One of the most popular music players in history is released, former space rivals come together and Apple effectively creates the smartphone industry… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1925 – A patent for the frosted electric light bulb was filed by Marvin Pipkin. Clear incandescent lamps gave off very […]
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A new way to listen to music is announced, Microsoft makes a shady offer and the first privately funded spaceplane takes off… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1868 – American inventor Christopher Sholes patented the Sholes and Glidden typewriter. This was the first commercially successful typewriter – and the […]
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Checking out the Tech in the All-New 2022 Acura MDX
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Dave and the team check out the fourth generation of Acura’s flagship luxury SUV.
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This Week in Tech History: First American Woman in Space
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Ben Franklin makes a shocking revelation, the first American woman in space blasts off and a communications giant is born.… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1752 – Founding father, Benjamin Franklin finally got the opportunity he had been waiting for, to prove a connection between lightning and electricity. As […]
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The ice cream freezer is patented just in time for summer, Thomas Edison flops, and Henry Ford completes his first car… It all happened This Week in Tech History. 1848 – William Young of Baltimore, MD patented a hand-cranked paddle freezer and invented the technique that survives today. It cut the time from hours to […]
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This Week in Tech History: A Dragon Flies to the Space Station
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The telegraph industry is born, the first 3D cartoon premiers and a dragon flies to the space station… It all happened This Week in Tech History. 1844 – Samuel Morse sent the first message via telegraph. The message, “What hath God wrought”, a quote from the bible, was sent from a committee room in the […]
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This Week in Tech History: Moon Landing “Dress Rehearsal”
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The first city-wide fire alarm system goes into operation, Nikola Tesla describes his AC power system and NASA rehearses for the moon landing… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1857 – William Channing and Moses Farmer received a patent for a fire alarm telegraph. In this time before telephones, the […]
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The US launches its first space station, Sony releases the Betamax recorder and the first commercial astronaut heads to space… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1927 – The Hotel Statler in Boston, MA. became the first hotel to install radio service, allowing its guests to listen to classic radio […]
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Yale patents his first lock, the first American heads to space, and the public’s use of GPS technology gets a boost… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1851 – Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola, FL was granted a patent for mechanical refrigeration. The official title on the patent calls it […]
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A new form of lighting is used for the first time, the framework is set for a future tech giant, and the first unsolicited e-mail is sent… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1879 – Electric arc lights were used for the first time — in Cleveland, OH. These lights […]