What year penetration of a technology reached 50 percent penetration:
- Electricity: 1924
- Cars: 1925
- Radio: 1931
- Stove: 1937
- Refrigerator: 1942
- Telephone: 1946
- Washing machine: 1964
- Dryer: 1970
- Color TV: 1972
- Air conditioning: 1973
- Microwave: 1985
- VCR: 1987
- Dishwasher: 1996
- Computer: 1996
- Cell phone: 2000
- Internet: 2001
- Smartphones: 2012
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A backup charger you can wear on your wrist? Yes please! This watch-like little gadget charges via USB and is there to charge up all your handheld devices. We think a Jawbone UP-esque hack is definitely in order.
(via First Portable Computer Weighed 55 Pounds)
SOURCES: PHOTO, OLDCOMPUTERS.NET
So… is that why Google keeps asking for mobile phone confirmation? :)
“Gmail SMS automatically forwards your emails as SMS text messages to your phone and you can respond by replying directly to the SMS,” says Geva Rechav, Product Manager of Emerging Markets at Google. “You can control the emails received by replying with commands such as MORE, PAUSE and RESUME. Additionally, compose a new email as an SMS and send to any email address recipient – who will find your message in the right email conversation thread.” (via Google Launches Gmail SMS, Starting With Africa)
:) “Not only did Sony announce a new Walkman, but it runs an Android OS. What kind of weird galaxy do we live in today?”
