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You might remember many of these, but there are plenty of the younger generation that don't. here
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You might remember many of these, but there are plenty of the younger generation that don't. here
That's why we're taking a nostalgic walk down memory lane, looking at some of the biggest, best and most memorable gadgets from the last century that have been outdated, outmoded or just forced into irrelevance by better, modern technologies. more
(Pocket-lint) - Advancements in technology come in leaps and bounds, meaning it doesn't take long for new gadgets to become obsolete shortly after they reach their target market. Several modern technologies, such as mobile phones and computers, offer the ability to do many of the same things that these older gadgets were capable of, but in a smaller and more portable forms.
The iconic phone booth; essentially a monument to telephone's history and now just a tourist attraction or somewhere to shelter from the cold.
The public phone booth has now been rendered obsolete by the rise of the mobile phone. There's rarely going to be any need for a coin-operated telephone when you have one in your pocket.
Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX tech billionaire, had been the richest man in the world for less than a week at the beginning of January when he lost the spot to the previous richest man in the world, Amazon and Blue Origin tech billionaire Jeff Bezos. That was just about the most riveting tech development from the very beginning of 2021—our minds were occupied by events rather more pressing—until mid-January, when the biggest brands (and quite a few tiny ones) virtually gathered to display their latest at the annual CES trade show. here
At this year's CES electronics show, brands rolled out innovations both useful and out-there. more
At the show, devices weird, innovative, and incredibly useful were shown off and bragged about. There was a neat little wireless charging dock, but there was also a flying car and a robot that plays the piano. There was a slew of 5G smartphones, versatile laptops, and luxury TVs, and quite a few inventions that reflect our desire for a cleaner, less diseased world, like a high-tech, transparent, light-up N95 face mask from Razer that’d make the wearer look like a character from the glitch-tastic Cyberpunk 2077.
Here, we’ve gathered up the gadgets we’re most excited to test out in our own homes, many of which are set to be released later this year. Even if you'd never consider actually owning one of them, it's still cool to see where the industry is heading—sustainable and smart continue to be buzzwords—and what it's steering clear of. (Besides, you'd have to be a billionaire yourself to be able to afford half of them.) If the best tech featured at CES 2021 doesn’t entice you, hold tight. It’s only January. Just like you can rely on tech billionaire giants to keep getting richer, you can always rely on tech companies to release gadgets throughout the entire calendar year.
Automate and monitor your home by pairing your tech gadgets to the Internet and be able to take control. Smart home technology is utilized in many applications, ranging from basic functions, such as:
Homeowners also have more control with just a touch of a button. Forget to turn the lights off when you left the house? Want to turn the temperature down after you’ve left for work? It’s a simple fix with smart home technology. Another important benefit of adopting smart home technology in your home is safety. New tech devices can alert fire and rescue if a fire breaks out or alert homeowners to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the home. Stay safer by implementing smart home technology apps and devices in your home. [links]
and the list is only growing. Utilizing smart apps which are connected to devices, like your smartphone or tablet, allows homeowners to have a better grasp of what’s going on at home, without even being there. here
In 1945 Raytheon's Percy Spencer stands in front of a magnetron (the power tube of radar) and feels a candy bar start to melt in his pocket: He is intrigued. When he places popcorn kernels in front of the magnetron, the kernels explode all over the lab. Ten years later Spencer patents a "radar range" that cooks with high-frequency radio waves; that same year, the Tappan Stove Co. introduces the first home microwave model.
Enovid, a drug the FDA approves for menstrual disorders, comes with a warning: The mixture of synthetic progesterone and estrogen also prevents ovulation. Two years later, more than half a million American women are taking Enovid—and not all of them have cramps. In 1960 the FDA approves Enovid for use as the first oral contraceptive.
On any normal day, you might buckle your seatbelt, get cash from an ATM, check the news on your cellphone. Chances are, these things feel unremarkable—but it wasn’t so long ago that they each would have been utterly unthinkable. Thanks to six and a half decades of remarkable scientific and technological innovation, 2020 looks very little like 1954. From Velcro to virtual reality, LEDs to Facebook, these are the 66 top life-changing inventions of our time.