Today in Tech History – – August 12, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 12th, 2018

1877 – Thomas Edison sketched his idea for the phonograph, and may have even completed a model. The first working model wasn’t completed until December 6.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_phongrph_1.html

1960 – The first NASA communications satellite, Echo 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral. The satellite was a balloon of mylar polyester film.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1960-009A

1977 – The space shuttle Enterprise carried out its first free flight test, when the orbiter was released from the back of a 747 in flight.

http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/aug-12-1977-shuttle-enterprise-test-9563114

1981 – IBM introduced the model 5150 personal computer. It had a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft’s MS-DOS operating system.

http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_birth.html

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Today in Tech History – – August 11, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / August 11th, 2018

1942 – Hedy Markey and composer George Antheil received a US patent for a frequency-hopping device. The technique has led to many advancements in wireless technology including Wi-Fi. Markey was better known under her stage name of Hedy Lamarr.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=R4BYAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

1950 – Steve Wozniak was born in San Jose, California. He would grow up to invent the first successful personal computer, and revolutionize desktop computing.

http://mashable.com/category/steve-wozniak/

1965 – Shinji Mikami was born in Japan. He grew up to become a video game designer for Capcom, revolutionizing survival-horror games with his popular series, Resident Evil.

https://www.giantbomb.com/shinji-mikami/3040-32999/

1994 – Net Market founder Dan Kohn watched his friend buy a Sting CD online from Net Market using his credit card. This is sometimes considered the first ecommerce transaction.

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2015/11/26/the-first-ecommerce-transaction-wasnt-a-pizza-hut-pizza-or-weed-it-was-a-sting-cd/

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DTNS LABS – GAMES – The Cloud Is Coming

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 11th, 2018

DTNS Labs LogoIn this episode, we discuss:
Next XBox Rumors

Fortnite bypasses the Play Store on Android

Nintendo sells 20M Switch consoles

With Patrick Beja and Scott Johnson.

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DTNS 3344 – L’Oreal, because AR is Worth It

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 10th, 2018


The Amateur Traveller, Chris Christensen, joins us with his picks of must have tech for the avid traveler.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Chris Christensen.

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Tesla Model 3 Head Leave for Apple – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / August 10th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Macs could get hacked over WiFi during setup, Qualcomm settles with Taiwan, Appel hires away man who oversaw Tesla Model 3 production.

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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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