techversaries
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First Television And Telephone Satellite Launched 50 Years Ago
On July 10, 1962, NASA launched the first Telstar satellite. The spherical satellite, which actually looks like a model of the Death Star, was the first to relay television and telephone signals through space.
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Insane Time-Lapse Video Of The Golden Gate Fireworks Storm
Gizmodo reader Thomas Sidney McCallum sent this video postcard of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to celebrate its 75th Anniversary, beautifully filmed with RED and Canon cameras. If you have three minutes, watch it. You will like it.
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Windows XP Still The World’s Most-Used Desktop OS
Windows XP first went on sale 10 years ago today. In that span, it has become the desktop OS of choice with a worldwide install base of as much as 80 per cent. Here’s looking at you XP.
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The iPod Touch Is Four Today
TUAW reminded me that (date differences notwithstanding) today’s the fourth birthday of the first generation iPod touch. Is it just me, or does it seem like it’s been around a lot longer than that?