4 comments

  • tim333 2 hours ago
    I found a Maxwell robot video ad but I think it's just actors in robot outfits https://youtu.be/CKloQVH_72M

    Honda was more impressive then with Asimo which was a real robot https://youtu.be/DerM1GNtg5A

    • hkpack 1 hour ago
      While watching the second video, Futurama theme song started playing in my head :-)
  • forinti 4 hours ago
    I don't recall ever using a Maxell floppy, but their cassettes were the best.
  • bitwize 6 hours ago
    I vaguely remember these but I more clearly remember the Samsung ad which featured a similar looking robot in a dress turning letters on a gameshow, implying that Samsung would still be around even after Vanna White was replaced by a machine. Vanna White sued, claiming a breach of her publicity rights (despite her name, the name "Wheel of Fortune", or her actual likeness not being used) and actually prevailed in court, establishing a precedent in the United States that very broadly protects celebrities' rights to control whether and how they are represented.
  • luxuryballs 4 hours ago
    > Except the glaring mistake of putting “3½” microdisk” in the copy when there are 5¼” floppies on the table.

    The MF 2-DD box shown is 3.5, I think they just used the bigger disks on the table because they are much better props for the video.