Tech History Today – Feb. 26

In 1896 – Hoping to test the suns ability to create X-rays. Henri Becquerel placed a wrapped photographic plate in a closed desk drawer, with a phosphorescent uranium rocks laid on top. He left it in the drawer for several days until the sun came out. To his surprise images of the rocks appeared without the sun.

In 1909 – The first successful color motion picture process, Kinemacolor, was shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

In 1935 – Scottish physicist Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated Radio Detection And Ranging to Air Ministry officials at Daventry, England. This RADAR proved quite helpful a few years later when war broke out.

Tech News Today 444: Goatees Are Not Metro

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Google rumours, how to successfully sue AT&T, Motorola stops email, and more.

Guest: Darren Kitchen

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Running time: 42:23

Tech News Today 443: Ride My Champagne Buffalo

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

How the President plans to protect privacy, Sanjay Jha out at Motorola? How to get Windows 7 with MS Office for cheap, and more.

Guest: Brian Brushwood

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Running time: 45:08

Tech News Today 442: Tilt Head To Click

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Spectrum wars have begun, Microsoft attacks Google in Europe, Nokia to announce new Symbian phones, and more.

Guest: Paul Spain

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Running time: 44:53

Tech News Today 441: OG 4G

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

PlayBook gets it’s update a year late, Comcast squares off against Netflix, is MS Office coming to the iPad?, and more.

Guest: Mark Milian

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Running time: 43:07