Pixelation: we rely on it today to obscure nudity and lewd gestures on TV. But did you know that we have a 1973 Michael Crichton sci-fi film called Westworldto thank for the image-blurring digital effect? Read More >>
Twenty years ago today, something happened that changed the digital world forever: CERN published a statement that made the technology behind the World Wide Web available to use, by anybody, on a royalty free basis. Read More >>
Featured comment by Someone Else:
"Two weeks without the internet? You must have been shitting yourself and crying constantly. I bet you found yourself unable to form a coherent sentenc..." More »
In celebrating the life and times of the Game Boy brand, we've put together a historical, at times emotional, look back at the Game Boy's evolution over its 16 years of development, from the original Game Boy to the Game Boy Micro. Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"I definitely do, in an original Nintendo black bag with a bunch of cartridges in their little plastic holders. still worked last time I checked." More »
Do not adjust your computer screens. There's no problem with YouTube, other than the fact that it's getting a little misty eyed — by choosing to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the VCR with a little added analogue character on its digital videos. Read More >>
Featured comment by Astronaut_Mike:
"Am I the only one whose parents didn't buy a cheapo VCR...bought one that actually worked and didn't look anything like this...?" More »
Forty years ago today, senior Motorola engineer Marty Cooper made one very important phone call. From midtown Manhattan, Marty called Joel Engel, then the head of rival research department Bell Labs. When Joel picked up, Marty uttered something rather unexpected: "Joel, this is Marty. I'm calling you from a cellphone, a real handheld portable cellphone." Read More >>
Featured comment by ScyBy:
"I totally agree, but then the meaning of the term evolves over time as its use changes. Eventually the original meaning is all but lost, but the term ..." More »
On the morning of February 28th, 1953, two men quietly made history in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University. Sixty years ago today, Watson and Crick discovered DNA — and changed the face of biological science in the process. Read More >>
On January 28th 1958, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen patented the humble Lego brick. His company had existed, making other toys, since 1930—but it was 55 years ago today that the infamous studded plastic brick was officially born. Read More >>
Exactly 109 years ago today, Orville and Wilbur Wright took their first successful flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. With Orville as pilot, they were the first to give man the heavier-than-air, self-powered wings that allowed them to soar 120 ft in 12 seconds and tear Icarus a new one in the process. Read More >>
Featured comment by strongp:
"It was the Brits! From Wikipedia:
Sir Hiram Maxim made a number of experiments in Britain, eventually building an enormous 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) ma..." More »
Today the Kindle turns five and it's come a long, long way in that past half-decade. In case you don't remember, in 2007 the first generation Kindle had a 800 x 600 screen, 250 MB internal memory, and was the only model to ever have a microSD slot. And it launched for the low, low price of $400. Despite the pricetag, the device was wildly popular, selling out in the first few hours, and remaining out of stock until April 2008. Read More >>
Featured comment by Glenbot3000:
"The screen technology used in e-readers that enables them to last weeks on a single charge and are less severe on the eye makes colour variants vapour..." More »
Android turns five today! It doesn't seem like all that long ago that BlackBerries ruled the world, the iPhone was brand new, and the Open Handset Alliance showed everyone its new open source software standard called Android. Read More >>
The ThinkPad is a legendary machine—it's been in space, it's displayed in the Museum of Modern Art, and as of today, the classic computer is 20 years old. Happy birthday, old guy. Read More >>
30 years ago today, a game-changing pair of products were announced: Billy Joel's 52nd Street on Compact Disc, and the Sony CDP-101, the first device to be able to play it. And the age of the CD was born. Read More >>
Featured comment by magicguppy:
"Really? My brother had that, he had the first CD player I ever used and that was the first disc I ever played. Mind = blown.
I've got the vinyl and ..." More »
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