• anniversaries

    Happy 35th Birthday Bar Code

    On today's date in 1973, a small supermarket in Troy Ohio became the testing grounds for the world's first commercial bar code scanner. At 8:01 am, Sharon Buchanan scanned a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum and changed retail forever. More »
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    Comment by ironman1266: ...the iPhone's better... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • anniversary

    Happy Birthday, Gmail, You Cute Lil Five Year Old

    Introduced on April Fool's Day 2004, Gmail turns five years old today, and is decidedly not a joke. [Lifehacker]
    04/01/09
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    Comment by Nicholas Joerger: finally giz is getting serious and it only took 19 hours 21 Responses | Other threads

  • retromodo

    The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit

    Used to a thousand inane press kits announcing useless pieces of junk, I wish it was 1968. Then, I could have received this Apollo 8 Press Kit, detailing the first manned mission to the Moon.
    12/25/08
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    Comment by ronreal: Kennedy was assasinated in 1963 not 1968. Get your facts Gizmodo! 13 Responses | Other threads

  • nasa

    NASA-TV Streams HD Film to Celebrate 50 Years in Space

    50 years ago this month NASA rocketed into existence, and to celebrate this fact NASA-TV is streaming its special retrospective show "50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of NASA" in HD format today at 1pm and 8pm EDT (and again tomorrow at 10am and 2pm). Check it out: it's presented by none other than Neil Armstrong, and it'll remind you how frickin' astonishing the achievements of the Agency are, despite its recent rockety woes. [NASA-TV]
    10/30/08
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    Comment by tamoriel: And that doesn't look at all like the "Heroes" logo... nope... not one bit. 2 Responses | Other threads

  • windows xp

    Happy Birthday Windows XP!

    It was on this day back in 2001 that Microsoft's Windows XP was birthed, shiny and (very) blue, onto the desktops of consumers everywhere. It's still most people's favorite Windows OS (not me, I really like Vista), combining the stability of Windows 2000/NT with the eye candy of a consumer-focused OS like Windows 98 (note that we skipped WinMe for a reason). So happy birthday Windows XP, and may you live on in old ass dentist computers for years to come. [Microsoft]
    10/25/07
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    Comment by rezin khanz: pfft...im using vista ultimate...64 bit of all things and havent had single issue with anything runs better than xp86 and has... more » | Other threads

  • satellites

    Sputnik Satellite's 50th Anniversary Today

    Today is the 50th anniversary of Russia's Sputnik satellite. Sputnik translates into "Traveling companion of the earth", was "23 inches in diameter and 184 pounds, with four feathery antennas swept back like a windblown comb-over from its high-gloss sphere." Some credit the unexpected launch of Sputnik with kicking off the space race. Steven Winn's piece on the satellite is sweeping and moving and every gadget head should give it a pass. [SFGate]
    10/03/07
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    Comment by docsunstroke: Great more » | Other threads

  • pizza party!

    Happy 25th Anniversary, Compact Disc

    Today the compact disc (or "CD" as the hipsters are calling it) turns 25. I know how you feel, CD. After 24, when you can rent a car and trash the shit out of it for only like an extra $50 in insurance, it's all downhill. But since Philips and Sony developed your form and birthed you in Langenhagen, Germany, more than 200 billion CDs have sold. More »
    08/16/07
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  • gadgets

    Remember Ring Gives You a Burning Reminder

    The Remember Ring has a special nagging feature, using its "Hot Spot" technology that warms up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 seconds, every hour, on the hour, beginning 24 hours before that "special day," apparently honoring the anniversary of your voluntary servitude. That's supposed to be warm enough to be uncomfortable but not hot enough to burn you. The Remember Ring converts the heat from your hand into electricity using a micro-thermo pile, keeping that battery charged and its heat-bomb clock ticking away, ready to burn you again next year. More »
    09/21/06
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    Comment by Minas: Females will like the idea of Remember Ring and will buy one for their lovers in order to keep them... more » | Other threads

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