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Reading Time: 3 minutesYou have to be a bit of a character to take on the lead role in Doctor Who. When Jon Pertwee took over, it was the series‘ first venture into colour. These new earthbound adventure brought massive popularity to the show and its star, turning in an impressively popular four year run. Known before the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a fascinating look at „The Writer“, an automaton, or self-operating machine built in the 1770s by world-renowned Swiss watchmaker, Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721-1790). It’s made from nearly 6000 parts and capable of writing letters and words with a quill pen. According to Twisted Sifter, „the 240-year-old machine is said to be a distant ancestor of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnveiled in 1977, the Hewlett Packard HP-01 „was unique due to these unique features: Datatype for time, date, and time interval, and the ability to perform mathematics on these datatypes. The Hewlett-Packard HP-01 is the only calculator wristwatch ever manufactured and sold to the public by Hewlett-Packard. The HP-01 used light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for its digital display. Introduced in 1977 at the height of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHyperkin to Release RetroN 5 on December 10, 2013 Leading video game peripherals company to release the RetroN 5 during holiday season. Hyperkin has set December 10, 2013 as the official release date for the RetroN 5. The RetroN 5 plays NES, SNES, Genesis and GBA cartridges all in one convenient console. The US release will […]