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    MF350z: Wanting, at least, a silver star!: I remember this day so well. I had the 2G from the first day, yeah I'm one of those retards that waited outside forever. I'll never forget this update... more »
    GlenTen: If its a revolution, then its Totalitarian one. When app developers get 90%, and app approval is somewhat democratized, and apps are mostly free, ... more »
    NessiaCaballerial: its got the potential to be both. Thats what i love about my iphone, i can run my whole online business from it, but i can also use it as a gaming pla... more »
    Shawn Pero: " But nobody, not even the most fervent Apple-hater, could deny the impact of the App Store." Just wait five minutes and read these comments, someon... more »
    TheSonOfKrypton: Ah yes...The store that changed everything for smartphones everywhere... One year later.....Miles and miles ahead. Happy birthday app store! more »
    OMG! Ponies!: I celebrated by downloading some more apps. Free ones. I'm going to start a seventh page soon. I wonder if I'm the only one who keeps multiple apps ... more »
    infmom: And almost 30 years later, Fry's Electronics finally installed bar code scanners for the very first time. I am not, as Dave Barry says, making this up. more »
    GlenTen: Bar codes are the work of Satan and should be avoided at all costs more »
    Nick: customer: i would like to return this gum.cashier: do you have the receipt?customer: *rummages through pockets* no.cashier: NEXT! more »
    TimmahTao: Weird. I'm from Troy. That Marsh is still there, and probably has the same people working in it. IIRC, there is a 60 year old cashier named Barbie. more »
    tacomstng: 1973 or 1974, the video talks about '74, the article says '73, but that would mean today would be its 36th birthday.... more »
    Curves: I have been to Troy, Ohio and let me assure you, that this has to be the biggest thing that ever happened there. Bigger even than Troy itself. more »
    ironman1266: ...the iPhone's better... more »
    Dr. H. F. Danger: I still have my original Tetris and Gameboy from when they first came out. I will never get tired of playing that game. more »
    G-Ram: WTF man? Do you guys at Gizmodo not read your emails? I tipped this at like 3am, it took you this long to post about it, and I get slighted? more »
    Serolf Divad: For me, the only true Tetris is and will forever be Tetris as it played on a Mac SE circa 1988. The keyboard feel, the speed of the pieces, the exact ... more »
    ⌘Z: as tetris slowly slips into senility, maybe i can finally beat this god damned game. more »
    Pnizzle - I am your father.: i love da new versions of tetris more »
    Nick: who remembers trying to turn both game boys on at the same time trying to play two player? did you: a: take the game boy from your friend and turn bot... more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Oh, and also, some guys got in a fight on a beach a while back. I think it was around 1944 or something. more »
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    Happy Birthday, App Store: Revolutionizing Mobile Computing Since 2008

    On this auspicious day back in 2008, mobile computing was changed forever. The iPhone 2G had been a pretty toy, full of youthful promise, but it was the App Store that made the iPhone soar. More »
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    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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    Happy 25th Birthday, Tetris

    Tetris, our favorite non-vodka Russian export, turns 25 today. Unquestionably one of the greatest games of all time, Tetris is a bona fide cultural institution, responsible for wasting innumerable hours of time worldwide. Happy birthday, King of Puzzles! More »
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    How to Get Linux On Anything

    Happy 15th birthday Linux. For a teenager, you're pretty well traveled. In fact, you've gone to some pretty weird-ass places. Places I probably wouldn't go myself, and not just for sanitary reasons. More »