of how General Magic attempted to change the world by shipping the first handheld “personal communicator” in the 90’s. Although the product and company ultimately failed, their ideas went on to influence the technology we use every day. After the film, one of the panelists showed off an original device, which still boots 20+ years later!
This is a fantastic film for anyone interested in Apple or mobile technology in general.
Cool! I didn't realize it had screened in Austin. Looking forward to watching it.
@manton I’m pretty sure the host said it was now streaming on Showtime if you want to see it right away :)
oh I wonder if it’s out in the UK yet... wanted to watch that and totally forgot
lots of IMDb reviewers complaining about the sound mix being poor and the music over powering the audio in the interviews. What did you think ?
oh I just read it was a showtime streaming issue that may have been fixed
@adamprocter good to know! The audio was fine when I saw it, so hopefully it is an easy fix for them.