Today in Tech History – – August 9, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 9th, 2018

1859 – US Patent no. 25,076 was issued to Nathan Ames of Saugus, Mass. for the first escalator-type moving staircase.

http://www.google.com/patents/US25076

1927 – Computer pioneer Marvin Minsky was born in New York City. Minsky grew up to become a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence research and wrote the book “The Society of Mind.”

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/384568/Marvin-Minsky

1995 – Netscape Communications staged an IPO. Shares opened at $28 and shot up to $75 per share in one day, becoming one of the indicators of the beginning of the dot-com boom.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4792365

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DTNS 3343 – The Galaxy is Huge

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 9th, 2018

We cast an analytical eye on Samsung’s recently divulged details about its upcoming products and Galaxy S9.

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

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New Hardware At Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 9th, 2018

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Today in Tech History – – August 8, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 8th, 2018

1876 – Thomas Edison received a US patent for a mimeograph, which combined with an invention by A. B. Dick led to the first widely successful mimeograph machine.

http://museumofprinting.org/pdfs/MOPWinter07.pdf

1908 – For the first time in public, Wilbur Wright showed off the Wright Brothers’ flying machine at the racecourse in Le Mans, France. French doubts about the Wright Brothers’ claims to flight were put to rest for the time being.

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/1908-the-year-the-airplane-went-public-8791602/?no-ist

2007 – Barbara Morgan became the first educator to safely reach space on the US. Space Shuttle Endeavour.

http://idahoptv.org/productions/specials/barbaramorgan/2007Aug8.cfm

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DTNS 3342 – Do You Believe in Magic Leap?

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 8th, 2018

The Magic Leap One is now shipping to creators in select areas. Has Magic Leap delivered on its goal of a workable virtual retinal display? And can the Magic Leap one compete in already crowded field of VR competitors?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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Magic Leap is Real – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 8th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Magic Leap begins shipping to developers, Apple denies it listens to your iPhone mic, and Samsung charts a new course.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 231 – Preacher (307), Deadwood (307)

Cordkillers/ Shows / August 8th, 2018

Preacher serves up misspellings and gibberish. Plus, Deadwood and a Movie Draft update! With special guest Hammond Chamberlain.

00:56 – Summer Movie Draft update

03:45 – Preacher (307)

13:01 – Deadwood (307)

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DTNS 3341 – EPIC Maneuvers

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 7th, 2018

Epic’s Fortnite makes it way to Android but won’t be released via the Google Play Store. Is Fortnite and aberration with its ability to blow off the official or does it signal a change in the way consumers trust which platform they get content from?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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FCC Net Neutrality Attack Misreported – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 7th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500West Virginia plans to allow mobile voting, Alexa users rarely shop via voice, Google releases Android 9 Pie to consumers.

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Cordkillers 231 – Outlier! (w/ Hammond Chamberlain)

Cordkillers/ Shows / August 7th, 2018

Stewart returns to Star Trek, Microsoft on Movies Anywhere, and Star Wars on Disney’s streaming service? All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Hammond Chamberlain.

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