Subscribe to our Podcast!Podcast: Play in new window | EmbedThis week in 1880 – Francis Clarke and M.G. Foster patented the electrical hearing aid. 1896 – The Addressograph labeling system was patented by Joseph Smith Duncan of Sioux City, IA. 1967 –Soyuz 1 (soy-ooze), a Russian manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was launched into […]
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This Week in Tech History: Apple’s First Computer & Oldest Human Voice Recording
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Subscribe to our Podcast!Podcast: Play in new window | EmbedThis week in 1860 – the oldest known recording of an audible human voice was made on the phonautograph machine by its French Inventor. 1892 – Voters in Lockport, NY became the first in the U.S. to use voting machines. 1894 – The kinetoscope was demonstrated […]
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Funnel Bacon at The Miami-Dade County Youth Fair
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What do you get when you take thick-cut bacon, put it on a stick, dip it in funnel cake batter and deep fry it? Besides a dirty look from your doctor, you get one of the most delicious fair treats the “Into Tomorrow” Team came across recently at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair. They even […]
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This Week in Tech History: First Space Shuttle Spacewalk & iPad
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Subscribe to our podcasts!Podcast: Play in new window | EmbedThis week in 1965 – Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit, was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral in Florida. In 1975 – Microsoft was formed as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico […]
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This Week in Tech History: Birth of Apple & Gmail
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Subscribe to our Podcast!Podcast: Play in new window | Embed1797 – Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented an early form of washing machine for clothes, called the “box mangler.” 1951 – Remington Rand delivered the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau. 1976 – Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve […]
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This Week in Tech History: First Color TV Sets & Release of Windows 3.0
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Subscribe to our Podcasts!Podcast: Play in new window | EmbedThis week in 1857 – Elisha Otis installed his first elevator in New York City at 488 Broadway. In 1954 – The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) began commercial production of TV sets that were equipped to receive programs in color. To buy one of those […]
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This Week in Tech History: First Electric Razor & Improvement to Radio
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This week in 1923 – A great improvement in radio receivers was advertised. The new models had a concealed speaker and eliminated the need for headphones, which were considered a nuisance because they were heavy to wear and messed up hairdos. The new radios were also said to have a ‘foolproof’ design. 1931 – Schick, […]
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Subscribe to our Podcast!Podcast: Play in new window | EmbedThis week in 1873 – E. Remington and Sons of Ilion, NY began the manufacturing of the first practical typewriter. The strong as steel, heavy black clunkers became instant fixtures in offices across the country. It would be another half-century before electric typewriters made their appearance. […]
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Product Spotlight: Chatlight and Nova Bluetooth Flash
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Subscribe to our Podcasts!Podcast: Play in new window | EmbedAnyone who has ever tried to make a video call or take a selfie in a dark room knows how annoying it can be. Unless you have one of the few phones out there with a front facing flash, you’re pretty much out of luck. Until […]
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This Week in Tech History: Discovery’s Last Mission & First Instant Camera
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Subscribe to our Podcasts!Podcast: Play in new window | EmbedThis week in 1839 – Mr. William S. Otis received a patent for the steam shovel – precursor to today’s bulldozers. 1858 – The first electric burglar alarm was installed in Boston, MA. 1947 – Edwin Land demonstrated the Polaroid Land Camera to the Optical Society […]
