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Today in Tech History (November 19, 2006): Nint...

On November 19, 2006, Nintendo releases the Wii. It was a direct competition for the Sony Playstation 3 and the Microsoft XBOX 360. The Wii remote control, AKA the "Wiimote",...

Today in Tech History (November 17, 1970): The ...

On November 17, 1970, inventor Douglas Engelbart recieves patent 3,541,541 for his invention of the computer mouse. Engelbart called his invention the "mouse" since the cord reminded him of a...

Today in Tech History (November 14, 2006): Micr...

On November 14, 2006, Microsoft released the ill-fated competitor to the Apple iPod: the Zune. It was well known by its nickname, the "iPod Killer", but the Zune became a...

Today in Tech History (November 10, 1983): Micr...

On November 10, 1983, Microsoft announced their Windows operating system. Gates promised that the new software would ship by April 1984 but, Windows 1.0 did not ship until November 20,...

Today in Tech History (November 1, 1954): The R...

On November 1, 1954, the Industrial Development Engineering Associates (IDEA) company began selling the world's first transistor radio, the Regency TR-1. IDEA with a partner company, Texas Instruments, to design...

Today in Tech History (October 23, 2001): Steve...

On October 23, 2001, Steve Jobs introduced the original iPod, which featured a 5 GB hard drive, FireWire ports, and synchronization to iTunes. The iPod was not officially released until...