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Broadcast 23: Transformer Mickey Mouse, iPhone Nano, Obama handphone, etc
In Pacmee on January 16, 2009 at 11:13 am
What would Donald transform into?
We love Transformers … and sometimes the little kid in us loves Disney as well. This is the product of such passion!
No, this is not real
The iPhone nano is coming! The iPhone nano is coming! Or so does the Economic Daily News say, quoting sources at Taiwanese electronic parts manufacturers TSMC and UMC.
Obama ... Oh Obama
Taking the Obama mania to new heights. I like how they incorporate the letter ‘O’ as a ring around the camera lense, that’s creative I gotta tell ya
Furby?
Meet TOFU, the “squash and stretch” robot with OLED eyes developed by the big brains over at the MIT Media Lab. Tofu applies techniques of social expression long used by 2D animators to explore the impact on robotics.
But, will it fly?
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, an occasion that can only be properly immortalized by the crew at Orange County Choppers, apparently. Source: Gizmodo
Broadcast 22: High-tech once upon a time, yesterday’s gadget
In Pacmee on January 12, 2009 at 11:31 am
Video conferencing
Earl Dell Jr., 4, was excited about the experience of using one of the very first picture phones in December 1972. The phone was on display at the Museum of Science and Industry, touted as phone of the future.
We still prefer LG's latest watch phone 
Radios began to shrink in size in the 1950s as the technology moved from vacuum tubes to transistors. Featured at the Museum of Science and Industry in September 1956 was a wrist radio that would make Dick Tracy proud.
You don't want to hang this on your wall
Before televisions were something that could be hung on a wall, they were elegant pieces of furniture that couldn’t be built fast enough in May 1950.
Ancient iPod Video 
In time for Christmas in 1988 was the Sony Video Walkman with about 100 movies, including Mel Gibson’s “Lethal Weapon,” available in the 8 mm format.
Here's proof our dads weren't lying when they said cellphones were in briefcases!
To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the nation’s first commercial cellular system, right here in Chicago, Ameritech Mobile Communications showed off the latest technology in September 1985, a brief case telephone with a built-in transceiver.
Source: Chicagotribune.com
