The Toyota Mirai Is The Microsoft Zune Of Cars: COTD

If you’re reading this text right now, chances are you’re old enough to have witnessed the creation of a technology that was supposed to be a “killer app” but eventually failed to do so. Betamax promised higher picture quality than VHS, but it lost the videotape format wars, anyway. Microsoft made an arguably better iPod with the Zune, but still failed to beat the mighty Apple. The Windows Phone was ambitious, but few people cared.

Toyota launched a mass-produced fuel cell vehicle with the Mirai, but it’s been functionally obsolete for a while. But hey, you can get them for pretty cheap! 4jim comments:

Will the trunk space fit my Betamax, laserdisc, and Zune?

Speaking of old technology, I wrote about a modern camper adopting some old-school fiberglass techniques. As it turns out, I forgot that flatscreen CRTs were a thing. From Ash78:

Galileo: “Hey Thor, the world doesn’t revolve around you!”Too nerdy?

How about correcting the term “flat screen TV” and saying “Flat panel TV.” I had a flat screen TV in the late 90s. It was a very heavy CRT, but the screen was flat.

And that’s it for today’s episode of “Errmm, Actually…”!
I love this. And I smile every time I see a Scamp or Casita in someone’s driveway. Or Lance, for that matter. I just don’t like quasi-monopolies or low-quality crap

I mentioned a really old and hilariously heavy flatscreen TV that my parents bought when I was a kid. TheDrunkenWrench noted:

If it was THAT heavy, you’re probably thinking of the old Rear Projection models. Which were also flat screen. But their large picture was not as good of quality as a CRT of the same era.

I guess while we’re on the subject of old tech, I recently picked up a Japanese-market PlayStation 2!

This morning, Matt asked if there is any automaker that can dethrone Toyota as the world’s largest. RidesBicyclesButLovesCars gives a creative answer:

Mattel is already bigger than Toyota as the largest car manufacturer in the world. They own the Matchbox and Hot Wheels brands and sell over 700 million cars a year. We will ignore the fact that humans can’t drive these cars.

There you go. Have a great evening!