Boing Boing readers Scott Lloyd and his wife found this old printout of an interactive session with a Univac and sent it along. Ah, memories!
Conversation With a Univac, courtesy of Scott Lloyd
(Thanks, Scott!)
Conversation with a Univac
How the introduction of the push-button in the late 19th century freaked people out
Does this sound familiar? A new technology comes to market and naysayers, skeptics, and Luddites proclaim the end to all that's good, holy, and human. As media studies scholar Rachel Plotnick discovered, that's how people reacted in the late 19th century with the introduction of the electric push-button. …[P]eople worried that the electric push button… READ THE REST
Watch: A weather reporter is blown away when he realizes — on air — that his map is a touchscreen
Similar to what it might be like for someone living in the 1980s to stumble across an iPhone from the future, Chicago's ABC7 meteorologist Greg Dutra was utterly amazed to find out, while reporting live, that his weather map was actually a touch screen. (See video below.) "What? No waaaaay?" he said when his map… READ THE REST
This sticker enables you to see inside your body
Ultrasound is an effective way for physicians to see inside the body, but the machines are clunky and require a trip to the doctor's office or hospital. Now though, MIT researchers have demonstrated a small ultrasound sticker for your skin that produces a live, high-resolution ultrasound image. The sticker consists of two layers of an… READ THE REST
This app will keep your data secure and it's only $39
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. There's a lot of shady stuff on the internet these days, and it's more important than ever to make sure our information is secure. The Windscribe VPN Pro Plan ensures your personal info… READ THE REST
This tiny camera will catch all of life's most precious or embarrassing moments in real time
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. While bulking up home security is never a bad idea, sometimes you just want a small camera to record the memorable things going on. Some successes only happen once in a lifetime,… READ THE REST
Get these noise-cancelling wireless headphones for under $150
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. True music fans know you need proper headphones to really enjoy your songs. There's just one problem — great headphones can be expensive. However, you can get a quality pair of headphones… READ THE REST
