by Mike Hendren | Jul 15, 2024 | Tech History
July 9, 1981 I missed this one last week, so I’m dropping it this week. Why? Because THIS was huge part of my childhood. On July 9, 1981, a Japanese playing card company entered the world of video gaming with Donkey Kong. The story goes that the company wanted to...
by Mike Hendren | Jul 8, 2024 | Tech History
July 7, 1936 Perhaps this is more construction related than tech related, but the Phillips head screw is certainly found in every industry today, including your computer! On July 7, 1936, multiple patents were issued for the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver to...
by Mike Hendren | Jul 1, 2024 | iPhone, News, Tech History
June 29, 2007 Apple’s iPhone goes on sale. Buyers quickly lined up to purchase the new technology. In fact, one million iPhones were sold in just 74 days! Successive iPhone models continue to set sales records and it’s clear that the iPhone completely revolutionized...
by Mike Hendren | Jun 28, 2024 | News, Tech History
June 28, 2005 Apple releases iTunes 4.9, the first version of iTunes to incorporate Podcast subscribing and listening. At that point, there were 3000 Podcasts available via iTunes. By the end of 2021 there were over 2 million Podcasts available in the Apple Podcast...
