This is a rarely seen back of the Hoover Dam before it filled with water 1936. Hoover Dam is expected to be one of the last…
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This Day in Tech History - Windows 95 was launched this day [August 24, 1995]
Microsoft launched Windows 95 on August 24, 1995. The Windows 95 release included a commercial featuring The Rolling Stones’ 1981 single “Start Me Up” (a reference…
Event of the Day - Internaut Day [August 23, 1991]
On August 23, 1991, 25 years ago today, the World Wide Web was open to everyone. The term internaut is made from a combination of…
Break the laws [THOUGHT OF THE DAY]
Several nobel prize winners hold patents for various advancements in technology. Einstein not only worked at patent office for sometime. He also holds two patents.…
Disney plans to use drones for carrying projectors at Disneyland
Disney imagineers are developing new experiences by using drones at Disneyland. The recent patent indicates that they plan to use drones for carrying projectors at…
Amazon invents a self-powering camera
Mobile devices are increasingly offering multiple high quality cameras. The camera functionality is power intensive which causes the battery to drain quickly. Amazon has solved…
Contact lens with WiFi based drug delivery
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have invented a contact lens that can be controlled through WiFi to deliver calculated quantities of drugs. While Google’s smart…
First Japanese patent was issued this day in 1885 - This Day in Patent History
On August 14, 1885, the first Japanese patent was issued. It was to Zuisho Hotta for his formulation of an anticorrosive paint for ship hulls.…
First coin-operated telephone was patented this day in 1889 - This Day in Patent History
On Aug. 13, 1889 William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for a coin-operated telephone. Soon he formed the Gray Telephone Pay Station Company…