Today in Tech History – – September 29, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 29th, 2018

1920 – The Joseph Horne department store in Pittsburgh ran an advertisement in the Pittsburgh Sun, describing wireless Victrola music being picked up by radio. Amateur Wireless Sets were on sale for $10.

http://books.google.ca/books?id=bOo6Pj437KcC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=september+29+1920+joseph+home+department+store&source=bl&ots=jNE7alxyrl&sig=cCNgYJ9p_ARyYDax18tNwjx1VHY&sa=X&ei=5uwuUMnaMcm1rQG3yYHYAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=september%2029%201920%20joseph%20home%20department%20store&f=false

1954 – CERN officially came into being. In addition to countless advancements in science, it would go on to foster the invention of the World Wide Web.

http://international-relations.web.cern.ch/International-Relations/ms/

1994 – Programmers first demonstrated the HotJava prototype browser to executives at Sun Microsystems Inc. It was an attempt to port the Java language to the Web. It worked.

http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/september/29/

1995 – The Sony PlayStation went on sale in Europe.

http://thenextweb.com/media/2015/09/09/playstation-turns-20-in-the-u-s-heres-a-look-back-at-the-consoles-evolution/

1996 – The Nintendo 64 launched in North America spreading its 3D world controlled by an analog stick to a new continent.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/09/24/nintendo-64-launching-a-legacy

2015 – Google announced the Nexus 5X and 6P phones, new Chromecast and Chromecast Audio, and an Android tablet called the Pixel C.

http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/09/29/everything-google-announced-today-at-its-nexus-2015-event/

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DTNS 3378 – Between a Rock and Hardware

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 28th, 2018

It’s our end of September round table show! We talk to Ryan Shrout of PCPer.com and Patrick Norton of TekThing and AVExcel about the future of DIY PC building and trends in PC hardware!

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton.

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Today in Tech History – – September 28, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 28th, 2018

1998 – Microsoft’s Internet Explorer passed Netscape Navigator as the Web browser with the greatest market share, according to a report from the International Data Corporation.

http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/09/0928ie-beats-netscape/

2008 – SpaceX launched the Falcon 1, the first ever private spacecraft to enter orbit.

http://www.spacex.com/press/2012/12/19/spacex-successfully-launches-falcon-1-orbit

2011 – Amazon shook up the tablet market, announcing the the Amazon Kindle Fire 7-inch tablet for $199.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/28/technology/amazon_tablet/index.htm

2015 – NASA announced definitive signs of liquid water on Mars had been found near the equator. Dr. Alfred S. McEwen and other scientists published a paper in the journal Nature Geoscience, describing the direct identification of water in the the form of hydration salts.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-evidence-that-liquid-water-flows-on-today-s-mars

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SEC Sues Tesla, Musk Rejected Settlement – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 28th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500The US Sec has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, Intel says it’s prioritizing PC processors, and Didi Chuxing launches ride hailing in Japan.

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DTNS 3377 – Amazon’s 4-Star Loss Leader

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 27th, 2018

Amazon is opening a bricks-and-mortar store in New York that will only sell items that have received 4 stars or higher rating on Amazon.com. Stroke of genius or retail misstep?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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Today in Tech History – – September 27, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 27th, 2018

1922 – Scientists at the Naval Aircraft Radio Laboratory near Washington, DC, report on experiments with short wave radio that show if a ship passed through a radio wave broadcast between two stations, that ship could be detected. It was a development on the road to radar.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/classic/world-war-i-flight-timeline7.htm

1983 – Richard Stallman announced the GNU project which aimed at the time to develop a free Unix-like operating system.

http://www.gnu.org/gnu/initial-announcement.html

1996 – Kevin Mitnick was indicted on charges he broke into the systems of major software companies, then transferred stolen material to computers at USC via the Internet. Seems prosaic today, but was unheard of at the time.

http://articles.latimes.com/1996-09-27/local/me-47980_1_computer-hacker

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Facebook Announces Oculus Quest – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 27th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google adds metadata to image results, Amazon launches 4-star store in NYC, Consumer Reports gives Surface PCs its approval.

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DTNS 3376 – The Epic Play On Sony

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 26th, 2018

We take a look at curious trend from this year’s CEDIA. The overlapping of DIY Smart Home technologies and custom high-end Smart Home solutions and what it means for consumers and the companies developing the products.

Starring Tom Merritt, Richard Gunther and Roger Chang.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 237 – Better Call Saul (407), The Good Place (S1-2)

Cordkillers/ Shows / September 26th, 2018

Jimmy gets split-screen on Better Call Saul and we talk The Good Place ahead of a new season. With special guest Megan Morrone. Winter Movie Draft this week! Find the stream in your feed or play along here.

00:44 – The Good Place (Season 1-2)

17:19 – Better Call Saul (407)

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