In 1980, WMTV in Madison, Wisconsin produced this feature about early personal computers and the geeks who loved them. I enjoyed the discussion of The Source, which was the first online experience I ever had.
George Martin, who posted the video to YouTube, writes: "About halfway through the video there is a segment filmed at my home showing how I had programmed a Cromemco Z-2 computer to control lights and appliances."
(Thanks, UPSO!)
Vitrography is the formal name for laser engraving a figure below the surface of a piece of glass or plastic. But most people call them bubblegrams. The laser pulses as programmed, kind of like a gamma knife that can do tissue ablation within the brain or other organ. The end result is quite nice! Image:… READ THE REST
At Seattle's Add-a-Ball Amusements arcade bar, an ingenious employee named Sleepy outfitted a pinball machine with pedals for a touchless gaming experience. Now that's thinking on your feet! (rimshot) (King5) READ THE REST
Core77 presents a photo gallery of social-distancing-friendly candy-delivery tubes to ensure that children get enough sugar this Halloween. READ THE REST
"Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door." That century-old quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson (sort of) is just as true today. If you build a better product, offer a better service or create a better infrastructure for customers, then with a bit of time and attention, the world… READ THE REST
"The smaller the headphone, the more meticulously built it has to be. The Freedom+ is pure precision." – CES 2020 Innovation Awards Earbuds come and go. But when your earbuds attract awards from the hyper-vigilant gatekeepers of CES, you've clearly gone above and beyond the norm. That's how those industry mainstays are judging the Freedom+… READ THE REST
With every industry looking at how machine learning and artificial intelligence could soon be impacting their business, it's really no surprise to find that the robots have rolled their way on to Wall Street as well. In fact, it's hard to argue that robots haven't been running Wall Street for decades. Jokes aside, the influx… READ THE REST
