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Ah, YouTube. It wasn't long ago that it was pumping out around 60 hours of content every 60 seconds, but nothing can stop the video juggernaut. Celebrating its seven years of existence with a video charting its rise, rise and rise, YouTube's official blog has also announced that it's now dealing with an eye-bleeding 72 hours of video every minute. We're still finding all this content as pervasive as ever though, with over 3 billion hours now watched every month. Catch the site blowing its own trumpet in the tribute vid right after the break -- which is all well and good, but where's the free game?

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It's been 15 years since IBM's Deep Blue recorded its famous May 11th 1997 victory over world champion chess player Garry Kasparov -- a landmark in artificial intelligence. Designed by Big Blue as a way of understanding high-power parallel processing, the "brute force" system could examine 200 million chess positions every second, beating the grandmaster 3.5-2.5 after losing 4-2 the previous year. It went on to help develop drug treatments, analyze risk and aid data miners before being replaced with Blue Gene and, more recently, Watson -- which recorded a famous series of victories on Jeopardy! in 2011. If you'd like to know more, we've got a video with one of the computer's fathers: Dr. Murray Campbell and a comparison on how the three supercomputers stack up after the break.

As for Garry Kasparov? The loss didn't ruin his career, he went on to win every single Chess trophy conceived, retired, wrote some books and went into politics. As you do.

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It was 35 years ago today that two Steves and a handful of employees introduced the world to a game-changer: the Apple II. Easily recognizable today as one of history's first truly accessible personal computers, it's a bit odd to think that the iconic rig was almost overlooked at its debut at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire. Even so, the beige box weaseled its way into our homes and schools. $1300 bought the most basic model of the machine that taught a generation of children the dangers of fording a river, rocking a paltry 4KB of RAM and a 1MHz processor. Despite its age, the old Apple II is doing its best to keep up with the times -- making music, going to concerts and even trying out those hip Bluetooth protocols its grand kids are always talking about. Feeling nostalgic? Check out Time's in-depth tribute to the Apple II's history, influence and legacy at the source link below.

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Pull out the candles and champagne, because the Intel 4004 is celebrating a major birthday today -- the big four-oh. That's right, it's been exactly four decades since Intel unveiled the world's first commercially available CPU, with an Electronic News ad that ran on November 15th, 1971. It all began in 1969, when Japan's Nippon Calculating Machine Corporation asked Intel to create 12 chips for its Busicom 141-PF calculator. With that assignment, engineers Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff and Stanley Mazor set about designing what would prove to be a groundbreaking innovation -- a 4-bit, 16-pin microprocessor with a full 2,300 MOS transistors, and about 740kHZ of horsepower. The 4004's ten micron feature size may seem gargantuan by contemporary standards, but at the time, it was rather remarkable -- especially considering that the processor was constructed from a single piece of silicon. In fact, Faggin was so proud of his creation that he decided to initial its design with "FF," in appropriate recognition of a true work of art. Hit up the coverage links below for more background on the Intel 4004, including a graphic history of the microprocessor, from the Inquirer.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>12.04 lts12.04Ltsbirthdaycanonicallinuxlong term supportLongTermSupportltsminipostprecise pangolinPrecisePangolinUbuntuubuntu 12.04ubuntu 12.04 ltsubuntu 12.04 lts precise pangolinUbuntu12.04Ubuntu12.04LtsUbuntu12.04LtsPrecisePangolinThu, 20 Oct 2011 20:02:00 EST<![CDATA[IBM exec says PC is 'going the way of the typewriter,' kills our birthday buzz]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/ibm-exec-says-pc-is-going-the-way-of-the-typewriter-kills-our/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/ibm-exec-says-pc-is-going-the-way-of-the-typewriter-kills-our/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/12/ibm-exec-says-pc-is-going-the-way-of-the-typewriter-kills-our/#comments Well, this is awkward. As the IBM PC celebrates its 30th birthday today, one of its original designers is already mulling the end of its reign. In a blog post penned this week, Mark Dean, IBM's CTO for the Middle East and Africa, reflected on the dawn of the desktop era and looked forward to its seemingly inevitable demise.

"When I helped design the PC, I didn't think I'd live long enough to witness its decline. But, while PCs will continue to be much-used devices, they're no longer at the leading edge of computing. They're going the way of the vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent light bulbs."

Dean added that he's glad his company sold its PC business to Lenovo in 2005, as part of a move that, according to him, allowed IBM to position itself at the forefront of the "post-PC" era. No word yet on when the funeral rites will be held, but you can read the full post at the source link, below.

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[Thanks, Vincent]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>anniversarybirthdaye-mailemailhotmailmicrosoftwebmailwindowswindows live hotmailWindowsLiveHotmailWed, 06 Jul 2011 00:03:00 EST<![CDATA[Quake turns 15, ready to be ported to a learner's permit]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/24/quake-turns-15-ready-to-be-ported-to-a-learners-permit/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/24/quake-turns-15-ready-to-be-ported-to-a-learners-permit/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/24/quake-turns-15-ready-to-be-ported-to-a-learners-permit/#comments In the ever-changing world of gaming, a 15-year-old title is downright ancient, so there's a lot to be said for the fact that we're still talking about Quake a decade and a half after its release -- and what a packed decade and a half it's been. The game has spawned a still thriving convention and has made an appearance on pretty much every platform, ever, including, recently, Android, webOS, Chumby, BUG, and, of course, a maze for lab mice. So, happy birthday, old man. Now how about playing on something more your age? Like, say, the Jitterbug? Got a favorite Quake moment? Be sure to share it with us in the comments below.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>anniversarybirthdayfirst person shooterFirstPersonShooterfpsgamesiD SoftwareIdSoftwarequakeFri, 24 Jun 2011 01:38:00 EST<![CDATA[IBM turns 100, brags about bench pressing more than companies half its age]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/ibm-turns-100-brags-about-bench-pressing-more-than-companies-ha/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/ibm-turns-100-brags-about-bench-pressing-more-than-companies-ha/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/ibm-turns-100-brags-about-bench-pressing-more-than-companies-ha/#comments IBM is quite possibly the only tech company around that might have genuine difficulty whittling a list of its industry defining contributions down to a mere 100. And it's an impressively diverse collection at that, including the floppy disk, the social security system, the Apollo space missions, and the UPC barcode. All of this self-congratulation is not without cause, of course. IBM was born 100 years ago today in Endicott, New York, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, a merger between three companies, all peddling different technologies. That diversity has helped define IBM from its inception, and has offered a sense of flexibility, making it possible to keep in step with technology's ever-quickening pace for a century.

In 1944, the company helped usher in modern computing with the room-sized Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, and 37 years later, it played an important role in defining the era of home computing with the much more manageable IBM Personal Computer. In 1997, IBM introduced a machine that beat the world's reigning chess champion, and earlier this year, it created one that trounced two of the greatest players in Jeopardy history. These days, when the company is not building machines dedicated to outsmarting mankind, it's looking to promote sustainable development through its Smarter Planet program. So, happy centennial, Big Blue, and here's to 100 more, assuming your super-smart machines don't enslave us all in the meantime.

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This year, Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is celebrating its 10th anniversary -- a milestone that Mitsubishi is commemorating with a giant OLED globe. Comprised of over 10,000 Diamond Vision OLEDs (each measuring 96 x 96mm), the six-meter 'Geo-Cosmos' installation will hang about 18 feet above the museum floor, where it will beam clouds and other satellite images at a resolution of 10 million pixels. It may not be the first curved OLED we've seen from Mitsubishi, but it's the first that could double as a pretty sick disco ball. The globe will be unveiled on June 11th, but you can head past the break for the full PR, as well as an image of the beast while it was under construction.

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Gallery: Intel's Computex 2011 tablets and netbooks keynote

Intel ships 100 million Atoms, celebrates third birthday of netbook CPU originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Osborne 1 celebrates its 30th birthday, and that of the portable computing revolution originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Robert]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>anniversaryapplebirthdaydecademac osMac OS XMacOsMacOsXoperating systemOperatingSystemosos xOsXsoftwareThu, 24 Mar 2011 06:47:00 EST<![CDATA[Engadget Mobile turns 5 today -- help us celebrate with a Motorola Aura giveaway!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/engadget-mobile-turns-5-today-help-us-celebrate-with-a-motoro/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/engadget-mobile-turns-5-today-help-us-celebrate-with-a-motoro/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/engadget-mobile-turns-5-today-help-us-celebrate-with-a-motoro/#comments On this fateful day in 2006, Engadget Mobile was born -- and the world has never been the same. Of course, we never would've made it this far without you, our dear readers, so we wanted to give something back... and we think you'll like what we've come up with.

The Motorola Aura is one of the most unique handsets ever to come out of Schaumburg, featuring a circular display covered with a 62-carat sapphire crystal along with a rear window that lets you marvel at the action of the watch movement-like swivel mechanism. At its launch in late 2008, it retailed for some $2,000 in limited quantities -- and it remains a collector's item today. It won't out-game your iPhone or out-email your BlackBerry, of course... but as an evening or weekend phone, there's probably not a better conversation piece out there. Want it? Read the rules and regs below!

Thanks to Motorola for providing us with the Aura!

The rules:
  • Leave a comment below. Any comment will do.
  • You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
  • If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  • Contest is open to all residents of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec), 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  • Winners will be chosen randomly. One winner will receive one Motorola Aura.
  • If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
  • Entries can be submitted until Sunday, February 20, 2010, at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
  • Full rules can be found here.

Engadget Mobile turns 5 today -- help us celebrate with a Motorola Aura giveaway! originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you were paying attention in 1985 (not that we were -- the only thing we were really paying attention to in 1985 was The A-Team), you might have noted that on November 20, Microsoft announced the debut of its long-awaited Windows operating system. Just imagine! You already had the PC (and the requisite 256KB of RAM, DOS 2.0, and two 5.25-inch floppy disk drives), and all you needed to do was shell out $99 for the ability to run Paint, Windows Writer, and Reversi -- in color! Let's take a moment to consider how far we've come in twenty-five short years... by watching Steve Ballmer do his 'used car salesman' schtick in an early commercial for the OS after the break. At least, we hope he's having a laugh -- otherwise, how would you explain that jacket?

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Windows 1.0 debuts 25 years ago today (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>anniversaryawesomebirthdayoperating systemOperatingSystemOSsteve ballmer project natalSteveBallmerProjectNatalvideowindowswindows 1.0Windows1.0Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Windows 7 moves 240 million copies in its first year]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/windows-7-moves-240-million-copies-in-its-first-year/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/windows-7-moves-240-million-copies-in-its-first-year/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/windows-7-moves-240-million-copies-in-its-first-year/#comments Can you believe it's only been a year since Windows 7 hit the market? So much has happened in the interim, we could swear it's been a decade. Of course, Microsoft is celebrating Windows 7's birthday the best way it knows how: sales numbers. Turns out the little OS has done pretty well for itself, with 240 million licenses sold, giving it a 17 percent global operating system market share, and making it a healthy chunk of the 1.2 billion Windows PCs out there. As for the slow-to-adopt businesses out there, Microsoft still has some work to do, but it says 90 percent of companies have upgraded or "started their move" to 7. So, we've got the cold hard facts out of the way, any precious, personal, heartfelt memories of your time with the OS you'd like to share? We've got dibs on Steve Ballmer dropping by the Engadget Show on launch week.

Windows 7 moves 240 million copies in its first year originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chrome is now 2 years old! Google celebrates with release of version 6 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google's homepage goes amazing to celebrate Pac-Man's 30th anniversary originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 May 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The laser turns 50, we hope to still be that cool at that age (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 May 2010 18:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony's PSP turns 5, may very well live forever originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Yeah, that's right, we're six years old this week. Thanks for noticing, jerks! Actually, we forgot too (it was Tuesday), and to make up for it we're giving away a Motorola Droid, courtesy of Verizon Wireless! The phone was recently selected as the Gadget of the Year both by you, our illustrious readers, and by this rapidly-aging Engadget staff you hold so dear, so we didn't think you'd mind. But that's not all -- the winner of the Droid and 10 lucky runner-ups will also receive one of our fancy new Engadget t-shirts! All you have to do is leave a comment to tell us how much you care (about us, not the environment) and you'll be entered to win. The full instructions and typical rules can be found after the break. Good luck!

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Engadget's 6th birthday giveaway: 'Gadget of the Year' edition originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony's PlayStation 2 celebrates 10 years as a fallen, bygone generation of consoles looks on in envy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Peek manages to survive a whole year, promises more features for year two originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>birthdayclassicemailemail only handheldEmailOnlyHandheldhandheldmilestonepeekpeek prontoPeekProntoprontopronto classicProntoClassicTue, 22 Sep 2009 23:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Happy 3rd birthday Engadget HD!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/happy-3rd-birthday-engadget-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/happy-3rd-birthday-engadget-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/happy-3rd-birthday-engadget-hd/#commentsEngadget HD logo Yes we can't believe it either, but as of today Engadget HD is officially done with the terrible twos. The EHD crew's made us proud ever since their first post 36 months ago by bringing all of you the best HD news coverage they can, and in that time they've written over 11,672 posts and recorded 125 podcasts, which is pretty crazy. We're looking forward to many more years of HD goodness, but of course none of this would be possible without all of you Engdaget HD readers, so go ahead and give yourselves a pat on the back -- and then get back to reading.

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Yes we can't believe it either, but as of today we're officially done with the terrible twos. Although we haven't always made it easy on our parents, we have tried to make them proud since our first post 36 months ago by bringing all of you the best HD news coverage we can. In that time we've written over 11,672 posts and recorded 125 Podcasts, which is pretty crazy. We have to say that we've had so much fun hitting the HD news you love, we can't even believe its been that many. We also look forward to many more years of HD goodness, but of course none of this would be possible without all of you Engdaget HD readers. So go ahead and give yourselves a pat on the back -- and then get back to reading.

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In at least a few time zones, today is 09/09/09. Aside from being the same day that Apple holds a keynote on the left coast, Leica launches something and The Beatles: Rock Band encourages gamers everywhere to call in sick, today also marks the ten year anniversary of Sega's iconic Dreamcast. Looking back, it's hard to believe that the always-Thinking console was only in production for two years, but even today it holds an oh-so-special place in our hearts. We still maintain that the defunct VMU could eventually be the next coming of the Tamagotchi, and there's still zero doubt that the designer of Seaman was on copious quantities of LSD during the conception process. Any particularly touching stories as we celebrate a solid decade of The Swirl? Share 'em below -- tissues are on us.

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If you would've told someone back in 1984 that Alexey Pajitnov would become world renowned, they would've likely laughed you right out of Russia. But on June 6th of that very year, said individual created what's easily the planet's most recognizable puzzle game: Tetris. We mean, who didn't have a childhood obsession with playing this very title on a TI-83 calculator while professors figured you were toiling away on classwork? Ah, good times. Feel free to share your best memories in comments below, and remember, there's no shame in tearing up. Or longing for a "T" to come along and fill that one last gap there on the right.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>anniversarybirthdaygamingmilestonetetrisvideo gameVideoGameSat, 06 Jun 2009 21:36:00 EST<![CDATA[Engadget turns 5!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/engadget-turns-5/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/engadget-turns-5/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/14/engadget-turns-5/#comments A wise man once said: "Life moves pretty fast -- if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

At Engadget, that's more than true. We're usually so busy with our heads down -- fingers furiously tapping away on keyboards, news flying in at a breakneck pace -- that we barely have time to take measure of it all. We've been so busy, in fact, that we somehow managed to miss our own 5th birthday... by over a month! If you want to date check that, you can read our very first post right here.

Luckily, we happen to have the most amazing group of readers in the world, and one of them, rock99rock, shook us out of our news-trance and reminded us that we should probably spare a little time for reflection.

So, we don't want to make a huge deal of it, but we do want to thank everyone who visits the site everyday and keeps making it what it is. We'd be nothing without the eyes and minds of the obsessive, brilliant, and frankly handsome fans that are as voracious about reading tech news as we are about writing it. You're the soul of Engadget, and we thank you from the bottom of our cold, robotic hearts.

-Team Engadget

Bonus round: Stay tuned for a contest in celebration of the big event coming later today -- and have some cake for us!

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Engadget turns 5! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>55th birthday5thBirthdaybirthdayengadgetfifth birthdayFifthBirthdayfiveTue, 14 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Compact Disc turns 30, MP3 doesn't bother to send a gift]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/compact-disc-turns-30-mp3-doesnt-bother-to-send-a-gift/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/compact-disc-turns-30-mp3-doesnt-bother-to-send-a-gift/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/compact-disc-turns-30-mp3-doesnt-bother-to-send-a-gift/#comments
We're not quite sure how much related celebrating went on this past weekend, but the iconic Compact Disc managed to hit the big three-oh. The IEEE was credited with presenting its prestigious IEEE Milestone Award to Royal Philips Electronics for its contribution to the development of the CD, and as the story goes, the award coincides with the 30th anniversary of the "historic demonstration of the first CD prototype codenamed 'Pinkeltje' on March 8th, 1979." While many would argue that the CD is on its way out in favor of smaller, highly portable MP3 files, the disc has definitely left a lasting mark on the industry. To date, over 3.5 billion audio CD players have been sold alongside 240 billion discs. Oh, and not to be a Debbie Downer or anything, but what are the chances that we won't be throwing an "over the hill" party for this here format?

[Thanks, Sylva]

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Compact Disc turns 30, MP3 doesn't bother to send a gift originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>audiobirthdayCDcompact discCompactDiscIEEEmilestonemusicphilipsPinkeltjeportable audioportableaudiosoundMon, 09 Mar 2009 07:47:00 EST<![CDATA[Engadget Mobile turns 3!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/engadget-mobile-turns-3/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/engadget-mobile-turns-3/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/engadget-mobile-turns-3/#comments
It seems like only yesterday that we were wrapping Engadget Mobile in swaddling clothes and showing it off to the grandparents. Now look at it: a gargantuan force of pure cellphone-news terror, stomping across the internet and taking no prisoners. How adorable. And to think, it all started three years ago today! Take a moment and head over to our favorite mobile phone site in the world and wish them a happy birthday -- they deserve it. Oh, you might be interested to know they're giving away an HTC S740 to celebrate, so it's not just cake and ice cream that's being slung over there.

Here's to the next three... hundred!

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Engadget Mobile turns 3! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>birthdaybirthdaysengadget mobileEngadgetMobilehappy birthdayHappyBirthdayFri, 13 Feb 2009 12:23:00 EST<![CDATA[Jumpin' Jehosephat, we're three!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/jumpin-jehosephat-were-three/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/jumpin-jehosephat-were-three/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/jumpin-jehosephat-were-three/#comments Three years ago, mobile phones were but a twinkle in a handful of Motorola and Bell Labs engineers' eyes. The United States was steeped in civil war, Napoleon Bonaparte was gallivanting through Europe, and Julius Caesar had just been brutally betrayed by his most trusted comrades. Yes, it was a crazy time to be alive -- so crazy, in fact, that our dear parents at Engadget saw fit to spin off the choicest, juiciest cuts of phone news into a site to call their own. That site, of course, was Engadget Mobile -- and to this very day, our goal and mission is as clear and unwavering as it ever has been: keep you in the know.

Here's the thing, though: we know that we'd be nothing without you, our dear readers. You build us up, tear us down, keep us in check, and tip us with some seriously good stuff. That kind of dedication shouldn't go unappreciated, you know? So, on that note, we want to give out a really cool phone -- read on!

[Image credit hashmil]

Continue reading Jumpin' Jehosephat, we're three!

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>birthdayengadget mobileEngadgetMobilemobileFri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[3LCD celebrates a score, and by score we mean 20 years]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/3lcd-celebrates-a-score-and-by-score-we-mean-20-years/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/3lcd-celebrates-a-score-and-by-score-we-mean-20-years/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/3lcd-celebrates-a-score-and-by-score-we-mean-20-years/#comments
Here lately, the aura of 3LCD has been somewhat overshadowed by the glitz and glam that seems to be intrinsically connected to DLP projectors, LCoS beamers and those other "new technologies." But regardless of the star factor, 3LCD has managed to hang around in a perpetually changing industry for 20 years now. Way back in 1988, the very first 3LCD projector started to ship with Kodak and Epson behind the wheel, and it took until 1994 for a 3LCD VGA PJ to see the light of day. 'Course, we all know what happened from there, but if you're the nostalgic type, head on past the break for a tear-jerking time line.

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3LCD celebrates a score, and by score we mean 20 years originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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