There are luxury items out there that only the wealthy would ever consider. In most cases, they have amenities that nobody really thought they needed until they saw that it was possible. In those cases, they don’t really “need” them as much as having something that is a great novelty to make their friends jealous. The Emperor 1510 LX is different. It’s a high-dollar computer workstation that might actually be worth its hefty price tag. Weighing in at $21,500, this beast of a chair is in most people’s price range… for a car. Unfortunately, the only places it will transport its occupants is the world…

Nikola Tesla was ahead of his time. In many ways, he is still ahead of our time. Some of his inventions and discoveries are still baffling scientists today (notwithstanding the conspiracy theory that his technology has always been understood but was suppressed, but that’s a different story). If he were around today trying to raise funds for his wireless energy concept, there’s a good chance that he would be met with insurmountable obstacles. The money is controlled by people who are not adequate in their understanding of how such amazing inventions can operate in this world and are driven by the…

Today, we operate in a computer world where speed is graded by megabytes and gigabytes per second in data transfer alone. That doesn’t even go into the amazing computational speeds. Nearly 60 years ago, such speeds could not be comprehended, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have fast machines of their own. Take the 705 Data Processing System by IBM. It helped business maintain a large number of records, perform arithmetic of numbers as large as 1 million at a rate of over 400 calculations per second, and make “logical operations decisions” at 240,000 per minute. Not too shabby without a Pentium…

There are certain teams that are considered “dream jobs” by those who enter a field. Baseball players often dream of playing for the Yankees. Children of farmers who go to school for engineering often dream of working for John Deere. Tech geeks dream of working for Apple. Despite the tremendous size of the company, getting in isn’t easy. They’re always hiring, but they’re also always bombarded with resumes from the most talented people in technology. How does one make themselves stand out when fighting against such odds? The best answers always come from those who actually did it. In this case,…

One of the most convenient technologies of our time, ATMs have a surprisingly rich history that most would never think of while withdrawing cash or depositing checks. This infographic goes back to the humble beginnings of the ATM, which was born in New York when a man named Luther George Simjian developed the bankograph in 1962. Over the decades and across three continents, the technology continued to evolve, bringing with it innovations like the personal identification number (PIN), optical card readers and more. And the technology continues to evolve. In fact, a manufacturer in Poland released…

Anyone who was a kid at some point in their lives has probably imagined having a robotic exoskeleton. If that’s not you, you’re probably reading the wrong blog. This is a site for geeks, afterall. For the rest of us who wanted a rocket-resistant, well-armed battle mech either remotely controlled from a platform in the background or, even better, that wrapped around our bodies and flowed through our bodily movements to match our actions, the technology behind battle mechs hasn’t come along quite as quickly as hoped. Don’t fret. If you have a mini-fridge, terracotta pots, and a colander, you have…

If you consider yourself even remotely interested in technology, you’ve heard the term “algorithm.” An algorithm is defined as a set of instructions for solving a problem or performing a task, and a quick look at history will reveal that humans have been using them for thousands of years – ever since the famed Greek mathematician Euclid devised a system for coming up with the greatest common factor of two numbers (a system which is still used by computers today!) These days, algorithms power some of the most important parts of our lives, including computer operating systems, internet and…

It’s getting more difficult all the time to blow the minds of kids today. They’re more computer literate before hitting junior high than most of their parents. Toddlers can work an iPad before they can tie their shoe. The graphics on video games and movies are real enough to fool the eye (something we tested recently with Skyrim and Facebook). 3D was big for a few minutes in 2010, then faded into obscurity. The technology was the big thing at CES 2010 and was barely represented at all at this year’s CES. In 1953, St. John Pubications released something that blew the minds of kids and adults alike. 3D had…

The usenet provider UseNeXT is nothing new to the tech geeks or the internet users. Basically, it is a gateway to access the most familiar and largest discussion board that is the Usenet. It is a discussion system over the internet and was established in 1979. You can say that the Usenet is a predecessor to existing advanced bulletin forums or boards. UseNeXT is the most reliable and trustworthy service provider that enable the users to gain access to thousands of the files and data available on Usenet. You can download terabytes of the data present on Usenet. With this software one can access more…

Many of us were born or raised in a world with the internet. For some, it has been a part of their lives for as long as they can remember and the idea of living and doing our daily activities without the connectivity that it presents is almost obscene. We’re a spoiled society. The internet itself has a much longer history than most realize. Some think back to the days of America Online as the origin, but that was only one of the tipping points that brought it into our consciousness. It was goes back much further to the time when the space program was hitting stride and computers were still huge machines in…