The Next Web notes that October marks the fortieth anniversary of the first sent e-mail. Obvious jokes about how long it was before the first spam email was sent aside, October’s a momentous month for those of us who use email. These days, that’s all of us. More »
According to Honda, the world’s cutest and most advanced robo-boy turned 10 today. Happy birthday, ASIMO. Next year Honda will turn you into a real boy! More »
The venerable laser officially turns 50 today. Its inaugural demonstration at the Hughes Research Labs has led to many things, from black hole discovery to bar codes to DVDs, but scientists promise there’s plenty more left to discover. Pew pew! More »
15 years ago today in Japan, the original PlayStation went on sale. It wasn’t until a year later that it hit US and European shelves, with Ridge Racer satisfying gamers years before GTA was ever a twinkle in Rockstar’s eye. More »
Used to a thousand inane press kits announcing useless pieces of junk, I wish it was 1968. Then, I could have received this Apollo 8 Press Kit, detailing the first manned mission to the Moon.
50 years ago this month NASA rocketed into existence, and to celebrate this fact NASA-TV is streaming its special retrospective show “50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of NASA” in HD format today at 1pm and 8pm EDT (and again tomorrow at 10am and 2pm). Check it out: it’s presented by none other than Neil Armstrong, and it’ll remind you how frickin’ astonishing the achievements of the Agency are, despite its recent rockety woes. [NASA-TV]
