Archive for July, 2012

In 1960 – In a first for missiles, a Polaris A1 test vehicle was successfully launched from the USS George Washington submarine off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

In 1969 – In a first for humans, Neil Armstrong and Edwin A. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. Successfully landed the Lunar Module “Eagle” on the surface of the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission and became the first humans to ever set foot on earth’s satellite.

In 1976 – In a first for robots, the Viking 1 lander successfully set down on on Mars in the Chryse Planitia and performed its mission.

We relate Roger’s experience at the San Diego Spaghetti Factory and talk a lot about food.

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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Another botnet dies, why Nokia WON’T die, why businesses are choosing the iPad, and more.

Guest: Derek Colanduno

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Running time: 47:27

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

We test the London Underground’s WiFi, evaluate AT&T’s shared data plans, ask Sony why, and more.

Guest: Lindsey Turrentine and Ewen Rankin

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Running time: 45:13

In 1961 – Trans World Airlines began offering regular in-flight movies on scheduled flights. The first film shown, only in the first class cabin, mind you, was “By Love Possessed,” starring Lana Turner and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

In 1983 – On July 19, 1983, Michael W. Vannier and his co-workers J. Marsh and J. Warren published the first three-dimensional reconstruction of single computed tomography (CT) slices of the human head.

In 2004 – Apple announced the fourth-generation iPod with 12-hour battery life and the ability to shuffle songs. HP announced they would sell an HP branded version of this model fo the iPod.

The Raspberry Pi is a $35 credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV, keyboard, and more.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Eben Upton

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Running time:: 54:41

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

The new Mayer of Yahoo, did Wikipedia just run out of admins? Office heads in the cloud, and more.

Guest: Paul Spain

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Running time: 45:59

In 1968 – Robert Noyce, Andy Grove and Gordon Moore incorporated Moore and Noyce electronics, swiftly renamed at Noyce’s daughter’s suggestion to Integrated Electronics Corporation, or Intel for short

In 1992 – Silvano de Gennaro, an IT developer at CERN took a picture of the singing group ‘Les Horribles Cernettes’ who sang mostly about physics. Tim Berners-Lee would later use that picture as a test, making it the first photo uploaded to the World Wide Web.

In 2001 Apple announced Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, the first update to OS X.

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Microsoft and Comcast break up, Nokia’s price cut, XBMC for Android, and more.

Guest: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Running time: 48:57

Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt

DirecTV versus Viacom, Aereo wins first round, Now TV, and more.

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Running time: 1:13:08