The story of a failure that was, in fact, a triumph, “General Magic” recounts the short but brilliant life of an early 1990s technology company that saw the future too soon. Populated by some of the ...

The formerly hot Silicon Valley company once enjoyed investments from Apple and Microsoft and let rabbits wander free around its offices to inspire creativity. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at ...

Andy Hertzfeld, Joanna Hoffman, Bill Atkinson and Tony Fadell are among the once-and-future Apple luminaries who were part of General Magic, the subject of a compelling new documentary. General Magic ...

In 1993 Sarah Kerruish was part of a filmmaking crew commissioned by tech start-up General Magic to visually capture the creation of their handheld wireless communications device, which enabled the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. This article is more than 7 years old. Former Apple CEO John ...

There's a romantic element associated with the notion of being ahead of one's time, of seeing the future before anyone else. "General Magic" shows the flip side of that coin. The insightful ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude’s bittersweet documentary details the groundbreaking Silicon Valley work that led to today’s smartphones. The story of a failure that was, in fact, a triumph, “General ...

Matthew Maude and Sarah Kerruish's documentary 'General Magic' chronicles the rise and fall of the pioneering tech company that created a product ahead of its time. By Frank Scheck See if you can ...