https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1 Made with panache en-us 2017-09-11 14:01:34 UTC 2025-12-06 16:39:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Soccerball.png kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186376523 Charles Babbage KH FRS was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.]]> 2017-09-11 14:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186376523 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186772279 Herman Hollerith was an American inventor who developed an electromechanical punched card tabulator to assist in summarizing information and, later, accounting.]]> 2017-09-12 13:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186772279 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186773097 Colossus was an electronic digital computer, built during WWII from over 1700 valves (tubes). It was used to break the codes of the German Lorenz SZ-40 cipher machine that was used by the German High Command.]]> 2017-09-12 13:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186773097 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186773825 The UNIVAC I was the first commercial computer produced in the United States. It was designed principally by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the inventors of the ENIAC.]]> 2017-09-12 13:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186773825 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186775857 Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur, businessman, inventor, and industrial designer. Jobs was the chairman, and the chief executive officer, and a co-founder of Apple Inc.]]> 2017-09-12 13:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186775857 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186776728 Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak, also nicknamed "The Woz", is an American inventor, electronics engineer, programmer, philanthropist, and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Inc.]]> 2017-09-12 13:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186776728 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186784242 The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Woz It was introduced in 1977 at the West Coast Computer Faire by Jobs and was the first consumer product sold by Apple Computer. The Apple II marks Apple's first launch of a personal computer aimed at a consumer market – branded towards American households rather than businessmen or computer hobbyists.]]> 2017-09-12 14:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186784242 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186787501 The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform]]> 2017-09-12 14:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186787501 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186790328 The Compaq Portable is an early portable computer which was one of the first 100% IBM PC compatible systems. It was Compaq Computer Corporation's first product, to be followed by others in the Compaq portable series and later Compaq Deskpro series.]]> 2017-09-12 14:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/186790328 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187164747
On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced iPhone at the Macworld convention, receiving substantial media attention.  Jobs announced that the first iPhone would be released later that year. On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone was released.]]> 2017-09-13 13:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187164747 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187166767 The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer, released on April 3, 1981, by Osborne Computer Corporation. Powered directly from a mains socket as it had no on-board battery, it was still classed as a portable device since it could be packed away and transported by hand to another location.]]> 2017-09-13 13:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187166767 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187168846 DVD is a digital optical disc storage format invented and developed by Panasonic, Philips, Sony, and Toshiba in 1995.]]> 2017-09-13 13:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187168846 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187171443 Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android's user interface is mainly based on direct manipulation, using touch gestures that loosely correspond to real-world actions, such as swiping, tapping and pinching, to manipulate on-screen objects, along with a virtual keyboard for text input.]]> 2017-09-13 13:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187171443 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187173046 Bluetooth is a wireless technology for exchanging data over short distances. The chip can be plugged into computers, digital cameras and mobile phones.]]> 2017-09-13 13:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187173046 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187174458 Facebook is an American for-profit corporation and an online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California. It changed the way people communicate online.]]> 2017-09-13 14:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187174458 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176342 Revolutionized the eBook market. The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon.com. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store.]]> 2017-09-13 14:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176342 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176367 Current applications include amended mobile web access, IP telephony, gaming services, high-definition mobile TV, video conferencing, and 3D television.]]> 2017-09-13 14:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176367 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176389 Arrived when digital piracy was at its height. Offered a legal alternative to listening to music for "free" by having adverts, and a subscription service for unlimited listening.]]> 2017-09-13 14:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176389 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176402 This was the first electric car to travel more then 200 miles on a single charge. It was also the first to feature a lithium-ion battery]]> 2017-09-13 14:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187176402 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187563513 Is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was designed to supersede the DVD format, in that it is capable of storing hours of video in high-definition (720p and 1080p) and ultra high-definition resolution (2160p).]]> 2017-09-14 13:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187563513 kinslhay000 https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187570508  is an instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services. Users may transmit both text and video messages, and may exchange digital documents such as images, text, and video. Skype allows video conference calls.]]> 2017-09-14 14:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kinslhay000/iy30swqvkh1/wish/187570508