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Are You a True Cyberpunk? Consult This 90s Guide to Find Out [Past Perfect]
The 90s! The dawn of a hybrid of pop/counter-cultural archetype: the Cyberpunk. Many strived to include themselves in the ranks of these rebels. If only they'd had this graphical rubric guiding them.More »
The First Wireless TV Remote Looked and Worked Like a Sci-Fi Ray Gun [Past Perfect]
As we mourn the passing of Eugene J. Polley, it's worth taking a look back at his seminal invention that changed how we all lounge about watching TV. But when the first commercial wireless remote control appeared way back in 1955, it bared little resemblance to the remotes we use today.More &raqu...
"Just War" Re-Edit Makes 1983 Soviet Anti-War Film Relevant Again [Video]
Filmmaker Torrey Meeks took a 30-year-old stop-motion animation and re-jiggerd it into a fresh statement by taking the film, editing it, and setting it to a folk track.More »
Sergey Brin and Larry Page Accept a Webby Before Google Was a Juggernaut [Video]
Back in the year 2000 Google was a humble search startup with a killer algorithm. For that, the company was awarded a Webby for Technical Achievement. Larry Page and Sergey Brin are positively adorable in this interview with Sam Donaldson.More »
The Only Film Camera I Would Kill to Own [Past Perfect]
I can't put this Hasselblad 500EL in my pocket. And I can't use it to snap shots on a daily basis—it will cost a gazillion dollars on film and development. But I would love to have one at home. Just to look at it. It's a work of art. And it was used in the Apollo program. You know. On the M...
The Navy Had a Hoverboard Waaaay Before Marty McFly [Video]
If you think Back To the Future 2 was the first time the world was introduced to the concept of hoverboards, think again. As far back as 1955 the U.S. Navy was demonstrating its own hoverboard concept, but unfortunately it wasn't as slick as Hollywood had envisioned them to be.More »
Do You Remember Your First Mobile Phone? [Past Perfect]
These were my dumb phones. In fact other than a short-lived Treo (returned!) this is every phone I owned prior to the first iPhone. I know, I know. I should have sent them to soldiers. But I didn't.More »
Retro AT&T Video Hearkening the Digital Future Is Still Hopelessly Lost in the 1960s [Video]
Believe it or not, as far back as 1961, AT&T had already started offering modems (with a staggering bit-rate of 110 bits per second) and "Data-Phones" to its customers. And had even announced a 250 billion dollar initiative to improve its data network through satellite communications.More »...
An Amazing Vintage Video About the World's First Accurate Atomic Clock [Video]
This short video, made at the UK's National Physical Laboratory, proudly explains the science behind the world's first accurate atomic clock. It was designed by Louis Essen and built at the National Physical Laboratory in 1955, and the video is worth watching for the voice-over alone.More »...
The Viewtron Was AT&T's 1983 Solution For 'Information Overload' [Video]
Information overload is not what it used to be. In 1983, magazines, television, and radio were apparently enough to make people lose their bearings. Well it's a good thing AT&T was there with a cure—The Viewtron!More »
